Regulatory Assets and Liabilities, Additional Disclosures (Details) - Cleco Power [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Feb. 01, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory Asset representing the unrecovered revenue requirements	$ 296,818		$ 298,806
MATS costs
Regulatory Assets [Line Items]
Regulatory Asset representing the unrecovered revenue requirements	$ 6,405	$ 7,100	$ 0
Regulatory Asset, Amortization Period	3 years