Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit And Short-Term Borrowings (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit And Short-Term Borrowings [Abstract]

Summary Of The Borrowings Outstanding And Capacity Available Under The Facility

Capacity (a)	Borrowings	Letters of Credit	Capacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500	$570	$8	$2,922

Short-Term Borrowings And The Outstanding Short-Term Borrowings

	Authorized	Borrowings
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas	$250	$-
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana	$200	$59
Entergy Louisiana	$250	$-
Entergy Mississippi	$175	$74
Entergy New Orleans	$100	$25
Entergy Texas	$200	$-
System Energy	$200	$-

Issuance Of Commercial Paper To Finance Acquisition And Ownership Of Nuclear Fuel

Company	Expiration Date	Amount of Facility	Weighted Average Interest Rate on Borrowings (a)	Amount Outstanding as of March 31, 2013
	(Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIE	July 2013	$85	2.28%	$21.4
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE	July 2013	$85	n/a	$-
Entergy Louisiana VIE	July 2013	$90	2.32%	$54.4
System Energy VIE	July 2013	$100	2.32%	$20.2

Notes Payable By Variable Interest Entities

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that are included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of March 31, 2013 as follows:

Company	Description	Amount
Entergy Arkansas VIE	9% Series H due June 2013	$30 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	5.69% Series I due July 2014	$70 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	3.23% Series J due July 2016	$55 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE	2.62% Series K due December 2017	$60 million
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE	5.56% Series N due May 2013	$75 million
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE	3.25% Series Q due July 2017	$75 million
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana VIE	3.38% Series R due August 2020	$70 million
Entergy Louisiana VIE	5.69% Series E due July 2014	$50 million
Entergy Louisiana VIE	3.30% Series F due March 2016	$20 million
Entergy Louisiana VIE	3.25% Series G due July 2017	$25 million
System Energy VIE	6.29% Series F due September 2013	$70 million
System Energy VIE	5.33% Series G due April 2015	$60 million
System Energy VIE	4.02% Series H due February 2017	$50 million

Book Value And The Fair Value Of Long-Term Debt

Fair Value

            The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2013 are as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a) (b)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$12,359,756	$12,866,746
Entergy Arkansas	$2,123,945	$2,020,198
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana	$1,637,489	$1,805,683
Entergy Louisiana	$2,813,918	$2,913,342
Entergy Mississippi	$1,139,556	$1,211,692
Entergy New Orleans	$221,302	$225,865
Entergy Texas	$1,595,957	$1,833,724
System Energy	$742,926	$667,758

(a)	The values exclude lease obligations of $151 million at Entergy Louisiana and $98 million at System Energy, long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and the note payable to NYPA of $110 million at Entergy, and include debt due within one year.
(b)	Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.

The book value and the fair value of long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 were as follows:

	Book Value of Long-Term Debt	Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (a) (b)
	(In Thousands)
Entergy	$12,638,834	$12,849,330
Entergy Arkansas	$2,123,895	$1,876,335
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana	$1,517,429	$1,668,819
Entergy Louisiana	$2,826,095	$2,921,322
Entergy Mississippi	$1,169,519	$1,230,714
Entergy New Orleans	$196,300	$200,725
Entergy Texas	$1,617,813	$1,885,672
System Energy	$783,799	$664,670

(a)	The values exclude lease obligations of $163 million at Entergy Louisiana and $139 million at System Energy, long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and the note payable to NYPA of $110 million at Entergy, and include debt due within one year.
(b)	Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 8 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.