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Number of petitions filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals

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Public Utilities, Proposed Return on Equity, Percentage

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Current regulatory liabilities generally represent obligations to make refunds to customers for various reasons including overpayment.

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Fuel costs incurred that are directly related to goods produced and sold and services rendered during the reporting period.

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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Percentage of public utility's approved return on equity.

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Percentage of public utility's requested rate increase (decrease) with regulatory agency.

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Litigation, Other Commitments and Contingencies, and Disclosures about Guarantees, Litigation (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended					24 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016 petition	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2014	Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)
Litigation [Abstract]
Provision for rate refund						$ 4,206	$ 11,805
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss							4,600
FERC \| MISO Transmission Rates
Litigation [Abstract]
Public utilities, requested rate increase (decrease), percentage (in hundredths)				0.50%
Gulf Coast Spinning start up costs
Litigation [Abstract]
Allegations by plaintiff, failure to perform			$ 6,500
Gulf Coast Spinning construction of cotton spinning facility
Litigation [Abstract]
Allegations by plaintiff, failure to perform			$ 60,000
Cleco Power
Litigation [Abstract]
Provision for rate refund						4,206	11,805
Cleco Power \| LPSC 2014-2015 Fuel Audit
Litigation [Abstract]
Fuel costs						$ 536,200
Cleco Power \| LPSC Nov2010-Dec2015 EAC audit
Litigation [Abstract]
Number of petitions filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals \| petition		6
Cleco Power \| FERC \| MISO Transmission Rates
Litigation [Abstract]
Public utilities, approved return on equity, percentage (In hundredths)	10.32%				12.38%
Public utilities, proposed return on equity, percentage (in hundredths)		9.70%			6.68%
Provision for rate refund							$ 2,100	$ 1,200