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Pension Plan and Employee Benefits (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Net periodic benefit costs
The components of net periodic pension and other benefit cost for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015 are as follows:
 
PENSION BENEFITS
 
OTHER BENEFITS
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
APR. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

 
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
APR. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
1,893

 
$
301

 
$
2,683

 
$
329

 
$
51

 
$
392

Interest cost
4,669

 
734

 
5,271

 
364

 
56

 
372

Expected return on plan assets
(5,193
)
 
(801
)
 
(5,856
)
 

 

 

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service (credit) cost
(15
)
 
(2
)
 
(18
)
 

 
4

 
34

Net loss
1,845

 
329

 
3,568

 

 
21

 
238

Net periodic benefit cost
$
3,199

 
$
561

 
$
5,648

 
$
693

 
$
132

 
$
1,036


 
PENSION BENEFITS
 
OTHER BENEFITS
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

 
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

 
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

 
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
1,893

 
$
2,563

 
$
5,209

 
$
329

 
$
431

 
$
784

Interest cost
4,669

 
6,242

 
10,398

 
364

 
476

 
744

Expected return on plan assets
(5,193
)
 
(6,812
)
 
(11,690
)
 

 

 

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service (credit) cost
(15
)
 
(20
)
 
(36
)
 

 
34

 
68

Net loss
1,845

 
2,798

 
6,914

 

 
181

 
476

Net periodic benefit cost
$
3,199

 
$
4,771

 
$
10,795

 
$
693

 
$
1,122

 
$
2,072

401(k) Plan [Abstract]  
401(k) Plan expense
Cleco’s 401(k) Plan expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015 is as follows:
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
APR. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2015

401(k) Plan expense
$
1,110

 
$
219

 
$
1,268


 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

 
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2015

401(k) Plan expense
$
1,110

 
$
1,593

 
$
2,693

Other Benefits [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Schedule of current and non-current portions
The current and non-current portions of the other benefits liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at June 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, are as follows:
Cleco
 
 
 
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
AT JUNE 30, 2016

 
AT DEC. 31, 2015

Current
$
3,613

 
$
3,613

Non-current
$
38,651

 
$
39,457

SERP Benefits [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Schedule of current and non-current portions
The current and non-current portions of the SERP liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at June 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, are as follows:
Cleco
 
 
 
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
AT JUNE 30, 2016

 
AT DEC. 31, 2015

Current
$
4,363

 
$
3,238

Non-current
$
75,094

 
$
69,049

Net periodic benefit costs
The components of net periodic benefit cost related to SERP for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015 are as follows:
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
APR. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2015

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
589

 
$
119

 
$
728

Interest cost
755

 
169

 
744

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service cost

 
3

 
13

Net (gain) loss

 
(81
)
 
782

Net periodic benefit cost
1,344

 
210

 
2,267

Curtailments

 
3,602

 

Special/contractual termination benefits

 
3,222

 

Total benefit cost
$
1,344

 
$
7,034

 
$
2,267


 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

 
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
 JUNE 30, 2015

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
589

 
$
702

 
$
1,353

Interest cost
755

 
900

 
1,528

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service cost

 
17

 
26

Net loss

 
574

 
1,487

Net periodic benefit cost
1,344

 
2,193

 
4,394

Curtailment charge

 
3,602

 

Special/contractual termination benefits

 
3,222

 

Total benefit cost
$
1,344

 
$
9,017

 
$
4,394

Cleco Power [Member] | Other Benefits [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Schedule of current and non-current portions
Cleco Power
 
 
 
(THOUSANDS)
AT JUNE 30, 2016

 
AT DEC. 31, 2015

Current
$
3,140

 
$
3,140

Non-current
$
33,589

 
$
34,300

Cleco Power [Member] | SERP Benefits [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Schedule of current and non-current portions
Cleco Power
 
 
 
(THOUSANDS)
AT JUNE 30, 2016

 
AT DEC. 31, 2015

Current
$
864

 
$
1,000

Non-current
$
21,503

 
$
21,321