Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

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, 2018, and 2017:

Cleco
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
	2018		2017
Effective tax rate	20.9	%	33.1	%

Cleco Power

Effective Income Tax Rate [Line Items]

Effective income tax rates

Cleco Power
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
	2018		2017
Effective tax rate	23.5	%	35.6	%