Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items]

Effective income tax rates

The following tables summarize the effective income tax rates for Cleco and Cleco Power for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and 2015:

Cleco
	SUCCESSOR		PREDECESSOR		SUCCESSOR		PREDECESSOR
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30, 2016		FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30, 2015		APR. 13, 2016 - SEPT. 30,2016		JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016		FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30, 2015
Effective tax rate	37.4	%	33.7	%	40.3	%	(704.9	)%	36.9	%

Cleco Power [Member]

Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items]

Effective income tax rates

Cleco Power
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,				FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Effective tax rate	35.9	%	32.0	%	19.5	%	35.6	%