Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

The following table summarizes the effective income tax rates for Cleco and Cleco Power for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012, and 2011.



	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
	2012		2011
Cleco	30.9	%	29.6	%
Cleco Power	35.1	%	32.4	%

Uncertain Tax Positions, Interest Payable and Interest Expense

The total amounts of uncertain tax positions and related interest payable and interest expense, as reflected on Cleco and Cleco Power’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Income, are shown in the following tables:



(THOUSANDS)	AT MARCH 31, 2012		AT DECEMBER 31, 2011
Interest payable
Cleco	$	2,522	$	13,843
Cleco Power	$	4,113	$	17,327



	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
(THOUSANDS)	2012			2011
Interest charges
Cleco	$	(2,867	)	$	1,415
Cleco Power	$	(4,593	)	$	718

Liability for Unrecognized Tax Benefits



Cleco
LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED
(THOUSANDS)	TAX BENEFITS
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	56,235
Additions for tax positions of current period	2
Reductions for tax positions of current period	(674		)
Additions for tax positions of prior periods	1,769
Reduction for tax positions of prior periods	(10,418		)
Reduction for settlement with tax authority	—
Reduction for lapse of statute of limitations	—
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	46,914

Cleco Power [Member]

Liability for Unrecognized Tax Benefits



Cleco Power
LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED
(THOUSANDS)	TAX BENEFITS
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	52,558
Additions for tax positions of current period	2
Reductions for tax positions of current period	(648		)
Additions for tax positions of prior periods	1,400
Reduction for tax positions of prior periods	(10,418		)
Reduction for settlement with tax authority	—
Reduction for lapse of statute of limitations	—
Balance at March 31, 2012	$	42,894

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

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