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Pension Plan and Employee Benefits (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Net Periodic Pension and Other Benefits Cost The components of net periodic pension and Other Benefits cost for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020 were as follows:
PENSION BENEFITSOTHER BENEFITS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
(THOUSANDS)2021202020212020
Components of periodic benefit costs
Service cost$2,528 $2,328 $595 $508 
Interest cost4,615 5,130 323 410 
Expected return on plan assets(5,703)(6,245)— — 
Amortizations
Prior period service cost (credit)— (15)— — 
Net loss4,763 3,672 384 339 
Net periodic benefit cost$6,203 $4,870 $1,302 $1,257 
The components of the net periodic benefit cost related to SERP for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020 were as follows:
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
(THOUSANDS)20212020
Components of periodic benefit costs
Service cost $55 $95 
Interest cost625 733 
Amortizations
Prior period service credit(53)(40)
Net loss1,016 757 
Net periodic benefit cost$1,643 $1,545 
Current and Non-Current Portions of Other Benefits Liability The current and non-current portions of the Other Benefits liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, were as follows:
Cleco
(THOUSANDS)AT MAR. 31, 2021AT DEC. 31, 2020
Current$4,463 $4,463 
Non-current$51,727 $51,868 
The current and non-current portions of the SERP liability for Cleco and Cleco Power at March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, were as follows:
Cleco
(THOUSANDS)AT MAR. 31, 2021AT DEC. 31, 2020
Current$4,703 $4,703 
Non-current$91,818 $92,522 
Expense of the 401(k) Plan Cleco’s 401(k) Plan expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020 was as follows:
 FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR. 31,
(THOUSANDS)20212020
401(k) Plan expense
$2,759 $3,256 
The expense of the 401(k) Plan related to Cleco’s other subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and 2020 was as follows:
 FOR THE THREE MONTHS
 ENDED MAR. 31,
(THOUSANDS)20212020
401(k) Plan expense
$1,380 $1,662 
CLECO POWER  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Current and Non-Current Portions of Other Benefits Liability
Cleco Power
(THOUSANDS)AT MAR. 31, 2021AT DEC. 31, 2020
Current$3,865 $3,856 
Non-current$40,616 $40,734 
Cleco Power
(THOUSANDS)AT MAR. 31, 2021AT DEC. 31, 2020
Current$711 $711 
Non-current$19,490 $19,828