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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities (Tables) (Cleco Power [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Cleco Power [Member]
 
Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, Net [Line Items]  
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
The following table summarizes Cleco Power’s regulatory assets and liabilities at December 31, 2013 and 2012.
 
AT DEC. 31,
 
 
REMAINING
RECOVERY PERIOD

(THOUSANDS)
2013

 
2012

 
Total federal regulatory asset — income taxes
$
12,528

 
$
24,222

 
 
Total state regulatory asset — income taxes
89,050

 
57,480

 
 
AFUDC
130,488

 
132,267

 
 
Total investment tax credit
(2,893
)
 
(3,524
)
 
 
Total regulatory assets — deferred taxes, net
229,173

 
210,445

 
*

Mining costs
14,019

 
16,569

 
5.5 yrs.

Interest costs
5,943

 
6,304

 
26 yrs.

Asset removal costs (1)
936

 
867

 
*

Postretirement costs (1)
93,333

 
156,458

 
*

Tree trimming costs
4,840

 
5,656

 
5 yrs.

Training costs
7,175

 
7,330

 
46 yrs.

Surcredits, net (2)
16,738

 
6,211

 
9 yrs.

Construction carrying costs

 
4,697

 

Amended lignite mining agreement contingency (1)
3,781

 
3,781

 
*

Power purchase agreement capacity costs
9,749

 
6,217

 
1.5 yrs.

AMI deferred revenue requirement
4,682

 
1,483

 
14 yrs.

Production O&M expenses
8,459

 

 
*

AFUDC equity gross-up (2)
73,306

 
74,158

 
*

Rate case costs
45

 
581

 

Acadia Unit 1 acquisition costs
2,760

 
2,865

 
26 yrs.

IRP/RFP costs

 
39

 

AMI pilot costs

 
22

 

Financing costs
9,772

 
7,282

 
*

Biomass costs
114

 
145

 
4 yrs.

Total regulatory assets - other
255,652

 
300,665

 
 

Construction carrying costs

 
(8,255
)
 

Fuel and purchased power
(3,869
)
 
7,833

 
*

Total regulatory assets, net
$
480,956

 
$
510,688

 
 

(1)Represents regulatory assets where cash has not yet been expended; in which case, the assets are offset by liabilities that also do not incur a carrying cost.
(2)Represents regulatory assets for past expenditures that were not earning a return on investment at December 31, 2013.
* For information related to the remaining recovery periods, refer to the disclosures below for each specific regulatory asset.