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Common Stock, Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Pre-Tax Compensation Expense $ 6,308,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 6,148,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 5,946,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Tax Benefit (excluding income tax gross-up) 2,427,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 2,366,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 2,288,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
Compensation expense, non-forfeitable dividends paid on non-vested stock not expected to vest and stock options 100,000cnl_CompensationExpenseNonForfeitableDividendsPaidOnNonVestedStockNotExpectedToVestAndStockOptions 100,000cnl_CompensationExpenseNonForfeitableDividendsPaidOnNonVestedStockNotExpectedToVestAndStockOptions 100,000cnl_CompensationExpenseNonForfeitableDividendsPaidOnNonVestedStockNotExpectedToVestAndStockOptions
Amount of stock based compensation capitalized 800,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount 900,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount  
Non-vested share-based compensation arrangements, average vesting period (in years) 1 year 6 months    
Equity Classification [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Pre-Tax Compensation Expense 6,308,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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6,147,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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4,440,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Restricted Stock [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Pre-Tax Compensation Expense 6,308,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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6,147,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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4,429,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Non-vested share-based compensation arrangements expected to vest (in shares) 311,717us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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340,998us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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Employee Stock Option [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Pre-Tax Compensation Expense 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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11,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Common Stock Equivalent Units [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Pre-Tax Compensation Expense 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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1,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= us-gaap_PhantomShareUnitsPSUsMember
1,506,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Cleco Power [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Pre-Tax Compensation Expense 2,004,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
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1,754,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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1,683,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Tax Benefit (excluding income tax gross-up) 771,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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675,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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648,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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Amount of stock based compensation capitalized 800,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount
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700,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationAllocationOfRecognizedPeriodCostsCapitalizedAmount
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Cleco Power [Member] | Equity Classification [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Pre-Tax Compensation Expense 2,004,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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1,754,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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1,074,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Cleco Power [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Pre-Tax Compensation Expense 2,004,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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1,754,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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1,074,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Cleco Power [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Pre-Tax Compensation Expense 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Cleco Power [Member] | Common Stock Equivalent Units [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Pre-Tax Compensation Expense 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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609,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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LTICP [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Non-vested share-based compensation arrangements expected to vest (in shares) 154,047us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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Non-Vested Stock, total unrecognized before-tax compensation cost $ 6,200,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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