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Line Of Credit Facility, Increase In Commitment Fee Percentage If Downgraded

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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The cash inflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Indebtedness divided by net capital.

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A segregation of retained earnings which is available for dividend distribution. Earnings not paid out as dividends but instead reinvested in the core business or used to pay off debt. Unappropriated profit is part of shareholder equity. Also called cumulative distributions or earned surplus or accumulated earnings or unappropriated profit.

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Debt - Credit Facilities (Details)			12 Months Ended
Debt - Credit Facilities (Details)	Feb. 05, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 04, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unrestricted member's equity			$ 655,000,000
Cleco Holdings \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 100,000,000
Commitment fees			0.275%
Higher fees if downgraded			0.075%
Additional interest if downgraded			0.50%
Cleco Holdings \| Line of Credit \| MAXIMUM
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Ratio of total indebtedness to total capitalization			0.65
Cleco Holdings \| Line of Credit \| ABR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.75%
Cleco Holdings \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%
CLECO POWER
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Draws on credit facilities			$ 0	$ 106,000,000	$ 15,000,000
Payments on credit facilities			$ 0	$ 106,000,000	$ 15,000,000
CLECO POWER \| MAXIMUM
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Ratio of total indebtedness to total capitalization			0.65
CLECO POWER \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 300,000,000
Commitment fees			0.125%
Higher fees if downgraded			0.05%
Additional interest if downgraded			0.125%
Unrestricted member's equity			$ 831,900,000
CLECO POWER \| Line of Credit \| MAXIMUM
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Ratio of total indebtedness to total capitalization			0.65
CLECO POWER \| Line of Credit \| ABR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.125%
CLECO POWER \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.125%
Subsequent Event \| Cleco Holdings
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Ratio of total indebtedness to total capitalization		0.65
Subsequent Event \| Cleco Holdings \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Draws on credit facilities		$ 75,000,000.0
Payments on credit facilities	$ 75,000,000