Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	$ 1,934,550	$ 2,212,038	$ 3,719,392		$ 4,077,936
Natural gas	23,879	28,891	69,886		100,014
Competitive businesses	560,171	562,350	1,112,982		1,166,538
TOTAL	2,518,600	2,803,279	4,902,260		5,344,488
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	437,157	563,333	975,994		1,071,026
Purchased power	345,298	451,227	630,264		813,845
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	57,822	62,966	121,706		126,951
Asset impairment	0	0	355,524		0
Other operation and maintenance	772,881	712,496	1,494,517		1,368,245
Decommissioning	11,942	55,497	69,845		110,762
Taxes other than income taxes	138,111	129,215	275,280		254,449
Depreciation and amortization	274,755	264,206	554,971		529,090
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	137,650	5,601	138,032		491
TOTAL	2,175,616	2,244,541	4,616,133		4,274,859
OPERATING INCOME	342,984	558,738	286,127		1,069,629
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	28,282	20,753	52,590		38,042
Interest and investment income	29,285	35,921	70,276		62,668
Miscellaneous - net	(13,036)	(16,962)	(31,025)		(26,360)
TOTAL	44,531	39,712	91,841		74,350
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	149,616	136,049	296,361		272,183
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(10,483)	(9,150)	(19,874)		(17,684)
TOTAL	139,133	126,899	276,487		254,499
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	248,382	471,551	101,481		889,480
Income taxes	(122,201)	150,953	(122,363)		315,203
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	370,583	320,598	223,844	[1]	574,277	[1]
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries	5,582	5,015	10,526		10,031
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	365,001	315,583	213,318		564,246
Earnings per average common share:
Basic	$ 2.06	$ 1.77	$ 1.21		$ 3.16
Diluted	$ 2.06	$ 1.76	$ 1.20		$ 3.14
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.83	$ 0.83	$ 1.66		$ 1.66
Basic average number of common shares outstanding	177,166,519	177,808,890	177,015,941		178,318,784
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding	177,565,351	178,925,180	177,470,486		179,502,551
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	502,022	516,833	977,200		960,331
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	112,126	86,882	246,928		169,113
Purchased power	94,373	115,489	173,169		208,343
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	11,763	10,258	23,550		20,219
Other operation and maintenance	140,458	127,246	265,831		244,230
Decommissioning	10,042	9,442	19,930		18,739
Taxes other than income taxes	21,713	18,952	42,397		38,531
Depreciation and amortization	55,364	54,252	110,605		109,510
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	(31,716)	(4,760)	(32,925)		(8,331)
TOTAL	414,123	417,761	849,485		800,354
OPERATING INCOME	87,899	99,072	127,715		159,977
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,508	1,815	4,233		2,880
Interest and investment income	1,515	5,381	7,372		9,161
Miscellaneous - net	(1,190)	(1,140)	(2,643)		(1,889)
TOTAL	2,833	6,056	8,962		10,152
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	20,425	20,960	41,175		42,023
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(634)	(622)	(1,076)		(1,101)
TOTAL	19,791	20,338	40,099		40,922
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	70,941	84,790	96,578		129,207
Income taxes	25,186	34,492	36,949		53,301
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	45,755	50,298	59,629		75,906
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries	1,718	1,718	3,437		3,437
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	44,037	48,580	56,192		72,469
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	392,993	511,648	775,179		978,689
Natural gas	8,363	10,914	25,799		39,771
TOTAL	401,356	522,562	800,978		1,018,460
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	25,130	75,923	96,427		156,558
Purchased power	137,347	207,389	261,511		398,497
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	4,367	4,324	8,732		9,342
Other operation and maintenance	92,424	87,472	178,059		166,485
Decommissioning	3,728	3,522	7,404		6,993
Taxes other than income taxes	17,692	18,777	36,587		37,578
Depreciation and amortization	36,290	35,675	72,387		71,399
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	28,341	(380)	28,608		(1,322)
TOTAL	345,319	432,702	689,715		845,530
OPERATING INCOME	56,037	89,860	111,263		172,930
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,490	2,163	4,752		3,903
Interest and investment income	8,670	10,473	19,908		19,831
Miscellaneous - net	(2,485)	(1,712)	(5,112)		(3,873)
TOTAL	8,675	10,924	19,548		19,861
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	20,836	21,231	41,891		42,580
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(965)	(828)	(1,864)		(1,693)
TOTAL	19,871	20,403	40,027		40,887
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	44,841	80,381	90,784		151,904
Income taxes	(5,548)	29,976	12,036		54,879
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	50,389	50,405	78,748		97,025
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries	206	206	412		412
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	50,183	50,199	78,336		96,613
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	561,787	651,847	1,044,145		1,167,281
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	114,824	143,532	186,883		228,757
Purchased power	158,905	230,546	337,118		430,924
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	6,084	6,706	12,470		14,181
Other operation and maintenance	112,295	106,439	228,036		212,804
Decommissioning	6,559	6,108	13,003		12,109
Taxes other than income taxes	16,927	18,345	34,209		35,084
Depreciation and amortization	54,153	51,777	107,832		101,423
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	133,293	(8,254)	129,705		(12,210)
TOTAL	603,040	555,199	1,049,256		1,023,072
OPERATING INCOME	(41,253)	96,648	(5,111)		144,209
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	8,602	8,277	17,051		15,651
Interest and investment income	20,364	23,716	41,612		44,126
Miscellaneous - net	(828)	(134)	(2,199)		(656)
TOTAL	28,138	31,859	56,464		59,121
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	33,035	30,700	65,703		59,335
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(3,895)	(4,306)	(7,754)		(8,403)
TOTAL	29,140	26,394	57,949		50,932
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	(42,255)	102,113	(6,596)		152,398
Income taxes	(172,969)	27,010	(170,605)		36,997
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	130,714	75,103	164,009		115,401
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries	1,738	1,738	3,475		3,475
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	128,976	73,365	160,534		111,926
Entergy Mississippi [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	277,204	302,194	538,964		591,177
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	62,914	50,564	147,473		131,870
Purchased power	72,895	100,370	138,323		175,504
Other operation and maintenance	60,261	55,339	108,597		103,346
Taxes other than income taxes	18,454	17,391	37,238		34,562
Depreciation and amortization	24,287	23,167	48,074		46,154
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	(3,832)	5,083	(11,304)		12,175
TOTAL	234,979	251,914	468,401		503,611
OPERATING INCOME	42,225	50,280	70,563		87,566
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,025	2,225	2,190		4,319
Interest and investment income	14	16	24		67
Miscellaneous - net	(1,055)	(1,283)	(2,110)		(1,837)
TOTAL	(16)	958	104		2,549
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	14,103	15,046	28,648		28,449
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(547)	(1,237)	(1,163)		(2,402)
TOTAL	13,556	13,809	27,485		26,047
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	28,653	37,429	43,182		64,068
Income taxes	12,739	13,600	18,586		22,925
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	15,914	23,829	24,596		41,143
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries	707	707	1,414		1,414
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	15,207	23,122	23,182		39,729
Entergy New Orleans
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	113,729	132,521	214,313		248,511
Natural gas	15,515	17,977	44,087		60,243
TOTAL	129,244	150,498	258,400		308,754
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	11,605	34,832	39,287		80,685
Purchased power	54,401	51,475	101,632		99,381
Other operation and maintenance	32,908	28,966	63,804		56,038
Taxes other than income taxes	10,621	10,131	21,169		21,152
Depreciation and amortization	9,199	8,906	18,268		17,898
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	501	478	981		957
TOTAL	119,235	134,788	245,141		276,111
OPERATING INCOME	10,009	15,710	13,259		32,643
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	153	116	302		222
Interest and investment income	6	9	21		63
Miscellaneous - net	(357)	(293)	(762)		(529)
TOTAL	(198)	(168)	(439)		(244)
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	2,795	2,764	5,628		5,553
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(71)	(52)	(142)		(100)
TOTAL	2,724	2,712	5,486		5,453
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	7,087	12,830	7,334		26,946
Income taxes	(99)	4,623	108		9,812
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	7,186	8,207	7,226		17,134
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries	241	241	482		482
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	6,945	7,966	6,744		16,652
Entergy Texas [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	358,067	444,423	684,991		793,307
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	30,893	75,742	74,931		119,823
Purchased power	170,602	210,847	322,725		391,511
Other operation and maintenance	56,625	49,677	112,448		96,918
Taxes other than income taxes	15,814	15,030	31,609		29,887
Depreciation and amortization	21,117	19,710	41,844		39,236
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	14,033	15,735	27,389		12,657
TOTAL	309,084	386,741	610,946		690,032
OPERATING INCOME	48,983	57,682	74,045		103,275
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	985	781	2,074		1,547
Interest and investment income	1,458	2,048	2,918		2,738
Miscellaneous - net	(849)	(795)	(1,644)		(970)
TOTAL	1,594	2,034	3,348		3,315
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	23,454	22,964	47,264		45,041
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(658)	(542)	(1,384)		(1,068)
TOTAL	22,796	22,422	45,880		43,973
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	27,781	37,294	31,513		62,617
Income taxes	11,577	14,197	13,565		23,794
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	16,204	23,097	17,948		38,823
System Energy [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	113,699	129,120	239,733		257,515
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	3,077	19,485	13,438		39,175
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	2,884	4,067	7,048		8,089
Other operation and maintenance	33,441	34,886	67,725		63,843
Decommissioning	8,180	7,614	16,214		15,816
Taxes other than income taxes	5,519	5,790	11,032		11,213
Depreciation and amortization	25,324	25,583	54,998		54,246
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	(2,971)	(2,301)	(4,423)		(5,250)
TOTAL	75,454	95,124	166,032		187,132
OPERATING INCOME	38,245	33,996	73,701		70,383
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	12,518	5,376	21,987		9,521
Interest and investment income	2,076	2,508	5,602		5,049
Miscellaneous - net	(143)	(145)	(300)		(249)
TOTAL	14,451	7,739	27,289		14,321
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	10,596	7,736	21,445		19,125
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(3,714)	(1,563)	(6,491)		(2,916)
TOTAL	6,882	6,173	14,954		16,209
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	45,814	35,562	86,036		68,495
Income taxes	10,446	13,576	24,132		27,173
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	$ 35,368	$ 21,986	$ 61,904		$ 41,322

[1] (a) Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for 2012 and 2011 include $7.2 million and $6.7 million, respectively, of preferred dividends on subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented as equity.