Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Financial Information

2011	Utility		Entergy Wholesale Commodities*		All Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Operating revenues	$	8,841,827	$	2,413,773	$	4,157		($	30,684	)	$	11,229,073
Deprec., amort. & decomm.	$	1,027,597	$	260,638	$	4,562		$	—		$	1,292,797
Interest and investment income	$	158,737	$	136,492	$	28,830		($	194,925	)	$	129,134
Interest expense	$	455,739	$	20,634	$	121,599		($	84,345	)	$	513,627
Income taxes	$	27,311	$	225,456	$	33,496		$	—		$	286,263
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	1,123,866	$	491,841	($	137,755	)	($	110,580	)	$	1,367,372
Total assets	$	32,734,549	$	10,533,080	($	507,860	)	($	2,058,070	)	$	40,701,699
Investment in affiliates - at equity	$	199	$	44,677	$	—		$	—		$	44,876
Cash paid for long-lived asset additions	$	2,351,913	$	1,048,146	($	402	)	$	—		$	3,399,657

2010	Utility		Entergy Wholesale Commodities*		All Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Operating revenues	$	8,941,332	$	2,566,156	$	7,442		($	27,353	)	$	11,487,577
Deprec., amort. & decomm.	$	1,006,385	$	270,658	$	4,587		$	—		$	1,281,630
Interest and investment income	$	182,493	$	171,158	$	44,757		($	212,953	)	$	185,455
Interest expense	$	493,241	$	71,817	$	129,505		($	119,396	)	$	575,167
Income taxes (benefits)	$	454,227	$	268,649	($	105,637	)	$	—		$	617,239
Consolidated net income	$	829,719	$	489,422	$	44,721		($	93,557	)	$	1,270,305
Total assets	$	31,080,240	$	10,102,817	($	714,968	)	($	1,782,813	)	$	38,685,276
Investment in affiliates - at equity	$	199	$	59,456	($	18,958	)	$	—		$	40,697
Cash paid for long-lived asset additions	$	1,766,609	$	687,313	$	75		$	—		$	2,453,997

2009	Utility		Entergy Wholesale Commodities*		All Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Operating revenues	$	8,055,353	$	2,711,078	$	5,682		($	26,463	)	$	10,745,650
Deprec., amort. & decomm.	$	1,025,922	$	251,147	$	4,769		$	—		$	1,281,838
Interest and investment income (loss)	$	180,505	$	196,492	($	10,470	)	($	129,899	)	$	236,628
Interest expense	$	462,206	$	78,278	$	86,420		($	56,460	)	$	570,444
Income taxes (benefits)	$	388,682	$	322,255	($	78,197	)	$	—		$	632,740
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	708,905	$	641,094	($	25,511	)	($	73,438	)	$	1,251,050
Total assets	$	29,892,088	$	11,134,791	($	646,756	)	($	2,818,170	)	$	37,561,953
Investment in affiliates - at equity	$	200	$	—	$	39,380		$	—		$	39,580
Cash paid for long-lived asset additions	$	1,872,997	$	661,596	($	5,874	)	$	—		$	2,528,719