Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule Of Earnings Per Share, Basic And Diluted

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
	(In Millions, Except Per Share Data)
Basic earnings per share	Income	Shares	$/share	Income	Shares	$/share
Net income attributable to Entergy Corporation	($151.7)	176.9	($0.86)	$248.7	178.8	$1.39
Average dilutive effect of:
Stock options	-	0.5	-	-	1.1	(0.01)
Restricted stock	-	-	-	-	0.2	-
Diluted earnings per share	($151.7)	177.4	($0.86)	$248.7	180.1	$1.38

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Entergy		Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		Entergy Louisiana
	March 31, 2012	December 31, 2011	March 31, 2012	December 31, 2011	March 31, 2012	December 31, 2011
	(In Thousands)
Cash flow hedges net  unrealized gain	$322,932	$177,497	$-	$-	$-	$-
Pension and other  postretirement liabilities	(493,289)	(499,556)	(68,582)	(69,610)	(38,854)	(39,507)
Net unrealized investment  gains	201,045	150,939	-	-	-	-
Foreign currency translation	2,979	2,668	-	-	-	-
Total	$33,667	($168,452)	($68,582)	($69,610)	($38,854)	($39,507)