Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2018, Entergy had capital leases and non-cancelable operating leases for equipment, buildings, vehicles, and fuel storage facilities with minimum lease payments as follows (excluding power purchase agreement operating leases, nuclear fuel leases, and the Grand Gulf sale and leaseback transaction, all of which are discussed elsewhere):

Year	Operating Leases		Capital Leases
	(In Thousands)
2019		$94,043		$2,887
2020	82,191		2,887
2021	75,147		2,887
2022	60,808		2,887
2023	47,391		2,887
Years thereafter	88,004		16,117
Minimum lease payments	447,584		30,552
Less:  Amount representing interest	—		8,555
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$447,584		$21,997

Purchase Power Agreement Minimum Lease Payments

The minimum lease payments under the power purchase agreement are as follows:

Year	Entergy Texas (a)		Entergy
	(In Thousands)
2019		$31,159		$31,159
2020	31,876		31,876
2021	32,609		32,609
2022	10,180		10,180
Minimum lease payments		$105,824		$105,824

(a) Amounts reflect 100% of minimum payments. Under a separate contract, which expires May 31, 2022, Entergy Louisiana purchases 50% of the capacity and energy from the power purchase agreement from Entergy Texas.

Entergy Arkansas [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2018 the Registrant Subsidiaries had non-cancelable operating leases for equipment, buildings, vehicles, and fuel storage facilities with minimum lease payments as follows (excluding power purchase agreement operating leases, nuclear fuel leases, and the Grand Gulf lease obligation, all of which are discussed elsewhere):

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2019		$20,421		$25,970		$9,344		$2,493		$5,744
2020	13,918		21,681		8,763		2,349		4,431
2021	11,931		19,514		7,186		1,901		3,625
2022	9,458		15,756		5,675		1,314		2,218
2023	7,782		12,092		2,946		1,043		1,561
Years thereafter	23,297		22,003		4,417		2,323		2,726
Minimum lease payments		$86,807		$117,016		$38,331		$11,423		$20,305

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2018		$6.2		$20.2		$4.6		$2.5		$3.1		$1.9
2017		$7.5		$23.0		$5.6		$2.5		$3.4		$2.2
2016		$8.0		$17.8		$4.0		$0.9		$2.8		$1.6

Entergy Louisiana [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2018 the Registrant Subsidiaries had non-cancelable operating leases for equipment, buildings, vehicles, and fuel storage facilities with minimum lease payments as follows (excluding power purchase agreement operating leases, nuclear fuel leases, and the Grand Gulf lease obligation, all of which are discussed elsewhere):

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2019		$20,421		$25,970		$9,344		$2,493		$5,744
2020	13,918		21,681		8,763		2,349		4,431
2021	11,931		19,514		7,186		1,901		3,625
2022	9,458		15,756		5,675		1,314		2,218
2023	7,782		12,092		2,946		1,043		1,561
Years thereafter	23,297		22,003		4,417		2,323		2,726
Minimum lease payments		$86,807		$117,016		$38,331		$11,423		$20,305

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2018		$6.2		$20.2		$4.6		$2.5		$3.1		$1.9
2017		$7.5		$23.0		$5.6		$2.5		$3.4		$2.2
2016		$8.0		$17.8		$4.0		$0.9		$2.8		$1.6

Entergy Mississippi [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2018 the Registrant Subsidiaries had non-cancelable operating leases for equipment, buildings, vehicles, and fuel storage facilities with minimum lease payments as follows (excluding power purchase agreement operating leases, nuclear fuel leases, and the Grand Gulf lease obligation, all of which are discussed elsewhere):

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2019		$20,421		$25,970		$9,344		$2,493		$5,744
2020	13,918		21,681		8,763		2,349		4,431
2021	11,931		19,514		7,186		1,901		3,625
2022	9,458		15,756		5,675		1,314		2,218
2023	7,782		12,092		2,946		1,043		1,561
Years thereafter	23,297		22,003		4,417		2,323		2,726
Minimum lease payments		$86,807		$117,016		$38,331		$11,423		$20,305

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2018		$6.2		$20.2		$4.6		$2.5		$3.1		$1.9
2017		$7.5		$23.0		$5.6		$2.5		$3.4		$2.2
2016		$8.0		$17.8		$4.0		$0.9		$2.8		$1.6

Entergy New Orleans [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2018 the Registrant Subsidiaries had non-cancelable operating leases for equipment, buildings, vehicles, and fuel storage facilities with minimum lease payments as follows (excluding power purchase agreement operating leases, nuclear fuel leases, and the Grand Gulf lease obligation, all of which are discussed elsewhere):

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2019		$20,421		$25,970		$9,344		$2,493		$5,744
2020	13,918		21,681		8,763		2,349		4,431
2021	11,931		19,514		7,186		1,901		3,625
2022	9,458		15,756		5,675		1,314		2,218
2023	7,782		12,092		2,946		1,043		1,561
Years thereafter	23,297		22,003		4,417		2,323		2,726
Minimum lease payments		$86,807		$117,016		$38,331		$11,423		$20,305

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2018		$6.2		$20.2		$4.6		$2.5		$3.1		$1.9
2017		$7.5		$23.0		$5.6		$2.5		$3.4		$2.2
2016		$8.0		$17.8		$4.0		$0.9		$2.8		$1.6

Entergy Texas [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2018 the Registrant Subsidiaries had non-cancelable operating leases for equipment, buildings, vehicles, and fuel storage facilities with minimum lease payments as follows (excluding power purchase agreement operating leases, nuclear fuel leases, and the Grand Gulf lease obligation, all of which are discussed elsewhere):

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2019		$20,421		$25,970		$9,344		$2,493		$5,744
2020	13,918		21,681		8,763		2,349		4,431
2021	11,931		19,514		7,186		1,901		3,625
2022	9,458		15,756		5,675		1,314		2,218
2023	7,782		12,092		2,946		1,043		1,561
Years thereafter	23,297		22,003		4,417		2,323		2,726
Minimum lease payments		$86,807		$117,016		$38,331		$11,423		$20,305

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2018		$6.2		$20.2		$4.6		$2.5		$3.1		$1.9
2017		$7.5		$23.0		$5.6		$2.5		$3.4		$2.2
2016		$8.0		$17.8		$4.0		$0.9		$2.8		$1.6

Purchase Power Agreement Minimum Lease Payments

The minimum lease payments under the power purchase agreement are as follows:

Year	Entergy Texas (a)		Entergy
	(In Thousands)
2019		$31,159		$31,159
2020	31,876		31,876
2021	32,609		32,609
2022	10,180		10,180
Minimum lease payments		$105,824		$105,824

(a) Amounts reflect 100% of minimum payments. Under a separate contract, which expires May 31, 2022, Entergy Louisiana purchases 50% of the capacity and energy from the power purchase agreement from Entergy Texas.

System Energy [Member]

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2018		$6.2		$20.2		$4.6		$2.5		$3.1		$1.9
2017		$7.5		$23.0		$5.6		$2.5		$3.4		$2.2
2016		$8.0		$17.8		$4.0		$0.9		$2.8		$1.6

Future Minimum Lease Payments Sale Leaseback Transactions

As of December 31, 2018, System Energy, in connection with the Grand Gulf sale and leaseback transactions, had future minimum lease payments that are recorded as long-term debt, as follows, which reflects the effect of the December 2013 renewal:

	Amount
	(In Thousands)
2019		$17,188
2020	17,188
2021	17,188
2022	17,188
2023	17,188
Years thereafter	223,437
Total	309,377
Less: Amount representing interest	275,025
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$34,352