Business Segment Information Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Entergy’s segment financial information was as follows:

2020	Utility	Entergy Wholesale Commodities	All Other	Eliminations	Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Operating revenues	$9,170,714	$942,869	$78	($25)	$10,113,636
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	$—	$26,623	$—	$—	$26,623
Depreciation, amortization, & decommissioning	$1,685,138	$306,974	$2,835	$—	$1,994,947
Interest and investment income	$299,004	$234,194	$19,563	($159,943)	$392,818
Interest expense	$648,851	$22,432	$146,730	($32,350)	$785,663
Income taxes	($282,311)	$104,937	$55,868	$—	($121,506)
Consolidated net income (loss)	$1,816,354	($62,763)	($219,344)	($127,594)	$1,406,653
Total assets	$55,940,153	$3,800,378	$552,632	($2,053,951)	$58,239,212
Cash paid for long-lived asset additions	$5,102,322	$54,455	$84	$—	$5,156,861

2019	Utility	Entergy Wholesale Commodities	All Other	Eliminations	Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Operating revenues	$9,583,985	$1,294,719	$21	($52)	$10,878,673
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	$—	$290,027	$—	$—	$290,027
Depreciation, amortization, & decommissioning	$1,493,167	$384,707	$2,944	$—	$1,880,818
Interest and investment income	$289,570	$414,636	$26,295	($182,589)	$547,912
Interest expense	$589,395	$29,450	$178,575	($54,995)	$742,425
Income taxes	$19,634	($161,295)	($28,164)	$—	($169,825)
Consolidated net income (loss)	$1,425,643	$148,870	($188,675)	($127,594)	$1,258,244
Total assets	$49,557,664	$4,154,961	$514,020	($2,502,733)	$51,723,912
Cash paid for long-lived asset additions	$4,527,045	$104,300	$160	$—	$4,631,505

2018	Utility	Entergy Wholesale Commodities	All Other	Eliminations	Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Operating revenues	$9,540,670	$1,468,905	$—	($123)	$11,009,452
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges	$—	$532,321	$—	$—	$532,321
Depreciation, amortization, & decommissioning	$1,367,944	$388,732	$1,274	$—	$1,757,950
Interest and investment income	$203,936	$14,543	$31,602	($186,217)	$63,864
Interest expense	$552,919	$33,694	$179,358	($58,623)	$707,348
Income taxes	($732,548)	($269,025)	($35,253)	$—	($1,036,826)
Consolidated net income (loss)	$1,495,061	($340,641)	($164,271)	($127,594)	$862,555
Total assets	$44,777,167	$5,459,275	$733,366	($2,694,742)	$48,275,066
Investment in affiliates - at equity	$—	$—	$—	$—	$—
Cash paid for long-lived asset additions	$3,987,424	$283,707	$86	$—	$4,271,217

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

Restructuring and Related Costs

Total restructuring charges in 2020, 2019, and 2018 were comprised of the following:

	Employee retention and severance expenses and other benefits-related costs	Contracted economic development costs	Total
	(In Millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$83	$14	$97
Restructuring costs accrued	139	—	139
Cash paid out	43	—	43
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$179	$14	$193
Restructuring costs accrued	91	—	91
Cash paid out	141	—	141
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$129	$14	$143
Restructuring costs accrued	71	—	71
Cash paid out	55	—	55
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$145	$14	$159