Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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 months ended March 31, 2016, and 2015:

	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
	2016		2015
Cleco	38.5	%	39.2	%
Cleco Power	37.6	%	39.1	%