Debt	6 Months Ended
Debt	Jun. 30, 2011
Debt [Abstract]
Debt	Note 5 — Debt Short-term Debt At June 30, 2011, Cleco had no short-term debt outstanding compared to $150.0 million outstanding at December 31, 2010. The short-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2010, was a bank term loan Cleco Corporation entered into in February 2010. The bank term loan had an interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.75% and was set to mature in February 2011. In January 2011, Cleco extended the bank term loan to mature August 19, 2011 and lowered the interest rate to LIBOR plus 2.50% or ABR plus 1.50%. On April 29, 2011, Cleco repaid the $150.0 million bank term loan. As part of the repayment, Cleco paid $0.6 million for accrued interest on the term loan. Cleco Power had no short-term debt outstanding at June 30, 2011, or December 31, 2010. Long-term Debt At June 30, 2011, Cleco’s long-term debt outstanding was $1.4 billion, of which $12.7 million was due within one year, compared to $1.4 billion outstanding at December 31, 2010, of which $12.3 million was due within one year. The long-term debt due within one year at June 30, 2011, represents principal payments for the Cleco Katrina/Rita storm recovery bonds scheduled to be paid in the next twelve months. For Cleco, long-term debt decreased $11.9 million primarily due to a $6.3 million scheduled Cleco Katrina/Rita storm recovery bond principal payment made in March 2011 and a $5.0 million decrease in credit facility draws outstanding. At June 30, 2011, Cleco Power’s long-term debt outstanding was $1.4 billion, of which $12.7 million was due within one year, compared to $1.4 billion outstanding at December 31, 2010, of which $12.3 million was due within one year. The long-term debt due within one year at June 30, 2011, represents principal payments for the Cleco Katrina/Rita storm recovery bonds scheduled to be paid in the next twelve months. For Cleco Power, long-term debt decreased $6.9 million primarily due to a $6.3 million scheduled Cleco Katrina/Rita storm recovery bond principal payment made in March 2011.

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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