Litigation, Other Commitments and Contingencies, and Disclosures about Guarantees (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Litigation, Other Commitments and Contingencies, and Disclosures about Guarantees [Abstract]

Cleco’s off-balance sheet commitments as of March 31, 2012, are summarized in the following table, and a discussion of the off-balance sheet commitments follows the table. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the table to understand the impact of the off-balance sheet commitments on Cleco’s financial condition.



	AT MARCH 31, 2012
(THOUSANDS)	FACE AMOUNT		REDUCTIONS		NET AMOUNT
Cleco Corporation
Guarantee issued to Entergy Mississippi on behalf of Attala	$	500	$	—	$	500
Guarantee issued to Tenaska Power Services on behalf of Cleco Evangeline	1,000		—		1,000
Cleco Power
Obligations under standby letter of credit issued to the Louisiana Department of Labor	3,725		—		3,725
Total	$	5,225	$	—	$	5,225

Expected Termination Dates of Off-Balance Sheet Commitments and On-Balance Sheet Guarantees

The following table summarizes the expected termination dates of the off-balance sheet commitments and on-balance sheet guarantees discussed above:



							AT MARCH 31, 2012
			AMOUNT OF COMMITMENT EXPIRATION PER PERIOD
(THOUSANDS)	NET AMOUNT COMMITTED		LESS THAN ONE YEAR		1-3 YEARS		3-5 YEARS		MORE THAN 5 YEARS
Off-balance sheet commitments	$	5,225	$	4,725	$	—	$	—	$	500
On-balance sheet guarantees	26,156		—		22,150		—		4,006
Total	$	31,381	$	4,725	$	22,150	$	—	$	4,506

Future Equity Contributions

The following table reflects remaining future equity contributions.



(THOUSANDS)	CONTRIBUTION
Nine months ending December 31, 2012	$	58,089
Years ending December 31,
2013	36,225
2014	22,927
2015	21,904
2016	7,584
Thereafter	13,224
Total	$	159,953

Equity Investments with an Imputed Interest Rate

The following table contains the disclosures required by the authoritative guidelines for equity investments with an imputed interest rate.



(THOUSANDS)
Equity contributions, imputed interest rate 6%
Principal payment schedule above:	$	159,953
Less: unamortized discount	17,195
Total	$	142,758

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties.

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