Litigation, Other Commitments and Contingencies, and Disclosures about Guarantees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]

Future Minimum Capital Lease Payments

The principal amounts payable under the capital lease agreements for each year through 2017 are as follows:

YEAR ENDING DEC. 31,	(THOUSANDS)
Amounts payable under capital lease agreements
2016	$	2,607
2017	$	1,818

Cleco Power [Member]

Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]

Long-Term Purchase Obligations

The aggregate amount of payments required under such obligations at December 31, 2015, is as follows:

YEAR ENDING DEC. 31,	(THOUSANDS)
2016	$	40,643
2017	17,230
2018	14,905
2019	3,688
Total long-term purchase obligations	$	76,466

Capital Leases by Major Classes

The following is an analysis of leased property under capital leases by major classes:

	AT DEC. 31,
CLASSES OF PROPERTY (THOUSANDS)	2015		2014
Barges	$	11,350	$	11,350
Less: accumulated amortization	7,296		4,864
Net capital leases	$	4,054	$	6,486

Future Minimum Capital Lease Payments

The principal amounts payable under the capital lease agreements for each year through 2017 are as follows:

YEAR ENDING DEC. 31,	(THOUSANDS)
Amounts payable under capital lease agreements
2016	$	2,607
2017	$	1,818

The following is a schedule by years of future minimum lease payments under capital leases together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2015:

(THOUSANDS)
Years ending December 31,
2016	$	3,735
2017	2,480
Total minimum lease payments	$	6,215
Less: executory costs	1,554
Net minimum lease payments	$	4,661
Less: amount representing interest	236
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$	4,425
Current liabilities	$	2,607
Non-current liabilities	$	1,818