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The low range of the return on equity which triggers a retail customer partial refund obligation.

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The percentage of retail earnings to be returned to retail customers as ordered by the regulatory agency when the return on equity falls within a certain range.

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The high range of the return on equity which triggers a retail customer partial refund obligation. All retail earnings must be returned to customers when the return on equity exceeds this high range.

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Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017, Customer Refund Liability, Current

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The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period.

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Percentage of public utility's approved return on equity.

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The amount for the individual regulatory liability as itemized in a table of regulatory liabilities as of the end of the period.

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Regulation and Rates (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	48 Months Ended
Regulation and Rates (Details)	Feb. 28, 2015	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) claim	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Regulation and Rates [Line Items]
Estimated refund for the tax-related benefits from the TCJA		$ 39,300,000
Refund due to customers		44,002,000		$ 35,842,000
CLECO POWER
Regulation and Rates [Line Items]
Refund due to customers		44,002,000		$ 35,842,000
Payments received for capital expenditures subject to refund		2,100,000
CLECO POWER \| LPSC \| Merger Commitments, cost savings
Regulation and Rates [Line Items]
Accrual for net capital refund for capital expenditures paid for by third parties		6,000,000
CLECO POWER \| Transmission return on equity \| FERC
Regulation and Rates [Line Items]
Refund due to customers		1,900,000
CLECO POWER \| MISO Transmission Rates \| FERC
Regulation and Rates [Line Items]
Refund due to customers		$ 1,900,000
Loss contingency, new claims filed, number \| claim		2
Target ROE allowed by FRP	12.38%
CLECO POWER \| FRP \| LPSC
Regulation and Rates [Line Items]
Target ROE allowed by FRP			10.00%
Percentage of retail earnings within range to be returned to customers (in hundredths)			60.00%
ROE for customer credit, low range			10.90%
ROE for customer credit, high range			11.75%
CLECO POWER \| FRP \| LPSC \| Maximum
Regulation and Rates [Line Items]
Target ROE allowed by FRP			10.90%
CLECO POWER \| 2017 FRP Monitoring Report \| LPSC
Regulation and Rates [Line Items]
Refund due to customers					$ 0
CLECO POWER \| 2017 FRP Monitoring Report, Cost of Service Savings \| LPSC
Regulation and Rates [Line Items]
Refund due to customers		$ 1,200,000			$ 1,200,000
CLECO POWER \| 2018 FRP Monitoring Report, Earnings-Related Refunds \| LPSC
Regulation and Rates [Line Items]
Refund due to customers			$ 0
CLECO POWER \| 2018 FRP Monitoring Report, Cost of Service Savings \| LPSC
Regulation and Rates [Line Items]
Refund due to customers			$ 1,200,000