Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES) (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2010
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 574,277	[1]	$ 539,097	[1]
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	852,028		831,785
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	305,121		342,641
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(168,253)		(177,445)
Fuel inventory	(5,457)		5,002
Accounts payable	(76,803)		23,094
Taxes accrued	(2,810)		10,104
Interest accrued	(39,404)		(28,815)
Deferred fuel	(198,052)		(2,070)
Other working capital accounts	(112,386)		(126,824)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(5,954)		(30,218)
Changes in other regulatory assets	96,549		(22,703)
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(232,306)		(74,187)
Other	(9,301)		178,373
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	977,249		1,467,834
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures	(991,293)		(918,582)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	38,681		30,926
Change in money pool receivable - net	9,106		(22,528)
Decrease (increase) in other investments	(42,994)		55,430
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(1,827,723)		(1,172,901)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	1,075,180		525,789
Retirement of long-term debt	(555,940)		(774,772)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(296,355)		(298,796)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	86,170		(669,722)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(764,614)		(374,027)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,294,472		1,709,551
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	529,858		1,335,524
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	267,493		268,624
Income taxes	77		26,054
Entergy Texas
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	38,823		34,751
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	39,236		39,008
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	24,535		96,423
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(49,396)		(85,930)
Fuel inventory	179		315
Accounts payable	43,543		60,626
Taxes accrued	(10,501)		(67,785)
Interest accrued	(789)		8,031
Deferred fuel	(62,683)		(38,134)
Other working capital accounts	5,188		(56,630)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(89)		(2,200)
Changes in other regulatory assets	36,660		33,603
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(13,603)		(6,181)
Other	(25,186)		(11,217)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	25,917		4,680
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction expenditures	(75,623)		(79,704)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,547		4,138
Change in money pool receivable - net	13,672		34,812
Decrease (increase) in other investments			2,318
Remittances to transition charge account	(39,178)		(40,800)
Payments from transition charge account	48,815		18,272
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(50,767)		(60,964)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt			198,534
Retirement of long-term debt	(31,177)		(177,289)
Changes in money pool payable - net	21,067
Dividends paid:
Common stock			(63,900)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	(10,149)		(42,655)
Other	(39)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(34,999)		(98,939)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	35,342		200,703
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	343		101,764
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	43,659		39,083
Income taxes			$ 1,745

[1] Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for both 2010 and 2011 include $6.6 million of preferred dividends on subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented as equity.