CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	$ 1,824,194	$ 1,532,800
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	2,007,130	1,901,408
Deferred income taxes, tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	721,695	846,751
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	18,059	12,795
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(632,376)	(390,040)
Fuel inventory	13,145	20,837
Accounts payable	37,294	20,084
Taxes accrued	172,609	177,515
Interest accrued	134,390	43,691
Deferred fuel costs	(164,173)	(189,958)
Customer advances - current	1,103,683	293,414
Other working capital accounts	(112,081)	(71,842)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(19,145)	(25,534)
Changes in other regulatory assets	121,414	304,751
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	(83,354)	143,848
Changes in customer advances - non-current	153,398	25,000
Changes in pension and other postretirement funded status	(150,808)	(153,884)
Other	(188,387)	(559,051)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	4,956,687	3,932,585
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(7,743,362)	(5,557,149)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	163,494	128,015
Nuclear fuel purchases	(266,873)	(166,114)
Payment for purchase of plant and assets	(263)	(3,517)
Proceeds from sale of business and assets	0	506,781
Insurance proceeds received for property damages	14,282	0
Changes in securitization account	(8,432)	(4,711)
Payments to storm reserve escrow accounts	(8,361)	(9,980)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow accounts	0	43,789
Decrease (increase) in other investments	57,153	(46,769)
Litigation proceeds for reimbursement of spent nuclear fuel storage costs	0	3,546
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	2,058,540	1,091,445
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(2,107,557)	(1,196,708)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(7,841,379)	(5,211,372)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Long-term debt	7,656,847	4,041,918
Treasury stock	13,289	35,267
Common stock	1,929,629	804,631
Retirement of long-term debt	(3,279,359)	(3,029,094)
Changes in commercial paper - net	(525,577)	487,603
Customer advances received for construction	1,271,818	831,642
Customer advances used for construction	(741,411)	(433,705)
Other	(266,129)	(3,815)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(884,552)	(784,655)
Preferred stock	(13,739)	(13,739)
Net cash flow provided by financing activities	5,160,816	1,936,053
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	2,276,124	657,266
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,928,916	859,703
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	4,205,040	1,516,969
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	1,011,196	963,577
Income taxes - net (includes proceeds from the transfer of production tax credits to third parties of $223,818 in 2026 and $405,256 in 2025)	(224,658)	(402,687)
Noncash investing activities:
Accrued construction expenditures	908,486	545,455
ENTERGY ARKANSAS, LLC
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	431,249	377,456
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	512,100	489,931
Deferred income taxes, tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	245,602	290,262
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(158,746)	(100,623)
Fuel inventory	(2,522)	(3,462)
Accounts payable	43,189	62,799
Taxes accrued	(49,365)	2,797
Interest accrued	34,233	32,550
Deferred fuel costs	(137,909)	(49,533)
Other working capital accounts	(25,675)	(2,310)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	3,621	1,729
Changes in other regulatory assets	74,827	(22,707)
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	29,691	160,749
Changes in customer advances - non-current	84,900	0
Changes in pension and other postretirement funded status	(27,845)	(28,104)
Other	(109,675)	(129,834)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	947,675	1,081,700
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(1,279,787)	(721,721)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	13,867	16,455
Nuclear fuel purchases	(121,250)	(81,859)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	63,453	40,601
Payment for purchase of plant and assets	(263)	(3,517)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	458,301	101,314
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(465,507)	(128,792)
Changes in money pool receivable - net	(2,564)	(120,316)
Other	36,977	1,115
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(1,296,773)	(896,720)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Long-term debt	1,401,252	402,018
Retirement of long-term debt	(999,317)	(101,218)
Capital contribution from parent	200,000	0
Change in money pool payable - net	0	(15,190)
Customer advances received for construction	268,541	95,876
Customer advances used for construction	(169,181)	(91,068)
Other	(4,453)	(3,739)
Dividends paid:
Net cash flow provided by financing activities	696,842	286,679
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	347,744	471,659
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	275,570	4,747
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	623,314	476,406
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	165,122	143,065
Income taxes - net (includes proceeds from the transfer of production tax credits to third parties of $223,818 in 2026 and $405,256 in 2025)	(99,153)	(160,179)
Noncash investing activities:
Accrued construction expenditures	81,360	55,510
ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	1,025,675	897,266
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	786,902	725,547
Deferred income taxes, tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	384,664	466,155
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(249,279)	(130,177)
Fuel inventory	1,623	14,049
Accounts payable	19,718	77,648
Taxes accrued	109,346	45,112
Interest accrued	(4,703)	(51,451)
Deferred fuel costs	37,868	7,455
Customer advances - current	1,047,285	194,759
Other working capital accounts	(315,321)	(219,464)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	5,676	(19,742)
Changes in other regulatory assets	(25,166)	105,800
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	(118,055)	(89,444)
Changes in pension and other postretirement funded status	(29,135)	(31,098)
Other	(4,135)	(230,040)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	2,672,963	1,762,375
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(3,910,913)	(2,176,426)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	74,297	38,486
Nuclear fuel purchases	(165,874)	(139,361)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	67,708	17,240
Payment for purchase of assets	0	(41,435)
Proceeds from sale of business and assets	0	203,330
Insurance proceeds received for property damages	14,282	0
Payments to storm reserve escrow accounts	(6,365)	(7,530)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow accounts	0	33,456
Redemption of preferred membership interests of affiliate	210,746	202,517
Decrease (increase) in other investments	32,847	(36,960)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	943,742	485,421
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(974,566)	(535,139)
Changes in money pool receivable - net	(26,646)	(64,794)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(3,740,742)	(2,021,195)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Long-term debt	3,147,170	1,821,175
Retirement of long-term debt	(911,529)	(1,302,628)
Customer advances received for construction	773,828	583,479
Customer advances used for construction	(430,031)	(241,142)
Common equity distributions paid	0	(546,250)
Other	(6,791)	(6,676)
Dividends paid:
Net cash flow provided by financing activities	2,572,647	307,958
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	1,504,868	49,138
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	776,961	327,102
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	2,281,829	376,240
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	372,018	403,534
Income taxes - net (includes proceeds from the transfer of production tax credits to third parties of $223,818 in 2026 and $405,256 in 2025)	(55,810)	(146,355)
Noncash investing activities:
Accrued construction expenditures	503,296	242,395
ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, LLC
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	337,084	253,178
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	209,609	205,543
Deferred income taxes, tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	43,092	27,643
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(119,236)	(54,324)
Fuel inventory	2,027	(6,055)
Accounts payable	(7,667)	(10,353)
Taxes accrued	50,917	32,390
Interest accrued	43,911	32,568
Deferred fuel costs	(22,789)	(103,852)
Customer advances - current	152,627	98,654
Other working capital accounts	(12,749)	(15,531)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(23,589)	(1,350)
Changes in other regulatory assets	3,799	71,677
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	15,028	2,850
Changes in customer advances - non-current	68,498	25,000
Changes in pension and other postretirement funded status	(5,909)	(8,418)
Other	32,957	9,733
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	767,610	559,353
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(1,425,797)	(1,074,274)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	5,512	7,679
Proceeds from sale of business and assets	0	14,469
Decrease (increase) in other investments	(6,050)	(73)
Changes in money pool receivable - net	3,352	(68,933)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(1,422,983)	(1,121,132)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Long-term debt	643,770	592,562
Capital contribution from parent	198,000	62,500
Customer advances received for construction	209,704	159,955
Customer advances used for construction	(121,296)	(78,170)
Other	(2,213)	(2,086)
Dividends paid:
Net cash flow provided by financing activities	927,965	734,761
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	272,592	172,982
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	341,484	155,693
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	614,076	328,675
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	77,157	76,202
Noncash investing activities:
Accrued construction expenditures	220,021	51,995
ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, LLC
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	61,088	50,804
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	57,787	63,267
Deferred income taxes, tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	4,011	9,979
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	0	12,795
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(44,600)	(8,667)
Fuel inventory	112	3,961
Accounts payable	7,244	(7,430)
Taxes accrued	14,086	8,564
Interest accrued	3,865	1,326
Deferred fuel costs	(1,844)	4,053
Other working capital accounts	(8,386)	(3,290)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	674	(10,156)
Changes in other regulatory assets	4,490	48,029
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	(17,563)	(41,353)
Changes in pension and other postretirement funded status	(6,342)	10,393
Other	2,882	(44,474)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	77,504	97,801
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(117,136)	(127,504)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,203	1,291
Proceeds from sale of business and assets	0	288,285
Changes in securitization account	0	1,611
Payments to storm reserve escrow accounts	(1,997)	(2,450)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow accounts	0	10,333
Changes in money pool receivable - net	5,884	(14,697)
Other	(799)	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(111,845)	156,869
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Long-term debt	89,053	79,693
Retirement of long-term debt	(85,000)	(158,000)
Other	(827)	560
Dividends paid:
Common stock	0	(140,000)
Net cash flow provided by financing activities	3,226	(217,747)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(31,115)	36,923
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	110,264	31,777
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	79,149	68,700
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	20,670	35,553
Income taxes - net (includes proceeds from the transfer of production tax credits to third parties of $223,818 in 2026 and $405,256 in 2025)	150	0
Noncash investing activities:
Accrued construction expenditures	12,907	8,102
ENTERGY TEXAS, INC.
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	343,512	278,358
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	241,054	244,061
Deferred income taxes, tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	80,076	50,978
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(61,244)	(99,373)
Fuel inventory	7,060	14,598
Accounts payable	333	12,604
Taxes accrued	(4,236)	(3,689)
Interest accrued	(8,128)	(9,372)
Deferred fuel costs	(39,500)	(48,081)
Other working capital accounts	(2,476)	(23,657)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(2,646)	2,652
Changes in other regulatory assets	(683)	86,203
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	22,682	(20,878)
Changes in pension and other postretirement funded status	(10,694)	(10,012)
Other	(69,050)	(61,317)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	496,060	413,075
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(812,156)	(1,313,129)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	62,564	58,483
Proceeds from sale of business and assets	0	41,435
Changes in securitization account	(8,432)	(6,322)
Changes in money pool receivable - net	6,176	18,504
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(751,848)	(1,201,029)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Long-term debt	419,491	493,616
Retirement of long-term debt	(138,673)	(9,359)
Repayment of accrued construction expenditures	(248,322)	0
Capital contribution from parent	365,000	0
Change in money pool payable - net	0	142,209
Other	(2,743)	(21,166)
Dividends paid:
Preferred stock	(1,554)	(1,554)
Net cash flow provided by financing activities	393,199	603,746
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	137,411	(184,208)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	275,108	184,997
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	412,519	789
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	141,469	136,763
Income taxes - net (includes proceeds from the transfer of production tax credits to third parties of $223,818 in 2026 and $405,256 in 2025)	(3,275)	2,077
Noncash investing activities:
Accrued construction expenditures	58,858	154,965
SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	69,355	65,985
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	169,734	168,382
Deferred income taxes, tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	82,807	116,094
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	13,187	(4,282)
Accounts payable	(1,872)	(7,745)
Taxes accrued	(5,251)	(6,387)
Interest accrued	8,516	7,533
Other working capital accounts	(37,322)	(205)
Changes in other regulatory assets	53,350	(4,319)
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	(15,142)	131,917
Changes in pension and other postretirement funded status	(9,807)	(9,882)
Other	(72,018)	(129,651)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	255,537	327,440
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(135,843)	(90,616)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	5,052	5,620
Nuclear fuel purchases	(145,799)	(46,290)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	34,889	43,555
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	656,497	504,710
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(667,484)	(532,777)
Changes in money pool receivable - net	(1,238)	(30,328)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(253,926)	(146,126)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Long-term debt	476,084	655,455
Retirement of long-term debt	(394,840)	(657,890)
Change in money pool payable - net	(16,299)	0
Other	(153)	0
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(35,000)	(80,000)
Net cash flow provided by financing activities	29,792	(82,435)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	31,403	98,879
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	56	28,908
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	31,459	127,787
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	49,050	43,179
Income taxes - net (includes proceeds from the transfer of production tax credits to third parties of $223,818 in 2026 and $405,256 in 2025)	(68,855)	(98,722)
Noncash investing activities:
Accrued construction expenditures	$ 15,598	$ 6,716