Pension Plan and Employee Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

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Net periodic benefit costs

Net periodic pension and Other Benefits cost for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, and 2017 were as follows:

	PENSION BENEFITS						OTHER BENEFITS
	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,						FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
(THOUSANDS)	2018			2017			2018		2017
Components of periodic benefit costs
Service cost	$	2,361		$	2,295		$	338	$	385
Interest cost	5,472			5,467			357		402
Expected return on plan assets	(5,938		)	(5,895		)	—		—
Amortizations
Prior period service credit	(18		)	(18		)	—		—
Net loss (gain)	2,960			2,591			5		(2		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	4,837		$	4,440		$	700	$	785

	PENSION BENEFITS						OTHER BENEFITS
	FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,						FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
(THOUSANDS)	2018			2017			2018		2017
Components of periodic benefit costs
Service cost	$	4,753		$	4,520		$	675	$	770
Interest cost	10,654			10,824			715		805
Expected return on plan assets	(11,875		)	(12,032		)	—		—
Amortizations
Prior period service credit	(36		)	(36		)	—		—
Net loss (gain)	5,921			5,004			10		(5		)
Net periodic benefit cost	$	9,417		$	8,280		$	1,400	$	1,570

401(k) Plan expense

Cleco’s 401(k) Plan expense for the three and six monthsended June 30, 2018, and 2017 was as follows:

	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,				FOR THE SIX MONTHS  ENDED JUNE 30,
(THOUSANDS)	2018		2017		2018		2017
401(k) Plan expense	$	1,229	$	1,204	$	3,292	$	2,872

OTHER BENEFITS

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Schedule of current and non-current portions

The current and non-current portions of the Other Benefits liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at June 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, were as follows:

Cleco
(THOUSANDS)	AT JUNE 30, 2018		AT DEC. 31, 2017
Current	$	4,061	$	4,061
Non-current	$	38,270	$	39,142

SERP Benefits

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Net periodic benefit costs

Net periodic benefit cost related to SERP for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, and 2017 were as follows:

	FOR THE THREE MONTHS  ENDED JUNE 30,						FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
(THOUSANDS)	2018			2017			2018			2017
Components of periodic benefit costs
Service cost	$	166		$	102		$	271		$	247
Interest cost	1,004			820			1,764			1,620
Amortizations
Prior period service credit	(47		)	(29		)	(81		)	(68		)
Net loss	647			624			1,232			1,025
Net periodic benefit cost	1,770			1,517			3,186			2,824
Special/contractual termination benefits	—			—			—			315
Total benefit cost	$	1,770		$	1,517		$	3,186		$	3,139

Schedule of current and non-current portions

The current and non-current portions of the SERP liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at June 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, were as follows:

Cleco
(THOUSANDS)	AT JUNE 30, 2018		AT DEC. 31, 2017
Current	$	4,471	$	4,471
Non-current	$	79,487	$	79,868

Other Subsidiaries

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401(k) Plan expense

The expense of the 401(k) Plan related to Cleco’s other subsidiaries for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, and 2017 was as follows:

	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,				FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
(THOUSANDS)	2018		2017		2018		2017
401(k) Plan expense	$	209	$	198	$	611	$	477

CLECO POWER | OTHER BENEFITS

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Schedule of current and non-current portions

Cleco Power
(THOUSANDS)	AT JUNE 30, 2018		AT DEC. 31, 2017
Current	$	3,525	$	3,525
Non-current	$	33,302	$	34,033

CLECO POWER | SERP Benefits

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Schedule of current and non-current portions

Cleco Power
(THOUSANDS)	AT JUNE 30, 2018		AT DEC. 31, 2017
Current	$	929	$	929
Non-current	$	12,934	$	16,589