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The aggregate expected value at the end of their useful life of a major finite-lived intangible asset class acquired during the period either individually or as part of a group of assets (in either an asset acquisition or business combination). A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, from an acquisition.

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Intangible Assets and Liabilities - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 22, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Storm recover property
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 415,900,000
Amortization of intangible assets		$ 0		$ 0
Power supply agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of intangible assets		6,400,000	$ 6,400,000	12,800,000	$ 12,800,000
Intangible assets, residual value		0		$ 0
Power supply agreements \| Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life				7 years
Power supply agreements \| Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life				19 years
Cleco Cajun \| LTSA
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible liabilities, remaining life				7 years
Cleco Cajun \| Power supply agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, residual value		$ 0		$ 0
Cleco Cajun \| Power supply agreements \| Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, remaining life				6 years
Cleco Cajun \| Power supply agreements \| Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, remaining life				8 years