Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Securitization property	$ 268,177	$ 360,790
Securitization bonds	$ 338,408	$ 423,858
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	270,035,180	261,587,009
Treasury stock, shares	70,947,950	72,530,866
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Securitization property	$ 4,596	$ 14,329
Securitization bonds	14,016	20,898
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Securitization property	32,939	49,753
Securitization bonds	45,386	55,682
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Securitization property	52,085	60,453
Securitization bonds	58,382	63,620
Entergy Texas [Member]
Securitization property	178,558	236,336
Securitization bonds	$ 220,625	$ 283,659
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	46,525,000	46,525,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	46,525,000	46,525,000
System Energy [Member]
Common stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	789,350	789,350
Common stock, shares outstanding	789,350	789,350