Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016:

Cleco
					SUCCESSOR				PREDECESSOR
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30, 2017		FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30, 2016		FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30, 2017		APR. 13, 2016 - SEPT. 30, 2016		JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016
Effective tax rate	33.7	%	37.4	%	35.5	%	40.3	%	(704.9	)%

Cleco Power [Member]

Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items]

Effective income tax rates

Cleco Power
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,				FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Effective tax rate	35.4	%	35.9	%	36.8	%	19.5	%