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Stock-Based Compensation (Financial Information For Other Equity Plans) (Details) (Restricted Stock Awards [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Employee service share-based compensation, aggregate disclosures
Compensation expense included in Entergy's net income	$ 3.6	$ 1.0	$ 7.4	$ 2.0
Tax benefit recognized in Entergy's net income	1.4	0.4	2.8	0.8
Compensation cost capitalized as part of fixed assets and inventory			$ 1.3	$ 0.3

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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