Preferred Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Schedule Of Number Of Shares And Units Authorized And Outstanding And Dollar Value Of Preferred Stock

The number of shares and units authorized and outstanding and dollar value of preferred stock, preferred membership interests, and non-controlling interest for Entergy Corporation subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are presented below.  

	Shares/Units Authorized		Shares/Units Outstanding
	2018	2017	2018	2017	2018		2017
Entergy Corporation					(Dollars in Thousands)
Utility:
Preferred Stock or Preferred Membership Interests without sinking fund:
Entergy Arkansas, 4.32%-4.72% Series	—	313,500	—	313,500		$—		$31,350
Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC, 7.5% Series (a)	110,000	110,000	110,000	110,000	107,425		107,425
Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC, 6.25% Series (b)	15,000	15,000	15,000	15,000	14,366		14,398
Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC, 6.75% Series (c)	75,000	—	75,000	—	73,362		—
Entergy Mississippi, 4.36%-4.92% Series	—	203,807	—	203,807	—		20,381
Total Utility Preferred Stock or Preferred Membership Interests without sinking fund	200,000	642,307	200,000	642,307	195,153		173,554
Entergy Wholesale Commodities:
Preferred Stock without sinking fund:
Entergy Finance Holding, Inc. 8.75% (d)	250,000	250,000	250,000	250,000	24,249		24,249
Total Subsidiaries’ Preferred Stock without sinking fund	450,000	892,307	450,000	892,307		$219,402		$197,803

(a) In October 2015, Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC issued 110,000 units of $1,000 liquidation value 7.5% Series A Preferred Membership Interests, all of which are outstanding as of December 31, 2018. The distributions are cumulative and payable quarterly. These units are redeemable on or after January 1, 2036, at Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC’s option, at the fixed redemption price of $1,000 per unit. Dollar amount outstanding is net of $2,575 thousand of preferred stock issuance costs.

(b) In November 2017, Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC issued 15,000 units of $1,000 liquidation value 6.25% Series B Preferred Membership Interests, all of which are outstanding as of December 31, 2018. The distributions are cumulative and payable quarterly. These units are redeemable on or after February 28, 2038, at Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC’s option, at the fixed redemption price of $1,000 per unit. Dollar amount outstanding is net of $634 thousand of preferred stock issuance costs.

(c) In November 2018, Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC issued 75,000 units of $1,000 liquidation value 6.75% Series C Preferred Membership Interests, all of which are outstanding as of December 31, 2018. The distributions are cumulative and payable quarterly. These units are redeemable on or after February 28, 2039, at Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC’s option, at the fixed redemption price of $1,000 per unit. Dollar amount outstanding is net of $1,638 thousand of preferred stock issuance costs.

(d) In December 2013, Entergy Finance Holding, Inc. issued 250,000 shares of $100 par value 8.75% Series Preferred Stock, all of which are outstanding as of December 31, 2017. The dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly. The preferred stock is redeemable on or after December 16, 2023, at Entergy Finance Holding, Inc.’s option, at the fixed redemption price of $100 per share. Dollar amount outstanding is net of $751 thousand of preferred stock issuance costs.

Entergy Arkansas [Member]

Schedule Of Number Of Shares And Units Authorized And Outstanding And Dollar Value Of Preferred Stock

Dividends and distributions paid on all of Entergy Corporation’s subsidiaries’ preferred stock and membership interests series may be eligible for the dividends received deduction.  

	Shares Authorized and Outstanding						Call Price per Share as of December 31,
	2018	2017	2018		2017		2018
Entergy Arkansas Preferred Stock			(Dollars in Thousands)
Without sinking fund:
Cumulative, $100 par value:
4.32% Series (a)	—	70,000		$—		$7,000		$—
4.72% Series (a)	—	93,500	—		9,350			$—
4.56% Series (a)	—	75,000	—		7,500			$—
4.56% 1965 Series (a)	—	75,000	—		7,500			$—
Total without sinking fund	—	313,500		$—		$31,350

(a) In November 2018, Entergy Arkansas redeemed all of its preferred membership interests as part of a multi-step internal restructuring. See Note 2 to the financial statements for a discussion of Entergy Arkansas’s internal restructuring.

	Shares Authorized and Outstanding						Call Price per Share as of December 31,
	2018	2017	2018		2017		2018
Entergy Mississippi Preferred Stock			(Dollars in Thousands)
Without sinking fund:
Cumulative, $100 par value:
4.36% Series (b)	—	59,920		$—		$5,992		$—
4.56% Series (b)	—	43,887	—		4,389			$—
4.92% Series (b)	—	100,000	—		10,000			$—
Total without sinking fund	—	203,807		$—		$20,381

Entergy Mississippi [Member]

Schedule Of Number Of Shares And Units Authorized And Outstanding And Dollar Value Of Preferred Stock

	Shares Authorized and Outstanding						Call Price per Share as of December 31,
	2018	2017	2018		2017		2018
Entergy Mississippi Preferred Stock			(Dollars in Thousands)
Without sinking fund:
Cumulative, $100 par value:
4.36% Series (b)	—	59,920		$—		$5,992		$—
4.56% Series (b)	—	43,887	—		4,389			$—
4.92% Series (b)	—	100,000	—		10,000			$—
Total without sinking fund	—	203,807		$—		$20,381

(b) In November 2018, Entergy Mississippi redeemed all of its preferred membership interests as part of a multi-step internal restructuring. See Note 2 to the financial statements for a discussion of Entergy Mississippi’s internal restructuring.