Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Effective income tax rates

The following table summarizes the effective income tax rates for Cleco and Cleco Power for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
	2015		2014
Cleco	39.2	%	34.5	%
Cleco Power	39.1	%	35.1	%