Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Financial Information

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

				Entergy
				Wholesale
	Utility			Commodities*		All Other			Eliminations			Entergy
	(In Thousands)
2011
Operating revenues	$	2,760,631		$	641,216	$	1,015		$	(7,309	)	$	3,395,553
Income taxes (benefit)	$	(158,673	)	$	64,079	$	(24,537	)	$	—		$	(119,131	)
Consolidated net income	$	528,459		$	130,862	$	1,393		$	(27,645	)	$	633,069
2010
Operating revenues	$	2,666,727		$	671,927	$	971		$	(7,449	)	$	3,332,176
Income taxes (benefit)	$	216,590		$	30,728	$	(62,682	)	$	—		$	184,636
Consolidated net income	$	337,941		$	143,721	$	45,432		$	(29,193	)	$	497,901

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

			Entergy
			Wholesale
	Utility		Commodities*		All Other			Eliminations			Entergy
	(In Thousands)
2011
Operating revenues	$	6,939,724	$	1,819,439	$	3,153		$	(22,275	)	$	8,740,041
Income taxes (benefit)	$	70,567	$	213,344	$	(87,839	)	$	—		$	196,072
Consolidated net income	$	949,854	$	319,651	$	20,776		$	(82,935	)	$	1,207,346
2010
Operating revenues	$	7,016,664	$	1,954,393	$	4,997		$	(21,581	)	$	8,954,473
Income taxes (benefit)	$	447,607	$	185,616	$	(96,996	)	$	—		$	536,227
Consolidated net income	$	711,085	$	338,820	$	53,005		$	(65,911	)	$	1,036,999