Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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

Financial Information For Stock Options

The following table includes financial information for outstanding stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

	2017		2016
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$1.1		$1.1
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$0.4		$0.4
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$0.2		$0.2

Financial Information For Restricted Stock

The following table includes financial information for other outstanding equity awards for the three months endedMarch 31, 2017 and 2016:

	2017		2016
	(In Millions)
Compensation expense included in Entergy’s net income		$8.2		$8.4
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy’s net income		$3.1		$3.2
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory		$2.0		$1.8