Fair Value Accounting (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Fair Value Accounting [Abstract]

Fair Value, Transfers, Policy

Cleco has a policy which states that transfers between Levels 1, 2, and 3 are recognized at the end of a reporting period.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, and the year ended December 31, 2010, Cleco did not experience any transfers between levels.