Rate And Regulatory Matters (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Payments or receipts among utility operating companies production cost based on two thousand eleven

	Payments or (Receipts)
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$41
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana	$-
Entergy Louisiana	($41)
Entergy Mississippi	$-
Entergy New Orleans	$-
Entergy Texas	$-

Entergy Arkansas [Member]

Payments or receipts among utility operating companies production cost based on two thousand eleven

	Payments or (Receipts)
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$41
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana	$-
Entergy Louisiana	($41)
Entergy Mississippi	$-
Entergy New Orleans	$-
Entergy Texas	$-

Entergy Louisiana [Member]

Payments or receipts among utility operating companies production cost based on two thousand eleven

	Payments or (Receipts)
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$41
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana	$-
Entergy Louisiana	($41)
Entergy Mississippi	$-
Entergy New Orleans	$-
Entergy Texas	$-

Entergy Mississippi [Member]

Payments or receipts among utility operating companies production cost based on two thousand eleven

	Payments or (Receipts)
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$41
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana	$-
Entergy Louisiana	($41)
Entergy Mississippi	$-
Entergy New Orleans	$-
Entergy Texas	$-

Entergy New Orleans

Payments or receipts among utility operating companies production cost based on two thousand eleven

	Payments or (Receipts)
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$41
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana	$-
Entergy Louisiana	($41)
Entergy Mississippi	$-
Entergy New Orleans	$-
Entergy Texas	$-

Entergy Texas [Member]

Payments or receipts among utility operating companies production cost based on two thousand eleven

	Payments or (Receipts)
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$41
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana	$-
Entergy Louisiana	($41)
Entergy Mississippi	$-
Entergy New Orleans	$-
Entergy Texas	$-

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]

Payments or receipts among utility operating companies production cost based on two thousand eleven

	Payments or (Receipts)
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$41
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana	$-
Entergy Louisiana	($41)
Entergy Mississippi	$-
Entergy New Orleans	$-
Entergy Texas	$-

Correction Of Regulatory Asset For Income Taxes, Income Statement And Statement Of Cash Flows

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
	As previously reported	As corrected
	(In Thousands)
Income Statement
Income taxes	$31,071	$29,976
Net income	$49,310	$50,405
Earnings applicable to common equity	$49,104	$50,199

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	As previously reported	As corrected
	(In Thousands)
Income Statement
Income taxes	$56,923	$54,879
Net income	$94,981	$97,025
Earnings applicable to common equity	$94,569	$96,613
Statement of Cash Flows
Net income	$94,981	$97,025
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits,   and non-current taxes accrued	$13,995	$11,951
Changes in other regulatory assets	$21,505	$18,182
Other operating activities	$22,707	$26,030

Correction Of Regulatory Asset For Income Taxes, Balance Sheet

	December 31, 2011
	As previously reported	As corrected
	(In Thousands)
Balance Sheet
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	$249,058	$173,724
Accumulated deferred income taxes - current	$5,427	$5,107
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	$1,397,230	$1,368,563
Member's equity	$1,439,733	$1,393,386

Correction Of Regulatory Asset For Income Taxes, Statement Of Changes In Equity

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	Member's Equity		Total Equity
	As previously reported	As corrected	As previously reported	As corrected
	(In Thousands)
Statement of Changes in Equity
Balance at December 31, 2010	$1,539,517	$1,494,593	$1,509,213	$1,464,289
Net income	$94,981	$97,025	$94,981	$97,025
Balance at June 30, 2011	$1,511,821	$1,468,941	$1,482,746	$1,439,866