Income Taxes Income Taxes (Summary of Interest on Income Taxes Expense Related to Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense	$ 4.0	$ 7.0	$ 8.0
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense	1.4	0.2	0.2
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense	(3.7)	3.8	5.7
Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense	0.5	0.2	0.2
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense	2.0	0.6	0.6
Entergy Texas [Member]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense	0.2	0.5	(0.8)
System Energy [Member]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense	$ 1.3	$ 4.7	$ 4.8