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Pension Plan and Employee Benefits (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Net periodic benefit costs
The components of net periodic pension and other benefit cost for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, and 2016 are as follows:
 
PENSION BENEFITS
 
OTHER BENEFITS
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
APR. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
APR. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
2,295

 
$
1,893

 
$
301

 
$
385

 
$
329

 
$
51

Interest cost
5,467

 
4,669

 
734

 
402

 
364

 
56

Expected return on plan assets
(5,895
)
 
(5,193
)
 
(801
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service (credit) cost
(18
)
 
(15
)
 
(2
)
 
—

 
—

 
4

Net loss (gain)
2,591

 
1,845

 
329

 
(2
)
 
—

 
21

Net periodic benefit cost
$
4,440

 
$
3,199

 
$
561

 
$
785

 
$
693

 
$
132


 
PENSION BENEFITS
 
OTHER BENEFITS
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

 
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
4,520

 
$
1,893

 
$
2,563

 
$
770

 
$
329

 
$
431

Interest cost
10,824

 
4,669

 
6,242

 
805

 
364

 
476

Expected return on plan assets
(12,032
)
 
(5,193
)
 
(6,812
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service (credit) cost
(36
)
 
(15
)
 
(20
)
 
—

 
—

 
34

Net loss (gain)
5,004

 
1,845

 
2,798

 
(5
)
 
—

 
181

Net periodic benefit cost
$
8,280

 
$
3,199

 
$
4,771

 
$
1,570

 
$
693

 
$
1,122
401(k) Plan expense
Cleco’s 401(k) Plan expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, and 2016, is as follows:
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
FOR THE THREE
MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
APR. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

401(k) Plan expense
$
1,204

 
$
1,110

 
$
219


 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

401(k) Plan expense
$
2,872

 
$
1,110

 
$
1,593
Other Benefits [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Schedule of current and non-current portions
The current and non-current portions of the other benefits liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at June 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, are as follows:
Cleco
 
 
 
(THOUSANDS)
AT JUNE 30, 2017

 
AT DEC. 31, 2016

Current
$
3,854

 
$
3,854

Non-current
$
39,631

 
$
40,196
SERP Benefits [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Net periodic benefit costs
The components of net periodic benefit cost related to SERP for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, and 2016, are as follows:
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
APR. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
102

 
$
589

 
$
119

Interest cost
820

 
755

 
169

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service (credit) cost
(29
)
 
—

 
3

Net loss (gain)
624

 
—

 
(81
)
Net periodic benefit cost
1,517

 
1,344

 
210

Curtailments
—

 
—

 
3,602

Special/contractual termination benefits
—

 
—

 
3,222

Total benefit cost
$
1,517

 
$
1,344

 
$
7,034


 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
247

 
$
589

 
$
702

Interest cost
1,620

 
755

 
900

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service (credit) cost
(68
)
 
—

 
17

Net loss
1,025

 
—

 
574

Net periodic benefit cost
2,824

 
1,344

 
2,193

Curtailment charge
—

 
—

 
3,602

Special/contractual termination benefits
315

 
—

 
3,222

Total benefit cost
$
3,139

 
$
1,344

 
$
9,017
Schedule of current and non-current portions
The current and non-current portions of the SERP liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at June 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, are as follows:
Cleco
 
 
 
(THOUSANDS)
AT JUNE 30, 2017

 
AT DEC. 31, 2016

Current
$
4,431

 
$
4,308

Non-current
$
77,029

 
$
73,738
Cleco Power | Other Benefits [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Schedule of current and non-current portions
Cleco Power
 
 
 
(THOUSANDS)
AT JUNE 30, 2017

 
AT DEC. 31, 2016

Current
$
3,345

 
$
3,345

Non-current
$
34,407

 
$
34,892
Cleco Power | SERP Benefits [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Schedule of current and non-current portions
Cleco Power
 
 
 
(THOUSANDS)
AT JUNE 30, 2017

 
AT DEC. 31, 2016

Current
$
939

 
$
885

Non-current
$
16,013

 
$
15,145
Other Subsidiaries [Member]  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
401(k) Plan expense
The expense of the 401(k) Plan related to Cleco’s other subsidiaries for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, and 2016, is as follows:
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
APR. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

401(k) Plan expense
$
198

 
$
173

 
$
37


 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

401(k) Plan expense
$
477

 
$
173

 
$
319