Litigation, Other Commitments and Contingencies, and Disclosures about Guarantees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases

The amounts payable under the capital lease agreements for each year through 2023 and thereafter are as follows:

(THOUSANDS)	CLECO		CLECO POWER
For the year ending Dec. 31,
2019	$	557	$	557
2020	$	617	$	617
2021	$	682	$	682
2022	$	755	$	755
2023	$	836	$	836
Thereafter	$	12,971	$	12,971

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Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]

Future Payments under Long-Term Purchase Obligations

The aggregate amount of payments required under such obligations at December 31, 2018, is as follows:

FUTURE PAYMENTS UNDER LONG-TERM PURCHASE OBLIGATIONS	(THOUSANDS)
For the year ending Dec. 31,
2019	$	40,980
2020	24,092
2021	17,695
2022	4,620
2023	4,646
Thereafter	16,442
Total long-term purchase obligations	$	108,475

Classes of Leased Property under Capital Leases

The following is an analysis of leased property under capital leases by major classes:

	AT DEC. 31,
CLASSES OF PROPERTY (THOUSANDS)	2018		2017
Barges	$	16,800	$	—
Less: accumulated amortization	840		—
Capital lease assets, net	$	15,960	$	—

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases

The following is a schedule by years of future minimum lease payments under the capital lease together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2018:

	(THOUSANDS)
Years ending Dec. 31,
2019	$	2,611
2020	2,611
2021	2,611
2022	2,611
2023	2,611
Thereafter	23,655
Total minimum lease payments	36,710
Less: executory costs	5,817
Net minimum lease payments	30,893
Less: amount representing interest	14,475
Present value of net minimum lease payments	$	16,418
Current liabilities	$	557
Non-current liabilities	$	15,861