Schedule I Financial Statements of Cleco Holdings (Parent Company Only) - Condensed Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 116,292	$ 110,175
Other accounts receivable	35,731	27,196
Cash surrender value of trust-owned life insurance policies	86,096	80,391
Total current assets	638,075	564,962
Equity investment in subsidiaries	17,072	18,172	$ 18,172
Other deferred charges	39,668	37,701
Total assets	7,476,298	6,436,814	6,278,382
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	158,863	156,589
Accounts payable - affiliate	33,780	0
Interest accrued	19,001	15,828
Deferred compensation	12,115	10,753
Other current liabilities	44,683	30,536
Total current liabilities	511,339	379,050
Postretirement benefit obligations	283,075	249,264
Total liabilities	4,833,292	4,312,074
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Member’s equity
Member’s equity	2,643,006	2,124,740	$ 2,096,357	$ 2,046,763
Total liabilities and member’s equity	7,476,298	6,436,814
Cleco Holdings
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	15,008	76,938
Accounts receivable - affiliate	14,231	8,374
Other accounts receivable	2,650	2,755
Taxes receivable, net	6,726	7,046
Cash surrender value of trust-owned life insurance policies	68,523	59,894
Total current assets	107,138	155,007
Equity investment in subsidiaries	4,150,953	3,247,809
Accumulated deferred federal and state income taxes, net	127,655	101,015
Other deferred charges	1,831	4,532
Total assets	4,387,577	3,508,363
Current liabilities
Long-term debt due within one year	63,300	0
Accounts payable	1,448	1,322
Accounts payable - affiliate	47,184	18,047
Interest accrued	11,005	7,576
Deferred compensation	12,115	10,753
Other current liabilities	274	273
Total current liabilities	135,326	37,971
Postretirement benefit obligations	4,481	3,894
Long-term debt, net	1,604,764	1,341,758
Total liabilities	1,744,571	1,383,623
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Member’s equity
Member’s equity	2,643,006	2,124,740
Total liabilities and member’s equity	$ 4,387,577	$ 3,508,363