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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

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

The following table summarizes the expected amount of commitment termination per period of off-balance sheet commitments and on-balance sheet guarantees discussed above.



							AT SEPT. 30, 2013
			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	$	4,225	$	3,725	$	—	$	—	$	500
On-balance sheet guarantees	4,906		900		—		—		4,006
Total	$	9,131	$	4,625	$	—	$	—	$	4,506

Cleco’s off-balance sheet commitments as of September 30, 2013, 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 SEPT. 30, 2013
(THOUSANDS)	FACE AMOUNT		REDUCTIONS		NET AMOUNT
Cleco Corporation
Guarantee issued to Entergy Mississippi on behalf of Attala	$	500	$	—	$	500
Cleco Power
Obligations under standby letter of credit issued to the Louisiana Department of Labor	3,725		—		3,725
Total	$	4,225	$	—	$	4,225

Other Commitments

The following table reflects remaining future equity contributions.



(THOUSANDS)	CONTRIBUTION
Three months ending Dec. 31, 2013	$	12,071
Years ending Dec. 31,
2014	47,434
2015	11,195
2016	3,698
2017	2,914
Total	$	77,312

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:	$	77,312
Less: unamortized discount	5,015
Total	$	72,297