Rate And Regulatory Matters (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended											3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended					15 Months Ended		36 Months Ended
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Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use														$ 225,175,000	$ 210,263,000
Deferred Fuel Cost			$ 0								$ 27,251,000			0						$ 27,251,000
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount							$ 118,700,000
Rate Increase Included in Formula Rate Plan							109,500,000
Earned return on common equity																				10.61%
Formula rate plan revenue decrease																				$ 8,900,000
Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Revenue Subject to Refund [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
LPSC staff recommended fuel adjustment clause refund including interest										$ 7,300,000
Entergy Louisiana calculated fuel adjustment clause refund including interest				$ 4,200,000
Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Deferred Fuel Cost			0								8,016,000			$ 0						$ 8,016,000
Authorized return on common equity														6.93%						7.13%
Public Utilities, Requested Return on Equity, Percentage														6.94%
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount																				$ 10,100,000
Public Utilities, Approved Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount																				$ 11,000,000
Earned return on common equity																				7.81%
Monthly storm damage provision														$ 1,750,000
Authorized Storm Damage Reserve Balance			15,000,000											15,000,000
Balance At Which Storm Damage Accrual Will Return To Current Level							$ 10,000,000							10,000,000
Entergy Mississippi [Member] | Revenue Subject to Refund [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Provision recorded to reflect change in formula rate plan revenues compared to allowed rate of return											9,300,000									$ 9,300,000
True-up to provision recorded to reflect change in formula rate plan revenues compared to allowed rate of return						$ 900,000			$ 800,000										$ 800,000				$ 800,000
Entergy Mississippi [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount																		$ 36,800,000
Public Utilities, Approved Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount																		$ 32,800,000
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount				30,000,000
Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Electricity [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount				27,000,000
Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Natural Gas [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount				$ 3,000,000
Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Return on Equity, Percentage				10.50%
Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount		$ 39,000,000
Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Electricity [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount		36,000,000
Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Natural Gas [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount		$ 3,000,000
Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Return on Equity, Percentage		9.35%
Public Utilities, Approved Equity Capital Structure, Percentage		50.00%
Entergy Texas [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Jurisdictional eligible fuel and purchased power expenses, net of credits																							1,600,000,000
Fuel and purchased power under-recovery balance including interest									25,800,000										25,800,000				$ 25,800,000
Requested recovery of internal and external litigation expenses previously paid or incurred										$ 7,200,000
Entergy Texas [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Recommended disallowance of requested recovery of expenses previously paid or incurred								$ 3,200,000
Entergy Texas [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Recommended disallowance of requested recovery of expenses previously paid or incurred								$ 4,200,000
Entergy Texas [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Recommended disallowance of requested recovery of expenses previously paid or incurred		$ 1,400,000
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Deferred Fuel Cost			0								19,235,000			0						19,235,000
Public Utilities, Requested Return on Equity, Percentage	9.75%
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount	$ 15,300,000
Refund to Customers Credited Through Formula Rate Plan																				46,600,000
Regulatory asset related to scrubber costs incurred at White Bluff plant	$ 11,200,000				$ 11,200,000
Energy Cost Recovery Rider Rate Per kWh																			$ 0.01882
Retail balance over-recovery											100,000									100,000
Receipts from utility operating companies pursuant to FERC order												$ 4,200,000
Entergy Arkansas [Member] | Revenue Subject to Refund [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Provision recorded to reflect change in formula rate plan revenues compared to allowed rate of return											35,100,000									35,100,000
True-up to provision recorded to reflect change in formula rate plan revenues compared to allowed rate of return			11,500,000											11,500,000
Entergy Arkansas [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount		14,000,000
Projected Revenue Deficiency																$ 61,900,000
Public Utilities, Approved Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount		10,100,000
Regulatory charge recorded to write-off White Bluff scrubber regulatory asset													$ 11,200,000
Energy Cost Recovery Rider Rate Per kWh																	$ 0.01462
System Energy [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
FERC requested authorized return on equity for System Energy in return on equity proceeding																						9.89%
Public utilities requested return on equity percentage, median 2nd refund period																					9.65%
Public utilities requested return on equity percentage, midpoint 2nd refund period																					9.74%
Modified public utilities requested return on equity percentage based on benchmarks, median 2nd refund period																					9.91%
Modified public utilities requested return on equity percentage based on benchmarks, midpoint 2nd refund period																					10.30%
LPSC requested authorized return on equity for System Energy in return on equity proceeding																					7.97%	7.81%
APSC/MPSC revised argued authorized return on equity for System Energy in return on equity proceeding																					8.32%	8.26%
FERC requested authorized return on equity for System Energy in return on equity proceeding, rebuttal																					9.63%	9.40%
APSC/MPSC requested authorized return on equity for System Energy in return on equity proceeding																					8.41%	8.24%
Annual renewal lease payments on Grand Gulf Sale-Leaseback														17,200,000
LPSC requested rate reduction for ADIT associated with uncertain tax positions resulting from Grand Gulf sale-leaseback											334,500,000									$ 334,500,000
FERC staff argued over-recovery in depreciation expense for capital additions				$ 32,000,000
LPSC requested refund of cost of capital additions resulting from Grand Gulf sale-leaseback			$ 274,800,000											$ 274,800,000
Ratepayer savings due to Grand Gulf sale-leaseback initial and renewal terms						$ 850,000,000
FERC requested rate reduction for ADIT associated with uncertain tax positions resulting from Grand Gulf sale-leaseback				$ 602,000,000
System Energy [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Return on Equity, Percentage																					10.32%	10.10%
System Energy [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Return on Equity, Percentage																					10.69%	10.70%
Percent Equity in Proposed Common Equity Ratio				37.00%
Percent Debt in Proposed Common Equity Ratio				63.00%
LPSC Argued Equity Capital Structure, Percentage				49.00%
APSC and MPSC Argued Equity Capital Structure, Percentage				35.98%
APSC and MPSC Alternative Argued Equity Capital Structure, Percentage				46.75%
FERC Percent Equity in Proposed Common Equity Ratio			46.74%
FERC Percent Debt in Proposed Common Equity Ratio			53.26%
System Energy [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
LPSC requested rate reduction for ADIT associated with uncertain tax positions resulting from Grand Gulf sale-leaseback		512,000,000
FERC requested rate reduction for ADIT associated with uncertain tax positions resulting from Grand Gulf sale-leaseback		$ 511,000,000
Grand Gulf [Member] | System Energy [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage														11.50%
FERC May 2018 Order [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Receipts from utility operating companies pursuant to FERC order												23,000,000
FERC May 2018 Order [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Receipts from utility operating companies pursuant to FERC order												$ 4,000,000
Distribution Cost Recovery Factor Rider [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount									$ 3,200,000
Transmission Cost Recovery Factor Rider [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount				$ 19,400,000							$ 2,700,000
Revenue increase resulting from incremental revenue				$ 16,700,000
Public Utilities, Approved Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount					$ 2,700,000