Disclosures about Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

SEGMENT INFORMATION
	SUCCESSOR APR. 13, 2016 - DEC. 31, 2016												PREDECESSOR JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016
(THOUSANDS)	CLECO POWER			OTHER			ELIMINATIONS			TOTAL			CLECO POWER			OTHER			ELIMINATIONS			TOTAL
Revenue
Electric operations	$	810,075		$	(7,482	)	$	(1	)	$	802,592		$	281,154		$	—		$	—		$	281,154
Other operations	50,080			1,482			—			51,562			18,493			587			—			19,080
Electric customer credits	(1,149		)	—			—			(1,149		)	(364		)	—			—			(364		)
Affiliate revenue	621			35,602			(36,223		)	—			263			15,024			(15,287		)	—
Operating revenue, net	$	859,627		$	29,602		$	(36,224	)	$	853,005		$	299,546		$	15,611		$	(15,287	)	$	299,870
Depreciation and amortization	$	102,444		$	7,296		$	(1	)	$	109,739		$	43,698		$	377		$	1		$	44,076
Merger transaction and commitment costs	$	151,501		$	23,195		$	—		$	174,696		$	—		$	34,928		$	(16	)	$	34,912
Interest charges	$	54,606		$	35,246		$	(86	)	$	89,766		$	21,840		$	295		$	(12	)	$	22,123
Interest income	$	652		$	275		$	(87	)	$	840		$	208		$	69		$	(12	)	$	265
Federal and state income tax expense (benefit)	$	5,376		$	(28,198	)	$	—		$	(22,822	)	$	12,993		$	(9,525	)	$	—		$	3,468
Net income (loss)	$	17,580		$	(41,692	)	$	(1	)	$	(24,113	)	$	21,548		$	(25,508	)	$	—		$	(3,960	)
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	$	143,790		$	654		$	—		$	144,444		$	42,353		$	39		$	—		$	42,392
Equity investment in investee	$	18,672		$	—		$	—		$	18,672
Goodwill	$	1,490,797		$	—		$	—		$	1,490,797
Total segment assets	$	5,758,245		$	614,959		$	(30,060	)	$	6,343,144

	PREDECESSOR FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31, 2015
(THOUSANDS)	CLECO POWER			OTHER			ELIMINATIONS			TOTAL
Revenue
Electric operations	$	1,142,389		$	—		$	—		$	1,142,389
Other operations	67,109			2,078			(1		)	69,186
Electric customer credits	(2,173		)	—			—			(2,173		)
Affiliate revenue	1,142			57,323			(58,465		)	—
Operating revenue, net	$	1,208,467		$	59,401		$	(58,466	)	$	1,209,402
Depreciation and amortization	$	147,839		$	1,739		$	1		$	149,579
Merger transaction costs	$	—		$	4,592		$	(1	)	$	4,591
Interest charges	$	76,560		$	1,149		$	282		$	77,991
Interest income	$	725		$	(111	)	$	281		$	895
Federal and state income tax expense (benefit)	$	79,294		$	(1,590	)	$	—		$	77,704
Net income (loss)	$	141,350		$	(7,681	)	$	—		$	133,669
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	$	156,357		$	462		$	—		$	156,819
Equity investment in investee	$	16,822		$	—		$	—		$	16,822
Total segment assets	$	4,233,337		$	21,471		$	68,546		$	4,323,354

	PREDECESSOR FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31, 2014
(THOUSANDS)	CLECO POWER			OTHER			ELIMINATIONS			TOTAL
Revenue
Electric operations	$	1,225,960		$	—		$	—		$	1,225,960
Tolling operations	—			5,467			(5,467		)	—
Other operations	64,893			2,163			(1		)	67,055
Electric customer credits	(23,530		)	—			—			(23,530		)
Affiliate revenue	1,326			56,031			(57,357		)	—
Operating revenue, net	$	1,268,649		$	63,661		$	(62,825	)	$	1,269,485
Depreciation and amortization	$	144,026		$	2,479		$	—		$	146,505
Merger transaction costs	$	—		$	17,848		$	—		$	17,848
Interest charges	$	74,673		$	(1,538	)	$	471		$	73,606
Interest income	$	1,707		$	(410	)	$	471		$	1,768
Federal and state income tax expense (benefit)	$	76,974		$	(9,858	)	$	—		$	67,116
Net income (loss)	$	154,316		$	424		$	(1	)	$	154,739
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	$	206,607		$	1,029		$	—		$	207,636
Equity investment in investees	$	14,532		$	8		$	—		$	14,540
Total segment assets	$	4,232,942		$	248,043		$	(112,567	)	$	4,368,418