Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Business Segment Information (Tables) [Abstract]

Segment Financial Information

     Entergy’s segment financial information for the second quarters of 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

			Entergy
			Wholesale
	Utility		Commodities*		All Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
2011
Operating revenues	$	2,241,475	$	568,076	$	1,038		$	(7,310	)	$	2,803,279
Income taxes (benefit)	$	139,036	$	64,324	$	(52,407	)	$	—		$	150,953
Consolidated net income	$	252,741	$	65,556	$	29,946		$	(27,645	)	$	320,598
2010
Operating revenues	$	2,246,108	$	622,067	$	2,068		$	(7,293	)	$	2,862,950
Income taxes (benefit)	$	141,047	$	67,348	$	(4,488	)	$	—		$	203,907
Consolidated net income	$	230,173	$	104,557	$	3,912		$	(18,359	)	$	320,283

     Entergy’s segment financial information for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

			Entergy
			Wholesale
	Utility		Commodities*		All Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
2011
Operating revenues	$	4,179,093	$	1,178,223	$	2,138		$	(14,966	)	$	5,344,488
Income taxes (benefit)	$	229,241	$	149,265	$	(63,303	)	$	—		$	315,203
Consolidated net income	$	421,394	$	188,789	$	19,383		$	(55,289	)	$	574,277
2010
Operating revenues	$	4,349,937	$	1,282,466	$	4,025		$	(14,132	)	$	5,622,296
Income taxes (benefit)	$	231,017	$	154,888	$	(34,313	)	$	—		$	351,592
Consolidated net income	$	373,144	$	195,099	$	7,573		$	(36,719	)	$	539,097