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Litigation, Other Commitments and Contingencies, and Disclosures about Guarantees, Long-Term Purchase Obligations (Details) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Cleco Power [Member] | Purchase of coal, petroleum coke, limestone, entergy capacity and energy delivery facilities [Member]      
Payments required under long-term purchase obligations [Abstract]      
Payments under long-term purchase obligations $ 72,900,000 $ 89,700,000 $ 90,400,000
Long-Term Purchase Obligations [Abstract]      
2017 56,482,000    
2018 14,905,000    
2019 3,688,000    
Total long-term purchase obligations 75,075,000    
Cleco Holdings [Member] | Successor [Member]      
Long-Term Purchase Obligations [Abstract]      
Total long-term purchase obligations $ 0