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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments

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 DEC. 31, 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	$	13,225	$	3,725	$	8,000	$	1,000	$	500
On-balance sheet guarantees	4,906		—		900		—		4,006
Total	$	18,131	$	3,725	$	8,900	$	1,000	$	4,506

Cleco’s off-balance sheet commitments as of December 31, 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 DEC. 31, 2013
(THOUSANDS)	FACE AMOUNT		REDUCTIONS		NET AMOUNT
Cleco Corporation
Guarantee issued to Entergy Mississippi on behalf of Attala	$	500	$	—	$	500
Guarantee issued to Cleco Power on behalf of Evangeline	$	8,000	$	—	$	8,000
Cleco Power
Obligations under standby letter of credit issued to the Louisiana Department of Labor	3,725		—		3,725
Obligations under standby letter of credit issued to MISO	1,000		—		1,000
Total	$	13,225	$	—	$	13,225

Future Equity Contributions

The following table reflects remaining future equity contributions.

(THOUSANDS)	CONTRIBUTION
2014	$	47,434
2015	11,195
2016	3,698
2017	2,914
Total	$	65,241

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:	$	65,241
Less:  unamortized discount	3,930
Total	$	61,311

Capital Leases by Major Classes

The following is an analysis of the leased property under capital leases by major classes:

	AT DEC. 31,
CLASSES OF PROPERTY (THOUSANDS)	2013		2012
Barges	$	8,918	$	11,350
Less: accumulated amortization	2,171		—
Net capital leases	$	6,747	$	11,350

Future Minimum Capital Lease Payments

The following is a schedule by years of future minimum lease payments under capital leases together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2013.

(THOUSANDS)
Years ending December 31,
2014	$	3,725
2015	3,725
2016	3,735
2017	2,480
Total minimum lease payments	$	13,665
Less:  executory costs	3,416
Net minimum lease payments	$	10,249
Less:  amount representing interest	1,070
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$	9,179
Current liabilities	$	2,305
Non-current liabilities	$	6,874

Cleco Power [Member]

Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]

Long-Term Purchase Obligations

The aggregate amount of payments required under such obligations at December 31, 2013, is as follows.

YEAR ENDING DEC. 31,	(THOUSANDS)
2014	$	77,089
2015	14,980
2016	15,606
2017	17,262
2018	15,424
Total long-term purchase obligations	$	140,361