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Pension Plan and Employee Benefits (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016 were as follows:
 
PENSION BENEFITS
 
OTHER BENEFITS
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
(THOUSANDS)
2017

 
2016

 
2017

 
2016

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
2,260

 
$
2,229

 
$
314

 
$
380

Interest cost
5,412

 
5,455

 
372

 
420

Expected return on plan assets
(6,016
)
 
(6,001
)
 
—

 
—

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service credit
(18
)
 
(18
)
 
—

 
—

Net loss (gain)
2,502

 
3,365

 
(32
)
 
—

Net periodic benefit cost
$
4,140

 
$
5,030

 
$
654

 
$
800


 
PENSION BENEFITS
 
OTHER BENEFITS
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPT. 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - SEPT. 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

 
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPT. 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - SEPT. 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
6,779

 
$
4,122

 
$
2,563

 
$
1,084

 
$
709

 
$
431

Interest cost
16,235

 
10,124

 
6,242

 
1,176

 
784

 
476

Expected return on plan assets
(18,048
)
 
(11,195
)
 
(6,812
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service (credit) cost
(53
)
 
(33
)
 
(20
)
 
—

 
—

 
34

Net loss (gain)
7,506

 
5,211

 
2,798

 
(37
)
 
—

 
181

Net periodic benefit cost
$
12,419

 
$
8,229

 
$
4,771

 
$
2,223

 
$
1,493

 
$
1,122
401(k) Plan expense
Cleco’s 401(k) Plan expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, was as follows:
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
(THOUSANDS)
2017

 
2016

401(k) Plan expense
$
1,386

 
$
1,331


 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
FOR THE NINE
MONTHS ENDED
SEPT. 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - SEPT. 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

401(k) Plan expense
$
4,259

 
$
2,440

 
$
1,593
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [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 September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, were as follows:
Cleco
 
 
 
(THOUSANDS)
AT SEPT. 30, 2017

 
AT DEC. 31, 2016

Current
$
3,854

 
$
3,854

Non-current
$
39,296

 
$
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 nine months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, were as follows:
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
(THOUSANDS)
2017

 
2016

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
Service cost
$
123

 
$
213

Interest cost
810

 
839

Amortizations
 
 
 
Prior period service credit
(57
)
 
(9
)
Net loss
536

 
511

Total benefit cost
$
1,412

 
$
1,554


 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
FOR THE NINE
MONTHS ENDED
SEPT. 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - SEPT. 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

Components of periodic benefit costs
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
370

 
$
277

 
$
702

Interest cost
2,430

 
1,543

 
900

Amortizations
 
 
 
 
 
Prior period service (credit) cost
(124
)
 
(42
)
 
17

Net loss
1,560

 
1,120

 
574

Net periodic benefit cost
4,236

 
2,898

 
2,193

Curtailment charge
—

 
—

 
3,602

Special/contractual termination benefits
315

 
—

 
3,222

Total benefit cost
$
4,551

 
$
2,898

 
$
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 September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, were as follows:
Cleco
 
 
 
(THOUSANDS)
AT SEPT. 30, 2017

 
AT DEC. 31, 2016

Current
$
4,431

 
$
4,308

Non-current
$
76,870

 
$
73,738
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 nine months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, was as follows:
 
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
(THOUSANDS)
2017

 
2016

401(k) Plan expense
$
234

 
$
204


 
SUCCESSOR
 
PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPT. 30, 2017

 
APR. 13, 2016 - SEPT. 30, 2016

 
JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016

401(k) Plan expense
$
710

 
$
378

 
$
319
Cleco Power [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [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 SEPT. 30, 2017

 
AT DEC. 31, 2016

Current
$
3,345

 
$
3,345

Non-current
$
34,147

 
$
34,892
Cleco Power [Member] | 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 SEPT. 30, 2017

 
AT DEC. 31, 2016

Current
$
939

 
$
885

Non-current
$
15,999

 
$
15,145