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Line Of Credit Facility, Interest Rate, Potential Additional Interest

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Long-Term Debt And Lease Obligation, Increase (Decrease)

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Long-Term Debt Refinancing , Increase (Decrease)

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Number Of Debt Instruments

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount of long-term debt and lease obligation, classified as current.

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Indebtedness divided by net capital.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)		12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	May 01, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) creditFacility	Dec. 14, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt due within one year		$ 256,811,000		$ 340,867,000
Long-term debt and lease obligation, increase (decrease)		$ (84,100,000)
Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Debt to capital ratio		0.65
Line of Credit
Debt [Line Items]
Number of revolving credit facilities \| creditFacility		2
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 175,000,000
Borrowings outstanding		110,000,000		64,000,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity		475,000,000
Outstanding borrowings		$ 0			$ 0
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt [Line Items]
Commitment fees		0.275%
Interest rate, potential additional interest		0.125%
Commitment fee, potential additional fee		0.05%
NRG South Central
Debt [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt		$ 400,000,000
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.725%
ABR \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.625%
Bank term loan, variable rate, due 2024 \| Reclassification, Debt Instruments
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt and lease obligation, increase (decrease)		$ 125,000,000
Senior notes, 3.17%, due 2024 \| Reclassification, Debt Instruments
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt and lease obligation, increase (decrease)		50,000,000
Cleco Securitization I’s storm recovery bonds, 4.016%, due 2033
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt and lease obligation, increase (decrease)		4,900,000
Senior notes, 3.08%, due 2023
Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		100,000,000
Senior notes, 3.08%, due 2023 \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.725%
Senior notes, 5.96%, due 2026
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt refinancing , increase (decrease)		$ 100,000,000
Senior notes, 3.250%, due 2025
Debt [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.25%
Senior notes, 3.250%, due 2025 \| Reclassification, Debt Instruments
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt and lease obligation, increase (decrease)		$ 165,000,000
Cleco Holdings Senior Notes Due 2023
Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 165,000,000
Cleco Power
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt due within one year		190,314,000		110,344,000
Long-term debt and lease obligation, increase (decrease)		$ 80,000,000
Cleco Power \| Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Debt to capital ratio		0.650
Cleco Power \| Line of Credit
Debt [Line Items]
Number of revolving credit facilities \| creditFacility		1
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 300,000,000
Borrowings outstanding		0		$ 45,000,000
Outstanding borrowings		$ 0			$ 0
Cleco Power \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt [Line Items]
Commitment fees		0.15%
Interest rate, potential additional interest		0.125%
Commitment fee, potential additional fee		0.025%
Cleco Power \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.35%
Cleco Power \| ABR \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.25%
Cleco Power \| Bank term loan, variable rate, due 2024 \| Reclassification, Debt Instruments
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt and lease obligation, increase (decrease)		$ 125,000,000
Cleco Power \| Senior notes, 3.17%, due 2024
Debt [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.17%
Cleco Power \| Senior notes, 3.17%, due 2024 \| Reclassification, Debt Instruments
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt and lease obligation, increase (decrease)		$ 50,000,000
Cleco Power \| Cleco Securitization I’s storm recovery bonds, 4.016%, due 2033
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt and lease obligation, increase (decrease)		$ 4,900,000
Interest rate		4.016%
Cleco Power \| Senior notes, 3.08%, due 2023
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt refinancing , increase (decrease)		$ 100,000,000
Aggregate principal amount	$ 165,000,000		$ 100,000,000
Interest rate		3.08%
Cleco Power \| Senior notes, 5.96%, due 2026
Debt [Line Items]
Long-term debt refinancing , increase (decrease)		$ 100,000,000
Aggregate principal amount			$ 100,000,000
Interest rate		5.96%	5.96%
Cleco Holdings \| Line of Credit
Debt [Line Items]
Number of revolving credit facilities \| creditFacility		1