Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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 and six months ended June 30, 2017, and 2016:

Cleco
	SUCCESSOR				PREDECESSOR		SUCCESSOR				PREDECESSOR
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017		APR. 13, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2016		APR. 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
Effective tax rate	38.9	%	38.9	%	27.1	%	37.8	%	38.9	%	(704.9	)%

Cleco Power

Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items]

Effective income tax rates

Cleco Power
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,				FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Effective tax rate	39.2	%	38.9	%	38.1	%	39.6	%