Business Segment Information (Tables) - Parent Company [Member]

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Segment Financial Information

Entergy’s segment financial information for the first quarters of 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

	Utility			Entergy Wholesale Commodities			All Other			Eliminations			Entergy
	(In Thousands)
2019
Operating revenues		$2,175,982			$433,612			$—			($10	)		$2,609,584
Income taxes		($11,564	)		$65,908			($11,573	)		$—			$42,771
Consolidated net income (loss)		$234,147			$97,079			($40,682	)		($31,898	)		$258,646
Total assets as of March 31, 2019		$46,502,826			$5,065,643			$719,602			($2,682,690	)		$49,605,381
2018
Operating revenues		$2,304,990			$418,924			$—			($33	)		$2,723,881
Income taxes		$52,224			($1,078	)		($7,483	)		$—			$43,663
Consolidated net income (loss)		$217,940			($17,779	)		($32,063	)		($31,898	)		$136,200
Total assets as of December 31, 2018		$44,777,167			$5,459,275			$733,366			($2,694,742	)		$48,275,066

The Entergy Wholesale Commodities business is sometimes referred to as the “competitive businesses.”  Eliminations are primarily intersegment activity. Almost all of Entergy’s goodwill is related to the Utility segment.

Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

Total restructuring charges for the first quarters of 2019 and 2018 were comprised of the following:

	2019						2018
	Employee retention and severance expenses and other benefits-related costs		Contracted economic development costs		Total		Employee retention and severance expenses and other benefits-related costs		Contracted economic development costs		Total
	(In Millions)
Balance as of January 1,		$179		$14		$193		$83		$14		$97
Restructuring costs accrued	34		—		34		26		—		26
Balance as of March 31,		$213		$14		$227		$109		$14		$123