Balance Sheets (SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.) (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	$ 135,673	$ 76,290
Temporary cash investments	851,467	1,218,182
Total cash and cash equivalents	987,140	1,294,472
Accounts receivable:
Other	161,062	161,662
Total accounts receivable	1,248,373	1,035,582
Materials and supplies - at average cost	880,619	866,908
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	232,852	218,423
Prepaid taxes	56,565	301,807
Prepayments and other	227,851	246,036
TOTAL	4,154,498	4,339,083
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Decommissioning trust funds	3,566,111	3,595,716
TOTAL	4,282,698	4,300,206
UTILITY PLANT
Electric	38,484,712	37,153,061
Property under capital lease	789,898	800,078
Construction work in progress	1,904,313	1,661,560
Nuclear fuel	1,403,982	1,377,962
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT	42,922,828	41,323,269
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	18,123,801	17,474,914
UTILITY PLANT - NET	24,799,027	23,848,355
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	737,475	845,725
Other regulatory assets	3,700,902	3,838,237
Other	879,523	909,773
TOTAL	5,925,275	6,197,632
TOTAL ASSETS	39,161,498	38,685,276
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	2,022,410	299,548
Accounts payable:
Associated companies	144,871	154,135
Accumulated deferred income taxes	64,821	49,307
Interest accrued	164,378	217,685
Other	231,123	277,598
TOTAL	4,161,343	2,776,249
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	8,403,453	8,573,646
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	281,112	292,330
Other regulatory liabilities	645,843	539,026
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	3,274,479	3,148,479
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	1,898,966	2,175,364
Long-term debt	10,241,993	11,317,157
Other	547,146	618,559
TOTAL	25,724,045	27,101,889
Commitments and Contingencies
COMMON EQUITY
Common stock	2,548	2,548
Retained earnings	9,439,000	8,689,401
TOTAL	9,059,362	8,590,400
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	39,161,498	38,685,276
System Energy
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	15,350	903
Temporary cash investments	162,340	262,869
Total cash and cash equivalents	177,690	263,772
Accounts receivable:
Associated companies	125,420	147,180
Other	5,368	5,070
Total accounts receivable	130,788	152,250
Materials and supplies - at average cost	87,370	84,077
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	10,901	22,627
Prepaid taxes	0	68,039
Prepayments and other	2,908	1,142
TOTAL	409,657	591,907
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Decommissioning trust funds	393,170	387,876
TOTAL	393,170	387,876
UTILITY PLANT
Electric	3,395,162	3,362,422
Property under capital lease	480,899	489,175
Construction work in progress	331,611	210,536
Nuclear fuel	135,611	155,282
TOTAL UTILITY PLANT	4,343,283	4,217,415
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,490,351	2,417,811
UTILITY PLANT - NET	1,852,932	1,799,604
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	127,525	126,642
Other regulatory assets	242,124	296,715
Other	21,379	21,326
TOTAL	391,028	444,683
TOTAL ASSETS	3,046,787	3,224,070
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	40,163	33,740
Short-term borrowings	0	38,264
Accounts payable:
Associated companies	4,851	6,520
Other	40,454	38,447
Taxes accrued	26,246	0
Accumulated deferred income taxes	3,376	8,508
Interest accrued	20,410	56,081
Other	2,519	2,258
TOTAL	138,019	183,818
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	595,226	617,012
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	52,148	54,755
Other regulatory liabilities	189,449	201,364
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	437,460	452,782
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	81,647	105,245
Long-term debt	746,866	796,728
Other	21	0
TOTAL	2,102,817	2,227,886
Commitments and Contingencies
COMMON EQUITY
Common stock	789,350	789,350
Retained earnings	16,601	23,016
TOTAL	805,951	812,366
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 3,046,787	$ 3,224,070