Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) - Parent Company [Member]

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]

Financial Information For Stock Options

	2015		2014
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$1.1		$1.0
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$0.4		$0.4
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$0.1		$0.2

The following table includes financial information for stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

	2015		2014
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$3.2		$3.1
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$1.2		$1.2
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$0.5		$0.5

Financial Information For Restricted Stock

	2015		2014
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$8.6		$7.6
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$3.3		$2.9
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$1.8		$1.2

The following table includes financial information for other equity plans for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2015 and 2014:

	2015		2014
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$24.7		$22.7
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$9.5		$8.8
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$4.9		$3.5