Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Schedule of Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of capitalized computer software costs charged to expense in Cleco and Cleco Power’s Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ending December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 is shown in the following tables:

Cleco
	SUCCESSOR						PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31, 2018		FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31, 2017		APR. 13, 2016 - DEC. 31, 2016		JAN. 1, 2016 - APR. 12, 2016
Amortization	$	2,154	$	2,367	$	2,351	$	921

Cleco Power
	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31,
(THOUSANDS)	2018		2017		2016
Amortization	$	1,607	$	1,887	$	2,405

The following tables present Cleco and Cleco Power’s

amortization of intangible assets:

Cleco
	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31,
	SUCCESSOR						PREDECESSOR
(THOUSANDS)	2018		2017		2016		Jan. 1, 2016 - Apr. 12, 2016
Cleco Katrina/Rita right to bill and collect storm recovery charges	$	20,608	$	16,772	$	12,121	$	4,369
Trade name	255		255		183		—
Power supply agreements	9,680		10,757		7,482		—
Total amortization of intangible assets	$	30,543	$	27,784	$	19,786	$	4,369
No impairments for intangibles in the table above for 2018, 2017, and 2016.

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

The following tables summarize the balances for intangible assets subject to amortization for Cleco and Cleco Power as of December 31, 2018, and 2017:

Cleco
	AT DEC. 31,
(THOUSANDS)	2018			2017
Cleco Katrina/Rita right to bill and collect storm recovery charges	$	70,594		$	70,594
Power supply agreements	85,104			85,104
Trade name	5,100			5,100
Gross carrying amount	160,798			160,798
Accumulated amortization	(76,491		)	(45,948		)
Net intangible assets subject to amortization	$	84,307		$	114,850

Expected Amortization Expense

The following table summarizes the amortization expense related to intangible assets expected to be recognized in Cleco’s Consolidated Statements of Income:

Cleco
EXPECTED AMORTIZATION EXPENSE	(THOUSANDS)
For the year ending Dec. 31,
2019	$	29,414
2020	$	11,549
2021	$	9,935
2022	$	9,935
2023	$	9,935
Thereafter	$	13,539

CLECO POWER

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]

Schedule of Amortization of Intangible Assets

Cleco Power
	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31,
(THOUSANDS)	2018		2017		2016
Amortization	$	1,607	$	1,887	$	2,405

Cleco Power
	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31,
(THOUSANDS)	2018		2017		2016
Cleco Katrina/Rita right to bill and collect storm recovery charges	$	20,608	$	16,772	$	16,490

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

Cleco Power
	AT DEC. 31,
(THOUSANDS)	2018			2017
Cleco Katrina/Rita right to bill and collect storm recovery charges	$	177,537		$	177,537
Accumulated amortization	(156,444		)	(135,836		)
Net intangible assets subject to amortization	$	21,093		$	41,701