Retirement, Other Postretirement Benefits, And Defined Contribution Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

Entergy Corporation and its subsidiaries’ total 2020, 2019, and 2018 qualified pension costs and amounts recognized as a regulatory asset and/or other comprehensive income, including amounts capitalized, included the following components:

	2020	2019	2018
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$161,487	$134,193	$155,010
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	239,614	293,114	267,415
Expected return on assets	(414,273)	(414,947)	(442,142)
Amortization of prior service cost	—	—	398
Recognized net loss	350,010	241,117	274,104
Settlement charges	36,946	23,492	828
Net periodic pension costs	$373,784	$276,969	$255,613
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net loss	$483,653	$614,600	$394,951
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service cost	—	—	(398)
Amortization of net loss	(358,473)	(241,117)	(274,104)
Settlement charge	(36,946)	(23,492)	(828)
Total	$88,234	$349,991	$119,621
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$462,018	$626,960	$375,234

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Qualified pension obligations, plan assets, funded status, amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for Entergy Corporation and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

	2020	2019
	(In Thousands)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Balance at January 1	$8,406,203	$7,404,917
Service cost	161,487	134,193
Interest cost	239,614	293,114
Actuarial loss	969,609	1,292,767
Benefits paid (including settlement lump sum benefit payments of ($84,754) in 2020 and ($68,203) in 2019)	(633,261)	(718,788)
Balance at December 31	$9,143,652	$8,406,203
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$6,271,160	$5,497,415
Actual return on plan assets	900,229	1,093,114
Employer contributions	316,298	399,419
Benefits paid (including settlement lump sum benefit payments of ($84,754) in 2020 and ($68,203) in 2019)	(633,261)	(718,788)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$6,854,426	$6,271,160
Funded status	($2,289,226)	($2,135,043)
Amount recognized in the balance sheet
Non-current liabilities	($2,289,226)	($2,135,043)
Amount recognized as a regulatory asset
Net loss	$2,926,670	$2,831,408
Amount recognized as AOCI (before tax)
Net loss	$726,010	$724,575

Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Amortization

Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) as of December 31, 2020:

	Qualified Pension Costs	Other Postretirement Costs	Non-Qualified Pension Costs	Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service cost	$—	$21,000	($231)	$20,769
Amortization of loss	(105,853)	(1,006)	(3,326)	(110,185)
Settlement loss	(243)	—	—	(243)
	($106,096)	$19,994	($3,557)	($89,659)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service cost	$—	$6,179	$—	$6,179
Amortization of loss	(2,001)	447	(3)	(1,557)
Settlement loss	(243)	—	—	(243)
	($2,244)	$6,626	($3)	$4,379

Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) as of December 31, 2019:

	Qualified Pension Costs	Other Postretirement Costs	Non-Qualified Pension Costs	Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service cost	$—	$21,498	($198)	$21,300
Amortization of loss	(82,284)	1,230	(2,192)	(83,246)
Settlement loss	(23,458)	—	(1,697)	(25,155)
	($105,742)	$22,728	($4,087)	($87,101)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service cost	$—	$7,349	$—	$7,349
Amortization of loss	(2,795)	695	(6)	(2,106)
	($2,795)	$8,044	($6)	$5,243

Target Asset Allocation

Entergy’s qualified pension and postretirement weighted-average asset allocations by asset category at December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the target asset allocation and ranges for 2020 are as follows:

Pension Asset Allocation	Target	Range			Actual 2020	Actual 2019
Domestic Equity Securities	39%	32%	to	46%	38%	39%
International Equity Securities	19%	15%	to	23%	19%	19%
Fixed Income Securities	42%	39%	to	45%	42%	41%
Other	0%	0%	to	10%	1%	1%

Postretirement Asset Allocation	Non-Taxable and Taxable
	Target	Range			Actual 2020	Actual 2019
Domestic Equity Securities	26%	21%	to	31%	29%	29%
International Equity Securities	18%	13%	to	23%	18%	18%
Fixed Income Securities	56%	51%	to	61%	53%	53%
Other	0%	0%	to	5%	0%	0%

Investments Held For Qualified Pension And Other Postretirement Plans Measured At Fair Value

The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy, measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, a summary of the investments held in the master trusts for Entergy’s qualified pension and other postretirement plans in which the Registrant Subsidiaries participate.

Qualified Defined Benefit Pension Plan Trusts

2020	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3	Total
	(In Thousands)
Equity securities:
Corporate stocks:
Preferred	$15,756	(b)	$—		$—	$15,756
Common	1,031,213	(b)	—	(b)	—	1,031,213
Common collective trusts (c)						2,958,767
Registered investment companies	—	(d)	—		—	—
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Government securities	—		731,319	(a)	—	731,319
Corporate debt instruments	—		1,029,370	(a)	—	1,029,370
Registered investment companies (e)	81,800	(d)	3,076	(d)	—	1,128,107
Other	156	(f)	56,323	(f)	—	56,479
Other:
Insurance company general account (unallocated contracts)	—		6,253	(g)	—	6,253
Total investments	$1,128,925		$1,826,341		$—	$6,957,264
Cash						2,316
Other pending transactions						(29,121)
Less: Other postretirement assets included in total investments						(76,033)
Total fair value of qualified pension assets						$6,854,426

2019	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3	Total
	(In Thousands)
Equity securities:
Corporate stocks:
Preferred	$10,379	(b)	$—		$—	$10,379
Common	857,159	(b)	—	(b)	—	857,159
Common collective trusts (c)						2,698,697
Registered investment companies	132,389	(d)	—		—	132,389
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Government securities	—	(b)	805,671	(a)	—	805,671
Corporate debt instruments	—		762,577	(a)	—	762,577
Registered investment companies (e)	53,842	(d)	2,903	(d)	—	1,008,371
Other	73	(f)	43,106	(f)	—	43,179
Other:
Insurance company general account (unallocated contracts)	—		40,452	(g)	—	40,452
Total investments	$1,053,842		$1,654,709		$—	$6,358,874
Cash						1,407
Other pending transactions						(22,549)
Less: Other postretirement assets included in total investments						(66,572)
Total fair value of qualified pension assets						$6,271,160

Other Postretirement Trusts

2020	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3	Total
	(In Thousands)
Equity securities:
Common collective trust (c)						$315,191
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Government securities	46,498	(b)	97,604	(a)	—	144,102
Corporate debt instruments	—		147,287	(a)	—	147,287
Registered investment companies	16,965	(d)	—		—	16,965
Other	—		60,219	(f)	—	60,219
Total investments	$63,463		$305,110		$—	$683,764
Other pending transactions						(21,931)
Plus:  Other postretirement assets included in the investments of the qualified pension trust						76,033
Total fair value of other postretirement assets						$737,866

2019	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3	Total
	(In Thousands)
Equity securities:
Common collective trust (c)						$289,398
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Government securities	49,930	(b)	89,297	(a)	—	139,227
Corporate debt instruments	—		130,333	(a)	—	130,333
Registered investment companies	1,877	(d)	—		—	1,877
Other	—		57,210	(f)	—	57,210
Total investments	$51,807		$276,840		$—	$618,045
Other pending transactions						1,645
Plus:  Other postretirement assets included in the investments of the qualified pension trust						66,572
Total fair value of other postretirement assets						$686,262

(a)Certain preferred stocks and certain fixed income debt securities (corporate, government, and securitized) are stated at fair value as determined by broker quotes.

(b)Common stocks, certain preferred stocks, and certain fixed income debt securities (government) are stated at fair value determined by quoted market prices.

(c)The common collective trusts hold investments in accordance with stated objectives.  The investment strategy of the trusts is to capture the growth potential of equity markets by replicating the performance of a specified index.  Net asset value per share of common collective trusts estimate fair value. Certain of these common collective trusts are not publicly quoted and are valued by the fund administrators using net asset value as a practical expedient. Accordingly, these funds are not assigned a level in the fair value table, but are included in the total.

(d)Registered investment companies are money market mutual funds with a stable net asset value of one dollar per share. Registered investment companies may hold investments in domestic and international bond markets or domestic equities and estimate fair value using net asset value per share.

(e)Certain of these registered investment companies are not publicly quoted and are valued by the fund administrators using net asset value as a practical expedient. Accordingly, these funds are not assigned a level in the fair value table, but are included in the total.

(f)The other remaining assets are U.S. municipal and foreign government bonds stated at fair value as determined by broker quotes.

(g)The unallocated insurance contract investments are recorded at contract value, which approximates fair value.  The contract value represents contributions made under the contract, plus interest, less funds used to pay benefits and contract expenses, and less distributions to the master trust.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

Based upon the assumptions used to measure Entergy’s qualified pension and other postretirement benefit obligations at December 31, 2020, and including pension and other postretirement benefits attributable to estimated future employee service, Entergy expects that benefits to be paid and the Medicare Part D subsidies to be received over the next ten years for Entergy Corporation and its subsidiaries will be as follows:

	Estimated Future Benefits Payments
	Qualified Pension	Non-Qualified Pension	Other Postretirement (before Medicare Subsidy)	Estimated Future Medicare D Subsidy Receipts
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$566,242	$22,851	$68,109	$123
2022	$568,058	$24,193	$67,904	$82
2023	$569,348	$23,906	$68,149	$93
2024	$576,365	$17,183	$67,569	$101
2025	$552,303	$25,477	$66,414	$112
2026 - 2030	$2,641,864	$56,584	$314,972	$703

Actuarial Assumptions Used In Determining Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Obligation

The significant actuarial assumptions used in determining the pension PBO and the other postretirement benefit APBO as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

	2020	2019
Weighted-average discount rate:
Qualified pension	2.60% - 2.83% Blended 2.77%	3.26% - 3.43% Blended 3.39%
Other postretirement	2.62%	3.26%
Non-qualified pension	1.61%	2.72%
Weighted-average rate of increase in future compensation levels	3.98% - 4.40%	3.98% - 4.40%
Interest crediting rate	2.60%	2.60%
Assumed health care trend rate:
Pre-65	5.87%	6.13%
Post-65	6.31%	6.25%
Ultimate rate	4.75%	4.75%
Year ultimate rate is reached and beyond:
Pre-65	2030	2027
Post-65	2028	2027

Actuarial Assumptions Used In Determining Net Periodic And Other Postretirement Benefit Obligation

The significant actuarial assumptions used in determining the net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs for 2020, 2019, and 2018 were as follows:

	2020	2019	2018
Weighted-average discount rate:
Qualified pension:
Service cost	3.42%	4.57%	3.89%
Interest cost	2.99%	4.15%	3.44%
Other postretirement:
Service cost	3.27%	4.62%	3.88%
Interest cost	2.41%	4.01%	3.33%
Non-qualified pension:
Service cost	2.71%	3.94%	3.35%
Interest cost	2.25%	3.46%	2.76%
Weighted-average rate of increase in future compensation levels	3.98% - 4.40%	3.98%	3.98%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets:
Pension assets	7.00%	7.25%	7.50%
Other postretirement non-taxable assets	6.25% - 7.00%	6.5%-7.25%	6.50% - 7.50%
Other postretirement taxable assets	5.25%	5.50%	5.50%
Assumed health care trend rate:
Pre-65	6.13%	6.59%	6.95%
Post-65	6.25%	7.15%	7.25%
Ultimate rate	4.75%	4.75%	4.75%
Year ultimate rate is reached and beyond:
Pre-65	2027	2027	2027
Post-65	2027	2026	2027

Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

Entergy Corporation’s and its subsidiaries’ total 2020, 2019, and 2018 other postretirement benefit costs, including amounts capitalized and amounts recognized as a regulatory asset and/or other comprehensive income, included the following components:

	2020	2019	2018
	(In Thousands)
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$24,500	$18,699	$27,129
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO)	28,597	47,901	50,725
Expected return on assets	(40,880)	(38,246)	(41,493)
Amortization of prior service credit	(32,882)	(35,377)	(37,002)
Recognized net loss	3,481	1,430	13,729
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($17,184)	($5,593)	$13,088
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and /or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Prior service credit for period	($128,837)	$—	$—
Net (gain)/loss	41,031	(38,526)	(274,354)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and /or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	32,882	35,377	37,002
Amortization of net loss	(3,481)	(1,430)	(13,729)
Total	($58,405)	($4,579)	($251,081)
Total recognized as net periodic benefit (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	($75,589)	($10,172)	($237,993)

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Other postretirement benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, and amounts not yet recognized and recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets of Entergy Corporation and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

	2020	2019
	(In Thousands)
Change in APBO
Balance at January 1	$1,252,903	$1,232,619
Service cost	24,500	18,699
Interest cost	28,597	47,901
Plan amendments	(128,837)	—
Plan participant contributions	37,176	38,640
Actuarial loss	80,162	23,673
Benefits paid	(113,786)	(109,223)
Medicare Part D subsidy received	360	594
Balance at December 31	$1,181,075	$1,252,903
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$686,262	$609,782
Actual return on plan assets	80,011	100,445
Employer contributions	48,203	46,618
Plan participant contributions	37,176	38,640
Benefits paid	(113,786)	(109,223)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$737,866	$686,262
Funded status	($443,209)	($566,641)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Current liabilities	($38,963)	($48,040)
Non-current liabilities	(404,246)	(518,601)
Total funded status	($443,209)	($566,641)
Amounts recognized as a regulatory asset
Prior service credit	($45,501)	($11,899)
Net gain	(8,565)	(5,081)
	($54,066)	($16,980)
Amounts recognized as AOCI (before tax)
Prior service credit	($83,581)	($21,231)
Net (gain)/loss	24,365	(16,670)
	($59,216)	($37,901)

Entergy Arkansas [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ total 2020, 2019, and 2018 qualified pension costs and amounts recognized as a regulatory asset and/or other comprehensive income, including amounts capitalized, for their employees included the following components:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$26,329	$35,158	$8,060	$2,654	$6,116	$7,883
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	44,165	50,432	12,922	5,825	10,731	11,006
Expected return on assets	(78,187)	(89,691)	(23,147)	(10,509)	(21,951)	(18,757)
Recognized net loss	68,338	66,640	18,983	8,018	13,173	17,104
Settlement charges	21,078	8,109	3,366	—	4,289	105
Net pension cost	$81,723	$70,648	$20,184	$5,988	$12,358	$17,341
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net loss	$106,178	$90,064	$36,899	$8,148	$13,379	$35,403
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(69,713)	(68,248)	(19,393)	(8,213)	(13,564)	(17,434)
Settlement charge	(21,078)	(8,109)	(3,366)	—	(4,289)	(105)
Total	$15,387	$13,707	$14,140	($65)	($4,474)	$17,864
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$97,110	$84,355	$34,324	$5,923	$7,884	$35,205

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$21,043	$29,137	$6,516	$2,274	$5,401	$6,199
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	56,701	63,529	16,272	7,495	14,451	13,456
Expected return on assets	(80,705)	(90,607)	(23,873)	(10,785)	(23,447)	(18,710)
Recognized net loss	47,361	46,571	12,416	6,117	9,335	11,400
Net pension cost	$44,400	$48,630	$11,331	$5,101	$5,740	$12,345
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net loss	$118,898	$99,346	$41,088	$6,531	$10,869	$36,711
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(47,361)	(46,571)	(12,416)	(6,117)	(9,335)	(11,400)
Total	$71,537	$52,775	$28,672	$414	$1,534	$25,311
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$115,937	$101,405	$40,003	$5,515	$7,274	$37,656

2018	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$24,757	$33,783	$7,286	$2,693	$6,356	$7,102
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	52,017	59,761	15,075	7,253	13,390	12,907
Expected return on assets	(87,404)	(99,236)	(26,007)	(11,973)	(26,091)	(19,963)
Recognized net loss	53,650	57,800	14,438	7,816	10,503	14,859
Net pension cost	$43,020	$52,108	$10,792	$5,789	$4,158	$14,905
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net (gain)/loss	$74,570	$41,642	$19,244	$2,351	$24,121	($2,359)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(53,650)	(57,800)	(14,438)	(7,816)	(10,503)	(14,859)
Total	$20,920	($16,158)	$4,806	($5,465)	$13,618	($17,218)
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$63,940	$35,950	$15,598	$324	$17,776	($2,313)

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Qualified pension obligations, plan assets, funded status, amounts recognized in the Balance Sheets for the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Balance at January 1	$1,615,084	$1,784,474	$471,510	$206,962	$396,764	$393,607
Service cost	26,329	35,158	8,060	2,654	6,116	7,883
Interest cost	44,165	50,432	12,922	5,825	10,731	11,006
Actuarial loss	196,755	196,032	62,564	20,535	37,579	57,574
Benefits paid (a)	(142,951)	(138,825)	(44,947)	(15,689)	(40,526)	(28,922)
Balance at December 31	$1,739,382	$1,927,271	$510,109	$220,287	$410,664	$441,148
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$1,200,035	$1,364,030	$354,928	$160,777	$339,126	$282,668
Actual return on plan assets	168,764	195,658	48,812	22,896	46,151	40,927
Employer contributions	60,008	55,443	12,601	4,567	4,997	16,145
Benefits paid (a)	(142,951)	(138,825)	(44,947)	(15,689)	(40,526)	(28,922)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$1,285,856	$1,476,306	$371,394	$172,551	$349,748	$310,818
Funded status	($453,526)	($450,965)	($138,715)	($47,736)	($60,916)	($130,330)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet (funded status)
Non-current liabilities	($453,526)	($450,965)	($138,715)	($47,736)	($60,916)	($130,330)
Amounts recognized as regulatory asset
Net loss	$816,002	$766,099	$239,904	$91,991	$156,480	$212,062
Amounts recognized as AOCI (before tax)
Net loss	$—	$31,921	$—	$—	$—	$—

(a)    Including settlement lump sum benefit payments of ($48.4) million at Entergy Arkansas, ($18.6) million at Entergy Louisiana, ($7.7) million at Entergy Mississippi, ($9.8) million at Entergy Texas, and ($236) thousand at System Energy.

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Balance at January 1	$1,443,808	$1,599,916	$414,089	$191,190	$369,604	$339,034
Service cost	21,043	29,137	6,516	2,274	5,401	6,199
Interest cost	56,701	63,529	16,272	7,495	14,451	13,456
Actuarial loss	248,213	248,509	79,453	24,299	49,235	66,460
Benefits paid	(154,681)	(156,617)	(44,820)	(18,296)	(41,927)	(31,542)
Balance at December 31	$1,615,084	$1,784,474	$471,510	$206,962	$396,764	$393,607
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$1,068,842	$1,215,926	$316,716	$145,968	$315,514	$245,516
Actual return on plan assets	210,020	239,770	62,238	28,552	61,814	48,460
Employer contributions	75,854	64,951	20,794	4,553	3,725	20,234
Benefits paid	(154,681)	(156,617)	(44,820)	(18,296)	(41,927)	(31,542)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$1,200,035	$1,364,030	$354,928	$160,777	$339,126	$282,668
Funded status	($415,049)	($420,444)	($116,582)	($46,185)	($57,638)	($110,939)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet (funded status)
Non-current liabilities	($415,049)	($420,444)	($116,582)	($46,185)	($57,638)	($110,939)
Amounts recognized as regulatory asset
Net loss	$799,235	$759,228	$225,354	$91,862	$160,564	$193,870
Amounts recognized as AOCI  (before tax)
Net loss	$—	$23,481	$—	$—	$—	$—

Schedule Of Accumulated Benefit Obligations

The qualified pension accumulated benefit obligation for each of the Registrant Subsidiaries for their employees as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	December 31,
	2020	2019
	(In Thousands)
Entergy Arkansas	$1,617,858	$1,519,998
Entergy Louisiana	$1,753,980	$1,643,759
Entergy Mississippi	$466,497	$438,817
Entergy New Orleans	$201,159	$192,561
Entergy Texas	$379,050	$371,589
System Energy	$410,296	$368,771

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

Based upon the same assumptions, Entergy expects that benefits to be paid and the Medicare Part D subsidies to be received over the next ten years for the Registrant Subsidiaries for their employees will be as follows:

Estimated Future Qualified Pension Benefits Payments	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$115,340	$130,058	$38,131	$15,011	$32,935	$29,202
2022	$114,260	$130,019	$38,104	$15,202	$32,859	$28,854
2023	$111,759	$128,199	$37,159	$15,030	$31,439	$28,833
2024	$110,128	$126,927	$35,571	$14,437	$29,541	$28,641
2025	$108,314	$124,911	$34,377	$14,052	$27,781	$27,378
2026 - 2030	$513,207	$575,141	$155,722	$63,426	$123,688	$132,163

Estimated Future Non-Qualified Pension Benefits Payments	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$218	$193	$181	$17	$633
2022	$424	$211	$411	$17	$871
2023	$328	$217	$377	$21	$1,004
2024	$285	$196	$454	$19	$851
2025	$580	$209	$439	$19	$762
2026 - 2030	$976	$718	$2,146	$111	$3,250

Estimated Future Other Postretirement Benefits Payments (before Medicare Part D Subsidy)	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$12,693	$15,600	$3,386	$2,412	$5,322	$2,739
2022	$12,542	$15,502	$3,498	$2,322	$4,840	$2,734
2023	$12,329	$15,397	$3,541	$2,238	$4,770	$2,676
2024	$12,156	$15,034	$3,574	$2,151	$4,597	$2,579
2025	$11,869	$14,825	$3,614	$2,070	$4,486	$2,518
2026 - 2030	$56,603	$69,424	$17,668	$8,853	$20,622	$11,749

Estimated Future Medicare Part D Subsidy	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$40	$20	$15	$—	$13	$5
2022	$39	$6	$15	$—	$4	$1
2023	$42	$6	$17	$—	$5	$2
2024	$45	$8	$17	$—	$5	$2
2025	$49	$8	$19	$—	$6	$1
2026 - 2030	$289	$58	$112	$—	$43	$12

Expected Employer Contributions

The Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute approximately the following to the qualified pension and other postretirement plans for their employees in 2021:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Pension Contributions	$66,649	$59,882	$13,715	$5,395	$6,955	$18,663
Other Postretirement Contributions	$517	$15,600	$130	$175	$66	$22

Contributions To Defined Contribution Plans

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ 2020, 2019, and 2018 contributions to defined contribution plans for their employees were as follows:

Year	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$4,515	$6,518	$2,863	$1,115	$2,596
2019	$4,111	$5,641	$2,424	$882	$2,136
2018	$3,985	$5,450	$2,307	$795	$1,992

Entergy Arkansas [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

Total 2020, 2019, and 2018 other postretirement benefit costs of the Registrant Subsidiaries, including amounts capitalized and deferred, for their employees included the following components:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$3,626	$5,993	$1,468	$445	$1,219	$1,254
Interest cost on APBO	4,712	6,216	1,536	784	2,008	1,130
Expected return on assets	(17,104)	—	(5,167)	(5,382)	(9,643)	(2,958)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,849)	(6,179)	(1,652)	(763)	(3,364)	(1,065)
Recognized net (gain)/ loss	540	(447)	171	(13)	907	121
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,075)	$5,583	($3,644)	($4,929)	($8,873)	($1,518)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Prior service cost/(credit) for the period	$12,320	($23,508)	($4,428)	($5,493)	($22,441)	($1,963)
Net (gain)/loss	$2,245	$8,744	($4,456)	($5,351)	($3,266)	$58
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	1,849	6,179	1,652	763	3,364	1,065
Amortization of net (gain)/loss	(540)	447	(171)	13	(907)	(121)
Total	$15,874	($8,138)	($7,403)	($10,068)	($23,250)	($961)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$5,799	($2,555)	($11,047)	($14,997)	($32,123)	($2,479)

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$2,363	$4,639	$1,046	$367	$943	$973
Interest cost on APBO	7,226	10,664	2,681	1,581	3,415	1,902
Expected return on assets	(15,962)	—	(4,794)	(4,947)	(9,103)	(2,788)
Amortization of prior service credit	(4,950)	(7,349)	(1,756)	(682)	(2,243)	(1,450)
Recognized net (gain)/loss	576	(695)	723	231	485	354
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,747)	$7,259	($2,100)	($3,450)	($6,503)	($1,009)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net gain	($26,707)	($2,220)	($11,950)	($10,967)	($6,406)	($5,539)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	4,950	7,349	1,756	682	2,243	1,450
Amortization of net (gain)/ loss	(576)	695	(723)	(231)	(485)	(354)
Total	($22,333)	$5,824	($10,917)	($10,516)	($4,648)	($4,443)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	($33,080)	$13,083	($13,017)	($13,966)	($11,151)	($5,452)

2018	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$3,170	$6,225	$1,284	$516	$1,319	$1,223
Interest cost on APBO	7,986	11,154	2,731	1,669	3,754	1,998
Expected return on assets	(17,368)	—	(5,213)	(5,250)	(9,784)	(3,130)
Amortization of prior service credit	(5,110)	(7,735)	(1,823)	(745)	(2,316)	(1,513)
Recognized net loss	1,154	1,550	1,508	137	823	932
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,168)	$11,194	($1,513)	($3,673)	($6,204)	($490)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net gain	(32,219)	(73,249)	(7,794)	(981)	(10,561)	(6,680)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	5,110	7,735	1,823	745	2,316	1,513
Amortization of net loss	(1,154)	(1,550)	(1,508)	(137)	(823)	(932)
Total	($28,263)	($67,064)	($7,479)	($373)	($9,068)	($6,099)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	($38,431)	($55,870)	($8,992)	($4,046)	($15,272)	($6,589)

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Other postretirement benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, and amounts not yet recognized and recognized in the Balance Sheets of the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in APBO
Balance at January 1	$185,744	$274,175	$65,979	$38,460	$94,742	$47,348
Service cost	3,626	5,993	1,468	445	1,219	1,254
Interest cost	4,712	6,216	1,536	784	2,008	1,130
Plan amendments	12,320	(23,508)	(4,428)	(5,493)	(22,441)	(1,963)
Plan participant contributions	7,792	8,269	2,122	1,123	2,456	1,732
Actuarial (gain)/loss	18,257	8,744	684	(91)	5,952	3,025
Benefits paid	(23,141)	(24,395)	(5,382)	(3,530)	(9,721)	(4,851)
Medicare Part D subsidy received	59	77	11	9	18	26
Balance at December 31	$209,369	$255,571	$61,990	$31,707	$74,233	$47,701
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$284,224	$—	$86,085	$93,858	$161,810	$48,471
Actual return on plan assets	33,116	—	10,307	10,642	18,861	5,925
Employer contributions	2,201	16,126	343	641	690	1,342
Plan participant contributions	7,792	8,269	2,122	1,123	2,456	1,732
Benefits paid	(23,141)	(24,395)	(5,382)	(3,530)	(9,721)	(4,851)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$304,192	$—	$93,475	$102,734	$174,096	$52,619
Funded status	$94,823	($255,571)	$31,485	$71,027	$99,863	$4,918
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Current liabilities	$—	($15,580)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Non-current liabilities	94,823	(239,991)	31,485	71,027	99,863	4,918
Total funded status	$94,823	($255,571)	$31,485	$71,027	$99,863	$4,918
Amounts recognized in regulatory asset
Prior service cost/(credit)	$7,655	$—	($5,884)	($4,730)	($20,498)	($1,754)
Net (gain)/loss	(16,557)	—	(1,355)	(13,385)	2,030	2,818
	($8,902)	$—	($7,239)	($18,115)	($18,468)	$1,064
Amounts recognized in AOCI (before tax)
Prior service credit	$—	($22,244)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Net gain	—	(15,548)	—	—	—	—
	$—	($37,792)	$—	$—	$—	$—

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in APBO
Balance at January 1	$187,830	$275,269	$68,976	$41,987	$88,310	$48,791
Service cost	2,363	4,639	1,046	367	943	973
Interest cost	7,226	10,664	2,681	1,581	3,415	1,902
Plan participant contributions	8,125	8,876	2,197	1,343	2,602	1,765
Actuarial (gain)/loss	166	(2,220)	(3,778)	(4,234)	8,279	(891)
Benefits paid	(20,048)	(23,160)	(5,159)	(2,598)	(8,830)	(5,229)
Medicare Part D subsidy received	82	107	16	14	23	37
Balance at December 31	$185,744	$274,175	$65,979	$38,460	$94,742	$47,348
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$252,055	$—	$75,853	$81,774	$144,846	$43,670
Actual return on plan assets	42,835	—	12,966	11,680	23,788	7,436
Employer contributions	1,257	14,284	228	1,659	(596)	829
Plan participant contributions	8,125	8,876	2,197	1,343	2,602	1,765
Benefits paid	(20,048)	(23,160)	(5,159)	(2,598)	(8,830)	(5,229)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$284,224	$—	$86,085	$93,858	$161,810	$48,471
Funded status	$98,480	($274,175)	$20,106	$55,398	$67,068	$1,123
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Current liabilities	$—	($18,467)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Non-current liabilities	98,480	(255,708)	20,106	55,398	67,068	1,123
Total funded status	$98,480	($274,175)	$20,106	$55,398	$67,068	$1,123
Amounts recognized in regulatory asset
Prior service credit	($6,515)	$—	($3,108)	$—	($1,422)	($854)
Net (gain)/loss	(18,262)	—	3,272	(8,046)	6,203	2,881
	($24,777)	$—	$164	($8,046)	$4,781	$2,027
Amounts recognized in AOCI (before tax)
Prior service credit	$—	($4,915)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Net gain	—	(24,739)	—	—	—	—
	$—	($29,654)	$—	$—	$—	$—

Entergy Arkansas [Member] | Non-Qualified Pension Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

The following Registrant Subsidiaries participate in Entergy’s non-qualified, non-contributory defined benefit pension plans that provide benefits to certain key employees.  The net periodic pension cost for their employees for the non-qualified plans for 2020, 2019, and 2018, was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$333	$148	$359	$31	$469
2019	$275	$159	$326	$20	$481
2018	$474	$180	$300	$81	$650

Schedule Of Projected Benefit Obligations

The projected benefit obligation for their employees for the non-qualified plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$3,197	$1,965	$3,852	$247	$8,475
2019	$2,755	$1,682	$3,286	$231	$7,783

Schedule Of Accumulated Benefit Obligations

The accumulated benefit obligation for their employees for the non-qualified plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$2,626	$1,802	$3,345	$240	$7,949
2019	$2,248	$1,682	$2,938	$230	$7,391

Schedule Of Amounts Recorded On The Balance Sheet

The following amounts were recorded on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Current liabilities	($218)	($193)	($181)	($17)	($633)
Non-current liabilities	(2,979)	(1,772)	(3,671)	(230)	(7,842)
Total funded status	($3,197)	($1,965)	($3,852)	($247)	($8,475)
Regulatory asset/(liability)	$1,535	$424	$1,757	($558)	$147
Accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes)	$—	$18	$—	$—	$—

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Current liabilities	($249)	($216)	($357)	($17)	($723)
Non-current liabilities	(2,506)	(1,467)	(2,930)	(215)	(7,060)
Total funded status	($2,755)	($1,683)	($3,287)	($232)	($7,783)
Regulatory asset/(liability)	$1,232	$3	$1,432	($559)	($603)

Entergy Louisiana [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ total 2020, 2019, and 2018 qualified pension costs and amounts recognized as a regulatory asset and/or other comprehensive income, including amounts capitalized, for their employees included the following components:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$26,329	$35,158	$8,060	$2,654	$6,116	$7,883
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	44,165	50,432	12,922	5,825	10,731	11,006
Expected return on assets	(78,187)	(89,691)	(23,147)	(10,509)	(21,951)	(18,757)
Recognized net loss	68,338	66,640	18,983	8,018	13,173	17,104
Settlement charges	21,078	8,109	3,366	—	4,289	105
Net pension cost	$81,723	$70,648	$20,184	$5,988	$12,358	$17,341
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net loss	$106,178	$90,064	$36,899	$8,148	$13,379	$35,403
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(69,713)	(68,248)	(19,393)	(8,213)	(13,564)	(17,434)
Settlement charge	(21,078)	(8,109)	(3,366)	—	(4,289)	(105)
Total	$15,387	$13,707	$14,140	($65)	($4,474)	$17,864
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$97,110	$84,355	$34,324	$5,923	$7,884	$35,205

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$21,043	$29,137	$6,516	$2,274	$5,401	$6,199
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	56,701	63,529	16,272	7,495	14,451	13,456
Expected return on assets	(80,705)	(90,607)	(23,873)	(10,785)	(23,447)	(18,710)
Recognized net loss	47,361	46,571	12,416	6,117	9,335	11,400
Net pension cost	$44,400	$48,630	$11,331	$5,101	$5,740	$12,345
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net loss	$118,898	$99,346	$41,088	$6,531	$10,869	$36,711
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(47,361)	(46,571)	(12,416)	(6,117)	(9,335)	(11,400)
Total	$71,537	$52,775	$28,672	$414	$1,534	$25,311
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$115,937	$101,405	$40,003	$5,515	$7,274	$37,656

2018	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$24,757	$33,783	$7,286	$2,693	$6,356	$7,102
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	52,017	59,761	15,075	7,253	13,390	12,907
Expected return on assets	(87,404)	(99,236)	(26,007)	(11,973)	(26,091)	(19,963)
Recognized net loss	53,650	57,800	14,438	7,816	10,503	14,859
Net pension cost	$43,020	$52,108	$10,792	$5,789	$4,158	$14,905
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net (gain)/loss	$74,570	$41,642	$19,244	$2,351	$24,121	($2,359)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(53,650)	(57,800)	(14,438)	(7,816)	(10,503)	(14,859)
Total	$20,920	($16,158)	$4,806	($5,465)	$13,618	($17,218)
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$63,940	$35,950	$15,598	$324	$17,776	($2,313)

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Qualified pension obligations, plan assets, funded status, amounts recognized in the Balance Sheets for the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Balance at January 1	$1,615,084	$1,784,474	$471,510	$206,962	$396,764	$393,607
Service cost	26,329	35,158	8,060	2,654	6,116	7,883
Interest cost	44,165	50,432	12,922	5,825	10,731	11,006
Actuarial loss	196,755	196,032	62,564	20,535	37,579	57,574
Benefits paid (a)	(142,951)	(138,825)	(44,947)	(15,689)	(40,526)	(28,922)
Balance at December 31	$1,739,382	$1,927,271	$510,109	$220,287	$410,664	$441,148
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$1,200,035	$1,364,030	$354,928	$160,777	$339,126	$282,668
Actual return on plan assets	168,764	195,658	48,812	22,896	46,151	40,927
Employer contributions	60,008	55,443	12,601	4,567	4,997	16,145
Benefits paid (a)	(142,951)	(138,825)	(44,947)	(15,689)	(40,526)	(28,922)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$1,285,856	$1,476,306	$371,394	$172,551	$349,748	$310,818
Funded status	($453,526)	($450,965)	($138,715)	($47,736)	($60,916)	($130,330)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet (funded status)
Non-current liabilities	($453,526)	($450,965)	($138,715)	($47,736)	($60,916)	($130,330)
Amounts recognized as regulatory asset
Net loss	$816,002	$766,099	$239,904	$91,991	$156,480	$212,062
Amounts recognized as AOCI (before tax)
Net loss	$—	$31,921	$—	$—	$—	$—

(a)    Including settlement lump sum benefit payments of ($48.4) million at Entergy Arkansas, ($18.6) million at Entergy Louisiana, ($7.7) million at Entergy Mississippi, ($9.8) million at Entergy Texas, and ($236) thousand at System Energy.

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Balance at January 1	$1,443,808	$1,599,916	$414,089	$191,190	$369,604	$339,034
Service cost	21,043	29,137	6,516	2,274	5,401	6,199
Interest cost	56,701	63,529	16,272	7,495	14,451	13,456
Actuarial loss	248,213	248,509	79,453	24,299	49,235	66,460
Benefits paid	(154,681)	(156,617)	(44,820)	(18,296)	(41,927)	(31,542)
Balance at December 31	$1,615,084	$1,784,474	$471,510	$206,962	$396,764	$393,607
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$1,068,842	$1,215,926	$316,716	$145,968	$315,514	$245,516
Actual return on plan assets	210,020	239,770	62,238	28,552	61,814	48,460
Employer contributions	75,854	64,951	20,794	4,553	3,725	20,234
Benefits paid	(154,681)	(156,617)	(44,820)	(18,296)	(41,927)	(31,542)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$1,200,035	$1,364,030	$354,928	$160,777	$339,126	$282,668
Funded status	($415,049)	($420,444)	($116,582)	($46,185)	($57,638)	($110,939)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet (funded status)
Non-current liabilities	($415,049)	($420,444)	($116,582)	($46,185)	($57,638)	($110,939)
Amounts recognized as regulatory asset
Net loss	$799,235	$759,228	$225,354	$91,862	$160,564	$193,870
Amounts recognized as AOCI  (before tax)
Net loss	$—	$23,481	$—	$—	$—	$—

Schedule Of Accumulated Benefit Obligations

The qualified pension accumulated benefit obligation for each of the Registrant Subsidiaries for their employees as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	December 31,
	2020	2019
	(In Thousands)
Entergy Arkansas	$1,617,858	$1,519,998
Entergy Louisiana	$1,753,980	$1,643,759
Entergy Mississippi	$466,497	$438,817
Entergy New Orleans	$201,159	$192,561
Entergy Texas	$379,050	$371,589
System Energy	$410,296	$368,771

Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Amortization

Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) as of December 31, 2020:

	Qualified Pension Costs	Other Postretirement Costs	Non-Qualified Pension Costs	Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service cost	$—	$21,000	($231)	$20,769
Amortization of loss	(105,853)	(1,006)	(3,326)	(110,185)
Settlement loss	(243)	—	—	(243)
	($106,096)	$19,994	($3,557)	($89,659)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service cost	$—	$6,179	$—	$6,179
Amortization of loss	(2,001)	447	(3)	(1,557)
Settlement loss	(243)	—	—	(243)
	($2,244)	$6,626	($3)	$4,379

Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) as of December 31, 2019:

	Qualified Pension Costs	Other Postretirement Costs	Non-Qualified Pension Costs	Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service cost	$—	$21,498	($198)	$21,300
Amortization of loss	(82,284)	1,230	(2,192)	(83,246)
Settlement loss	(23,458)	—	(1,697)	(25,155)
	($105,742)	$22,728	($4,087)	($87,101)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service cost	$—	$7,349	$—	$7,349
Amortization of loss	(2,795)	695	(6)	(2,106)
	($2,795)	$8,044	($6)	$5,243

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

Based upon the same assumptions, Entergy expects that benefits to be paid and the Medicare Part D subsidies to be received over the next ten years for the Registrant Subsidiaries for their employees will be as follows:

Estimated Future Qualified Pension Benefits Payments	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$115,340	$130,058	$38,131	$15,011	$32,935	$29,202
2022	$114,260	$130,019	$38,104	$15,202	$32,859	$28,854
2023	$111,759	$128,199	$37,159	$15,030	$31,439	$28,833
2024	$110,128	$126,927	$35,571	$14,437	$29,541	$28,641
2025	$108,314	$124,911	$34,377	$14,052	$27,781	$27,378
2026 - 2030	$513,207	$575,141	$155,722	$63,426	$123,688	$132,163

Estimated Future Non-Qualified Pension Benefits Payments	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$218	$193	$181	$17	$633
2022	$424	$211	$411	$17	$871
2023	$328	$217	$377	$21	$1,004
2024	$285	$196	$454	$19	$851
2025	$580	$209	$439	$19	$762
2026 - 2030	$976	$718	$2,146	$111	$3,250

Estimated Future Other Postretirement Benefits Payments (before Medicare Part D Subsidy)	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$12,693	$15,600	$3,386	$2,412	$5,322	$2,739
2022	$12,542	$15,502	$3,498	$2,322	$4,840	$2,734
2023	$12,329	$15,397	$3,541	$2,238	$4,770	$2,676
2024	$12,156	$15,034	$3,574	$2,151	$4,597	$2,579
2025	$11,869	$14,825	$3,614	$2,070	$4,486	$2,518
2026 - 2030	$56,603	$69,424	$17,668	$8,853	$20,622	$11,749

Estimated Future Medicare Part D Subsidy	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$40	$20	$15	$—	$13	$5
2022	$39	$6	$15	$—	$4	$1
2023	$42	$6	$17	$—	$5	$2
2024	$45	$8	$17	$—	$5	$2
2025	$49	$8	$19	$—	$6	$1
2026 - 2030	$289	$58	$112	$—	$43	$12

Expected Employer Contributions

The Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute approximately the following to the qualified pension and other postretirement plans for their employees in 2021:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Pension Contributions	$66,649	$59,882	$13,715	$5,395	$6,955	$18,663
Other Postretirement Contributions	$517	$15,600	$130	$175	$66	$22

Contributions To Defined Contribution Plans

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ 2020, 2019, and 2018 contributions to defined contribution plans for their employees were as follows:

Year	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$4,515	$6,518	$2,863	$1,115	$2,596
2019	$4,111	$5,641	$2,424	$882	$2,136
2018	$3,985	$5,450	$2,307	$795	$1,992

Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

Total 2020, 2019, and 2018 other postretirement benefit costs of the Registrant Subsidiaries, including amounts capitalized and deferred, for their employees included the following components:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$3,626	$5,993	$1,468	$445	$1,219	$1,254
Interest cost on APBO	4,712	6,216	1,536	784	2,008	1,130
Expected return on assets	(17,104)	—	(5,167)	(5,382)	(9,643)	(2,958)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,849)	(6,179)	(1,652)	(763)	(3,364)	(1,065)
Recognized net (gain)/ loss	540	(447)	171	(13)	907	121
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,075)	$5,583	($3,644)	($4,929)	($8,873)	($1,518)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Prior service cost/(credit) for the period	$12,320	($23,508)	($4,428)	($5,493)	($22,441)	($1,963)
Net (gain)/loss	$2,245	$8,744	($4,456)	($5,351)	($3,266)	$58
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	1,849	6,179	1,652	763	3,364	1,065
Amortization of net (gain)/loss	(540)	447	(171)	13	(907)	(121)
Total	$15,874	($8,138)	($7,403)	($10,068)	($23,250)	($961)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$5,799	($2,555)	($11,047)	($14,997)	($32,123)	($2,479)

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$2,363	$4,639	$1,046	$367	$943	$973
Interest cost on APBO	7,226	10,664	2,681	1,581	3,415	1,902
Expected return on assets	(15,962)	—	(4,794)	(4,947)	(9,103)	(2,788)
Amortization of prior service credit	(4,950)	(7,349)	(1,756)	(682)	(2,243)	(1,450)
Recognized net (gain)/loss	576	(695)	723	231	485	354
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,747)	$7,259	($2,100)	($3,450)	($6,503)	($1,009)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net gain	($26,707)	($2,220)	($11,950)	($10,967)	($6,406)	($5,539)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	4,950	7,349	1,756	682	2,243	1,450
Amortization of net (gain)/ loss	(576)	695	(723)	(231)	(485)	(354)
Total	($22,333)	$5,824	($10,917)	($10,516)	($4,648)	($4,443)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	($33,080)	$13,083	($13,017)	($13,966)	($11,151)	($5,452)

2018	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$3,170	$6,225	$1,284	$516	$1,319	$1,223
Interest cost on APBO	7,986	11,154	2,731	1,669	3,754	1,998
Expected return on assets	(17,368)	—	(5,213)	(5,250)	(9,784)	(3,130)
Amortization of prior service credit	(5,110)	(7,735)	(1,823)	(745)	(2,316)	(1,513)
Recognized net loss	1,154	1,550	1,508	137	823	932
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,168)	$11,194	($1,513)	($3,673)	($6,204)	($490)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net gain	(32,219)	(73,249)	(7,794)	(981)	(10,561)	(6,680)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	5,110	7,735	1,823	745	2,316	1,513
Amortization of net loss	(1,154)	(1,550)	(1,508)	(137)	(823)	(932)
Total	($28,263)	($67,064)	($7,479)	($373)	($9,068)	($6,099)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	($38,431)	($55,870)	($8,992)	($4,046)	($15,272)	($6,589)

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Other postretirement benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, and amounts not yet recognized and recognized in the Balance Sheets of the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in APBO
Balance at January 1	$185,744	$274,175	$65,979	$38,460	$94,742	$47,348
Service cost	3,626	5,993	1,468	445	1,219	1,254
Interest cost	4,712	6,216	1,536	784	2,008	1,130
Plan amendments	12,320	(23,508)	(4,428)	(5,493)	(22,441)	(1,963)
Plan participant contributions	7,792	8,269	2,122	1,123	2,456	1,732
Actuarial (gain)/loss	18,257	8,744	684	(91)	5,952	3,025
Benefits paid	(23,141)	(24,395)	(5,382)	(3,530)	(9,721)	(4,851)
Medicare Part D subsidy received	59	77	11	9	18	26
Balance at December 31	$209,369	$255,571	$61,990	$31,707	$74,233	$47,701
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$284,224	$—	$86,085	$93,858	$161,810	$48,471
Actual return on plan assets	33,116	—	10,307	10,642	18,861	5,925
Employer contributions	2,201	16,126	343	641	690	1,342
Plan participant contributions	7,792	8,269	2,122	1,123	2,456	1,732
Benefits paid	(23,141)	(24,395)	(5,382)	(3,530)	(9,721)	(4,851)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$304,192	$—	$93,475	$102,734	$174,096	$52,619
Funded status	$94,823	($255,571)	$31,485	$71,027	$99,863	$4,918
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Current liabilities	$—	($15,580)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Non-current liabilities	94,823	(239,991)	31,485	71,027	99,863	4,918
Total funded status	$94,823	($255,571)	$31,485	$71,027	$99,863	$4,918
Amounts recognized in regulatory asset
Prior service cost/(credit)	$7,655	$—	($5,884)	($4,730)	($20,498)	($1,754)
Net (gain)/loss	(16,557)	—	(1,355)	(13,385)	2,030	2,818
	($8,902)	$—	($7,239)	($18,115)	($18,468)	$1,064
Amounts recognized in AOCI (before tax)
Prior service credit	$—	($22,244)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Net gain	—	(15,548)	—	—	—	—
	$—	($37,792)	$—	$—	$—	$—

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in APBO
Balance at January 1	$187,830	$275,269	$68,976	$41,987	$88,310	$48,791
Service cost	2,363	4,639	1,046	367	943	973
Interest cost	7,226	10,664	2,681	1,581	3,415	1,902
Plan participant contributions	8,125	8,876	2,197	1,343	2,602	1,765
Actuarial (gain)/loss	166	(2,220)	(3,778)	(4,234)	8,279	(891)
Benefits paid	(20,048)	(23,160)	(5,159)	(2,598)	(8,830)	(5,229)
Medicare Part D subsidy received	82	107	16	14	23	37
Balance at December 31	$185,744	$274,175	$65,979	$38,460	$94,742	$47,348
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$252,055	$—	$75,853	$81,774	$144,846	$43,670
Actual return on plan assets	42,835	—	12,966	11,680	23,788	7,436
Employer contributions	1,257	14,284	228	1,659	(596)	829
Plan participant contributions	8,125	8,876	2,197	1,343	2,602	1,765
Benefits paid	(20,048)	(23,160)	(5,159)	(2,598)	(8,830)	(5,229)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$284,224	$—	$86,085	$93,858	$161,810	$48,471
Funded status	$98,480	($274,175)	$20,106	$55,398	$67,068	$1,123
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Current liabilities	$—	($18,467)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Non-current liabilities	98,480	(255,708)	20,106	55,398	67,068	1,123
Total funded status	$98,480	($274,175)	$20,106	$55,398	$67,068	$1,123
Amounts recognized in regulatory asset
Prior service credit	($6,515)	$—	($3,108)	$—	($1,422)	($854)
Net (gain)/loss	(18,262)	—	3,272	(8,046)	6,203	2,881
	($24,777)	$—	$164	($8,046)	$4,781	$2,027
Amounts recognized in AOCI (before tax)
Prior service credit	$—	($4,915)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Net gain	—	(24,739)	—	—	—	—
	$—	($29,654)	$—	$—	$—	$—

Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Non-Qualified Pension Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

The following Registrant Subsidiaries participate in Entergy’s non-qualified, non-contributory defined benefit pension plans that provide benefits to certain key employees.  The net periodic pension cost for their employees for the non-qualified plans for 2020, 2019, and 2018, was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$333	$148	$359	$31	$469
2019	$275	$159	$326	$20	$481
2018	$474	$180	$300	$81	$650

Schedule Of Projected Benefit Obligations

The projected benefit obligation for their employees for the non-qualified plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$3,197	$1,965	$3,852	$247	$8,475
2019	$2,755	$1,682	$3,286	$231	$7,783

Schedule Of Accumulated Benefit Obligations

The accumulated benefit obligation for their employees for the non-qualified plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$2,626	$1,802	$3,345	$240	$7,949
2019	$2,248	$1,682	$2,938	$230	$7,391

Schedule Of Amounts Recorded On The Balance Sheet

The following amounts were recorded on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Current liabilities	($218)	($193)	($181)	($17)	($633)
Non-current liabilities	(2,979)	(1,772)	(3,671)	(230)	(7,842)
Total funded status	($3,197)	($1,965)	($3,852)	($247)	($8,475)
Regulatory asset/(liability)	$1,535	$424	$1,757	($558)	$147
Accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes)	$—	$18	$—	$—	$—

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Current liabilities	($249)	($216)	($357)	($17)	($723)
Non-current liabilities	(2,506)	(1,467)	(2,930)	(215)	(7,060)
Total funded status	($2,755)	($1,683)	($3,287)	($232)	($7,783)
Regulatory asset/(liability)	$1,232	$3	$1,432	($559)	($603)

Entergy Mississippi [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ total 2020, 2019, and 2018 qualified pension costs and amounts recognized as a regulatory asset and/or other comprehensive income, including amounts capitalized, for their employees included the following components:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$26,329	$35,158	$8,060	$2,654	$6,116	$7,883
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	44,165	50,432	12,922	5,825	10,731	11,006
Expected return on assets	(78,187)	(89,691)	(23,147)	(10,509)	(21,951)	(18,757)
Recognized net loss	68,338	66,640	18,983	8,018	13,173	17,104
Settlement charges	21,078	8,109	3,366	—	4,289	105
Net pension cost	$81,723	$70,648	$20,184	$5,988	$12,358	$17,341
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net loss	$106,178	$90,064	$36,899	$8,148	$13,379	$35,403
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(69,713)	(68,248)	(19,393)	(8,213)	(13,564)	(17,434)
Settlement charge	(21,078)	(8,109)	(3,366)	—	(4,289)	(105)
Total	$15,387	$13,707	$14,140	($65)	($4,474)	$17,864
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$97,110	$84,355	$34,324	$5,923	$7,884	$35,205

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$21,043	$29,137	$6,516	$2,274	$5,401	$6,199
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	56,701	63,529	16,272	7,495	14,451	13,456
Expected return on assets	(80,705)	(90,607)	(23,873)	(10,785)	(23,447)	(18,710)
Recognized net loss	47,361	46,571	12,416	6,117	9,335	11,400
Net pension cost	$44,400	$48,630	$11,331	$5,101	$5,740	$12,345
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net loss	$118,898	$99,346	$41,088	$6,531	$10,869	$36,711
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(47,361)	(46,571)	(12,416)	(6,117)	(9,335)	(11,400)
Total	$71,537	$52,775	$28,672	$414	$1,534	$25,311
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$115,937	$101,405	$40,003	$5,515	$7,274	$37,656

2018	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$24,757	$33,783	$7,286	$2,693	$6,356	$7,102
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	52,017	59,761	15,075	7,253	13,390	12,907
Expected return on assets	(87,404)	(99,236)	(26,007)	(11,973)	(26,091)	(19,963)
Recognized net loss	53,650	57,800	14,438	7,816	10,503	14,859
Net pension cost	$43,020	$52,108	$10,792	$5,789	$4,158	$14,905
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net (gain)/loss	$74,570	$41,642	$19,244	$2,351	$24,121	($2,359)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(53,650)	(57,800)	(14,438)	(7,816)	(10,503)	(14,859)
Total	$20,920	($16,158)	$4,806	($5,465)	$13,618	($17,218)
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$63,940	$35,950	$15,598	$324	$17,776	($2,313)

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Qualified pension obligations, plan assets, funded status, amounts recognized in the Balance Sheets for the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Balance at January 1	$1,615,084	$1,784,474	$471,510	$206,962	$396,764	$393,607
Service cost	26,329	35,158	8,060	2,654	6,116	7,883
Interest cost	44,165	50,432	12,922	5,825	10,731	11,006
Actuarial loss	196,755	196,032	62,564	20,535	37,579	57,574
Benefits paid (a)	(142,951)	(138,825)	(44,947)	(15,689)	(40,526)	(28,922)
Balance at December 31	$1,739,382	$1,927,271	$510,109	$220,287	$410,664	$441,148
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$1,200,035	$1,364,030	$354,928	$160,777	$339,126	$282,668
Actual return on plan assets	168,764	195,658	48,812	22,896	46,151	40,927
Employer contributions	60,008	55,443	12,601	4,567	4,997	16,145
Benefits paid (a)	(142,951)	(138,825)	(44,947)	(15,689)	(40,526)	(28,922)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$1,285,856	$1,476,306	$371,394	$172,551	$349,748	$310,818
Funded status	($453,526)	($450,965)	($138,715)	($47,736)	($60,916)	($130,330)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet (funded status)
Non-current liabilities	($453,526)	($450,965)	($138,715)	($47,736)	($60,916)	($130,330)
Amounts recognized as regulatory asset
Net loss	$816,002	$766,099	$239,904	$91,991	$156,480	$212,062
Amounts recognized as AOCI (before tax)
Net loss	$—	$31,921	$—	$—	$—	$—

(a)    Including settlement lump sum benefit payments of ($48.4) million at Entergy Arkansas, ($18.6) million at Entergy Louisiana, ($7.7) million at Entergy Mississippi, ($9.8) million at Entergy Texas, and ($236) thousand at System Energy.

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Balance at January 1	$1,443,808	$1,599,916	$414,089	$191,190	$369,604	$339,034
Service cost	21,043	29,137	6,516	2,274	5,401	6,199
Interest cost	56,701	63,529	16,272	7,495	14,451	13,456
Actuarial loss	248,213	248,509	79,453	24,299	49,235	66,460
Benefits paid	(154,681)	(156,617)	(44,820)	(18,296)	(41,927)	(31,542)
Balance at December 31	$1,615,084	$1,784,474	$471,510	$206,962	$396,764	$393,607
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$1,068,842	$1,215,926	$316,716	$145,968	$315,514	$245,516
Actual return on plan assets	210,020	239,770	62,238	28,552	61,814	48,460
Employer contributions	75,854	64,951	20,794	4,553	3,725	20,234
Benefits paid	(154,681)	(156,617)	(44,820)	(18,296)	(41,927)	(31,542)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$1,200,035	$1,364,030	$354,928	$160,777	$339,126	$282,668
Funded status	($415,049)	($420,444)	($116,582)	($46,185)	($57,638)	($110,939)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet (funded status)
Non-current liabilities	($415,049)	($420,444)	($116,582)	($46,185)	($57,638)	($110,939)
Amounts recognized as regulatory asset
Net loss	$799,235	$759,228	$225,354	$91,862	$160,564	$193,870
Amounts recognized as AOCI  (before tax)
Net loss	$—	$23,481	$—	$—	$—	$—

Schedule Of Accumulated Benefit Obligations

The qualified pension accumulated benefit obligation for each of the Registrant Subsidiaries for their employees as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	December 31,
	2020	2019
	(In Thousands)
Entergy Arkansas	$1,617,858	$1,519,998
Entergy Louisiana	$1,753,980	$1,643,759
Entergy Mississippi	$466,497	$438,817
Entergy New Orleans	$201,159	$192,561
Entergy Texas	$379,050	$371,589
System Energy	$410,296	$368,771

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

Based upon the same assumptions, Entergy expects that benefits to be paid and the Medicare Part D subsidies to be received over the next ten years for the Registrant Subsidiaries for their employees will be as follows:

Estimated Future Qualified Pension Benefits Payments	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$115,340	$130,058	$38,131	$15,011	$32,935	$29,202
2022	$114,260	$130,019	$38,104	$15,202	$32,859	$28,854
2023	$111,759	$128,199	$37,159	$15,030	$31,439	$28,833
2024	$110,128	$126,927	$35,571	$14,437	$29,541	$28,641
2025	$108,314	$124,911	$34,377	$14,052	$27,781	$27,378
2026 - 2030	$513,207	$575,141	$155,722	$63,426	$123,688	$132,163

Estimated Future Non-Qualified Pension Benefits Payments	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$218	$193	$181	$17	$633
2022	$424	$211	$411	$17	$871
2023	$328	$217	$377	$21	$1,004
2024	$285	$196	$454	$19	$851
2025	$580	$209	$439	$19	$762
2026 - 2030	$976	$718	$2,146	$111	$3,250

Estimated Future Other Postretirement Benefits Payments (before Medicare Part D Subsidy)	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$12,693	$15,600	$3,386	$2,412	$5,322	$2,739
2022	$12,542	$15,502	$3,498	$2,322	$4,840	$2,734
2023	$12,329	$15,397	$3,541	$2,238	$4,770	$2,676
2024	$12,156	$15,034	$3,574	$2,151	$4,597	$2,579
2025	$11,869	$14,825	$3,614	$2,070	$4,486	$2,518
2026 - 2030	$56,603	$69,424	$17,668	$8,853	$20,622	$11,749

Estimated Future Medicare Part D Subsidy	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$40	$20	$15	$—	$13	$5
2022	$39	$6	$15	$—	$4	$1
2023	$42	$6	$17	$—	$5	$2
2024	$45	$8	$17	$—	$5	$2
2025	$49	$8	$19	$—	$6	$1
2026 - 2030	$289	$58	$112	$—	$43	$12

Expected Employer Contributions

The Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute approximately the following to the qualified pension and other postretirement plans for their employees in 2021:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Pension Contributions	$66,649	$59,882	$13,715	$5,395	$6,955	$18,663
Other Postretirement Contributions	$517	$15,600	$130	$175	$66	$22

Contributions To Defined Contribution Plans

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ 2020, 2019, and 2018 contributions to defined contribution plans for their employees were as follows:

Year	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$4,515	$6,518	$2,863	$1,115	$2,596
2019	$4,111	$5,641	$2,424	$882	$2,136
2018	$3,985	$5,450	$2,307	$795	$1,992

Entergy Mississippi [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

Total 2020, 2019, and 2018 other postretirement benefit costs of the Registrant Subsidiaries, including amounts capitalized and deferred, for their employees included the following components:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$3,626	$5,993	$1,468	$445	$1,219	$1,254
Interest cost on APBO	4,712	6,216	1,536	784	2,008	1,130
Expected return on assets	(17,104)	—	(5,167)	(5,382)	(9,643)	(2,958)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,849)	(6,179)	(1,652)	(763)	(3,364)	(1,065)
Recognized net (gain)/ loss	540	(447)	171	(13)	907	121
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,075)	$5,583	($3,644)	($4,929)	($8,873)	($1,518)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Prior service cost/(credit) for the period	$12,320	($23,508)	($4,428)	($5,493)	($22,441)	($1,963)
Net (gain)/loss	$2,245	$8,744	($4,456)	($5,351)	($3,266)	$58
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	1,849	6,179	1,652	763	3,364	1,065
Amortization of net (gain)/loss	(540)	447	(171)	13	(907)	(121)
Total	$15,874	($8,138)	($7,403)	($10,068)	($23,250)	($961)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$5,799	($2,555)	($11,047)	($14,997)	($32,123)	($2,479)

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$2,363	$4,639	$1,046	$367	$943	$973
Interest cost on APBO	7,226	10,664	2,681	1,581	3,415	1,902
Expected return on assets	(15,962)	—	(4,794)	(4,947)	(9,103)	(2,788)
Amortization of prior service credit	(4,950)	(7,349)	(1,756)	(682)	(2,243)	(1,450)
Recognized net (gain)/loss	576	(695)	723	231	485	354
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,747)	$7,259	($2,100)	($3,450)	($6,503)	($1,009)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net gain	($26,707)	($2,220)	($11,950)	($10,967)	($6,406)	($5,539)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	4,950	7,349	1,756	682	2,243	1,450
Amortization of net (gain)/ loss	(576)	695	(723)	(231)	(485)	(354)
Total	($22,333)	$5,824	($10,917)	($10,516)	($4,648)	($4,443)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	($33,080)	$13,083	($13,017)	($13,966)	($11,151)	($5,452)

2018	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$3,170	$6,225	$1,284	$516	$1,319	$1,223
Interest cost on APBO	7,986	11,154	2,731	1,669	3,754	1,998
Expected return on assets	(17,368)	—	(5,213)	(5,250)	(9,784)	(3,130)
Amortization of prior service credit	(5,110)	(7,735)	(1,823)	(745)	(2,316)	(1,513)
Recognized net loss	1,154	1,550	1,508	137	823	932
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,168)	$11,194	($1,513)	($3,673)	($6,204)	($490)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net gain	(32,219)	(73,249)	(7,794)	(981)	(10,561)	(6,680)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	5,110	7,735	1,823	745	2,316	1,513
Amortization of net loss	(1,154)	(1,550)	(1,508)	(137)	(823)	(932)
Total	($28,263)	($67,064)	($7,479)	($373)	($9,068)	($6,099)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	($38,431)	($55,870)	($8,992)	($4,046)	($15,272)	($6,589)

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Other postretirement benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, and amounts not yet recognized and recognized in the Balance Sheets of the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in APBO
Balance at January 1	$185,744	$274,175	$65,979	$38,460	$94,742	$47,348
Service cost	3,626	5,993	1,468	445	1,219	1,254
Interest cost	4,712	6,216	1,536	784	2,008	1,130
Plan amendments	12,320	(23,508)	(4,428)	(5,493)	(22,441)	(1,963)
Plan participant contributions	7,792	8,269	2,122	1,123	2,456	1,732
Actuarial (gain)/loss	18,257	8,744	684	(91)	5,952	3,025
Benefits paid	(23,141)	(24,395)	(5,382)	(3,530)	(9,721)	(4,851)
Medicare Part D subsidy received	59	77	11	9	18	26
Balance at December 31	$209,369	$255,571	$61,990	$31,707	$74,233	$47,701
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$284,224	$—	$86,085	$93,858	$161,810	$48,471
Actual return on plan assets	33,116	—	10,307	10,642	18,861	5,925
Employer contributions	2,201	16,126	343	641	690	1,342
Plan participant contributions	7,792	8,269	2,122	1,123	2,456	1,732
Benefits paid	(23,141)	(24,395)	(5,382)	(3,530)	(9,721)	(4,851)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$304,192	$—	$93,475	$102,734	$174,096	$52,619
Funded status	$94,823	($255,571)	$31,485	$71,027	$99,863	$4,918
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Current liabilities	$—	($15,580)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Non-current liabilities	94,823	(239,991)	31,485	71,027	99,863	4,918
Total funded status	$94,823	($255,571)	$31,485	$71,027	$99,863	$4,918
Amounts recognized in regulatory asset
Prior service cost/(credit)	$7,655	$—	($5,884)	($4,730)	($20,498)	($1,754)
Net (gain)/loss	(16,557)	—	(1,355)	(13,385)	2,030	2,818
	($8,902)	$—	($7,239)	($18,115)	($18,468)	$1,064
Amounts recognized in AOCI (before tax)
Prior service credit	$—	($22,244)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Net gain	—	(15,548)	—	—	—	—
	$—	($37,792)	$—	$—	$—	$—

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in APBO
Balance at January 1	$187,830	$275,269	$68,976	$41,987	$88,310	$48,791
Service cost	2,363	4,639	1,046	367	943	973
Interest cost	7,226	10,664	2,681	1,581	3,415	1,902
Plan participant contributions	8,125	8,876	2,197	1,343	2,602	1,765
Actuarial (gain)/loss	166	(2,220)	(3,778)	(4,234)	8,279	(891)
Benefits paid	(20,048)	(23,160)	(5,159)	(2,598)	(8,830)	(5,229)
Medicare Part D subsidy received	82	107	16	14	23	37
Balance at December 31	$185,744	$274,175	$65,979	$38,460	$94,742	$47,348
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$252,055	$—	$75,853	$81,774	$144,846	$43,670
Actual return on plan assets	42,835	—	12,966	11,680	23,788	7,436
Employer contributions	1,257	14,284	228	1,659	(596)	829
Plan participant contributions	8,125	8,876	2,197	1,343	2,602	1,765
Benefits paid	(20,048)	(23,160)	(5,159)	(2,598)	(8,830)	(5,229)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$284,224	$—	$86,085	$93,858	$161,810	$48,471
Funded status	$98,480	($274,175)	$20,106	$55,398	$67,068	$1,123
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Current liabilities	$—	($18,467)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Non-current liabilities	98,480	(255,708)	20,106	55,398	67,068	1,123
Total funded status	$98,480	($274,175)	$20,106	$55,398	$67,068	$1,123
Amounts recognized in regulatory asset
Prior service credit	($6,515)	$—	($3,108)	$—	($1,422)	($854)
Net (gain)/loss	(18,262)	—	3,272	(8,046)	6,203	2,881
	($24,777)	$—	$164	($8,046)	$4,781	$2,027
Amounts recognized in AOCI (before tax)
Prior service credit	$—	($4,915)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Net gain	—	(24,739)	—	—	—	—
	$—	($29,654)	$—	$—	$—	$—

Entergy Mississippi [Member] | Non-Qualified Pension Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

The following Registrant Subsidiaries participate in Entergy’s non-qualified, non-contributory defined benefit pension plans that provide benefits to certain key employees.  The net periodic pension cost for their employees for the non-qualified plans for 2020, 2019, and 2018, was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$333	$148	$359	$31	$469
2019	$275	$159	$326	$20	$481
2018	$474	$180	$300	$81	$650

Schedule Of Projected Benefit Obligations

The projected benefit obligation for their employees for the non-qualified plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$3,197	$1,965	$3,852	$247	$8,475
2019	$2,755	$1,682	$3,286	$231	$7,783

Schedule Of Accumulated Benefit Obligations

The accumulated benefit obligation for their employees for the non-qualified plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$2,626	$1,802	$3,345	$240	$7,949
2019	$2,248	$1,682	$2,938	$230	$7,391

Schedule Of Amounts Recorded On The Balance Sheet

The following amounts were recorded on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Current liabilities	($218)	($193)	($181)	($17)	($633)
Non-current liabilities	(2,979)	(1,772)	(3,671)	(230)	(7,842)
Total funded status	($3,197)	($1,965)	($3,852)	($247)	($8,475)
Regulatory asset/(liability)	$1,535	$424	$1,757	($558)	$147
Accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes)	$—	$18	$—	$—	$—

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Current liabilities	($249)	($216)	($357)	($17)	($723)
Non-current liabilities	(2,506)	(1,467)	(2,930)	(215)	(7,060)
Total funded status	($2,755)	($1,683)	($3,287)	($232)	($7,783)
Regulatory asset/(liability)	$1,232	$3	$1,432	($559)	($603)

Entergy New Orleans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ total 2020, 2019, and 2018 qualified pension costs and amounts recognized as a regulatory asset and/or other comprehensive income, including amounts capitalized, for their employees included the following components:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$26,329	$35,158	$8,060	$2,654	$6,116	$7,883
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	44,165	50,432	12,922	5,825	10,731	11,006
Expected return on assets	(78,187)	(89,691)	(23,147)	(10,509)	(21,951)	(18,757)
Recognized net loss	68,338	66,640	18,983	8,018	13,173	17,104
Settlement charges	21,078	8,109	3,366	—	4,289	105
Net pension cost	$81,723	$70,648	$20,184	$5,988	$12,358	$17,341
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net loss	$106,178	$90,064	$36,899	$8,148	$13,379	$35,403
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(69,713)	(68,248)	(19,393)	(8,213)	(13,564)	(17,434)
Settlement charge	(21,078)	(8,109)	(3,366)	—	(4,289)	(105)
Total	$15,387	$13,707	$14,140	($65)	($4,474)	$17,864
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$97,110	$84,355	$34,324	$5,923	$7,884	$35,205

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$21,043	$29,137	$6,516	$2,274	$5,401	$6,199
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	56,701	63,529	16,272	7,495	14,451	13,456
Expected return on assets	(80,705)	(90,607)	(23,873)	(10,785)	(23,447)	(18,710)
Recognized net loss	47,361	46,571	12,416	6,117	9,335	11,400
Net pension cost	$44,400	$48,630	$11,331	$5,101	$5,740	$12,345
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net loss	$118,898	$99,346	$41,088	$6,531	$10,869	$36,711
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(47,361)	(46,571)	(12,416)	(6,117)	(9,335)	(11,400)
Total	$71,537	$52,775	$28,672	$414	$1,534	$25,311
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$115,937	$101,405	$40,003	$5,515	$7,274	$37,656

2018	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$24,757	$33,783	$7,286	$2,693	$6,356	$7,102
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	52,017	59,761	15,075	7,253	13,390	12,907
Expected return on assets	(87,404)	(99,236)	(26,007)	(11,973)	(26,091)	(19,963)
Recognized net loss	53,650	57,800	14,438	7,816	10,503	14,859
Net pension cost	$43,020	$52,108	$10,792	$5,789	$4,158	$14,905
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net (gain)/loss	$74,570	$41,642	$19,244	$2,351	$24,121	($2,359)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(53,650)	(57,800)	(14,438)	(7,816)	(10,503)	(14,859)
Total	$20,920	($16,158)	$4,806	($5,465)	$13,618	($17,218)
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$63,940	$35,950	$15,598	$324	$17,776	($2,313)

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Qualified pension obligations, plan assets, funded status, amounts recognized in the Balance Sheets for the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Balance at January 1	$1,615,084	$1,784,474	$471,510	$206,962	$396,764	$393,607
Service cost	26,329	35,158	8,060	2,654	6,116	7,883
Interest cost	44,165	50,432	12,922	5,825	10,731	11,006
Actuarial loss	196,755	196,032	62,564	20,535	37,579	57,574
Benefits paid (a)	(142,951)	(138,825)	(44,947)	(15,689)	(40,526)	(28,922)
Balance at December 31	$1,739,382	$1,927,271	$510,109	$220,287	$410,664	$441,148
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$1,200,035	$1,364,030	$354,928	$160,777	$339,126	$282,668
Actual return on plan assets	168,764	195,658	48,812	22,896	46,151	40,927
Employer contributions	60,008	55,443	12,601	4,567	4,997	16,145
Benefits paid (a)	(142,951)	(138,825)	(44,947)	(15,689)	(40,526)	(28,922)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$1,285,856	$1,476,306	$371,394	$172,551	$349,748	$310,818
Funded status	($453,526)	($450,965)	($138,715)	($47,736)	($60,916)	($130,330)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet (funded status)
Non-current liabilities	($453,526)	($450,965)	($138,715)	($47,736)	($60,916)	($130,330)
Amounts recognized as regulatory asset
Net loss	$816,002	$766,099	$239,904	$91,991	$156,480	$212,062
Amounts recognized as AOCI (before tax)
Net loss	$—	$31,921	$—	$—	$—	$—

(a)    Including settlement lump sum benefit payments of ($48.4) million at Entergy Arkansas, ($18.6) million at Entergy Louisiana, ($7.7) million at Entergy Mississippi, ($9.8) million at Entergy Texas, and ($236) thousand at System Energy.

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Balance at January 1	$1,443,808	$1,599,916	$414,089	$191,190	$369,604	$339,034
Service cost	21,043	29,137	6,516	2,274	5,401	6,199
Interest cost	56,701	63,529	16,272	7,495	14,451	13,456
Actuarial loss	248,213	248,509	79,453	24,299	49,235	66,460
Benefits paid	(154,681)	(156,617)	(44,820)	(18,296)	(41,927)	(31,542)
Balance at December 31	$1,615,084	$1,784,474	$471,510	$206,962	$396,764	$393,607
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$1,068,842	$1,215,926	$316,716	$145,968	$315,514	$245,516
Actual return on plan assets	210,020	239,770	62,238	28,552	61,814	48,460
Employer contributions	75,854	64,951	20,794	4,553	3,725	20,234
Benefits paid	(154,681)	(156,617)	(44,820)	(18,296)	(41,927)	(31,542)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$1,200,035	$1,364,030	$354,928	$160,777	$339,126	$282,668
Funded status	($415,049)	($420,444)	($116,582)	($46,185)	($57,638)	($110,939)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet (funded status)
Non-current liabilities	($415,049)	($420,444)	($116,582)	($46,185)	($57,638)	($110,939)
Amounts recognized as regulatory asset
Net loss	$799,235	$759,228	$225,354	$91,862	$160,564	$193,870
Amounts recognized as AOCI  (before tax)
Net loss	$—	$23,481	$—	$—	$—	$—

Schedule Of Accumulated Benefit Obligations

The qualified pension accumulated benefit obligation for each of the Registrant Subsidiaries for their employees as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	December 31,
	2020	2019
	(In Thousands)
Entergy Arkansas	$1,617,858	$1,519,998
Entergy Louisiana	$1,753,980	$1,643,759
Entergy Mississippi	$466,497	$438,817
Entergy New Orleans	$201,159	$192,561
Entergy Texas	$379,050	$371,589
System Energy	$410,296	$368,771

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

Based upon the same assumptions, Entergy expects that benefits to be paid and the Medicare Part D subsidies to be received over the next ten years for the Registrant Subsidiaries for their employees will be as follows:

Estimated Future Qualified Pension Benefits Payments	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$115,340	$130,058	$38,131	$15,011	$32,935	$29,202
2022	$114,260	$130,019	$38,104	$15,202	$32,859	$28,854
2023	$111,759	$128,199	$37,159	$15,030	$31,439	$28,833
2024	$110,128	$126,927	$35,571	$14,437	$29,541	$28,641
2025	$108,314	$124,911	$34,377	$14,052	$27,781	$27,378
2026 - 2030	$513,207	$575,141	$155,722	$63,426	$123,688	$132,163

Estimated Future Non-Qualified Pension Benefits Payments	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$218	$193	$181	$17	$633
2022	$424	$211	$411	$17	$871
2023	$328	$217	$377	$21	$1,004
2024	$285	$196	$454	$19	$851
2025	$580	$209	$439	$19	$762
2026 - 2030	$976	$718	$2,146	$111	$3,250

Estimated Future Other Postretirement Benefits Payments (before Medicare Part D Subsidy)	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$12,693	$15,600	$3,386	$2,412	$5,322	$2,739
2022	$12,542	$15,502	$3,498	$2,322	$4,840	$2,734
2023	$12,329	$15,397	$3,541	$2,238	$4,770	$2,676
2024	$12,156	$15,034	$3,574	$2,151	$4,597	$2,579
2025	$11,869	$14,825	$3,614	$2,070	$4,486	$2,518
2026 - 2030	$56,603	$69,424	$17,668	$8,853	$20,622	$11,749

Estimated Future Medicare Part D Subsidy	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$40	$20	$15	$—	$13	$5
2022	$39	$6	$15	$—	$4	$1
2023	$42	$6	$17	$—	$5	$2
2024	$45	$8	$17	$—	$5	$2
2025	$49	$8	$19	$—	$6	$1
2026 - 2030	$289	$58	$112	$—	$43	$12

Expected Employer Contributions

The Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute approximately the following to the qualified pension and other postretirement plans for their employees in 2021:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Pension Contributions	$66,649	$59,882	$13,715	$5,395	$6,955	$18,663
Other Postretirement Contributions	$517	$15,600	$130	$175	$66	$22

Contributions To Defined Contribution Plans

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ 2020, 2019, and 2018 contributions to defined contribution plans for their employees were as follows:

Year	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$4,515	$6,518	$2,863	$1,115	$2,596
2019	$4,111	$5,641	$2,424	$882	$2,136
2018	$3,985	$5,450	$2,307	$795	$1,992

Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

Total 2020, 2019, and 2018 other postretirement benefit costs of the Registrant Subsidiaries, including amounts capitalized and deferred, for their employees included the following components:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$3,626	$5,993	$1,468	$445	$1,219	$1,254
Interest cost on APBO	4,712	6,216	1,536	784	2,008	1,130
Expected return on assets	(17,104)	—	(5,167)	(5,382)	(9,643)	(2,958)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,849)	(6,179)	(1,652)	(763)	(3,364)	(1,065)
Recognized net (gain)/ loss	540	(447)	171	(13)	907	121
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,075)	$5,583	($3,644)	($4,929)	($8,873)	($1,518)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Prior service cost/(credit) for the period	$12,320	($23,508)	($4,428)	($5,493)	($22,441)	($1,963)
Net (gain)/loss	$2,245	$8,744	($4,456)	($5,351)	($3,266)	$58
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	1,849	6,179	1,652	763	3,364	1,065
Amortization of net (gain)/loss	(540)	447	(171)	13	(907)	(121)
Total	$15,874	($8,138)	($7,403)	($10,068)	($23,250)	($961)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$5,799	($2,555)	($11,047)	($14,997)	($32,123)	($2,479)

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$2,363	$4,639	$1,046	$367	$943	$973
Interest cost on APBO	7,226	10,664	2,681	1,581	3,415	1,902
Expected return on assets	(15,962)	—	(4,794)	(4,947)	(9,103)	(2,788)
Amortization of prior service credit	(4,950)	(7,349)	(1,756)	(682)	(2,243)	(1,450)
Recognized net (gain)/loss	576	(695)	723	231	485	354
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,747)	$7,259	($2,100)	($3,450)	($6,503)	($1,009)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net gain	($26,707)	($2,220)	($11,950)	($10,967)	($6,406)	($5,539)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	4,950	7,349	1,756	682	2,243	1,450
Amortization of net (gain)/ loss	(576)	695	(723)	(231)	(485)	(354)
Total	($22,333)	$5,824	($10,917)	($10,516)	($4,648)	($4,443)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	($33,080)	$13,083	($13,017)	($13,966)	($11,151)	($5,452)

2018	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$3,170	$6,225	$1,284	$516	$1,319	$1,223
Interest cost on APBO	7,986	11,154	2,731	1,669	3,754	1,998
Expected return on assets	(17,368)	—	(5,213)	(5,250)	(9,784)	(3,130)
Amortization of prior service credit	(5,110)	(7,735)	(1,823)	(745)	(2,316)	(1,513)
Recognized net loss	1,154	1,550	1,508	137	823	932
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,168)	$11,194	($1,513)	($3,673)	($6,204)	($490)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net gain	(32,219)	(73,249)	(7,794)	(981)	(10,561)	(6,680)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	5,110	7,735	1,823	745	2,316	1,513
Amortization of net loss	(1,154)	(1,550)	(1,508)	(137)	(823)	(932)
Total	($28,263)	($67,064)	($7,479)	($373)	($9,068)	($6,099)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	($38,431)	($55,870)	($8,992)	($4,046)	($15,272)	($6,589)

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Other postretirement benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, and amounts not yet recognized and recognized in the Balance Sheets of the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in APBO
Balance at January 1	$185,744	$274,175	$65,979	$38,460	$94,742	$47,348
Service cost	3,626	5,993	1,468	445	1,219	1,254
Interest cost	4,712	6,216	1,536	784	2,008	1,130
Plan amendments	12,320	(23,508)	(4,428)	(5,493)	(22,441)	(1,963)
Plan participant contributions	7,792	8,269	2,122	1,123	2,456	1,732
Actuarial (gain)/loss	18,257	8,744	684	(91)	5,952	3,025
Benefits paid	(23,141)	(24,395)	(5,382)	(3,530)	(9,721)	(4,851)
Medicare Part D subsidy received	59	77	11	9	18	26
Balance at December 31	$209,369	$255,571	$61,990	$31,707	$74,233	$47,701
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$284,224	$—	$86,085	$93,858	$161,810	$48,471
Actual return on plan assets	33,116	—	10,307	10,642	18,861	5,925
Employer contributions	2,201	16,126	343	641	690	1,342
Plan participant contributions	7,792	8,269	2,122	1,123	2,456	1,732
Benefits paid	(23,141)	(24,395)	(5,382)	(3,530)	(9,721)	(4,851)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$304,192	$—	$93,475	$102,734	$174,096	$52,619
Funded status	$94,823	($255,571)	$31,485	$71,027	$99,863	$4,918
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Current liabilities	$—	($15,580)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Non-current liabilities	94,823	(239,991)	31,485	71,027	99,863	4,918
Total funded status	$94,823	($255,571)	$31,485	$71,027	$99,863	$4,918
Amounts recognized in regulatory asset
Prior service cost/(credit)	$7,655	$—	($5,884)	($4,730)	($20,498)	($1,754)
Net (gain)/loss	(16,557)	—	(1,355)	(13,385)	2,030	2,818
	($8,902)	$—	($7,239)	($18,115)	($18,468)	$1,064
Amounts recognized in AOCI (before tax)
Prior service credit	$—	($22,244)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Net gain	—	(15,548)	—	—	—	—
	$—	($37,792)	$—	$—	$—	$—

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in APBO
Balance at January 1	$187,830	$275,269	$68,976	$41,987	$88,310	$48,791
Service cost	2,363	4,639	1,046	367	943	973
Interest cost	7,226	10,664	2,681	1,581	3,415	1,902
Plan participant contributions	8,125	8,876	2,197	1,343	2,602	1,765
Actuarial (gain)/loss	166	(2,220)	(3,778)	(4,234)	8,279	(891)
Benefits paid	(20,048)	(23,160)	(5,159)	(2,598)	(8,830)	(5,229)
Medicare Part D subsidy received	82	107	16	14	23	37
Balance at December 31	$185,744	$274,175	$65,979	$38,460	$94,742	$47,348
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$252,055	$—	$75,853	$81,774	$144,846	$43,670
Actual return on plan assets	42,835	—	12,966	11,680	23,788	7,436
Employer contributions	1,257	14,284	228	1,659	(596)	829
Plan participant contributions	8,125	8,876	2,197	1,343	2,602	1,765
Benefits paid	(20,048)	(23,160)	(5,159)	(2,598)	(8,830)	(5,229)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$284,224	$—	$86,085	$93,858	$161,810	$48,471
Funded status	$98,480	($274,175)	$20,106	$55,398	$67,068	$1,123
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Current liabilities	$—	($18,467)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Non-current liabilities	98,480	(255,708)	20,106	55,398	67,068	1,123
Total funded status	$98,480	($274,175)	$20,106	$55,398	$67,068	$1,123
Amounts recognized in regulatory asset
Prior service credit	($6,515)	$—	($3,108)	$—	($1,422)	($854)
Net (gain)/loss	(18,262)	—	3,272	(8,046)	6,203	2,881
	($24,777)	$—	$164	($8,046)	$4,781	$2,027
Amounts recognized in AOCI (before tax)
Prior service credit	$—	($4,915)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Net gain	—	(24,739)	—	—	—	—
	$—	($29,654)	$—	$—	$—	$—

Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Non-Qualified Pension Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

The following Registrant Subsidiaries participate in Entergy’s non-qualified, non-contributory defined benefit pension plans that provide benefits to certain key employees.  The net periodic pension cost for their employees for the non-qualified plans for 2020, 2019, and 2018, was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$333	$148	$359	$31	$469
2019	$275	$159	$326	$20	$481
2018	$474	$180	$300	$81	$650

Schedule Of Projected Benefit Obligations

The projected benefit obligation for their employees for the non-qualified plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$3,197	$1,965	$3,852	$247	$8,475
2019	$2,755	$1,682	$3,286	$231	$7,783

Schedule Of Accumulated Benefit Obligations

The accumulated benefit obligation for their employees for the non-qualified plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$2,626	$1,802	$3,345	$240	$7,949
2019	$2,248	$1,682	$2,938	$230	$7,391

Schedule Of Amounts Recorded On The Balance Sheet

The following amounts were recorded on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Current liabilities	($218)	($193)	($181)	($17)	($633)
Non-current liabilities	(2,979)	(1,772)	(3,671)	(230)	(7,842)
Total funded status	($3,197)	($1,965)	($3,852)	($247)	($8,475)
Regulatory asset/(liability)	$1,535	$424	$1,757	($558)	$147
Accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes)	$—	$18	$—	$—	$—

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Current liabilities	($249)	($216)	($357)	($17)	($723)
Non-current liabilities	(2,506)	(1,467)	(2,930)	(215)	(7,060)
Total funded status	($2,755)	($1,683)	($3,287)	($232)	($7,783)
Regulatory asset/(liability)	$1,232	$3	$1,432	($559)	($603)

Entergy Texas [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ total 2020, 2019, and 2018 qualified pension costs and amounts recognized as a regulatory asset and/or other comprehensive income, including amounts capitalized, for their employees included the following components:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$26,329	$35,158	$8,060	$2,654	$6,116	$7,883
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	44,165	50,432	12,922	5,825	10,731	11,006
Expected return on assets	(78,187)	(89,691)	(23,147)	(10,509)	(21,951)	(18,757)
Recognized net loss	68,338	66,640	18,983	8,018	13,173	17,104
Settlement charges	21,078	8,109	3,366	—	4,289	105
Net pension cost	$81,723	$70,648	$20,184	$5,988	$12,358	$17,341
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net loss	$106,178	$90,064	$36,899	$8,148	$13,379	$35,403
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(69,713)	(68,248)	(19,393)	(8,213)	(13,564)	(17,434)
Settlement charge	(21,078)	(8,109)	(3,366)	—	(4,289)	(105)
Total	$15,387	$13,707	$14,140	($65)	($4,474)	$17,864
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$97,110	$84,355	$34,324	$5,923	$7,884	$35,205

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$21,043	$29,137	$6,516	$2,274	$5,401	$6,199
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	56,701	63,529	16,272	7,495	14,451	13,456
Expected return on assets	(80,705)	(90,607)	(23,873)	(10,785)	(23,447)	(18,710)
Recognized net loss	47,361	46,571	12,416	6,117	9,335	11,400
Net pension cost	$44,400	$48,630	$11,331	$5,101	$5,740	$12,345
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net loss	$118,898	$99,346	$41,088	$6,531	$10,869	$36,711
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(47,361)	(46,571)	(12,416)	(6,117)	(9,335)	(11,400)
Total	$71,537	$52,775	$28,672	$414	$1,534	$25,311
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$115,937	$101,405	$40,003	$5,515	$7,274	$37,656

2018	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$24,757	$33,783	$7,286	$2,693	$6,356	$7,102
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	52,017	59,761	15,075	7,253	13,390	12,907
Expected return on assets	(87,404)	(99,236)	(26,007)	(11,973)	(26,091)	(19,963)
Recognized net loss	53,650	57,800	14,438	7,816	10,503	14,859
Net pension cost	$43,020	$52,108	$10,792	$5,789	$4,158	$14,905
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net (gain)/loss	$74,570	$41,642	$19,244	$2,351	$24,121	($2,359)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(53,650)	(57,800)	(14,438)	(7,816)	(10,503)	(14,859)
Total	$20,920	($16,158)	$4,806	($5,465)	$13,618	($17,218)
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$63,940	$35,950	$15,598	$324	$17,776	($2,313)

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Qualified pension obligations, plan assets, funded status, amounts recognized in the Balance Sheets for the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Balance at January 1	$1,615,084	$1,784,474	$471,510	$206,962	$396,764	$393,607
Service cost	26,329	35,158	8,060	2,654	6,116	7,883
Interest cost	44,165	50,432	12,922	5,825	10,731	11,006
Actuarial loss	196,755	196,032	62,564	20,535	37,579	57,574
Benefits paid (a)	(142,951)	(138,825)	(44,947)	(15,689)	(40,526)	(28,922)
Balance at December 31	$1,739,382	$1,927,271	$510,109	$220,287	$410,664	$441,148
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$1,200,035	$1,364,030	$354,928	$160,777	$339,126	$282,668
Actual return on plan assets	168,764	195,658	48,812	22,896	46,151	40,927
Employer contributions	60,008	55,443	12,601	4,567	4,997	16,145
Benefits paid (a)	(142,951)	(138,825)	(44,947)	(15,689)	(40,526)	(28,922)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$1,285,856	$1,476,306	$371,394	$172,551	$349,748	$310,818
Funded status	($453,526)	($450,965)	($138,715)	($47,736)	($60,916)	($130,330)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet (funded status)
Non-current liabilities	($453,526)	($450,965)	($138,715)	($47,736)	($60,916)	($130,330)
Amounts recognized as regulatory asset
Net loss	$816,002	$766,099	$239,904	$91,991	$156,480	$212,062
Amounts recognized as AOCI (before tax)
Net loss	$—	$31,921	$—	$—	$—	$—

(a)    Including settlement lump sum benefit payments of ($48.4) million at Entergy Arkansas, ($18.6) million at Entergy Louisiana, ($7.7) million at Entergy Mississippi, ($9.8) million at Entergy Texas, and ($236) thousand at System Energy.

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Balance at January 1	$1,443,808	$1,599,916	$414,089	$191,190	$369,604	$339,034
Service cost	21,043	29,137	6,516	2,274	5,401	6,199
Interest cost	56,701	63,529	16,272	7,495	14,451	13,456
Actuarial loss	248,213	248,509	79,453	24,299	49,235	66,460
Benefits paid	(154,681)	(156,617)	(44,820)	(18,296)	(41,927)	(31,542)
Balance at December 31	$1,615,084	$1,784,474	$471,510	$206,962	$396,764	$393,607
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$1,068,842	$1,215,926	$316,716	$145,968	$315,514	$245,516
Actual return on plan assets	210,020	239,770	62,238	28,552	61,814	48,460
Employer contributions	75,854	64,951	20,794	4,553	3,725	20,234
Benefits paid	(154,681)	(156,617)	(44,820)	(18,296)	(41,927)	(31,542)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$1,200,035	$1,364,030	$354,928	$160,777	$339,126	$282,668
Funded status	($415,049)	($420,444)	($116,582)	($46,185)	($57,638)	($110,939)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet (funded status)
Non-current liabilities	($415,049)	($420,444)	($116,582)	($46,185)	($57,638)	($110,939)
Amounts recognized as regulatory asset
Net loss	$799,235	$759,228	$225,354	$91,862	$160,564	$193,870
Amounts recognized as AOCI  (before tax)
Net loss	$—	$23,481	$—	$—	$—	$—

Schedule Of Accumulated Benefit Obligations

The qualified pension accumulated benefit obligation for each of the Registrant Subsidiaries for their employees as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	December 31,
	2020	2019
	(In Thousands)
Entergy Arkansas	$1,617,858	$1,519,998
Entergy Louisiana	$1,753,980	$1,643,759
Entergy Mississippi	$466,497	$438,817
Entergy New Orleans	$201,159	$192,561
Entergy Texas	$379,050	$371,589
System Energy	$410,296	$368,771

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

Based upon the same assumptions, Entergy expects that benefits to be paid and the Medicare Part D subsidies to be received over the next ten years for the Registrant Subsidiaries for their employees will be as follows:

Estimated Future Qualified Pension Benefits Payments	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$115,340	$130,058	$38,131	$15,011	$32,935	$29,202
2022	$114,260	$130,019	$38,104	$15,202	$32,859	$28,854
2023	$111,759	$128,199	$37,159	$15,030	$31,439	$28,833
2024	$110,128	$126,927	$35,571	$14,437	$29,541	$28,641
2025	$108,314	$124,911	$34,377	$14,052	$27,781	$27,378
2026 - 2030	$513,207	$575,141	$155,722	$63,426	$123,688	$132,163

Estimated Future Non-Qualified Pension Benefits Payments	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$218	$193	$181	$17	$633
2022	$424	$211	$411	$17	$871
2023	$328	$217	$377	$21	$1,004
2024	$285	$196	$454	$19	$851
2025	$580	$209	$439	$19	$762
2026 - 2030	$976	$718	$2,146	$111	$3,250

Estimated Future Other Postretirement Benefits Payments (before Medicare Part D Subsidy)	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$12,693	$15,600	$3,386	$2,412	$5,322	$2,739
2022	$12,542	$15,502	$3,498	$2,322	$4,840	$2,734
2023	$12,329	$15,397	$3,541	$2,238	$4,770	$2,676
2024	$12,156	$15,034	$3,574	$2,151	$4,597	$2,579
2025	$11,869	$14,825	$3,614	$2,070	$4,486	$2,518
2026 - 2030	$56,603	$69,424	$17,668	$8,853	$20,622	$11,749

Estimated Future Medicare Part D Subsidy	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$40	$20	$15	$—	$13	$5
2022	$39	$6	$15	$—	$4	$1
2023	$42	$6	$17	$—	$5	$2
2024	$45	$8	$17	$—	$5	$2
2025	$49	$8	$19	$—	$6	$1
2026 - 2030	$289	$58	$112	$—	$43	$12

Expected Employer Contributions

The Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute approximately the following to the qualified pension and other postretirement plans for their employees in 2021:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Pension Contributions	$66,649	$59,882	$13,715	$5,395	$6,955	$18,663
Other Postretirement Contributions	$517	$15,600	$130	$175	$66	$22

Contributions To Defined Contribution Plans

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ 2020, 2019, and 2018 contributions to defined contribution plans for their employees were as follows:

Year	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$4,515	$6,518	$2,863	$1,115	$2,596
2019	$4,111	$5,641	$2,424	$882	$2,136
2018	$3,985	$5,450	$2,307	$795	$1,992

Entergy Texas [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

Total 2020, 2019, and 2018 other postretirement benefit costs of the Registrant Subsidiaries, including amounts capitalized and deferred, for their employees included the following components:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$3,626	$5,993	$1,468	$445	$1,219	$1,254
Interest cost on APBO	4,712	6,216	1,536	784	2,008	1,130
Expected return on assets	(17,104)	—	(5,167)	(5,382)	(9,643)	(2,958)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,849)	(6,179)	(1,652)	(763)	(3,364)	(1,065)
Recognized net (gain)/ loss	540	(447)	171	(13)	907	121
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,075)	$5,583	($3,644)	($4,929)	($8,873)	($1,518)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Prior service cost/(credit) for the period	$12,320	($23,508)	($4,428)	($5,493)	($22,441)	($1,963)
Net (gain)/loss	$2,245	$8,744	($4,456)	($5,351)	($3,266)	$58
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	1,849	6,179	1,652	763	3,364	1,065
Amortization of net (gain)/loss	(540)	447	(171)	13	(907)	(121)
Total	$15,874	($8,138)	($7,403)	($10,068)	($23,250)	($961)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$5,799	($2,555)	($11,047)	($14,997)	($32,123)	($2,479)

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$2,363	$4,639	$1,046	$367	$943	$973
Interest cost on APBO	7,226	10,664	2,681	1,581	3,415	1,902
Expected return on assets	(15,962)	—	(4,794)	(4,947)	(9,103)	(2,788)
Amortization of prior service credit	(4,950)	(7,349)	(1,756)	(682)	(2,243)	(1,450)
Recognized net (gain)/loss	576	(695)	723	231	485	354
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,747)	$7,259	($2,100)	($3,450)	($6,503)	($1,009)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net gain	($26,707)	($2,220)	($11,950)	($10,967)	($6,406)	($5,539)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	4,950	7,349	1,756	682	2,243	1,450
Amortization of net (gain)/ loss	(576)	695	(723)	(231)	(485)	(354)
Total	($22,333)	$5,824	($10,917)	($10,516)	($4,648)	($4,443)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	($33,080)	$13,083	($13,017)	($13,966)	($11,151)	($5,452)

2018	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$3,170	$6,225	$1,284	$516	$1,319	$1,223
Interest cost on APBO	7,986	11,154	2,731	1,669	3,754	1,998
Expected return on assets	(17,368)	—	(5,213)	(5,250)	(9,784)	(3,130)
Amortization of prior service credit	(5,110)	(7,735)	(1,823)	(745)	(2,316)	(1,513)
Recognized net loss	1,154	1,550	1,508	137	823	932
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,168)	$11,194	($1,513)	($3,673)	($6,204)	($490)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net gain	(32,219)	(73,249)	(7,794)	(981)	(10,561)	(6,680)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	5,110	7,735	1,823	745	2,316	1,513
Amortization of net loss	(1,154)	(1,550)	(1,508)	(137)	(823)	(932)
Total	($28,263)	($67,064)	($7,479)	($373)	($9,068)	($6,099)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	($38,431)	($55,870)	($8,992)	($4,046)	($15,272)	($6,589)

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Other postretirement benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, and amounts not yet recognized and recognized in the Balance Sheets of the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in APBO
Balance at January 1	$185,744	$274,175	$65,979	$38,460	$94,742	$47,348
Service cost	3,626	5,993	1,468	445	1,219	1,254
Interest cost	4,712	6,216	1,536	784	2,008	1,130
Plan amendments	12,320	(23,508)	(4,428)	(5,493)	(22,441)	(1,963)
Plan participant contributions	7,792	8,269	2,122	1,123	2,456	1,732
Actuarial (gain)/loss	18,257	8,744	684	(91)	5,952	3,025
Benefits paid	(23,141)	(24,395)	(5,382)	(3,530)	(9,721)	(4,851)
Medicare Part D subsidy received	59	77	11	9	18	26
Balance at December 31	$209,369	$255,571	$61,990	$31,707	$74,233	$47,701
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$284,224	$—	$86,085	$93,858	$161,810	$48,471
Actual return on plan assets	33,116	—	10,307	10,642	18,861	5,925
Employer contributions	2,201	16,126	343	641	690	1,342
Plan participant contributions	7,792	8,269	2,122	1,123	2,456	1,732
Benefits paid	(23,141)	(24,395)	(5,382)	(3,530)	(9,721)	(4,851)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$304,192	$—	$93,475	$102,734	$174,096	$52,619
Funded status	$94,823	($255,571)	$31,485	$71,027	$99,863	$4,918
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Current liabilities	$—	($15,580)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Non-current liabilities	94,823	(239,991)	31,485	71,027	99,863	4,918
Total funded status	$94,823	($255,571)	$31,485	$71,027	$99,863	$4,918
Amounts recognized in regulatory asset
Prior service cost/(credit)	$7,655	$—	($5,884)	($4,730)	($20,498)	($1,754)
Net (gain)/loss	(16,557)	—	(1,355)	(13,385)	2,030	2,818
	($8,902)	$—	($7,239)	($18,115)	($18,468)	$1,064
Amounts recognized in AOCI (before tax)
Prior service credit	$—	($22,244)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Net gain	—	(15,548)	—	—	—	—
	$—	($37,792)	$—	$—	$—	$—

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in APBO
Balance at January 1	$187,830	$275,269	$68,976	$41,987	$88,310	$48,791
Service cost	2,363	4,639	1,046	367	943	973
Interest cost	7,226	10,664	2,681	1,581	3,415	1,902
Plan participant contributions	8,125	8,876	2,197	1,343	2,602	1,765
Actuarial (gain)/loss	166	(2,220)	(3,778)	(4,234)	8,279	(891)
Benefits paid	(20,048)	(23,160)	(5,159)	(2,598)	(8,830)	(5,229)
Medicare Part D subsidy received	82	107	16	14	23	37
Balance at December 31	$185,744	$274,175	$65,979	$38,460	$94,742	$47,348
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$252,055	$—	$75,853	$81,774	$144,846	$43,670
Actual return on plan assets	42,835	—	12,966	11,680	23,788	7,436
Employer contributions	1,257	14,284	228	1,659	(596)	829
Plan participant contributions	8,125	8,876	2,197	1,343	2,602	1,765
Benefits paid	(20,048)	(23,160)	(5,159)	(2,598)	(8,830)	(5,229)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$284,224	$—	$86,085	$93,858	$161,810	$48,471
Funded status	$98,480	($274,175)	$20,106	$55,398	$67,068	$1,123
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Current liabilities	$—	($18,467)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Non-current liabilities	98,480	(255,708)	20,106	55,398	67,068	1,123
Total funded status	$98,480	($274,175)	$20,106	$55,398	$67,068	$1,123
Amounts recognized in regulatory asset
Prior service credit	($6,515)	$—	($3,108)	$—	($1,422)	($854)
Net (gain)/loss	(18,262)	—	3,272	(8,046)	6,203	2,881
	($24,777)	$—	$164	($8,046)	$4,781	$2,027
Amounts recognized in AOCI (before tax)
Prior service credit	$—	($4,915)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Net gain	—	(24,739)	—	—	—	—
	$—	($29,654)	$—	$—	$—	$—

Entergy Texas [Member] | Non-Qualified Pension Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

The following Registrant Subsidiaries participate in Entergy’s non-qualified, non-contributory defined benefit pension plans that provide benefits to certain key employees.  The net periodic pension cost for their employees for the non-qualified plans for 2020, 2019, and 2018, was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$333	$148	$359	$31	$469
2019	$275	$159	$326	$20	$481
2018	$474	$180	$300	$81	$650

Schedule Of Projected Benefit Obligations

The projected benefit obligation for their employees for the non-qualified plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$3,197	$1,965	$3,852	$247	$8,475
2019	$2,755	$1,682	$3,286	$231	$7,783

Schedule Of Accumulated Benefit Obligations

The accumulated benefit obligation for their employees for the non-qualified plans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2020	$2,626	$1,802	$3,345	$240	$7,949
2019	$2,248	$1,682	$2,938	$230	$7,391

Schedule Of Amounts Recorded On The Balance Sheet

The following amounts were recorded on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Current liabilities	($218)	($193)	($181)	($17)	($633)
Non-current liabilities	(2,979)	(1,772)	(3,671)	(230)	(7,842)
Total funded status	($3,197)	($1,965)	($3,852)	($247)	($8,475)
Regulatory asset/(liability)	$1,535	$424	$1,757	($558)	$147
Accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes)	$—	$18	$—	$—	$—

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Current liabilities	($249)	($216)	($357)	($17)	($723)
Non-current liabilities	(2,506)	(1,467)	(2,930)	(215)	(7,060)
Total funded status	($2,755)	($1,683)	($3,287)	($232)	($7,783)
Regulatory asset/(liability)	$1,232	$3	$1,432	($559)	($603)

System Energy [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ total 2020, 2019, and 2018 qualified pension costs and amounts recognized as a regulatory asset and/or other comprehensive income, including amounts capitalized, for their employees included the following components:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$26,329	$35,158	$8,060	$2,654	$6,116	$7,883
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	44,165	50,432	12,922	5,825	10,731	11,006
Expected return on assets	(78,187)	(89,691)	(23,147)	(10,509)	(21,951)	(18,757)
Recognized net loss	68,338	66,640	18,983	8,018	13,173	17,104
Settlement charges	21,078	8,109	3,366	—	4,289	105
Net pension cost	$81,723	$70,648	$20,184	$5,988	$12,358	$17,341
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net loss	$106,178	$90,064	$36,899	$8,148	$13,379	$35,403
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(69,713)	(68,248)	(19,393)	(8,213)	(13,564)	(17,434)
Settlement charge	(21,078)	(8,109)	(3,366)	—	(4,289)	(105)
Total	$15,387	$13,707	$14,140	($65)	($4,474)	$17,864
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$97,110	$84,355	$34,324	$5,923	$7,884	$35,205

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$21,043	$29,137	$6,516	$2,274	$5,401	$6,199
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	56,701	63,529	16,272	7,495	14,451	13,456
Expected return on assets	(80,705)	(90,607)	(23,873)	(10,785)	(23,447)	(18,710)
Recognized net loss	47,361	46,571	12,416	6,117	9,335	11,400
Net pension cost	$44,400	$48,630	$11,331	$5,101	$5,740	$12,345
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net loss	$118,898	$99,346	$41,088	$6,531	$10,869	$36,711
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(47,361)	(46,571)	(12,416)	(6,117)	(9,335)	(11,400)
Total	$71,537	$52,775	$28,672	$414	$1,534	$25,311
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$115,937	$101,405	$40,003	$5,515	$7,274	$37,656

2018	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net periodic pension cost:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$24,757	$33,783	$7,286	$2,693	$6,356	$7,102
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	52,017	59,761	15,075	7,253	13,390	12,907
Expected return on assets	(87,404)	(99,236)	(26,007)	(11,973)	(26,091)	(19,963)
Recognized net loss	53,650	57,800	14,438	7,816	10,503	14,859
Net pension cost	$43,020	$52,108	$10,792	$5,789	$4,158	$14,905
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net (gain)/loss	$74,570	$41,642	$19,244	$2,351	$24,121	($2,359)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic pension cost in the current year:
Amortization of net loss	(53,650)	(57,800)	(14,438)	(7,816)	(10,503)	(14,859)
Total	$20,920	($16,158)	$4,806	($5,465)	$13,618	($17,218)
Total recognized as net periodic pension cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$63,940	$35,950	$15,598	$324	$17,776	($2,313)

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Qualified pension obligations, plan assets, funded status, amounts recognized in the Balance Sheets for the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Balance at January 1	$1,615,084	$1,784,474	$471,510	$206,962	$396,764	$393,607
Service cost	26,329	35,158	8,060	2,654	6,116	7,883
Interest cost	44,165	50,432	12,922	5,825	10,731	11,006
Actuarial loss	196,755	196,032	62,564	20,535	37,579	57,574
Benefits paid (a)	(142,951)	(138,825)	(44,947)	(15,689)	(40,526)	(28,922)
Balance at December 31	$1,739,382	$1,927,271	$510,109	$220,287	$410,664	$441,148
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$1,200,035	$1,364,030	$354,928	$160,777	$339,126	$282,668
Actual return on plan assets	168,764	195,658	48,812	22,896	46,151	40,927
Employer contributions	60,008	55,443	12,601	4,567	4,997	16,145
Benefits paid (a)	(142,951)	(138,825)	(44,947)	(15,689)	(40,526)	(28,922)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$1,285,856	$1,476,306	$371,394	$172,551	$349,748	$310,818
Funded status	($453,526)	($450,965)	($138,715)	($47,736)	($60,916)	($130,330)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet (funded status)
Non-current liabilities	($453,526)	($450,965)	($138,715)	($47,736)	($60,916)	($130,330)
Amounts recognized as regulatory asset
Net loss	$816,002	$766,099	$239,904	$91,991	$156,480	$212,062
Amounts recognized as AOCI (before tax)
Net loss	$—	$31,921	$—	$—	$—	$—

(a)    Including settlement lump sum benefit payments of ($48.4) million at Entergy Arkansas, ($18.6) million at Entergy Louisiana, ($7.7) million at Entergy Mississippi, ($9.8) million at Entergy Texas, and ($236) thousand at System Energy.

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO)
Balance at January 1	$1,443,808	$1,599,916	$414,089	$191,190	$369,604	$339,034
Service cost	21,043	29,137	6,516	2,274	5,401	6,199
Interest cost	56,701	63,529	16,272	7,495	14,451	13,456
Actuarial loss	248,213	248,509	79,453	24,299	49,235	66,460
Benefits paid	(154,681)	(156,617)	(44,820)	(18,296)	(41,927)	(31,542)
Balance at December 31	$1,615,084	$1,784,474	$471,510	$206,962	$396,764	$393,607
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$1,068,842	$1,215,926	$316,716	$145,968	$315,514	$245,516
Actual return on plan assets	210,020	239,770	62,238	28,552	61,814	48,460
Employer contributions	75,854	64,951	20,794	4,553	3,725	20,234
Benefits paid	(154,681)	(156,617)	(44,820)	(18,296)	(41,927)	(31,542)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$1,200,035	$1,364,030	$354,928	$160,777	$339,126	$282,668
Funded status	($415,049)	($420,444)	($116,582)	($46,185)	($57,638)	($110,939)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet (funded status)
Non-current liabilities	($415,049)	($420,444)	($116,582)	($46,185)	($57,638)	($110,939)
Amounts recognized as regulatory asset
Net loss	$799,235	$759,228	$225,354	$91,862	$160,564	$193,870
Amounts recognized as AOCI  (before tax)
Net loss	$—	$23,481	$—	$—	$—	$—

Schedule Of Accumulated Benefit Obligations

The qualified pension accumulated benefit obligation for each of the Registrant Subsidiaries for their employees as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

	December 31,
	2020	2019
	(In Thousands)
Entergy Arkansas	$1,617,858	$1,519,998
Entergy Louisiana	$1,753,980	$1,643,759
Entergy Mississippi	$466,497	$438,817
Entergy New Orleans	$201,159	$192,561
Entergy Texas	$379,050	$371,589
System Energy	$410,296	$368,771

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

Based upon the same assumptions, Entergy expects that benefits to be paid and the Medicare Part D subsidies to be received over the next ten years for the Registrant Subsidiaries for their employees will be as follows:

Estimated Future Qualified Pension Benefits Payments	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$115,340	$130,058	$38,131	$15,011	$32,935	$29,202
2022	$114,260	$130,019	$38,104	$15,202	$32,859	$28,854
2023	$111,759	$128,199	$37,159	$15,030	$31,439	$28,833
2024	$110,128	$126,927	$35,571	$14,437	$29,541	$28,641
2025	$108,314	$124,911	$34,377	$14,052	$27,781	$27,378
2026 - 2030	$513,207	$575,141	$155,722	$63,426	$123,688	$132,163

Estimated Future Non-Qualified Pension Benefits Payments	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$218	$193	$181	$17	$633
2022	$424	$211	$411	$17	$871
2023	$328	$217	$377	$21	$1,004
2024	$285	$196	$454	$19	$851
2025	$580	$209	$439	$19	$762
2026 - 2030	$976	$718	$2,146	$111	$3,250

Estimated Future Other Postretirement Benefits Payments (before Medicare Part D Subsidy)	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$12,693	$15,600	$3,386	$2,412	$5,322	$2,739
2022	$12,542	$15,502	$3,498	$2,322	$4,840	$2,734
2023	$12,329	$15,397	$3,541	$2,238	$4,770	$2,676
2024	$12,156	$15,034	$3,574	$2,151	$4,597	$2,579
2025	$11,869	$14,825	$3,614	$2,070	$4,486	$2,518
2026 - 2030	$56,603	$69,424	$17,668	$8,853	$20,622	$11,749

Estimated Future Medicare Part D Subsidy	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Year(s)
2021	$40	$20	$15	$—	$13	$5
2022	$39	$6	$15	$—	$4	$1
2023	$42	$6	$17	$—	$5	$2
2024	$45	$8	$17	$—	$5	$2
2025	$49	$8	$19	$—	$6	$1
2026 - 2030	$289	$58	$112	$—	$43	$12

Expected Employer Contributions

The Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute approximately the following to the qualified pension and other postretirement plans for their employees in 2021:

	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Pension Contributions	$66,649	$59,882	$13,715	$5,395	$6,955	$18,663
Other Postretirement Contributions	$517	$15,600	$130	$175	$66	$22

System Energy [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components Of Net Pension Cost

Total 2020, 2019, and 2018 other postretirement benefit costs of the Registrant Subsidiaries, including amounts capitalized and deferred, for their employees included the following components:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$3,626	$5,993	$1,468	$445	$1,219	$1,254
Interest cost on APBO	4,712	6,216	1,536	784	2,008	1,130
Expected return on assets	(17,104)	—	(5,167)	(5,382)	(9,643)	(2,958)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,849)	(6,179)	(1,652)	(763)	(3,364)	(1,065)
Recognized net (gain)/ loss	540	(447)	171	(13)	907	121
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,075)	$5,583	($3,644)	($4,929)	($8,873)	($1,518)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Prior service cost/(credit) for the period	$12,320	($23,508)	($4,428)	($5,493)	($22,441)	($1,963)
Net (gain)/loss	$2,245	$8,744	($4,456)	($5,351)	($3,266)	$58
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	1,849	6,179	1,652	763	3,364	1,065
Amortization of net (gain)/loss	(540)	447	(171)	13	(907)	(121)
Total	$15,874	($8,138)	($7,403)	($10,068)	($23,250)	($961)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	$5,799	($2,555)	($11,047)	($14,997)	($32,123)	($2,479)

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$2,363	$4,639	$1,046	$367	$943	$973
Interest cost on APBO	7,226	10,664	2,681	1,581	3,415	1,902
Expected return on assets	(15,962)	—	(4,794)	(4,947)	(9,103)	(2,788)
Amortization of prior service credit	(4,950)	(7,349)	(1,756)	(682)	(2,243)	(1,450)
Recognized net (gain)/loss	576	(695)	723	231	485	354
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,747)	$7,259	($2,100)	($3,450)	($6,503)	($1,009)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net gain	($26,707)	($2,220)	($11,950)	($10,967)	($6,406)	($5,539)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	4,950	7,349	1,756	682	2,243	1,450
Amortization of net (gain)/ loss	(576)	695	(723)	(231)	(485)	(354)
Total	($22,333)	$5,824	($10,917)	($10,516)	($4,648)	($4,443)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	($33,080)	$13,083	($13,017)	($13,966)	($11,151)	($5,452)

2018	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Other postretirement costs:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period	$3,170	$6,225	$1,284	$516	$1,319	$1,223
Interest cost on APBO	7,986	11,154	2,731	1,669	3,754	1,998
Expected return on assets	(17,368)	—	(5,213)	(5,250)	(9,784)	(3,130)
Amortization of prior service credit	(5,110)	(7,735)	(1,823)	(745)	(2,316)	(1,513)
Recognized net loss	1,154	1,550	1,508	137	823	932
Net other postretirement benefit (income)/cost	($10,168)	$11,194	($1,513)	($3,673)	($6,204)	($490)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized as a regulatory asset and/or AOCI (before tax)
Arising this period:
Net gain	(32,219)	(73,249)	(7,794)	(981)	(10,561)	(6,680)
Amounts reclassified from regulatory asset and/or AOCI to net periodic benefit cost in the current year:
Amortization of prior service credit	5,110	7,735	1,823	745	2,316	1,513
Amortization of net loss	(1,154)	(1,550)	(1,508)	(137)	(823)	(932)
Total	($28,263)	($67,064)	($7,479)	($373)	($9,068)	($6,099)
Total recognized as net periodic other postretirement (income)/cost, regulatory asset, and/or AOCI (before tax)	($38,431)	($55,870)	($8,992)	($4,046)	($15,272)	($6,589)

Schedule Of Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets, Funded Status, Amounts Recognized In The Balance Sheet

Other postretirement benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, and amounts not yet recognized and recognized in the Balance Sheets of the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in APBO
Balance at January 1	$185,744	$274,175	$65,979	$38,460	$94,742	$47,348
Service cost	3,626	5,993	1,468	445	1,219	1,254
Interest cost	4,712	6,216	1,536	784	2,008	1,130
Plan amendments	12,320	(23,508)	(4,428)	(5,493)	(22,441)	(1,963)
Plan participant contributions	7,792	8,269	2,122	1,123	2,456	1,732
Actuarial (gain)/loss	18,257	8,744	684	(91)	5,952	3,025
Benefits paid	(23,141)	(24,395)	(5,382)	(3,530)	(9,721)	(4,851)
Medicare Part D subsidy received	59	77	11	9	18	26
Balance at December 31	$209,369	$255,571	$61,990	$31,707	$74,233	$47,701
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$284,224	$—	$86,085	$93,858	$161,810	$48,471
Actual return on plan assets	33,116	—	10,307	10,642	18,861	5,925
Employer contributions	2,201	16,126	343	641	690	1,342
Plan participant contributions	7,792	8,269	2,122	1,123	2,456	1,732
Benefits paid	(23,141)	(24,395)	(5,382)	(3,530)	(9,721)	(4,851)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$304,192	$—	$93,475	$102,734	$174,096	$52,619
Funded status	$94,823	($255,571)	$31,485	$71,027	$99,863	$4,918
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Current liabilities	$—	($15,580)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Non-current liabilities	94,823	(239,991)	31,485	71,027	99,863	4,918
Total funded status	$94,823	($255,571)	$31,485	$71,027	$99,863	$4,918
Amounts recognized in regulatory asset
Prior service cost/(credit)	$7,655	$—	($5,884)	($4,730)	($20,498)	($1,754)
Net (gain)/loss	(16,557)	—	(1,355)	(13,385)	2,030	2,818
	($8,902)	$—	($7,239)	($18,115)	($18,468)	$1,064
Amounts recognized in AOCI (before tax)
Prior service credit	$—	($22,244)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Net gain	—	(15,548)	—	—	—	—
	$—	($37,792)	$—	$—	$—	$—

2019	Entergy Arkansas	Entergy Louisiana	Entergy Mississippi	Entergy New Orleans	Entergy Texas	System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Change in APBO
Balance at January 1	$187,830	$275,269	$68,976	$41,987	$88,310	$48,791
Service cost	2,363	4,639	1,046	367	943	973
Interest cost	7,226	10,664	2,681	1,581	3,415	1,902
Plan participant contributions	8,125	8,876	2,197	1,343	2,602	1,765
Actuarial (gain)/loss	166	(2,220)	(3,778)	(4,234)	8,279	(891)
Benefits paid	(20,048)	(23,160)	(5,159)	(2,598)	(8,830)	(5,229)
Medicare Part D subsidy received	82	107	16	14	23	37
Balance at December 31	$185,744	$274,175	$65,979	$38,460	$94,742	$47,348
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of assets at January 1	$252,055	$—	$75,853	$81,774	$144,846	$43,670
Actual return on plan assets	42,835	—	12,966	11,680	23,788	7,436
Employer contributions	1,257	14,284	228	1,659	(596)	829
Plan participant contributions	8,125	8,876	2,197	1,343	2,602	1,765
Benefits paid	(20,048)	(23,160)	(5,159)	(2,598)	(8,830)	(5,229)
Fair value of assets at December 31	$284,224	$—	$86,085	$93,858	$161,810	$48,471
Funded status	$98,480	($274,175)	$20,106	$55,398	$67,068	$1,123
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet
Current liabilities	$—	($18,467)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Non-current liabilities	98,480	(255,708)	20,106	55,398	67,068	1,123
Total funded status	$98,480	($274,175)	$20,106	$55,398	$67,068	$1,123
Amounts recognized in regulatory asset
Prior service credit	($6,515)	$—	($3,108)	$—	($1,422)	($854)
Net (gain)/loss	(18,262)	—	3,272	(8,046)	6,203	2,881
	($24,777)	$—	$164	($8,046)	$4,781	$2,027
Amounts recognized in AOCI (before tax)
Prior service credit	$—	($4,915)	$—	$—	$—	$—
Net gain	—	(24,739)	—	—	—	—
	$—	($29,654)	$—	$—	$—	$—