Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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 and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, and 2014:

	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,				FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Cleco	40.2	%	28.4	%	39.7	%	31.1	%
Cleco Power	38.5	%	33.0	%	38.8	%	33.9	%