Schedule I Financial Statements of Cleco Corporation (Tables) (CLECO CORPORATION (Parent Company Only) [Member])

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

CLECO CORPORATION (Parent Company Only) [Member]

Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]

Schedule of Related Party Transactions

The following table summarizes the cash distributions Cleco Corporation received from affiliates during 2013, 2012, and 2011.

	AT DEC. 31,
(THOUSANDS)	2013		2012		2011
Cleco Power	$	105,000	$	58,000	$	130,000
Midstream	—		—		159,819
Diversified Lands	—		2,900		—
Perryville	700		1,500		700
Attala	400		1,300		700
Total	$	106,100	$	63,700	$	291,219

Cleco Corporation made no contributions to affiliates during 2013. The following table summarizes the contributions Cleco Corporation made to affiliates during 2012 and 2011.

	AT DEC. 31,
(THOUSANDS)		2012		2011
Midstream		$	16,191	$	35,500
Perryville		—		1,845
Cleco Innovations		—		3,000
Total		$	16,191	$	40,345