Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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 months ended March 31, 2017, and 2016:

Cleco
	SUCCESSOR		PREDECESSOR
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31, 2017		FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31, 2016
Effective tax rate	33.1	%	38.5	%

Cleco Power [Member]

Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items]

Effective income tax rates

Cleco Power
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
	2017		2016
Effective tax rate	35.6	%	37.6	%