Cleco Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022		Sep. 30, 2021
Operating activities
Net income	$ 225,479		$ 219,059
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization	220,591		195,619
Provision for credit losses	2,143		3,106
Regulatory disallowance	13,841		0
Electric customer credits	6,577		0
Unearned compensation expense	3,688		7,068
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	(2,704)		(2,703)
Gain on risk management assets and liabilities, net	(112,077)		(136,024)
Deferred lease revenue	(6,904)		(6,904)
Deferred income taxes	21,578		36,513
Cash surrender value of company-/trust-owned life insurance	5,775		(5,223)
Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	(98,826)		(56,922)
Accounts receivable, affiliate	(10,069)		(1,375)
Unbilled revenue	(2,897)		3,368
Fuel inventory and materials and supplies	(61,518)		(3,198)
Prepayments	(10,908)		(8,573)
Accounts payable	8,164		(11,680)
Accounts payable - affiliate	(38,206)		0
Customer deposits	6,139		8,295
Provision for merger commitments	(500)		(1,881)
Postretirement benefit obligations	(746)		6,262
Regulatory assets and liabilities, net	(9,498)		(95,294)
Deferred fuel recoveries	(23,185)		(50,986)
Other deferred accounts	(4,885)		(9,163)
Taxes accrued	45,144		26,864
Interest accrued	29,673		23,961
Energy risk management collateral received	36,400		8,900
Other operating	2,856		(9,295)
Net cash provided by operating activities	245,125		139,794
Investing activities
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(145,514)		(207,257)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment	663		1,445
Return of equity investment in investee	0		5,250
Return of investment in company-owned life insurance	15,671		0
Other investing	630		1,469
Net cash used in investing activities	(128,550)		(199,093)
Financing activities
Draws on revolving credit facility	127,000		185,000
Payments on revolving credit facility	(40,000)		(260,000)
Issuances of long-term debt	424,946		325,000
Repayment of long-term debt	(325,000)		0
Payment of financing costs	(6,964)		(4,149)
Distributions to member	(219,588)		0
Other financing	(559)		(505)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(40,165)		245,346
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents	76,410		186,047
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of period	150,982	[1]	90,265
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents at end of period	227,392	[1]	276,312
Supplementary cash flow information
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	72,772		70,387
Supplementary non-cash investing and financing activities
Accrued additions to property, plant, and equipment	7,098		45,646
Reduction in property, plant, and equipment due to regulatory disallowance	13,841		0
Reduction in property, plant, and equipment due to securitization of capitalized storm costs	$ 197,689		$ 0

[1] (1) Includes cash and cash equivalents of $148,563, current restricted cash and cash equivalents of $1,674, and non-current restricted cash and cash equivalents of $745. (2) Includes cash and cash equivalents of $103,117, current restricted cash and cash equivalents of $14,902, and non-current restricted cash and cash equivalents of $109,373.