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Litigation, Other Commitments and Contingencies, and Disclosures about Guarantees, Long-Term Purchase Obligations (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Cleco Power [Member] | Purchase of coal, petroleum coke, limestone, entergy capacity and energy delivery facilities [Member]      
Payments required under long-term purchase obligations [Abstract]      
Payments under long-term purchase obligations $ 90,400,000cnl_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationPayments
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$ 105,300,000cnl_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationPayments
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$ 59,200,000cnl_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationPayments
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Long-Term Purchase Obligations [Abstract]      
2015 92,934,000us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueWithinOneYear
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2016 31,489,000us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInSecondYear
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2017 18,328,000us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInThirdYear
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2018 14,905,000us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFourthYear
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2019 3,688,000us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationDueInFifthYear
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Total long-term purchase obligations 161,344,000us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
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Cleco Corporation [Member]      
Long-Term Purchase Obligations [Abstract]      
Total long-term purchase obligations $ 0us-gaap_RecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligation
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