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Stock Based Compensation (Details 1) (Restricted Awards [Member], USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Restricted Awards [Member]
Employee service share-based compensation, aggregate disclosures
Compensation expense included in Entergy's Net Income for the third quarter	$ 1.0	$ 2.9
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy's Net Income for the third quarter	0.4	1.1
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory as of September 30,		$ 0.5

Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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