Retirement and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Qualified Pension [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost, including amounts capitalized

	2011			2010
	(In Thousands)
Service cost — benefits earned during the period	$	30,490		$	26,239
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		59,248			57,802
Expected return on assets		(75,319	)		(64,902	)
Amortization of prior service cost		838			1,164
Amortization of loss		23,244			16,475
Net pension costs	$	38,501		$	36,778

     Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, included the following components:

	2011			2010
	(In Thousands)
Service cost — benefits earned during the period	$	60,980		$	52,478
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		118,496			115,604
Expected return on assets		(150,638	)		(129,804	)
Amortization of prior service cost		1,676			2,328
Amortization of loss		46,488			32,950
Net pension costs	$	77,002		$	73,556

Other Postretirement [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost, including amounts capitalized

     Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the second quarters of 2011 and 2010, included the following components:

	2011			2010
	(In Thousands)
Service cost — benefits earned during the period	$	14,835		$	13,078
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO)		18,631			19,020
Expected return on assets		(7,369	)		(6,553	)
Amortization of transition obligation		796			932
Amortization of prior service cost		(3,518	)		(3,015	)
Amortization of loss		5,298			4,317
Net other postretirement benefit cost	$	28,673		$	27,779

     Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, included the following components:

	2011			2010
	(In Thousands)
Service cost — benefits earned during the period	$	29,670		$	26,156
Interest cost on APBO		37,262			38,040
Expected return on assets		(14,738	)		(13,106	)
Amortization of transition obligation		1,592			1,864
Amortization of prior service cost		(7,036	)		(6,030	)
Amortization of loss		10,596			8,634
Net other postretirement benefit cost	$	57,346		$	55,558