Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	[1]	$ 86,051	$ 235,242
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization		531,373	500,248
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued		16,497	75,415
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		145,026	7,361
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property		(16,270)	0
Changes in working capital:
Receivables		156,201	76,532
Fuel inventory		6,465	(9,089)
Accounts payable		(47,682)	(67,364)
Taxes accrued		(58,832)	(15,996)
Interest accrued		(13,921)	(27,535)
Deferred fuel costs		(7,389)	97,566
Other working capital accounts		(7,324)	(95,291)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses		(4,031)	(3,968)
Changes in other regulatory assets		47,497	56,047
Changes in other regulatory liabilities		(18,324)	18,735
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities		(86,430)	(89,046)
Other Noncash Income (Expense)		(199,514)	(226,036)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities		529,393	532,821
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures		(794,448)	(636,011)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction		19,254	19,107
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment		0	(947,778)
Nuclear fuel purchases		(137,613)	(85,819)
Payments for Nuclear Fuel		(137,613)	(85,819)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account		(480)	(367)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account		8,836	0
Increase in other investments		(10,377)	(196,509)
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets		100,000	0
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales		513,750	729,414
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds		(556,161)	(758,665)
Litigation proceeds for reimbursement of spent nuclear fuel storage costs		25,493	0
Proceeds from insurance		20,909	0
Changes in securitization account		(963)	(1,399)
Net cash flow used in investing activities		(811,800)	(1,878,027)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt		236,198	2,869,808
Common stock and treasury stock		2,448	5,787
Retirement of long-term debt		(811,690)	(1,903,670)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net		908,378	271,730
Dividends paid:
Common stock		(156,073)	(151,839)
Preferred stock		(3,446)	(5,276)
Other		1,810	(644)
Net cash flow provided by financing activities		177,625	1,085,896
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(104,782)	(259,310)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,187,844	1,350,961
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		1,083,062	1,091,651
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		178,134	251,305
Income taxes		(18,044)	26,382
System Energy [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income		20,347	25,958
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization		61,562	58,717
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued		18,293	49,894
Changes in working capital:
Receivables		13,953	9,121
Accounts payable		(3,008)	16,257
Taxes accrued		(15,032)	(38,617)
Interest accrued		295	837
Other working capital accounts		(1,111)	(30,111)
Changes in other regulatory assets		(1,571)	(8,319)
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities		(4,187)	(4,576)
Other Noncash Income (Expense)		(23,765)	(6,005)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities		65,776	73,156
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures		(14,096)	(34,747)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction		1,094	2,729
Change in money pool receivable - net		(80,744)	4,728
Nuclear fuel purchases		(21,765)	(122,320)
Payments for Nuclear Fuel		(21,765)	(122,320)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel		60,188	0
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales		75,787	188,506
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds		(85,532)	(197,996)
Net cash flow used in investing activities		(65,068)	(159,100)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Retirement of long-term debt		(50,001)	(1)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net		43,851	111,012
Dividends paid:
Other		(13)	(26)
Net cash flow provided by financing activities		(6,163)	110,985
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(5,455)	25,041
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		245,863	230,661
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		240,408	255,702
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		8,593	8,593
Income taxes		0	(6,598)
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income		14,304	19,294
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization		105,721	102,975
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued		16,361	20,645
Changes in working capital:
Receivables		53,355	(4,405)
Fuel inventory		(5,747)	(5,825)
Accounts payable		(73,635)	55,077
Taxes accrued		7,175	1,210
Interest accrued		8,562	5,228
Deferred fuel costs		(9,137)	(37,198)
Other working capital accounts		15,485	15,203
Changes in provisions for estimated losses		1,997	355
Changes in other regulatory assets		1,815	892
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities		(19,553)	(24,288)
Other Noncash Income (Expense)		37,838	(9,550)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities		154,541	139,613
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures		(165,496)	(171,090)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction		4,557	5,080
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment		0	(236,947)
Change in money pool receivable - net		0	(1,842)
Nuclear fuel purchases		(88,537)	(22,692)
Payments for Nuclear Fuel		(88,537)	(22,692)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel		51,029	40,336
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales		36,013	58,604
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds		(40,961)	(63,039)
Changes in securitization account		(3,702)	(3,413)
Other		0	(103)
Net cash flow used in investing activities		(207,097)	(395,106)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt		0	321,289
Proceeds from Contributions from Parent		0	200,000
Retirement of long-term debt		0	(175,002)
Change in money pool payable - net		(20,224)	(52,742)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net		52,300	(11,690)
Dividends paid:
Preferred stock		(357)	(1,718)
Other		803	0
Net cash flow provided by financing activities		32,522	280,137
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(20,034)	24,644
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		20,509	9,135
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		475	33,779
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		17,311	20,998
Income taxes		0	7,242
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income		94,378	111,606
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization		151,472	146,870
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued		163,299	172,887
Changes in working capital:
Receivables		75,196	(25,879)
Fuel inventory		3,066	(2,538)
Accounts payable		(7,846)	(110,500)
Taxes accrued		22,563	(104,444)
Interest accrued		5,983	(2,185)
Deferred fuel costs		(19,487)	45,511
Other working capital accounts		(20,810)	1,387
Changes in provisions for estimated losses		(4,059)	(2,695)
Changes in other regulatory assets		28,922	30,033
Changes in other regulatory liabilities		(59,969)	(998)
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities		(17,054)	(19,115)
Other Noncash Income (Expense)		(75,950)	(91,459)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities		339,704	148,481
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures		(360,693)	(206,572)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction		9,990	7,238
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment		0	(473,888)
Change in money pool receivable - net		(8,047)	(7,559)
Change in Assets Held-In Trust		0	(196,568)
Nuclear fuel purchases		(139,620)	(26,684)
Payments for Nuclear Fuel		(139,620)	(26,684)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel		28,884	47,565
Payments to storm reserve escrow account		(332)	0
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account		8,836	0
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales		40,586	53,793
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds		(51,393)	(64,337)
Proceeds from insurance		5,305	0
Changes in securitization account		(5,527)	(5,506)
Other		0	(243)
Net cash flow used in investing activities		(472,011)	(872,761)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt		0	809,369
Retirement of long-term debt		(57,499)	(26,189)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net		87,504	17,094
Dividends paid:
Common stock		(42,125)	0
Other		(2,130)	852
Net cash flow provided by financing activities		(14,250)	801,126
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(146,557)	76,846
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		213,850	35,102
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		67,293	111,948
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		59,261	125,589
Income taxes		(116,937)	22,676
Entergy Mississippi [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income		17,158	17,118
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization		35,317	33,298
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued		13,505	(7,095)
Changes in working capital:
Receivables		17,890	(5,118)
Fuel inventory		2,672	(3,244)
Accounts payable		(19,639)	(3,329)
Taxes accrued		(38,825)	(24,009)
Interest accrued		(2,953)	(2,033)
Deferred fuel costs		(5,236)	40,350
Other working capital accounts		(578)	(979)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses		(1,772)	(2,016)
Changes in other regulatory assets		(10,918)	751
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities		(4,613)	(6,015)
Other Noncash Income (Expense)		(11,140)	(7,403)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities		(9,132)	30,276
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures		(92,087)	(72,764)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction		1,843	1,286
Change in money pool receivable - net		10,595	10,381
Other		(42)	(81)
Net cash flow used in investing activities		(79,691)	(61,178)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Change in money pool payable - net		12,324	0
Dividends paid:
Preferred stock		(238)	(707)
Other		(50)	(50)
Net cash flow provided by financing activities		12,036	(757)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(76,787)	(31,659)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		76,834	145,605
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		47	113,946
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		15,036	16,137
Income taxes		(15,087)	(6,175)
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income		10,978	11,167
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization		13,050	11,764
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued		7,102	(9,742)
Changes in working capital:
Receivables		(2,659)	(5,346)
Fuel inventory		1,798	1,518
Accounts payable		(11,920)	(101)
Taxes accrued		(1,992)	14,187
Interest accrued		34	(579)
Deferred fuel costs		6,096	(5,288)
Other working capital accounts		(13,106)	(11,382)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses		(655)	(532)
Changes in other regulatory assets		300	6,270
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities		(3,915)	(4,102)
Other Noncash Income (Expense)		508	(3,381)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities		5,619	4,453
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures		(26,079)	(17,931)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction		450	313
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment		0	(236,944)
Payments to Acquire Businesses and Interest in Affiliates		0	(38)
Change in money pool receivable - net		(12,100)	15,059
Payments to storm reserve escrow account		(110)	(102)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account		0	3
Changes in securitization account		(2,912)	(2,746)
Net cash flow used in investing activities		(40,751)	(242,386)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt		(10)	106,786
Proceeds from Contributions from Parent		0	47,750
Dividends paid:
Common stock		(12,200)	0
Preferred stock		(241)	(241)
Other		583	730
Net cash flow provided by financing activities		(11,868)	155,025
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(47,000)	(82,908)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		103,068	88,876
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		56,068	5,968
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		5,043	4,654
Income taxes		0	2,500
Entergy Texas [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income		10,854	14,562
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization		28,111	25,619
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued		(25,678)	(26,970)
Changes in working capital:
Receivables		(683)	2,118
Fuel inventory		4,581	2,860
Accounts payable		(1,150)	(17,346)
Taxes accrued		16,110	18,871
Interest accrued		(6,816)	(9,978)
Deferred fuel costs		20,375	54,192
Other working capital accounts		1,422	1,957
Changes in provisions for estimated losses		663	662
Changes in other regulatory assets		23,762	24,310
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities		(5,814)	(6,505)
Other Noncash Income (Expense)		(6,157)	(8,617)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities		59,580	75,735
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures		(68,765)	(91,843)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction		1,320	2,460
Change in money pool receivable - net		681	(8,938)
Changes in securitization account		11,177	10,264
Other		(14,000)	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities		(69,587)	(88,057)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt		0	123,786
Retirement of long-term debt		(24,188)	(23,458)
Change in money pool payable - net		28,941	(22,068)
Dividends paid:
Other		(839)	(1,787)
Net cash flow provided by financing activities		3,914	76,473
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(6,093)	64,151
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		6,181	2,182
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		88	66,333
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized		27,986	30,969
Income taxes		$ (3,446)	$ (756)

[1] (a) Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for 2017 and 2016 include $3.4 million and $5.3 million, respectively, of preferred dividends on subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented within equity.