Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Indebtedness divided by net capital.

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A segregation of retained earnings which is available for dividend distribution. Earnings not paid out as dividends but instead reinvested in the core business or used to pay off debt. Unappropriated profit is part of shareholder equity. Also called cumulative distributions or earned surplus or accumulated earnings or unappropriated profit.

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Debt, Credit Facilities (Details)		12 Months Ended
Debt, Credit Facilities (Details)	Apr. 13, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Cleco Power [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit		$ 0
Commitment fees (in hundredths)		0.125%
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		$ 2,000,000
Cleco Power [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital (in hundredths)		0.65
Cleco Power [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unrestricted member's equity		$ 853,400,000
Cleco Power [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital (in hundredths)		0.65
Cleco Power [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| ABR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility, Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in hundredths)		0.125%
Cleco Power [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility, Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in hundredths)		1.125%
Predecessor [Member] \| Cleco Holdings [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			250,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit			$ 34,000,000
Successor [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 400,000,000
Successor [Member] \| Cleco Holdings [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000	100,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit		$ 0
Commitment fees (in hundredths)		0.275%
Successor [Member] \| Cleco Holdings [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unrestricted member's equity		$ 634,600,000
Successor [Member] \| Cleco Holdings [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital (in hundredths)		0.65
Successor [Member] \| Cleco Holdings [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| ABR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility, Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in hundredths)		0.75%
Successor [Member] \| Cleco Holdings [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility, Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in hundredths)		1.75%
Successor [Member] \| Cleco Corporate Holdings debt, variable rate, due 2019 [Member] \| Cleco Holdings [Member] \| ABR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility, Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in hundredths)	0.75%
Successor [Member] \| Cleco Corporate Holdings debt, variable rate, due 2019 [Member] \| Cleco Holdings [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit facility, Basis Spread on Variable Rate (in hundredths)	1.75%