Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Securitization property	$ 333,783	$ 360,790
Securitization bonds	$ 398,291	$ 423,858
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	261,587,009	261,587,009
Treasury stock, shares	71,670,773	72,530,866
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Securitization property	$ 11,096	$ 14,329
Securitization bonds	20,975	20,898
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Securitization property	44,739	49,753
Securitization bonds	55,747	55,682
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Securitization property	58,089	60,453
Securitization bonds	63,681	63,620
Entergy Texas [Member]
Securitization property	219,904	236,336
Securitization bonds	$ 257,887	$ 283,659
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	46,525,000	46,525,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	46,525,000	46,525,000
System Energy [Member]
Common stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	789,350	789,350
Common stock, shares outstanding	789,350	789,350