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Variable Interest Entities (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]  
Components of Equity Investments
The following table presents the components of Cleco Power’s equity investment in Oxbow.
INCEPTION TO DATE (THOUSANDS)
AT JUNE 30, 2013

 
AT DEC. 31, 2012

Purchase price
$
12,873

 
$
12,873

Cash contributions
1,659

 
1,659

Total equity investment in investee
$
14,532

 
$
14,532

Comparison of Investee's Assets and Liabilities with Maximum Exposure to Loss
The following table compares the carrying amount of Oxbow’s assets and liabilities with Cleco’s maximum exposure to loss related to its investment in Oxbow.
(THOUSANDS)
AT JUNE 30, 2013

 
AT DEC. 31, 2012

Oxbow’s net assets/liabilities
$
29,065

 
$
29,065

Cleco Power’s 50% equity
$
14,532

 
$
14,532

Cleco’s maximum exposure to loss
$
14,532

 
$
14,532

Equity Method Investments - Summarized Financial Information
The following tables contain summarized financial information for Oxbow.
(THOUSANDS)
AT JUNE 30, 2013

 
AT DEC. 31, 2012

Current assets
$
2,039

 
$
1,814

Property, plant, and equipment, net
22,823

 
23,029

Other assets
4,661

 
4,248

Total assets
$
29,523

 
$
29,091

Current liabilities
$
458

 
$
26

Partners’ capital
29,065

 
29,065

Total liabilities and partners’ capital
$
29,523

 
$
29,091

 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
 
 
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
 
(THOUSANDS)
2013

 
2012

 
2013

 
2012

Operating revenue
$
510

 
$
294

 
$
939

 
$
676

Operating expenses
510

 
294

 
939

 
676

Income before taxes
$

 
$

 
$

 
$