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Stock-Based Compensation (Financial Information For Stock Options) (Details) (Employee Stock Options [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Employee Stock Options [Member]
Employee service share-based compensation, aggregate disclosures
Compensation expense included in Entergy's net income for the first quarter	$ 2.1	$ 3.0
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy's net income for the first quarter	0.8	1.2
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory as of March 31,	$ 0.4	$ 0.6

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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