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Debt Instrument, Number Of Instruments

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Debt Instrument, Number of Issuance Tranches

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital leases due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligations including current maturities.

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Indebtedness divided by net capital.

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Amount of borrowings from a bank classified as other, maturing within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 04, 2019 USD ($) instrument	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2018 barge	Mar. 26, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 18, 2017 USD ($) tranche
Debt [Line Items]
Short-term debt outstanding		$ 0			$ 0
Long-term debt outstanding		2,900,000,000
Long-term debt outstanding, due within one year		21,128,000			19,193,000
Cleco Katrina/Rita’s storm recovery bonds
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding, due within one year		20,600,000
CLECO POWER
Debt [Line Items]
Short-term debt outstanding		0			0
Long-term debt outstanding		1,410,000,000
Long-term debt outstanding, due within one year		21,128,000			$ 19,193,000
Aggregate principal amount						$ 175,000,000.0
Number of barges \| barge			42
CLECO POWER \| Cleco Katrina/Rita’s storm recovery bonds
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding, due within one year		20,600,000
CLECO POWER \| Senior Notes, Series A, 2.94%, due 2022
Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount						$ 25,000,000.0
Interest rate						2.94%
CLECO POWER \| Senior Notes, Series B, 3.08%, due 2023
Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount						$ 100,000,000.0
Interest rate						3.08%
CLECO POWER \| Senior Notes, Series C, 3.17%, due 2024
Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 50,000,000.0
Interest rate				3.17%
Capital Lease \| CLECO POWER
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding, due within one year		$ 500,000
Senior Notes \| Note Purchase Agreement
Debt [Line Items]
Number of issuance tranches \| tranche						2
Subsequent Event \| Cleco Holdings
Debt [Line Items]
Debt term	3 years
Debt to capital ratio	0.65
Repayment period	12 months
Subsequent Event \| Loans Payable \| Cleco Holdings
Debt [Line Items]
Debt term	3 years
Debt to capital ratio	0.65
Repayment period	12 months
Subsequent Event \| Loans Payable \| Cleco Holdings \| Bank Term Loan Agreement
Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 100,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Loans Payable \| Cleco Holdings \| Bridge Loan Agreement
Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	300,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Cleco Holdings
Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	175,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Letter of Credit \| Cleco Holdings
Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,100,000.0
Number of instruments \| instrument	3