Litigation, Other Commitments and Contingencies, and Disclosures about Guarantees - Risks and Uncertainties (Details) - CLECO POWER - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	$ 747,258	$ 759,165
Dolet Hills \| Station closure costs
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	145,978	145,844
Lignite Mine \| Mine closure costs
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Regulatory assets	$ 135,877	$ 136,980

The amount for the individual regulatory asset as itemized in a table of regulatory assets as of the end of the period.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 980
-SubTopic 340
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6499975&loc=d3e44250-110382

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Period Type:	instant