Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Income Tax Expenses From Continuing Operations

Income taxes from continuing operations for 2013, 2012, and 2011 for Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries consist of the following:

	2013			2012			2011
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		$88,291			($47,851	)		$452,713
Foreign	101			143			130
State	20,584			(41,516		)	152,711
Total	108,976			(89,224		)	605,554
Deferred and non-current - net	126,935			131,130			(311,708		)
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(9,930		)	(11,051		)	(7,583		)
Income tax expense from
continuing operations		$225,981			$30,855			$286,263

Significant Components Of Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes And Accrued Taxes

Significant components of accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued for Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

	2013			2012
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net		($7,941,319	)		($8,240,342	)
Regulatory assets	(922,312		)	(898,143		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(1,100,439		)	(848,918		)
Pension, net funding	(299,951		)	(305,676		)
Combined unitary state taxes	(183,934		)	(233,210		)
Power purchase agreements	(8,096		)	—
Other	(404,749		)	(485,550		)
Total	(10,860,800		)	(11,011,839		)
Deferred tax assets:
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	754,828			733,103
Regulatory liabilities	403,370			404,852
Pension and other post-employment benefits	469,190			664,569
Sale and leaseback	176,119			195,074
Compensation	125,552			53,388
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	106,777			110,690
Provision for allowances and contingencies	66,026			61,576
Power purchase agreements	—			43,717
Net operating loss carryforwards	548,756			960,235
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	13,140			23,114
Valuation allowance	(28,146		)	(86,881		)
Other	109,606			78,721
Total	2,745,218			3,242,158
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized
tax benefits)	(400,276		)	(210,534		)
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($8,515,858	)		($7,980,215	)

Parent Company [Member]

Total Income Taxes For Entergy Corporation And Subsidiaries

The reasons for the differences for the years 2013, 2012, and 2011 are:

	2013			2012			2011
	(In Thousands)
Net income attributable to Entergy Corporation		$711,902			$846,673			$1,346,439
Preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries	18,670			21,690			20,933
Consolidated net income	730,572			868,363			1,367,372
Income taxes	225,981			30,855			286,263
Income before income taxes		$956,553			$899,218			$1,653,635
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$334,794			$314,726			$578,772
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	13,599			40,699			93,940
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	32,324			35,527			39,970
Equity component of AFUDC	(22,356		)	(30,838		)	(30,184		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(13,535		)	(14,000		)	(14,962		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	(301		)	(14,801		)	(17,848		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	(2,899		)	(4,356		)	65,357
Deferred tax reversal on PPA settlement (a)	—			—			(421,819		)
Deferred tax asset on additional depreciation (b)	—			(155,300		)	—
Termination of business reorganization	(27,192		)	—			—
Write-off of regulatory asset for income taxes	—			42,159			—
Capital losses	—			(20,188		)	—
Provision for uncertain tax positions (c)	(59,249		)	(159,957		)	2,698
Valuation allowance	(31,573		)
Other - net	2,369			(2,816		)	(9,661		)
Total income taxes as reported		$225,981			$30,855			$286,263
Effective Income Tax Rate	23.6		%	3.4		%	17.3		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

(b) See "Income Tax Audits- 2004-2005 IRS Audit" below for discussion of this item.

(c) See "Income Tax Audits- 2008-2009 IRS Audit" below for discussion of the most significant items in 2013 and 2012.

Entergy's Estimated Tax Attributes, Carryovers And Their Expiration Dates

Entergy’s estimated tax attributes carryovers and their expiration dates as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

Carryover Description	Carryover Amount	Year(s) of expiration
Federal net operating losses	$12.8 billion	2023-2033
State net operating losses	$10.9 billion	2014-2032
State capital losses	$1.9 million	2015-2016
Miscellaneous federal and state credits	$86.7 million	2014-2032

Entergy Arkansas [Member]

Income Tax Expenses From Continuing Operations

Income taxes for 2013, 2012, and 2011 for Entergy’s Registrant Subsidiaries consist of the following:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($13,574	)		$12,176			($30,973	)		$2,498		$15,017			$37,199			($6,199	)
State	6,122			(9,939		)	(5,692		)	4,849		(1,221		)	(843		)	15,845
Total	(7,452		)	2,237			(36,665		)	7,347		13,796			36,356			9,646
Deferred and non-current - net	101,253			57,620			121,416			41,150		(11,952		)	(4,639		)	60,614
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,038		)	(2,874		)	1,260		(225		)	(1,609		)	(1,407		)
Income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757		$1,619			$30,108			$68,853

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		$64,069			($66,081	)		($132,999	)		$3,188			($9,484	)		($114,677	)		($50,491	)
State	6,712			9,535			(1,269		)	(4,425		)	(1,617		)	4,933			(8,544		)
Total	70,781			(56,546		)	(134,268		)	(1,237		)	(11,101		)	(109,744		)	(59,035		)
Deferred and non-current - net	26,042			112,390			8,463			59,045			18,586			144,471			137,832
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,017		)	(3,228		)	(3,117		)	871			(245		)	(1,609		)	(1,682		)
Income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($12,448	)		($30,106	)		($136,800	)		($9,466	)		$14,641			($33,045	)		$139,529
State	(1,751		)	15,950			34,832			6,069			1,724			3,153			16,825
Total	(14,199		)	(14,156		)	(101,968		)	(3,397		)	16,365			(29,892		)	156,354
Deferred and non-current - net	148,978			107,250			(265,046		)	32,380			(201		)	80,993			(84,505		)
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,358		)	(3,197		)	(182		)	(302		)	(1,609		)	3,104
Income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953

Total Income Taxes For Entergy Corporation And Subsidiaries

Total income taxes for the Registrant Subsidiaries differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory income tax rate to income before taxes.  The reasons for the differences for the years 2013, 2012, and 2011 are:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$161,948			$161,662			$252,464			$82,159			$11,683			$57,881			$113,664
Income taxes	91,787			56,819			81,877			49,757			1,619			30,108			68,853
Pretax income		$253,735			$218,481			$334,341			$131,916			$13,302			$87,989			$182,517
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$88,807			$76,468			$117,019			$46,171			$4,656			$30,796			$63,881
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	10,954			7,719			11,365			4,564			1,012			(897		)	5,900
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	7,938			4,865			2,140			2,603			453			3,256			11,070
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,820		)	(2,822		)	(10,278		)	(764		)	(322		)	(1,626		)	(2,724		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,989		)	(3,018		)	(2,846		)	(260		)	(216		)	(1,596		)	(3,476		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	2,540			2,377			1,269			1,702			(4,402		)	2,467			(491		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(2,899		)	—			—			—			—
Termination of business reorganization	(6,753		)	(3,619		)	(3,834		)	(4,177		)	(501		)	(3,542		)	(13		)
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,612		)	(27,341		)	—			—			—			—
Provision for uncertain tax positions	(6,527		)	(15,557		)	(3,088		)	(326		)	795			1,027			(5,353		)
Other - net	637			18			370			244			144			223			59
Total income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757			$1,619			$30,108			$68,853
Effective Income Tax Rate	36.2		%	26.0		%	24.5		%	37.7		%	12.2		%	34.2		%	37.7		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$152,365			$158,977			$281,081			$46,768			$17,065			$41,971			$111,866
Income taxes (benefit)	94,806			52,616			(128,922		)	58,679			7,240			33,118			77,115
Pretax income		$247,171			$211,593			$152,159			$105,447			$24,305			$75,089			$188,981
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$86,510			$74,058			$53,256			$36,906			$8,507			$26,281			$66,143
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	11,282			5,087			1,976			3,944			505			3,115			6,652
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	6,778			8,472			312			2,619			2,289			3,668			11,389
Equity component of AFUDC	(2,495		)	(3,042		)	(12,919		)	(1,383		)	(276		)	(1,587		)	(9,136		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,204		)	(3,089		)	(264		)	(240		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	3,427			(7,646		)	1,397			1,961			(4,385		)	1,585			(357		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(4,356		)	—			—			—			—
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,836		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	(19,403		)	(17,703		)	—			14,449			2,758			—			(10,241		)
Provision for uncertain tax positions	11,227			8,745			(143,583		)	870			(2,095		)	1,651			17,966
Change in regulatory recovery	—			(553		)	7,854			—			—			—			—
Other -- net	(528		)	(1,762		)	(2,434		)	(423		)	177			1			(1,821		)
Total income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115
Effective Income Tax Rate	38.4		%	24.9		%	(84.7		%)	55.6		%	29.8		%	44.1		%	40.8		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$164,891			$201,604			$473,923			$108,729			$35,976			$80,845			$64,197
Income taxes (benefit)	132,765			89,736			(370,211		)	28,801			15,862			49,492			74,953
Pretax income		$297,656			$291,340			$103,712			$137,530			$51,838			$130,337			$139,150
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$104,180			$101,969			$36,299			$48,136			$18,143			$45,618			$48,703
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	13,727			9,618			943			3,211			3,350			2,033			4,436
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	10,079			8,379			1,404			2,038			3,860			4,003			10,207
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,363		)	(3,181		)	(11,315		)	(2,963		)	(215		)	(1,322		)	(7,825		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,336		)	(3,168		)	(960		)	(295		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			65,357			—			—			—			—
Deferred tax reversal on PPA settlement (a)	—			—			(421,819		)	—			—			—			—
Flow-through / permanent differences	(1,365		)	587			(1,285		)	304			(4,983		)	88			529
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(11,364		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	—			(5,694		)	—			(21,248		)	(6,235		)	(16		)	16,559
Provision for uncertain tax positions	12,016			(7,144		)	(4,880		)	(2		)	2,241			717			5,878
Other -- net	(517		)	(98		)	(4,411		)	285			(4		)	(33		)	(54		)
Total income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953
Effective Income Tax Rate	44.6		%	30.8		%	(357.0		%)	20.9		%	30.6		%	38.0		%	53.9		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

Significant Components Of Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes And Accrued Taxes

Significant components of accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued for the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net		($1,613,195	)		($1,259,173	)		($1,347,534	)		($727,545	)		($196,726	)		($759,263	)		($698,151	)
Regulatory assets	(212,339		)	(102,362		)	(255,068		)	(33,277		)	—			(205,402		)	(113,849		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(110,004		)	(32,574		)	(50,248		)	—			—			—			(58,308		)
Pension, net funding	(79,589		)	(45,342		)	(50,630		)	(24,392		)	(11,606		)	(23,598		)	(21,187		)
Deferred fuel	(26,946		)	(4,361		)	(512		)	(21,823		)	63			(470		)	(129		)
Power purchase agreements	(7,053		)	(20,234		)	—			—			13			1,269			—
Other	(62,046		)	(25,694		)	(69,194		)	(10,732		)	(13,446		)	(58,963		)	(8,969		)
Total		($2,111,172	)		($1,489,740	)		($1,773,186	)		($817,769	)		($221,702	)		($1,046,427	)		($900,593	)
Deferred tax assets:
Regulatory liabilities	120,966			60,176			94,019			8,357			35,764			7,952			76,135
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(64,571		)	49,439			92,206			—			—			—			(71,898		)
Pension and other post-employment benefits	(12,132		)	73,136			62,999			(1,345		)	1,532			(13,417		)	(2,073		)
Sale and leaseback	—			—			52,054			—			—			—			124,065
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	15,281			35,297			25,913			3,263			416			5,651			20,956
Provision for allowances and contingencies	12,313			14,784			3,347			13,066			8,535			5,980			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	37,825			(22,340		)	3,026			6,791			4,226			10,655			—
Compensation	7,131			4,701			3,470			1,778			1,696			6,774			822
Net operating loss carryforwards	85,875			—			230,592			19,400			—			—			—
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			6,173			—			—			—
Other	3,682			4,939			4,148			4,224			2,930			3,807			2,001
Total	206,370			220,132			571,774			61,707			55,099			27,402			150,008
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	22,565			(279,269		)	25,512			(6,290		)	(5,015		)	(37,777		)	10,302
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,882,237	)		($1,548,877	)		($1,175,900	)		($762,352	)		($171,618	)		($1,056,802	)		($740,283	)

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net	$	(1,565,988	)	$	(1,268,164	)	$	(1,544,256	)	$	(727,442	)	$	(202,496	)	$	(770,084	)	$	(759,896	)
Regulatory assets	(172,915		)	(100,578		)	(249,051		)	(27,077		)	(4,790		)	(220,417		)	(119,209		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(67,025		)	(25,472		)	(29,493		)	—			—			—			(27,809		)
Pension, net funding	(76,989		)	(50,790		)	(53,256		)	(24,226		)	(12,420		)	(24,335		)	(21,372		)
Deferred fuel	(50,068		)	(1,618		)	(11,815		)	(11,332		)	(976		)	3,932			(445		)
Other	(55,000		)	(27,501		)	(92,433		)	(12,641		)	(10,577		)	(23,681		)	(6,592		)
Total		($1,987,985	)		($1,474,123	)		($1,980,304	)		($802,718	)		($231,259	)		($1,034,585	)		($935,323	)
Deferred tax assets:
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(63,189		)	51,593			92,930			—			—			—			(65,564		)
Regulatory liabilities	79,805			47,474			173,046			8,515			47,257			3,429			45,327
Pension and other post-employment benefits	1,711			98,259			87,539			2,086			1,606			(16,054		)	2,212
Sale and leaseback	—			—			57,423			—			—			—			137,651
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	16,062			36,642			27,008			2,776			500			6,210			21,492
Provision for allowances and contingencies	4,723			33,074			48,241			9,564			(2,865		)	(35,505		)	—
Power purchase agreements	94			37,771			—			84			21			2,752			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	27,651			(23,150		)	(7,101		)	9,242			3,352			12,986			—
Compensation	3,587			580			18			(664		)	13			4,547			180
Net operating loss carryforwards	102,034			—			460,367			45,475			—			20,307			86,228
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			3,737			—			—			—
Other	5,565			6,106			5,513			5,021			4,472			6,707			2,000
Total	178,043			288,349			944,984			85,836			54,356			5,379			229,526
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	46,930			(239,670		)	218,033			(1,121		)	13,630			55,113			(4,130		)
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,763,012	)		($1,425,444	)		($817,287	)		($718,003	)		($163,273	)		($974,093	)		($709,927	)

Entergy's Estimated Tax Attributes, Carryovers And Their Expiration Dates

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ estimated tax attributes carryovers and their expiration dates as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
Federal net operating losses		$1.2	billion		$280	million		$2	billion		$82	million		$56	million	—				$583	million
Year(s) of expiration	2029-2031			2029-2032			2028-2033			2029-2032			2030-2032			N/A			2029-2032
State net operating losses		$109	million		$685	million		$2.8	billion	—				$23	million	—			—
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2026			2025-2027			2024-2027			N/A			2026-2027			N/A			N/A
Misc. federal credits		$2	million		$1	million		$3	million		$1	million		$1	million	—				$2	million
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2032			2024-2032			2026-2032			2024-2032			2024-2032			N/A			2024-2032
State credits	—			—			—				$12.4	million	—				$3.9	million		$18.8	million
Year(s) of expiration	N/A			N/A			N/A			2014-2018			N/A			2014-2027			2015-2018

Summary Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Affect Effective Income Tax Rate

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ balances of unrecognized tax benefits included amounts which, if recognized, would have reduced income tax expense as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$0.6		$0.6		$—
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$44.0		$44.0		$107.9
Entergy Louisiana		$87.9		$92.4		$281.3
Entergy Mississippi		$3.9		$3.9		$3.8
Entergy New Orleans		$—		$—		$—
Entergy Texas		$10.1		$8.6		$7.3
System Energy		$3.3		$3.5		$—

Summary Of Accrued Interest And Penalties Related To Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Accrued balances for the possible payment of interest are as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$15.2		$21.8		$11.4
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$17.0		$33.1		$14.4
Entergy Louisiana		$1.0		$0.9		$0.8
Entergy Mississippi		$2.1		$2.4		$1.7
Entergy New Orleans		$0.9		$0.1		$2.4
Entergy Texas		$0.8		$0.7		$0.1
System Energy		$19.0		$33.2		$18.5

A reconciliation of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for 2013, 2012, and 2011 is as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2013		$344,669			$465,721			$536,673			$16,841			$52,018			$13,954			$260,346
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	6,427			7,276			10,611			957			583			2,170			4,170
Additions for tax positions of prior years	1,228			7,189			118,025			401			3,506			587			8,391
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,943		)	(15,045		)	(38,428		)	(1,941		)	(962		)	(4,186		)	(967		)
Settlements	(668		)	(66		)	(15,276		)	(72		)	(3,466		)	492			(6,755		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2013	347,713			465,075			611,605			16,186			51,679			13,017			265,185
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(345,674		)	(136,151		)	(611,605		)	(16,186		)	(22,078		)	(266		)	(225,286		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,039			$328,924			$—			$—			$29,601			$12,751			$39,899

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2012		$335,493			$390,493			$446,187			$11,052			$56,052			$19,225			$281,183
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	10,409			8,974			67,721			8,401			497			1,656			8,715
Additions for tax positions of prior years	429,232			392,548			331,432			4,057			445			4,834			271,172
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(39,534		)	(50,518		)	(169,465		)	(5,703		)	(2,506		)	(11,649		)	(20,934		)
Settlements	(390,931		)	(275,776		)	(139,202		)	(966		)	(2,470		)	(112		)	(279,790		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2012	344,669			465,721			536,673			16,841			52,018			13,954			260,346
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(342,127		)	(160,955		)	(536,673		)	(16,841		)	(35,511		)	(1,593		)	(249,424		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,542			$304,766			$—			$—			$16,507			$12,361		$	10,922

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2011		$240,239			$353,886			$505,188			$24,163			$18,176			$14,229			$224,518
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	11,216			9,398			8,748			457			50,212			1,760			44,419
Additions for tax positions of prior years	44,202			50,944			21,052			21,902			7,343			7,533			14,200
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,255		)	(21,719		)	(27,991		)	(5,022		)	(12,289		)	(3,432		)	(4,942		)
Settlements	43,091			(2,016		)	(60,810		)	(30,448		)	(7,390		)	(865		)	2,988
Gross balance at December 31, 2011	335,493			390,493			446,187			11,052			56,052			19,225			281,183
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(146,429		)	(26,394		)	(216,720		)	(5,930		)	(1,211		)	(10,645		)	(10,752		)
Cash paid to taxing authorities	(75,977		)	(45,493		)	—			(7,556		)	(1,174		)	(1,376		)	(41,878		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of used tax attributes and payments		$113,087			$318,606			$229,467			($2,434	)		$53,667			$7,204			$228,553

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]

Income Tax Expenses From Continuing Operations

Income taxes for 2013, 2012, and 2011 for Entergy’s Registrant Subsidiaries consist of the following:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($13,574	)		$12,176			($30,973	)		$2,498		$15,017			$37,199			($6,199	)
State	6,122			(9,939		)	(5,692		)	4,849		(1,221		)	(843		)	15,845
Total	(7,452		)	2,237			(36,665		)	7,347		13,796			36,356			9,646
Deferred and non-current - net	101,253			57,620			121,416			41,150		(11,952		)	(4,639		)	60,614
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,038		)	(2,874		)	1,260		(225		)	(1,609		)	(1,407		)
Income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757		$1,619			$30,108			$68,853

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		$64,069			($66,081	)		($132,999	)		$3,188			($9,484	)		($114,677	)		($50,491	)
State	6,712			9,535			(1,269		)	(4,425		)	(1,617		)	4,933			(8,544		)
Total	70,781			(56,546		)	(134,268		)	(1,237		)	(11,101		)	(109,744		)	(59,035		)
Deferred and non-current - net	26,042			112,390			8,463			59,045			18,586			144,471			137,832
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,017		)	(3,228		)	(3,117		)	871			(245		)	(1,609		)	(1,682		)
Income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($12,448	)		($30,106	)		($136,800	)		($9,466	)		$14,641			($33,045	)		$139,529
State	(1,751		)	15,950			34,832			6,069			1,724			3,153			16,825
Total	(14,199		)	(14,156		)	(101,968		)	(3,397		)	16,365			(29,892		)	156,354
Deferred and non-current - net	148,978			107,250			(265,046		)	32,380			(201		)	80,993			(84,505		)
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,358		)	(3,197		)	(182		)	(302		)	(1,609		)	3,104
Income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953

Total Income Taxes For Entergy Corporation And Subsidiaries

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$161,948			$161,662			$252,464			$82,159			$11,683			$57,881			$113,664
Income taxes	91,787			56,819			81,877			49,757			1,619			30,108			68,853
Pretax income		$253,735			$218,481			$334,341			$131,916			$13,302			$87,989			$182,517
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$88,807			$76,468			$117,019			$46,171			$4,656			$30,796			$63,881
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	10,954			7,719			11,365			4,564			1,012			(897		)	5,900
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	7,938			4,865			2,140			2,603			453			3,256			11,070
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,820		)	(2,822		)	(10,278		)	(764		)	(322		)	(1,626		)	(2,724		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,989		)	(3,018		)	(2,846		)	(260		)	(216		)	(1,596		)	(3,476		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	2,540			2,377			1,269			1,702			(4,402		)	2,467			(491		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(2,899		)	—			—			—			—
Termination of business reorganization	(6,753		)	(3,619		)	(3,834		)	(4,177		)	(501		)	(3,542		)	(13		)
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,612		)	(27,341		)	—			—			—			—
Provision for uncertain tax positions	(6,527		)	(15,557		)	(3,088		)	(326		)	795			1,027			(5,353		)
Other - net	637			18			370			244			144			223			59
Total income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757			$1,619			$30,108			$68,853
Effective Income Tax Rate	36.2		%	26.0		%	24.5		%	37.7		%	12.2		%	34.2		%	37.7		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$152,365			$158,977			$281,081			$46,768			$17,065			$41,971			$111,866
Income taxes (benefit)	94,806			52,616			(128,922		)	58,679			7,240			33,118			77,115
Pretax income		$247,171			$211,593			$152,159			$105,447			$24,305			$75,089			$188,981
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$86,510			$74,058			$53,256			$36,906			$8,507			$26,281			$66,143
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	11,282			5,087			1,976			3,944			505			3,115			6,652
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	6,778			8,472			312			2,619			2,289			3,668			11,389
Equity component of AFUDC	(2,495		)	(3,042		)	(12,919		)	(1,383		)	(276		)	(1,587		)	(9,136		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,204		)	(3,089		)	(264		)	(240		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	3,427			(7,646		)	1,397			1,961			(4,385		)	1,585			(357		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(4,356		)	—			—			—			—
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,836		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	(19,403		)	(17,703		)	—			14,449			2,758			—			(10,241		)
Provision for uncertain tax positions	11,227			8,745			(143,583		)	870			(2,095		)	1,651			17,966
Change in regulatory recovery	—			(553		)	7,854			—			—			—			—
Other -- net	(528		)	(1,762		)	(2,434		)	(423		)	177			1			(1,821		)
Total income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115
Effective Income Tax Rate	38.4		%	24.9		%	(84.7		%)	55.6		%	29.8		%	44.1		%	40.8		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$164,891			$201,604			$473,923			$108,729			$35,976			$80,845			$64,197
Income taxes (benefit)	132,765			89,736			(370,211		)	28,801			15,862			49,492			74,953
Pretax income		$297,656			$291,340			$103,712			$137,530			$51,838			$130,337			$139,150
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$104,180			$101,969			$36,299			$48,136			$18,143			$45,618			$48,703
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	13,727			9,618			943			3,211			3,350			2,033			4,436
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	10,079			8,379			1,404			2,038			3,860			4,003			10,207
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,363		)	(3,181		)	(11,315		)	(2,963		)	(215		)	(1,322		)	(7,825		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,336		)	(3,168		)	(960		)	(295		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			65,357			—			—			—			—
Deferred tax reversal on PPA settlement (a)	—			—			(421,819		)	—			—			—			—
Flow-through / permanent differences	(1,365		)	587			(1,285		)	304			(4,983		)	88			529
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(11,364		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	—			(5,694		)	—			(21,248		)	(6,235		)	(16		)	16,559
Provision for uncertain tax positions	12,016			(7,144		)	(4,880		)	(2		)	2,241			717			5,878
Other -- net	(517		)	(98		)	(4,411		)	285			(4		)	(33		)	(54		)
Total income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953
Effective Income Tax Rate	44.6		%	30.8		%	(357.0		%)	20.9		%	30.6		%	38.0		%	53.9		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

Significant Components Of Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes And Accrued Taxes

Significant components of accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued for the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net		($1,613,195	)		($1,259,173	)		($1,347,534	)		($727,545	)		($196,726	)		($759,263	)		($698,151	)
Regulatory assets	(212,339		)	(102,362		)	(255,068		)	(33,277		)	—			(205,402		)	(113,849		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(110,004		)	(32,574		)	(50,248		)	—			—			—			(58,308		)
Pension, net funding	(79,589		)	(45,342		)	(50,630		)	(24,392		)	(11,606		)	(23,598		)	(21,187		)
Deferred fuel	(26,946		)	(4,361		)	(512		)	(21,823		)	63			(470		)	(129		)
Power purchase agreements	(7,053		)	(20,234		)	—			—			13			1,269			—
Other	(62,046		)	(25,694		)	(69,194		)	(10,732		)	(13,446		)	(58,963		)	(8,969		)
Total		($2,111,172	)		($1,489,740	)		($1,773,186	)		($817,769	)		($221,702	)		($1,046,427	)		($900,593	)
Deferred tax assets:
Regulatory liabilities	120,966			60,176			94,019			8,357			35,764			7,952			76,135
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(64,571		)	49,439			92,206			—			—			—			(71,898		)
Pension and other post-employment benefits	(12,132		)	73,136			62,999			(1,345		)	1,532			(13,417		)	(2,073		)
Sale and leaseback	—			—			52,054			—			—			—			124,065
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	15,281			35,297			25,913			3,263			416			5,651			20,956
Provision for allowances and contingencies	12,313			14,784			3,347			13,066			8,535			5,980			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	37,825			(22,340		)	3,026			6,791			4,226			10,655			—
Compensation	7,131			4,701			3,470			1,778			1,696			6,774			822
Net operating loss carryforwards	85,875			—			230,592			19,400			—			—			—
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			6,173			—			—			—
Other	3,682			4,939			4,148			4,224			2,930			3,807			2,001
Total	206,370			220,132			571,774			61,707			55,099			27,402			150,008
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	22,565			(279,269		)	25,512			(6,290		)	(5,015		)	(37,777		)	10,302
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,882,237	)		($1,548,877	)		($1,175,900	)		($762,352	)		($171,618	)		($1,056,802	)		($740,283	)

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net	$	(1,565,988	)	$	(1,268,164	)	$	(1,544,256	)	$	(727,442	)	$	(202,496	)	$	(770,084	)	$	(759,896	)
Regulatory assets	(172,915		)	(100,578		)	(249,051		)	(27,077		)	(4,790		)	(220,417		)	(119,209		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(67,025		)	(25,472		)	(29,493		)	—			—			—			(27,809		)
Pension, net funding	(76,989		)	(50,790		)	(53,256		)	(24,226		)	(12,420		)	(24,335		)	(21,372		)
Deferred fuel	(50,068		)	(1,618		)	(11,815		)	(11,332		)	(976		)	3,932			(445		)
Other	(55,000		)	(27,501		)	(92,433		)	(12,641		)	(10,577		)	(23,681		)	(6,592		)
Total		($1,987,985	)		($1,474,123	)		($1,980,304	)		($802,718	)		($231,259	)		($1,034,585	)		($935,323	)
Deferred tax assets:
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(63,189		)	51,593			92,930			—			—			—			(65,564		)
Regulatory liabilities	79,805			47,474			173,046			8,515			47,257			3,429			45,327
Pension and other post-employment benefits	1,711			98,259			87,539			2,086			1,606			(16,054		)	2,212
Sale and leaseback	—			—			57,423			—			—			—			137,651
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	16,062			36,642			27,008			2,776			500			6,210			21,492
Provision for allowances and contingencies	4,723			33,074			48,241			9,564			(2,865		)	(35,505		)	—
Power purchase agreements	94			37,771			—			84			21			2,752			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	27,651			(23,150		)	(7,101		)	9,242			3,352			12,986			—
Compensation	3,587			580			18			(664		)	13			4,547			180
Net operating loss carryforwards	102,034			—			460,367			45,475			—			20,307			86,228
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			3,737			—			—			—
Other	5,565			6,106			5,513			5,021			4,472			6,707			2,000
Total	178,043			288,349			944,984			85,836			54,356			5,379			229,526
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	46,930			(239,670		)	218,033			(1,121		)	13,630			55,113			(4,130		)
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,763,012	)		($1,425,444	)		($817,287	)		($718,003	)		($163,273	)		($974,093	)		($709,927	)

Entergy's Estimated Tax Attributes, Carryovers And Their Expiration Dates

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ estimated tax attributes carryovers and their expiration dates as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
Federal net operating losses		$1.2	billion		$280	million		$2	billion		$82	million		$56	million	—				$583	million
Year(s) of expiration	2029-2031			2029-2032			2028-2033			2029-2032			2030-2032			N/A			2029-2032
State net operating losses		$109	million		$685	million		$2.8	billion	—				$23	million	—			—
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2026			2025-2027			2024-2027			N/A			2026-2027			N/A			N/A
Misc. federal credits		$2	million		$1	million		$3	million		$1	million		$1	million	—				$2	million
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2032			2024-2032			2026-2032			2024-2032			2024-2032			N/A			2024-2032
State credits	—			—			—				$12.4	million	—				$3.9	million		$18.8	million
Year(s) of expiration	N/A			N/A			N/A			2014-2018			N/A			2014-2027			2015-2018

Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for 2013, 2012, and 2011 is as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2013		$344,669			$465,721			$536,673			$16,841			$52,018			$13,954			$260,346
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	6,427			7,276			10,611			957			583			2,170			4,170
Additions for tax positions of prior years	1,228			7,189			118,025			401			3,506			587			8,391
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,943		)	(15,045		)	(38,428		)	(1,941		)	(962		)	(4,186		)	(967		)
Settlements	(668		)	(66		)	(15,276		)	(72		)	(3,466		)	492			(6,755		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2013	347,713			465,075			611,605			16,186			51,679			13,017			265,185
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(345,674		)	(136,151		)	(611,605		)	(16,186		)	(22,078		)	(266		)	(225,286		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,039			$328,924			$—			$—			$29,601			$12,751			$39,899

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2012		$335,493			$390,493			$446,187			$11,052			$56,052			$19,225			$281,183
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	10,409			8,974			67,721			8,401			497			1,656			8,715
Additions for tax positions of prior years	429,232			392,548			331,432			4,057			445			4,834			271,172
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(39,534		)	(50,518		)	(169,465		)	(5,703		)	(2,506		)	(11,649		)	(20,934		)
Settlements	(390,931		)	(275,776		)	(139,202		)	(966		)	(2,470		)	(112		)	(279,790		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2012	344,669			465,721			536,673			16,841			52,018			13,954			260,346
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(342,127		)	(160,955		)	(536,673		)	(16,841		)	(35,511		)	(1,593		)	(249,424		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,542			$304,766			$—			$—			$16,507			$12,361		$	10,922

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2011		$240,239			$353,886			$505,188			$24,163			$18,176			$14,229			$224,518
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	11,216			9,398			8,748			457			50,212			1,760			44,419
Additions for tax positions of prior years	44,202			50,944			21,052			21,902			7,343			7,533			14,200
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,255		)	(21,719		)	(27,991		)	(5,022		)	(12,289		)	(3,432		)	(4,942		)
Settlements	43,091			(2,016		)	(60,810		)	(30,448		)	(7,390		)	(865		)	2,988
Gross balance at December 31, 2011	335,493			390,493			446,187			11,052			56,052			19,225			281,183
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(146,429		)	(26,394		)	(216,720		)	(5,930		)	(1,211		)	(10,645		)	(10,752		)
Cash paid to taxing authorities	(75,977		)	(45,493		)	—			(7,556		)	(1,174		)	(1,376		)	(41,878		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of used tax attributes and payments		$113,087			$318,606			$229,467			($2,434	)		$53,667			$7,204			$228,553

A reconciliation of Entergy’s beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	2013			2012			2011
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1		$4,170,403			$4,387,780			$4,949,788
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	162,338			163,612			211,966
Additions for tax positions of prior years	410,108			1,517,797			332,744
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(103,360		)	(476,873		)	(259,895		)
Settlements	(43,620		)	(1,421,913		)	(841,528		)
Lapse of statute of limitations	(2,645		)	—			(5,295		)
Gross balance at December 31	4,593,224			4,170,403			4,387,780
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Credit and loss carryovers	(4,400,498		)	(4,022,535		)	(3,212,397		)
Cash paid to taxing authorities	—			—			(363,266		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments (a)		$192,726			$147,868			$812,117

(a) Potential tax liability above what is payable on tax returns

Summary Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Affect Effective Income Tax Rate

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ balances of unrecognized tax benefits included amounts which, if recognized, would have reduced income tax expense as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$0.6		$0.6		$—
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$44.0		$44.0		$107.9
Entergy Louisiana		$87.9		$92.4		$281.3
Entergy Mississippi		$3.9		$3.9		$3.8
Entergy New Orleans		$—		$—		$—
Entergy Texas		$10.1		$8.6		$7.3
System Energy		$3.3		$3.5		$—

Summary Of Accrued Interest And Penalties Related To Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Accrued balances for the possible payment of interest are as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$15.2		$21.8		$11.4
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$17.0		$33.1		$14.4
Entergy Louisiana		$1.0		$0.9		$0.8
Entergy Mississippi		$2.1		$2.4		$1.7
Entergy New Orleans		$0.9		$0.1		$2.4
Entergy Texas		$0.8		$0.7		$0.1
System Energy		$19.0		$33.2		$18.5

Entergy Louisiana [Member]

Income Tax Expenses From Continuing Operations

Income taxes for 2013, 2012, and 2011 for Entergy’s Registrant Subsidiaries consist of the following:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($13,574	)		$12,176			($30,973	)		$2,498		$15,017			$37,199			($6,199	)
State	6,122			(9,939		)	(5,692		)	4,849		(1,221		)	(843		)	15,845
Total	(7,452		)	2,237			(36,665		)	7,347		13,796			36,356			9,646
Deferred and non-current - net	101,253			57,620			121,416			41,150		(11,952		)	(4,639		)	60,614
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,038		)	(2,874		)	1,260		(225		)	(1,609		)	(1,407		)
Income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757		$1,619			$30,108			$68,853

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		$64,069			($66,081	)		($132,999	)		$3,188			($9,484	)		($114,677	)		($50,491	)
State	6,712			9,535			(1,269		)	(4,425		)	(1,617		)	4,933			(8,544		)
Total	70,781			(56,546		)	(134,268		)	(1,237		)	(11,101		)	(109,744		)	(59,035		)
Deferred and non-current - net	26,042			112,390			8,463			59,045			18,586			144,471			137,832
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,017		)	(3,228		)	(3,117		)	871			(245		)	(1,609		)	(1,682		)
Income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($12,448	)		($30,106	)		($136,800	)		($9,466	)		$14,641			($33,045	)		$139,529
State	(1,751		)	15,950			34,832			6,069			1,724			3,153			16,825
Total	(14,199		)	(14,156		)	(101,968		)	(3,397		)	16,365			(29,892		)	156,354
Deferred and non-current - net	148,978			107,250			(265,046		)	32,380			(201		)	80,993			(84,505		)
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,358		)	(3,197		)	(182		)	(302		)	(1,609		)	3,104
Income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953

Total Income Taxes For Entergy Corporation And Subsidiaries

Total income taxes for the Registrant Subsidiaries differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory income tax rate to income before taxes.  The reasons for the differences for the years 2013, 2012, and 2011 are:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$161,948			$161,662			$252,464			$82,159			$11,683			$57,881			$113,664
Income taxes	91,787			56,819			81,877			49,757			1,619			30,108			68,853
Pretax income		$253,735			$218,481			$334,341			$131,916			$13,302			$87,989			$182,517
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$88,807			$76,468			$117,019			$46,171			$4,656			$30,796			$63,881
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	10,954			7,719			11,365			4,564			1,012			(897		)	5,900
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	7,938			4,865			2,140			2,603			453			3,256			11,070
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,820		)	(2,822		)	(10,278		)	(764		)	(322		)	(1,626		)	(2,724		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,989		)	(3,018		)	(2,846		)	(260		)	(216		)	(1,596		)	(3,476		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	2,540			2,377			1,269			1,702			(4,402		)	2,467			(491		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(2,899		)	—			—			—			—
Termination of business reorganization	(6,753		)	(3,619		)	(3,834		)	(4,177		)	(501		)	(3,542		)	(13		)
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,612		)	(27,341		)	—			—			—			—
Provision for uncertain tax positions	(6,527		)	(15,557		)	(3,088		)	(326		)	795			1,027			(5,353		)
Other - net	637			18			370			244			144			223			59
Total income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757			$1,619			$30,108			$68,853
Effective Income Tax Rate	36.2		%	26.0		%	24.5		%	37.7		%	12.2		%	34.2		%	37.7		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$152,365			$158,977			$281,081			$46,768			$17,065			$41,971			$111,866
Income taxes (benefit)	94,806			52,616			(128,922		)	58,679			7,240			33,118			77,115
Pretax income		$247,171			$211,593			$152,159			$105,447			$24,305			$75,089			$188,981
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$86,510			$74,058			$53,256			$36,906			$8,507			$26,281			$66,143
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	11,282			5,087			1,976			3,944			505			3,115			6,652
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	6,778			8,472			312			2,619			2,289			3,668			11,389
Equity component of AFUDC	(2,495		)	(3,042		)	(12,919		)	(1,383		)	(276		)	(1,587		)	(9,136		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,204		)	(3,089		)	(264		)	(240		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	3,427			(7,646		)	1,397			1,961			(4,385		)	1,585			(357		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(4,356		)	—			—			—			—
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,836		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	(19,403		)	(17,703		)	—			14,449			2,758			—			(10,241		)
Provision for uncertain tax positions	11,227			8,745			(143,583		)	870			(2,095		)	1,651			17,966
Change in regulatory recovery	—			(553		)	7,854			—			—			—			—
Other -- net	(528		)	(1,762		)	(2,434		)	(423		)	177			1			(1,821		)
Total income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115
Effective Income Tax Rate	38.4		%	24.9		%	(84.7		%)	55.6		%	29.8		%	44.1		%	40.8		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$164,891			$201,604			$473,923			$108,729			$35,976			$80,845			$64,197
Income taxes (benefit)	132,765			89,736			(370,211		)	28,801			15,862			49,492			74,953
Pretax income		$297,656			$291,340			$103,712			$137,530			$51,838			$130,337			$139,150
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$104,180			$101,969			$36,299			$48,136			$18,143			$45,618			$48,703
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	13,727			9,618			943			3,211			3,350			2,033			4,436
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	10,079			8,379			1,404			2,038			3,860			4,003			10,207
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,363		)	(3,181		)	(11,315		)	(2,963		)	(215		)	(1,322		)	(7,825		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,336		)	(3,168		)	(960		)	(295		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			65,357			—			—			—			—
Deferred tax reversal on PPA settlement (a)	—			—			(421,819		)	—			—			—			—
Flow-through / permanent differences	(1,365		)	587			(1,285		)	304			(4,983		)	88			529
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(11,364		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	—			(5,694		)	—			(21,248		)	(6,235		)	(16		)	16,559
Provision for uncertain tax positions	12,016			(7,144		)	(4,880		)	(2		)	2,241			717			5,878
Other -- net	(517		)	(98		)	(4,411		)	285			(4		)	(33		)	(54		)
Total income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953
Effective Income Tax Rate	44.6		%	30.8		%	(357.0		%)	20.9		%	30.6		%	38.0		%	53.9		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

Significant Components Of Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes And Accrued Taxes

Significant components of accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued for the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net		($1,613,195	)		($1,259,173	)		($1,347,534	)		($727,545	)		($196,726	)		($759,263	)		($698,151	)
Regulatory assets	(212,339		)	(102,362		)	(255,068		)	(33,277		)	—			(205,402		)	(113,849		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(110,004		)	(32,574		)	(50,248		)	—			—			—			(58,308		)
Pension, net funding	(79,589		)	(45,342		)	(50,630		)	(24,392		)	(11,606		)	(23,598		)	(21,187		)
Deferred fuel	(26,946		)	(4,361		)	(512		)	(21,823		)	63			(470		)	(129		)
Power purchase agreements	(7,053		)	(20,234		)	—			—			13			1,269			—
Other	(62,046		)	(25,694		)	(69,194		)	(10,732		)	(13,446		)	(58,963		)	(8,969		)
Total		($2,111,172	)		($1,489,740	)		($1,773,186	)		($817,769	)		($221,702	)		($1,046,427	)		($900,593	)
Deferred tax assets:
Regulatory liabilities	120,966			60,176			94,019			8,357			35,764			7,952			76,135
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(64,571		)	49,439			92,206			—			—			—			(71,898		)
Pension and other post-employment benefits	(12,132		)	73,136			62,999			(1,345		)	1,532			(13,417		)	(2,073		)
Sale and leaseback	—			—			52,054			—			—			—			124,065
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	15,281			35,297			25,913			3,263			416			5,651			20,956
Provision for allowances and contingencies	12,313			14,784			3,347			13,066			8,535			5,980			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	37,825			(22,340		)	3,026			6,791			4,226			10,655			—
Compensation	7,131			4,701			3,470			1,778			1,696			6,774			822
Net operating loss carryforwards	85,875			—			230,592			19,400			—			—			—
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			6,173			—			—			—
Other	3,682			4,939			4,148			4,224			2,930			3,807			2,001
Total	206,370			220,132			571,774			61,707			55,099			27,402			150,008
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	22,565			(279,269		)	25,512			(6,290		)	(5,015		)	(37,777		)	10,302
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,882,237	)		($1,548,877	)		($1,175,900	)		($762,352	)		($171,618	)		($1,056,802	)		($740,283	)

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net	$	(1,565,988	)	$	(1,268,164	)	$	(1,544,256	)	$	(727,442	)	$	(202,496	)	$	(770,084	)	$	(759,896	)
Regulatory assets	(172,915		)	(100,578		)	(249,051		)	(27,077		)	(4,790		)	(220,417		)	(119,209		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(67,025		)	(25,472		)	(29,493		)	—			—			—			(27,809		)
Pension, net funding	(76,989		)	(50,790		)	(53,256		)	(24,226		)	(12,420		)	(24,335		)	(21,372		)
Deferred fuel	(50,068		)	(1,618		)	(11,815		)	(11,332		)	(976		)	3,932			(445		)
Other	(55,000		)	(27,501		)	(92,433		)	(12,641		)	(10,577		)	(23,681		)	(6,592		)
Total		($1,987,985	)		($1,474,123	)		($1,980,304	)		($802,718	)		($231,259	)		($1,034,585	)		($935,323	)
Deferred tax assets:
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(63,189		)	51,593			92,930			—			—			—			(65,564		)
Regulatory liabilities	79,805			47,474			173,046			8,515			47,257			3,429			45,327
Pension and other post-employment benefits	1,711			98,259			87,539			2,086			1,606			(16,054		)	2,212
Sale and leaseback	—			—			57,423			—			—			—			137,651
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	16,062			36,642			27,008			2,776			500			6,210			21,492
Provision for allowances and contingencies	4,723			33,074			48,241			9,564			(2,865		)	(35,505		)	—
Power purchase agreements	94			37,771			—			84			21			2,752			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	27,651			(23,150		)	(7,101		)	9,242			3,352			12,986			—
Compensation	3,587			580			18			(664		)	13			4,547			180
Net operating loss carryforwards	102,034			—			460,367			45,475			—			20,307			86,228
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			3,737			—			—			—
Other	5,565			6,106			5,513			5,021			4,472			6,707			2,000
Total	178,043			288,349			944,984			85,836			54,356			5,379			229,526
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	46,930			(239,670		)	218,033			(1,121		)	13,630			55,113			(4,130		)
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,763,012	)		($1,425,444	)		($817,287	)		($718,003	)		($163,273	)		($974,093	)		($709,927	)

Entergy's Estimated Tax Attributes, Carryovers And Their Expiration Dates

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ estimated tax attributes carryovers and their expiration dates as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
Federal net operating losses		$1.2	billion		$280	million		$2	billion		$82	million		$56	million	—				$583	million
Year(s) of expiration	2029-2031			2029-2032			2028-2033			2029-2032			2030-2032			N/A			2029-2032
State net operating losses		$109	million		$685	million		$2.8	billion	—				$23	million	—			—
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2026			2025-2027			2024-2027			N/A			2026-2027			N/A			N/A
Misc. federal credits		$2	million		$1	million		$3	million		$1	million		$1	million	—				$2	million
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2032			2024-2032			2026-2032			2024-2032			2024-2032			N/A			2024-2032
State credits	—			—			—				$12.4	million	—				$3.9	million		$18.8	million
Year(s) of expiration	N/A			N/A			N/A			2014-2018			N/A			2014-2027			2015-2018

Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for 2013, 2012, and 2011 is as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2013		$344,669			$465,721			$536,673			$16,841			$52,018			$13,954			$260,346
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	6,427			7,276			10,611			957			583			2,170			4,170
Additions for tax positions of prior years	1,228			7,189			118,025			401			3,506			587			8,391
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,943		)	(15,045		)	(38,428		)	(1,941		)	(962		)	(4,186		)	(967		)
Settlements	(668		)	(66		)	(15,276		)	(72		)	(3,466		)	492			(6,755		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2013	347,713			465,075			611,605			16,186			51,679			13,017			265,185
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(345,674		)	(136,151		)	(611,605		)	(16,186		)	(22,078		)	(266		)	(225,286		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,039			$328,924			$—			$—			$29,601			$12,751			$39,899

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2012		$335,493			$390,493			$446,187			$11,052			$56,052			$19,225			$281,183
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	10,409			8,974			67,721			8,401			497			1,656			8,715
Additions for tax positions of prior years	429,232			392,548			331,432			4,057			445			4,834			271,172
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(39,534		)	(50,518		)	(169,465		)	(5,703		)	(2,506		)	(11,649		)	(20,934		)
Settlements	(390,931		)	(275,776		)	(139,202		)	(966		)	(2,470		)	(112		)	(279,790		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2012	344,669			465,721			536,673			16,841			52,018			13,954			260,346
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(342,127		)	(160,955		)	(536,673		)	(16,841		)	(35,511		)	(1,593		)	(249,424		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,542			$304,766			$—			$—			$16,507			$12,361		$	10,922

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2011		$240,239			$353,886			$505,188			$24,163			$18,176			$14,229			$224,518
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	11,216			9,398			8,748			457			50,212			1,760			44,419
Additions for tax positions of prior years	44,202			50,944			21,052			21,902			7,343			7,533			14,200
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,255		)	(21,719		)	(27,991		)	(5,022		)	(12,289		)	(3,432		)	(4,942		)
Settlements	43,091			(2,016		)	(60,810		)	(30,448		)	(7,390		)	(865		)	2,988
Gross balance at December 31, 2011	335,493			390,493			446,187			11,052			56,052			19,225			281,183
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(146,429		)	(26,394		)	(216,720		)	(5,930		)	(1,211		)	(10,645		)	(10,752		)
Cash paid to taxing authorities	(75,977		)	(45,493		)	—			(7,556		)	(1,174		)	(1,376		)	(41,878		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of used tax attributes and payments		$113,087			$318,606			$229,467			($2,434	)		$53,667			$7,204			$228,553

Summary Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Affect Effective Income Tax Rate

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ balances of unrecognized tax benefits included amounts which, if recognized, would have reduced income tax expense as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$0.6		$0.6		$—
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$44.0		$44.0		$107.9
Entergy Louisiana		$87.9		$92.4		$281.3
Entergy Mississippi		$3.9		$3.9		$3.8
Entergy New Orleans		$—		$—		$—
Entergy Texas		$10.1		$8.6		$7.3
System Energy		$3.3		$3.5		$—

Summary Of Accrued Interest And Penalties Related To Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Accrued balances for the possible payment of interest are as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$15.2		$21.8		$11.4
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$17.0		$33.1		$14.4
Entergy Louisiana		$1.0		$0.9		$0.8
Entergy Mississippi		$2.1		$2.4		$1.7
Entergy New Orleans		$0.9		$0.1		$2.4
Entergy Texas		$0.8		$0.7		$0.1
System Energy		$19.0		$33.2		$18.5

Entergy Mississippi [Member]

Income Tax Expenses From Continuing Operations

Income taxes for 2013, 2012, and 2011 for Entergy’s Registrant Subsidiaries consist of the following:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($13,574	)		$12,176			($30,973	)		$2,498		$15,017			$37,199			($6,199	)
State	6,122			(9,939		)	(5,692		)	4,849		(1,221		)	(843		)	15,845
Total	(7,452		)	2,237			(36,665		)	7,347		13,796			36,356			9,646
Deferred and non-current - net	101,253			57,620			121,416			41,150		(11,952		)	(4,639		)	60,614
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,038		)	(2,874		)	1,260		(225		)	(1,609		)	(1,407		)
Income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757		$1,619			$30,108			$68,853

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		$64,069			($66,081	)		($132,999	)		$3,188			($9,484	)		($114,677	)		($50,491	)
State	6,712			9,535			(1,269		)	(4,425		)	(1,617		)	4,933			(8,544		)
Total	70,781			(56,546		)	(134,268		)	(1,237		)	(11,101		)	(109,744		)	(59,035		)
Deferred and non-current - net	26,042			112,390			8,463			59,045			18,586			144,471			137,832
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,017		)	(3,228		)	(3,117		)	871			(245		)	(1,609		)	(1,682		)
Income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($12,448	)		($30,106	)		($136,800	)		($9,466	)		$14,641			($33,045	)		$139,529
State	(1,751		)	15,950			34,832			6,069			1,724			3,153			16,825
Total	(14,199		)	(14,156		)	(101,968		)	(3,397		)	16,365			(29,892		)	156,354
Deferred and non-current - net	148,978			107,250			(265,046		)	32,380			(201		)	80,993			(84,505		)
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,358		)	(3,197		)	(182		)	(302		)	(1,609		)	3,104
Income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953

Total Income Taxes For Entergy Corporation And Subsidiaries

Total income taxes for the Registrant Subsidiaries differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory income tax rate to income before taxes.  The reasons for the differences for the years 2013, 2012, and 2011 are:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$161,948			$161,662			$252,464			$82,159			$11,683			$57,881			$113,664
Income taxes	91,787			56,819			81,877			49,757			1,619			30,108			68,853
Pretax income		$253,735			$218,481			$334,341			$131,916			$13,302			$87,989			$182,517
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$88,807			$76,468			$117,019			$46,171			$4,656			$30,796			$63,881
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	10,954			7,719			11,365			4,564			1,012			(897		)	5,900
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	7,938			4,865			2,140			2,603			453			3,256			11,070
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,820		)	(2,822		)	(10,278		)	(764		)	(322		)	(1,626		)	(2,724		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,989		)	(3,018		)	(2,846		)	(260		)	(216		)	(1,596		)	(3,476		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	2,540			2,377			1,269			1,702			(4,402		)	2,467			(491		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(2,899		)	—			—			—			—
Termination of business reorganization	(6,753		)	(3,619		)	(3,834		)	(4,177		)	(501		)	(3,542		)	(13		)
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,612		)	(27,341		)	—			—			—			—
Provision for uncertain tax positions	(6,527		)	(15,557		)	(3,088		)	(326		)	795			1,027			(5,353		)
Other - net	637			18			370			244			144			223			59
Total income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757			$1,619			$30,108			$68,853
Effective Income Tax Rate	36.2		%	26.0		%	24.5		%	37.7		%	12.2		%	34.2		%	37.7		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$152,365			$158,977			$281,081			$46,768			$17,065			$41,971			$111,866
Income taxes (benefit)	94,806			52,616			(128,922		)	58,679			7,240			33,118			77,115
Pretax income		$247,171			$211,593			$152,159			$105,447			$24,305			$75,089			$188,981
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$86,510			$74,058			$53,256			$36,906			$8,507			$26,281			$66,143
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	11,282			5,087			1,976			3,944			505			3,115			6,652
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	6,778			8,472			312			2,619			2,289			3,668			11,389
Equity component of AFUDC	(2,495		)	(3,042		)	(12,919		)	(1,383		)	(276		)	(1,587		)	(9,136		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,204		)	(3,089		)	(264		)	(240		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	3,427			(7,646		)	1,397			1,961			(4,385		)	1,585			(357		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(4,356		)	—			—			—			—
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,836		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	(19,403		)	(17,703		)	—			14,449			2,758			—			(10,241		)
Provision for uncertain tax positions	11,227			8,745			(143,583		)	870			(2,095		)	1,651			17,966
Change in regulatory recovery	—			(553		)	7,854			—			—			—			—
Other -- net	(528		)	(1,762		)	(2,434		)	(423		)	177			1			(1,821		)
Total income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115
Effective Income Tax Rate	38.4		%	24.9		%	(84.7		%)	55.6		%	29.8		%	44.1		%	40.8		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$164,891			$201,604			$473,923			$108,729			$35,976			$80,845			$64,197
Income taxes (benefit)	132,765			89,736			(370,211		)	28,801			15,862			49,492			74,953
Pretax income		$297,656			$291,340			$103,712			$137,530			$51,838			$130,337			$139,150
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$104,180			$101,969			$36,299			$48,136			$18,143			$45,618			$48,703
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	13,727			9,618			943			3,211			3,350			2,033			4,436
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	10,079			8,379			1,404			2,038			3,860			4,003			10,207
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,363		)	(3,181		)	(11,315		)	(2,963		)	(215		)	(1,322		)	(7,825		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,336		)	(3,168		)	(960		)	(295		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			65,357			—			—			—			—
Deferred tax reversal on PPA settlement (a)	—			—			(421,819		)	—			—			—			—
Flow-through / permanent differences	(1,365		)	587			(1,285		)	304			(4,983		)	88			529
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(11,364		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	—			(5,694		)	—			(21,248		)	(6,235		)	(16		)	16,559
Provision for uncertain tax positions	12,016			(7,144		)	(4,880		)	(2		)	2,241			717			5,878
Other -- net	(517		)	(98		)	(4,411		)	285			(4		)	(33		)	(54		)
Total income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953
Effective Income Tax Rate	44.6		%	30.8		%	(357.0		%)	20.9		%	30.6		%	38.0		%	53.9		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

Significant Components Of Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes And Accrued Taxes

Significant components of accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued for the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net		($1,613,195	)		($1,259,173	)		($1,347,534	)		($727,545	)		($196,726	)		($759,263	)		($698,151	)
Regulatory assets	(212,339		)	(102,362		)	(255,068		)	(33,277		)	—			(205,402		)	(113,849		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(110,004		)	(32,574		)	(50,248		)	—			—			—			(58,308		)
Pension, net funding	(79,589		)	(45,342		)	(50,630		)	(24,392		)	(11,606		)	(23,598		)	(21,187		)
Deferred fuel	(26,946		)	(4,361		)	(512		)	(21,823		)	63			(470		)	(129		)
Power purchase agreements	(7,053		)	(20,234		)	—			—			13			1,269			—
Other	(62,046		)	(25,694		)	(69,194		)	(10,732		)	(13,446		)	(58,963		)	(8,969		)
Total		($2,111,172	)		($1,489,740	)		($1,773,186	)		($817,769	)		($221,702	)		($1,046,427	)		($900,593	)
Deferred tax assets:
Regulatory liabilities	120,966			60,176			94,019			8,357			35,764			7,952			76,135
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(64,571		)	49,439			92,206			—			—			—			(71,898		)
Pension and other post-employment benefits	(12,132		)	73,136			62,999			(1,345		)	1,532			(13,417		)	(2,073		)
Sale and leaseback	—			—			52,054			—			—			—			124,065
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	15,281			35,297			25,913			3,263			416			5,651			20,956
Provision for allowances and contingencies	12,313			14,784			3,347			13,066			8,535			5,980			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	37,825			(22,340		)	3,026			6,791			4,226			10,655			—
Compensation	7,131			4,701			3,470			1,778			1,696			6,774			822
Net operating loss carryforwards	85,875			—			230,592			19,400			—			—			—
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			6,173			—			—			—
Other	3,682			4,939			4,148			4,224			2,930			3,807			2,001
Total	206,370			220,132			571,774			61,707			55,099			27,402			150,008
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	22,565			(279,269		)	25,512			(6,290		)	(5,015		)	(37,777		)	10,302
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,882,237	)		($1,548,877	)		($1,175,900	)		($762,352	)		($171,618	)		($1,056,802	)		($740,283	)

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net	$	(1,565,988	)	$	(1,268,164	)	$	(1,544,256	)	$	(727,442	)	$	(202,496	)	$	(770,084	)	$	(759,896	)
Regulatory assets	(172,915		)	(100,578		)	(249,051		)	(27,077		)	(4,790		)	(220,417		)	(119,209		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(67,025		)	(25,472		)	(29,493		)	—			—			—			(27,809		)
Pension, net funding	(76,989		)	(50,790		)	(53,256		)	(24,226		)	(12,420		)	(24,335		)	(21,372		)
Deferred fuel	(50,068		)	(1,618		)	(11,815		)	(11,332		)	(976		)	3,932			(445		)
Other	(55,000		)	(27,501		)	(92,433		)	(12,641		)	(10,577		)	(23,681		)	(6,592		)
Total		($1,987,985	)		($1,474,123	)		($1,980,304	)		($802,718	)		($231,259	)		($1,034,585	)		($935,323	)
Deferred tax assets:
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(63,189		)	51,593			92,930			—			—			—			(65,564		)
Regulatory liabilities	79,805			47,474			173,046			8,515			47,257			3,429			45,327
Pension and other post-employment benefits	1,711			98,259			87,539			2,086			1,606			(16,054		)	2,212
Sale and leaseback	—			—			57,423			—			—			—			137,651
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	16,062			36,642			27,008			2,776			500			6,210			21,492
Provision for allowances and contingencies	4,723			33,074			48,241			9,564			(2,865		)	(35,505		)	—
Power purchase agreements	94			37,771			—			84			21			2,752			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	27,651			(23,150		)	(7,101		)	9,242			3,352			12,986			—
Compensation	3,587			580			18			(664		)	13			4,547			180
Net operating loss carryforwards	102,034			—			460,367			45,475			—			20,307			86,228
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			3,737			—			—			—
Other	5,565			6,106			5,513			5,021			4,472			6,707			2,000
Total	178,043			288,349			944,984			85,836			54,356			5,379			229,526
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	46,930			(239,670		)	218,033			(1,121		)	13,630			55,113			(4,130		)
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,763,012	)		($1,425,444	)		($817,287	)		($718,003	)		($163,273	)		($974,093	)		($709,927	)

Entergy's Estimated Tax Attributes, Carryovers And Their Expiration Dates

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ estimated tax attributes carryovers and their expiration dates as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
Federal net operating losses		$1.2	billion		$280	million		$2	billion		$82	million		$56	million	—				$583	million
Year(s) of expiration	2029-2031			2029-2032			2028-2033			2029-2032			2030-2032			N/A			2029-2032
State net operating losses		$109	million		$685	million		$2.8	billion	—				$23	million	—			—
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2026			2025-2027			2024-2027			N/A			2026-2027			N/A			N/A
Misc. federal credits		$2	million		$1	million		$3	million		$1	million		$1	million	—				$2	million
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2032			2024-2032			2026-2032			2024-2032			2024-2032			N/A			2024-2032
State credits	—			—			—				$12.4	million	—				$3.9	million		$18.8	million
Year(s) of expiration	N/A			N/A			N/A			2014-2018			N/A			2014-2027			2015-2018

Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for 2013, 2012, and 2011 is as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2013		$344,669			$465,721			$536,673			$16,841			$52,018			$13,954			$260,346
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	6,427			7,276			10,611			957			583			2,170			4,170
Additions for tax positions of prior years	1,228			7,189			118,025			401			3,506			587			8,391
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,943		)	(15,045		)	(38,428		)	(1,941		)	(962		)	(4,186		)	(967		)
Settlements	(668		)	(66		)	(15,276		)	(72		)	(3,466		)	492			(6,755		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2013	347,713			465,075			611,605			16,186			51,679			13,017			265,185
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(345,674		)	(136,151		)	(611,605		)	(16,186		)	(22,078		)	(266		)	(225,286		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,039			$328,924			$—			$—			$29,601			$12,751			$39,899

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2012		$335,493			$390,493			$446,187			$11,052			$56,052			$19,225			$281,183
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	10,409			8,974			67,721			8,401			497			1,656			8,715
Additions for tax positions of prior years	429,232			392,548			331,432			4,057			445			4,834			271,172
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(39,534		)	(50,518		)	(169,465		)	(5,703		)	(2,506		)	(11,649		)	(20,934		)
Settlements	(390,931		)	(275,776		)	(139,202		)	(966		)	(2,470		)	(112		)	(279,790		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2012	344,669			465,721			536,673			16,841			52,018			13,954			260,346
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(342,127		)	(160,955		)	(536,673		)	(16,841		)	(35,511		)	(1,593		)	(249,424		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,542			$304,766			$—			$—			$16,507			$12,361		$	10,922

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2011		$240,239			$353,886			$505,188			$24,163			$18,176			$14,229			$224,518
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	11,216			9,398			8,748			457			50,212			1,760			44,419
Additions for tax positions of prior years	44,202			50,944			21,052			21,902			7,343			7,533			14,200
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,255		)	(21,719		)	(27,991		)	(5,022		)	(12,289		)	(3,432		)	(4,942		)
Settlements	43,091			(2,016		)	(60,810		)	(30,448		)	(7,390		)	(865		)	2,988
Gross balance at December 31, 2011	335,493			390,493			446,187			11,052			56,052			19,225			281,183
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(146,429		)	(26,394		)	(216,720		)	(5,930		)	(1,211		)	(10,645		)	(10,752		)
Cash paid to taxing authorities	(75,977		)	(45,493		)	—			(7,556		)	(1,174		)	(1,376		)	(41,878		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of used tax attributes and payments		$113,087			$318,606			$229,467			($2,434	)		$53,667			$7,204			$228,553

Summary Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Affect Effective Income Tax Rate

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ balances of unrecognized tax benefits included amounts which, if recognized, would have reduced income tax expense as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$0.6		$0.6		$—
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$44.0		$44.0		$107.9
Entergy Louisiana		$87.9		$92.4		$281.3
Entergy Mississippi		$3.9		$3.9		$3.8
Entergy New Orleans		$—		$—		$—
Entergy Texas		$10.1		$8.6		$7.3
System Energy		$3.3		$3.5		$—

Summary Of Accrued Interest And Penalties Related To Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Accrued balances for the possible payment of interest are as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$15.2		$21.8		$11.4
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$17.0		$33.1		$14.4
Entergy Louisiana		$1.0		$0.9		$0.8
Entergy Mississippi		$2.1		$2.4		$1.7
Entergy New Orleans		$0.9		$0.1		$2.4
Entergy Texas		$0.8		$0.7		$0.1
System Energy		$19.0		$33.2		$18.5

Entergy New Orleans [Member]

Income Tax Expenses From Continuing Operations

Income taxes for 2013, 2012, and 2011 for Entergy’s Registrant Subsidiaries consist of the following:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($13,574	)		$12,176			($30,973	)		$2,498		$15,017			$37,199			($6,199	)
State	6,122			(9,939		)	(5,692		)	4,849		(1,221		)	(843		)	15,845
Total	(7,452		)	2,237			(36,665		)	7,347		13,796			36,356			9,646
Deferred and non-current - net	101,253			57,620			121,416			41,150		(11,952		)	(4,639		)	60,614
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,038		)	(2,874		)	1,260		(225		)	(1,609		)	(1,407		)
Income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757		$1,619			$30,108			$68,853

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		$64,069			($66,081	)		($132,999	)		$3,188			($9,484	)		($114,677	)		($50,491	)
State	6,712			9,535			(1,269		)	(4,425		)	(1,617		)	4,933			(8,544		)
Total	70,781			(56,546		)	(134,268		)	(1,237		)	(11,101		)	(109,744		)	(59,035		)
Deferred and non-current - net	26,042			112,390			8,463			59,045			18,586			144,471			137,832
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,017		)	(3,228		)	(3,117		)	871			(245		)	(1,609		)	(1,682		)
Income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($12,448	)		($30,106	)		($136,800	)		($9,466	)		$14,641			($33,045	)		$139,529
State	(1,751		)	15,950			34,832			6,069			1,724			3,153			16,825
Total	(14,199		)	(14,156		)	(101,968		)	(3,397		)	16,365			(29,892		)	156,354
Deferred and non-current - net	148,978			107,250			(265,046		)	32,380			(201		)	80,993			(84,505		)
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,358		)	(3,197		)	(182		)	(302		)	(1,609		)	3,104
Income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953

Total Income Taxes For Entergy Corporation And Subsidiaries

Total income taxes for the Registrant Subsidiaries differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory income tax rate to income before taxes.  The reasons for the differences for the years 2013, 2012, and 2011 are:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$161,948			$161,662			$252,464			$82,159			$11,683			$57,881			$113,664
Income taxes	91,787			56,819			81,877			49,757			1,619			30,108			68,853
Pretax income		$253,735			$218,481			$334,341			$131,916			$13,302			$87,989			$182,517
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$88,807			$76,468			$117,019			$46,171			$4,656			$30,796			$63,881
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	10,954			7,719			11,365			4,564			1,012			(897		)	5,900
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	7,938			4,865			2,140			2,603			453			3,256			11,070
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,820		)	(2,822		)	(10,278		)	(764		)	(322		)	(1,626		)	(2,724		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,989		)	(3,018		)	(2,846		)	(260		)	(216		)	(1,596		)	(3,476		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	2,540			2,377			1,269			1,702			(4,402		)	2,467			(491		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(2,899		)	—			—			—			—
Termination of business reorganization	(6,753		)	(3,619		)	(3,834		)	(4,177		)	(501		)	(3,542		)	(13		)
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,612		)	(27,341		)	—			—			—			—
Provision for uncertain tax positions	(6,527		)	(15,557		)	(3,088		)	(326		)	795			1,027			(5,353		)
Other - net	637			18			370			244			144			223			59
Total income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757			$1,619			$30,108			$68,853
Effective Income Tax Rate	36.2		%	26.0		%	24.5		%	37.7		%	12.2		%	34.2		%	37.7		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$152,365			$158,977			$281,081			$46,768			$17,065			$41,971			$111,866
Income taxes (benefit)	94,806			52,616			(128,922		)	58,679			7,240			33,118			77,115
Pretax income		$247,171			$211,593			$152,159			$105,447			$24,305			$75,089			$188,981
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$86,510			$74,058			$53,256			$36,906			$8,507			$26,281			$66,143
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	11,282			5,087			1,976			3,944			505			3,115			6,652
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	6,778			8,472			312			2,619			2,289			3,668			11,389
Equity component of AFUDC	(2,495		)	(3,042		)	(12,919		)	(1,383		)	(276		)	(1,587		)	(9,136		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,204		)	(3,089		)	(264		)	(240		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	3,427			(7,646		)	1,397			1,961			(4,385		)	1,585			(357		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(4,356		)	—			—			—			—
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,836		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	(19,403		)	(17,703		)	—			14,449			2,758			—			(10,241		)
Provision for uncertain tax positions	11,227			8,745			(143,583		)	870			(2,095		)	1,651			17,966
Change in regulatory recovery	—			(553		)	7,854			—			—			—			—
Other -- net	(528		)	(1,762		)	(2,434		)	(423		)	177			1			(1,821		)
Total income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115
Effective Income Tax Rate	38.4		%	24.9		%	(84.7		%)	55.6		%	29.8		%	44.1		%	40.8		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$164,891			$201,604			$473,923			$108,729			$35,976			$80,845			$64,197
Income taxes (benefit)	132,765			89,736			(370,211		)	28,801			15,862			49,492			74,953
Pretax income		$297,656			$291,340			$103,712			$137,530			$51,838			$130,337			$139,150
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$104,180			$101,969			$36,299			$48,136			$18,143			$45,618			$48,703
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	13,727			9,618			943			3,211			3,350			2,033			4,436
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	10,079			8,379			1,404			2,038			3,860			4,003			10,207
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,363		)	(3,181		)	(11,315		)	(2,963		)	(215		)	(1,322		)	(7,825		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,336		)	(3,168		)	(960		)	(295		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			65,357			—			—			—			—
Deferred tax reversal on PPA settlement (a)	—			—			(421,819		)	—			—			—			—
Flow-through / permanent differences	(1,365		)	587			(1,285		)	304			(4,983		)	88			529
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(11,364		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	—			(5,694		)	—			(21,248		)	(6,235		)	(16		)	16,559
Provision for uncertain tax positions	12,016			(7,144		)	(4,880		)	(2		)	2,241			717			5,878
Other -- net	(517		)	(98		)	(4,411		)	285			(4		)	(33		)	(54		)
Total income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953
Effective Income Tax Rate	44.6		%	30.8		%	(357.0		%)	20.9		%	30.6		%	38.0		%	53.9		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

Significant Components Of Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes And Accrued Taxes

Significant components of accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued for the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net		($1,613,195	)		($1,259,173	)		($1,347,534	)		($727,545	)		($196,726	)		($759,263	)		($698,151	)
Regulatory assets	(212,339		)	(102,362		)	(255,068		)	(33,277		)	—			(205,402		)	(113,849		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(110,004		)	(32,574		)	(50,248		)	—			—			—			(58,308		)
Pension, net funding	(79,589		)	(45,342		)	(50,630		)	(24,392		)	(11,606		)	(23,598		)	(21,187		)
Deferred fuel	(26,946		)	(4,361		)	(512		)	(21,823		)	63			(470		)	(129		)
Power purchase agreements	(7,053		)	(20,234		)	—			—			13			1,269			—
Other	(62,046		)	(25,694		)	(69,194		)	(10,732		)	(13,446		)	(58,963		)	(8,969		)
Total		($2,111,172	)		($1,489,740	)		($1,773,186	)		($817,769	)		($221,702	)		($1,046,427	)		($900,593	)
Deferred tax assets:
Regulatory liabilities	120,966			60,176			94,019			8,357			35,764			7,952			76,135
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(64,571		)	49,439			92,206			—			—			—			(71,898		)
Pension and other post-employment benefits	(12,132		)	73,136			62,999			(1,345		)	1,532			(13,417		)	(2,073		)
Sale and leaseback	—			—			52,054			—			—			—			124,065
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	15,281			35,297			25,913			3,263			416			5,651			20,956
Provision for allowances and contingencies	12,313			14,784			3,347			13,066			8,535			5,980			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	37,825			(22,340		)	3,026			6,791			4,226			10,655			—
Compensation	7,131			4,701			3,470			1,778			1,696			6,774			822
Net operating loss carryforwards	85,875			—			230,592			19,400			—			—			—
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			6,173			—			—			—
Other	3,682			4,939			4,148			4,224			2,930			3,807			2,001
Total	206,370			220,132			571,774			61,707			55,099			27,402			150,008
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	22,565			(279,269		)	25,512			(6,290		)	(5,015		)	(37,777		)	10,302
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,882,237	)		($1,548,877	)		($1,175,900	)		($762,352	)		($171,618	)		($1,056,802	)		($740,283	)

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net	$	(1,565,988	)	$	(1,268,164	)	$	(1,544,256	)	$	(727,442	)	$	(202,496	)	$	(770,084	)	$	(759,896	)
Regulatory assets	(172,915		)	(100,578		)	(249,051		)	(27,077		)	(4,790		)	(220,417		)	(119,209		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(67,025		)	(25,472		)	(29,493		)	—			—			—			(27,809		)
Pension, net funding	(76,989		)	(50,790		)	(53,256		)	(24,226		)	(12,420		)	(24,335		)	(21,372		)
Deferred fuel	(50,068		)	(1,618		)	(11,815		)	(11,332		)	(976		)	3,932			(445		)
Other	(55,000		)	(27,501		)	(92,433		)	(12,641		)	(10,577		)	(23,681		)	(6,592		)
Total		($1,987,985	)		($1,474,123	)		($1,980,304	)		($802,718	)		($231,259	)		($1,034,585	)		($935,323	)
Deferred tax assets:
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(63,189		)	51,593			92,930			—			—			—			(65,564		)
Regulatory liabilities	79,805			47,474			173,046			8,515			47,257			3,429			45,327
Pension and other post-employment benefits	1,711			98,259			87,539			2,086			1,606			(16,054		)	2,212
Sale and leaseback	—			—			57,423			—			—			—			137,651
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	16,062			36,642			27,008			2,776			500			6,210			21,492
Provision for allowances and contingencies	4,723			33,074			48,241			9,564			(2,865		)	(35,505		)	—
Power purchase agreements	94			37,771			—			84			21			2,752			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	27,651			(23,150		)	(7,101		)	9,242			3,352			12,986			—
Compensation	3,587			580			18			(664		)	13			4,547			180
Net operating loss carryforwards	102,034			—			460,367			45,475			—			20,307			86,228
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			3,737			—			—			—
Other	5,565			6,106			5,513			5,021			4,472			6,707			2,000
Total	178,043			288,349			944,984			85,836			54,356			5,379			229,526
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	46,930			(239,670		)	218,033			(1,121		)	13,630			55,113			(4,130		)
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,763,012	)		($1,425,444	)		($817,287	)		($718,003	)		($163,273	)		($974,093	)		($709,927	)

Entergy's Estimated Tax Attributes, Carryovers And Their Expiration Dates

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ estimated tax attributes carryovers and their expiration dates as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
Federal net operating losses		$1.2	billion		$280	million		$2	billion		$82	million		$56	million	—				$583	million
Year(s) of expiration	2029-2031			2029-2032			2028-2033			2029-2032			2030-2032			N/A			2029-2032
State net operating losses		$109	million		$685	million		$2.8	billion	—				$23	million	—			—
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2026			2025-2027			2024-2027			N/A			2026-2027			N/A			N/A
Misc. federal credits		$2	million		$1	million		$3	million		$1	million		$1	million	—				$2	million
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2032			2024-2032			2026-2032			2024-2032			2024-2032			N/A			2024-2032
State credits	—			—			—				$12.4	million	—				$3.9	million		$18.8	million
Year(s) of expiration	N/A			N/A			N/A			2014-2018			N/A			2014-2027			2015-2018

Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for 2013, 2012, and 2011 is as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2013		$344,669			$465,721			$536,673			$16,841			$52,018			$13,954			$260,346
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	6,427			7,276			10,611			957			583			2,170			4,170
Additions for tax positions of prior years	1,228			7,189			118,025			401			3,506			587			8,391
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,943		)	(15,045		)	(38,428		)	(1,941		)	(962		)	(4,186		)	(967		)
Settlements	(668		)	(66		)	(15,276		)	(72		)	(3,466		)	492			(6,755		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2013	347,713			465,075			611,605			16,186			51,679			13,017			265,185
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(345,674		)	(136,151		)	(611,605		)	(16,186		)	(22,078		)	(266		)	(225,286		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,039			$328,924			$—			$—			$29,601			$12,751			$39,899

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2012		$335,493			$390,493			$446,187			$11,052			$56,052			$19,225			$281,183
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	10,409			8,974			67,721			8,401			497			1,656			8,715
Additions for tax positions of prior years	429,232			392,548			331,432			4,057			445			4,834			271,172
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(39,534		)	(50,518		)	(169,465		)	(5,703		)	(2,506		)	(11,649		)	(20,934		)
Settlements	(390,931		)	(275,776		)	(139,202		)	(966		)	(2,470		)	(112		)	(279,790		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2012	344,669			465,721			536,673			16,841			52,018			13,954			260,346
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(342,127		)	(160,955		)	(536,673		)	(16,841		)	(35,511		)	(1,593		)	(249,424		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,542			$304,766			$—			$—			$16,507			$12,361		$	10,922

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2011		$240,239			$353,886			$505,188			$24,163			$18,176			$14,229			$224,518
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	11,216			9,398			8,748			457			50,212			1,760			44,419
Additions for tax positions of prior years	44,202			50,944			21,052			21,902			7,343			7,533			14,200
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,255		)	(21,719		)	(27,991		)	(5,022		)	(12,289		)	(3,432		)	(4,942		)
Settlements	43,091			(2,016		)	(60,810		)	(30,448		)	(7,390		)	(865		)	2,988
Gross balance at December 31, 2011	335,493			390,493			446,187			11,052			56,052			19,225			281,183
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(146,429		)	(26,394		)	(216,720		)	(5,930		)	(1,211		)	(10,645		)	(10,752		)
Cash paid to taxing authorities	(75,977		)	(45,493		)	—			(7,556		)	(1,174		)	(1,376		)	(41,878		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of used tax attributes and payments		$113,087			$318,606			$229,467			($2,434	)		$53,667			$7,204			$228,553

Summary Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Affect Effective Income Tax Rate

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ balances of unrecognized tax benefits included amounts which, if recognized, would have reduced income tax expense as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$0.6		$0.6		$—
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$44.0		$44.0		$107.9
Entergy Louisiana		$87.9		$92.4		$281.3
Entergy Mississippi		$3.9		$3.9		$3.8
Entergy New Orleans		$—		$—		$—
Entergy Texas		$10.1		$8.6		$7.3
System Energy		$3.3		$3.5		$—

Summary Of Accrued Interest And Penalties Related To Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Accrued balances for the possible payment of interest are as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$15.2		$21.8		$11.4
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$17.0		$33.1		$14.4
Entergy Louisiana		$1.0		$0.9		$0.8
Entergy Mississippi		$2.1		$2.4		$1.7
Entergy New Orleans		$0.9		$0.1		$2.4
Entergy Texas		$0.8		$0.7		$0.1
System Energy		$19.0		$33.2		$18.5

Entergy Texas [Member]

Income Tax Expenses From Continuing Operations

Income taxes for 2013, 2012, and 2011 for Entergy’s Registrant Subsidiaries consist of the following:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($13,574	)		$12,176			($30,973	)		$2,498		$15,017			$37,199			($6,199	)
State	6,122			(9,939		)	(5,692		)	4,849		(1,221		)	(843		)	15,845
Total	(7,452		)	2,237			(36,665		)	7,347		13,796			36,356			9,646
Deferred and non-current - net	101,253			57,620			121,416			41,150		(11,952		)	(4,639		)	60,614
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,038		)	(2,874		)	1,260		(225		)	(1,609		)	(1,407		)
Income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757		$1,619			$30,108			$68,853

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		$64,069			($66,081	)		($132,999	)		$3,188			($9,484	)		($114,677	)		($50,491	)
State	6,712			9,535			(1,269		)	(4,425		)	(1,617		)	4,933			(8,544		)
Total	70,781			(56,546		)	(134,268		)	(1,237		)	(11,101		)	(109,744		)	(59,035		)
Deferred and non-current - net	26,042			112,390			8,463			59,045			18,586			144,471			137,832
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,017		)	(3,228		)	(3,117		)	871			(245		)	(1,609		)	(1,682		)
Income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($12,448	)		($30,106	)		($136,800	)		($9,466	)		$14,641			($33,045	)		$139,529
State	(1,751		)	15,950			34,832			6,069			1,724			3,153			16,825
Total	(14,199		)	(14,156		)	(101,968		)	(3,397		)	16,365			(29,892		)	156,354
Deferred and non-current - net	148,978			107,250			(265,046		)	32,380			(201		)	80,993			(84,505		)
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,358		)	(3,197		)	(182		)	(302		)	(1,609		)	3,104
Income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953

Total Income Taxes For Entergy Corporation And Subsidiaries

Total income taxes for the Registrant Subsidiaries differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory income tax rate to income before taxes.  The reasons for the differences for the years 2013, 2012, and 2011 are:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$161,948			$161,662			$252,464			$82,159			$11,683			$57,881			$113,664
Income taxes	91,787			56,819			81,877			49,757			1,619			30,108			68,853
Pretax income		$253,735			$218,481			$334,341			$131,916			$13,302			$87,989			$182,517
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$88,807			$76,468			$117,019			$46,171			$4,656			$30,796			$63,881
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	10,954			7,719			11,365			4,564			1,012			(897		)	5,900
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	7,938			4,865			2,140			2,603			453			3,256			11,070
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,820		)	(2,822		)	(10,278		)	(764		)	(322		)	(1,626		)	(2,724		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,989		)	(3,018		)	(2,846		)	(260		)	(216		)	(1,596		)	(3,476		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	2,540			2,377			1,269			1,702			(4,402		)	2,467			(491		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(2,899		)	—			—			—			—
Termination of business reorganization	(6,753		)	(3,619		)	(3,834		)	(4,177		)	(501		)	(3,542		)	(13		)
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,612		)	(27,341		)	—			—			—			—
Provision for uncertain tax positions	(6,527		)	(15,557		)	(3,088		)	(326		)	795			1,027			(5,353		)
Other - net	637			18			370			244			144			223			59
Total income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757			$1,619			$30,108			$68,853
Effective Income Tax Rate	36.2		%	26.0		%	24.5		%	37.7		%	12.2		%	34.2		%	37.7		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$152,365			$158,977			$281,081			$46,768			$17,065			$41,971			$111,866
Income taxes (benefit)	94,806			52,616			(128,922		)	58,679			7,240			33,118			77,115
Pretax income		$247,171			$211,593			$152,159			$105,447			$24,305			$75,089			$188,981
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$86,510			$74,058			$53,256			$36,906			$8,507			$26,281			$66,143
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	11,282			5,087			1,976			3,944			505			3,115			6,652
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	6,778			8,472			312			2,619			2,289			3,668			11,389
Equity component of AFUDC	(2,495		)	(3,042		)	(12,919		)	(1,383		)	(276		)	(1,587		)	(9,136		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,204		)	(3,089		)	(264		)	(240		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	3,427			(7,646		)	1,397			1,961			(4,385		)	1,585			(357		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(4,356		)	—			—			—			—
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,836		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	(19,403		)	(17,703		)	—			14,449			2,758			—			(10,241		)
Provision for uncertain tax positions	11,227			8,745			(143,583		)	870			(2,095		)	1,651			17,966
Change in regulatory recovery	—			(553		)	7,854			—			—			—			—
Other -- net	(528		)	(1,762		)	(2,434		)	(423		)	177			1			(1,821		)
Total income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115
Effective Income Tax Rate	38.4		%	24.9		%	(84.7		%)	55.6		%	29.8		%	44.1		%	40.8		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$164,891			$201,604			$473,923			$108,729			$35,976			$80,845			$64,197
Income taxes (benefit)	132,765			89,736			(370,211		)	28,801			15,862			49,492			74,953
Pretax income		$297,656			$291,340			$103,712			$137,530			$51,838			$130,337			$139,150
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$104,180			$101,969			$36,299			$48,136			$18,143			$45,618			$48,703
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	13,727			9,618			943			3,211			3,350			2,033			4,436
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	10,079			8,379			1,404			2,038			3,860			4,003			10,207
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,363		)	(3,181		)	(11,315		)	(2,963		)	(215		)	(1,322		)	(7,825		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,336		)	(3,168		)	(960		)	(295		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			65,357			—			—			—			—
Deferred tax reversal on PPA settlement (a)	—			—			(421,819		)	—			—			—			—
Flow-through / permanent differences	(1,365		)	587			(1,285		)	304			(4,983		)	88			529
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(11,364		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	—			(5,694		)	—			(21,248		)	(6,235		)	(16		)	16,559
Provision for uncertain tax positions	12,016			(7,144		)	(4,880		)	(2		)	2,241			717			5,878
Other -- net	(517		)	(98		)	(4,411		)	285			(4		)	(33		)	(54		)
Total income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953
Effective Income Tax Rate	44.6		%	30.8		%	(357.0		%)	20.9		%	30.6		%	38.0		%	53.9		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

Significant Components Of Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes And Accrued Taxes

Significant components of accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued for the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net		($1,613,195	)		($1,259,173	)		($1,347,534	)		($727,545	)		($196,726	)		($759,263	)		($698,151	)
Regulatory assets	(212,339		)	(102,362		)	(255,068		)	(33,277		)	—			(205,402		)	(113,849		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(110,004		)	(32,574		)	(50,248		)	—			—			—			(58,308		)
Pension, net funding	(79,589		)	(45,342		)	(50,630		)	(24,392		)	(11,606		)	(23,598		)	(21,187		)
Deferred fuel	(26,946		)	(4,361		)	(512		)	(21,823		)	63			(470		)	(129		)
Power purchase agreements	(7,053		)	(20,234		)	—			—			13			1,269			—
Other	(62,046		)	(25,694		)	(69,194		)	(10,732		)	(13,446		)	(58,963		)	(8,969		)
Total		($2,111,172	)		($1,489,740	)		($1,773,186	)		($817,769	)		($221,702	)		($1,046,427	)		($900,593	)
Deferred tax assets:
Regulatory liabilities	120,966			60,176			94,019			8,357			35,764			7,952			76,135
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(64,571		)	49,439			92,206			—			—			—			(71,898		)
Pension and other post-employment benefits	(12,132		)	73,136			62,999			(1,345		)	1,532			(13,417		)	(2,073		)
Sale and leaseback	—			—			52,054			—			—			—			124,065
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	15,281			35,297			25,913			3,263			416			5,651			20,956
Provision for allowances and contingencies	12,313			14,784			3,347			13,066			8,535			5,980			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	37,825			(22,340		)	3,026			6,791			4,226			10,655			—
Compensation	7,131			4,701			3,470			1,778			1,696			6,774			822
Net operating loss carryforwards	85,875			—			230,592			19,400			—			—			—
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			6,173			—			—			—
Other	3,682			4,939			4,148			4,224			2,930			3,807			2,001
Total	206,370			220,132			571,774			61,707			55,099			27,402			150,008
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	22,565			(279,269		)	25,512			(6,290		)	(5,015		)	(37,777		)	10,302
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,882,237	)		($1,548,877	)		($1,175,900	)		($762,352	)		($171,618	)		($1,056,802	)		($740,283	)

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net	$	(1,565,988	)	$	(1,268,164	)	$	(1,544,256	)	$	(727,442	)	$	(202,496	)	$	(770,084	)	$	(759,896	)
Regulatory assets	(172,915		)	(100,578		)	(249,051		)	(27,077		)	(4,790		)	(220,417		)	(119,209		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(67,025		)	(25,472		)	(29,493		)	—			—			—			(27,809		)
Pension, net funding	(76,989		)	(50,790		)	(53,256		)	(24,226		)	(12,420		)	(24,335		)	(21,372		)
Deferred fuel	(50,068		)	(1,618		)	(11,815		)	(11,332		)	(976		)	3,932			(445		)
Other	(55,000		)	(27,501		)	(92,433		)	(12,641		)	(10,577		)	(23,681		)	(6,592		)
Total		($1,987,985	)		($1,474,123	)		($1,980,304	)		($802,718	)		($231,259	)		($1,034,585	)		($935,323	)
Deferred tax assets:
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(63,189		)	51,593			92,930			—			—			—			(65,564		)
Regulatory liabilities	79,805			47,474			173,046			8,515			47,257			3,429			45,327
Pension and other post-employment benefits	1,711			98,259			87,539			2,086			1,606			(16,054		)	2,212
Sale and leaseback	—			—			57,423			—			—			—			137,651
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	16,062			36,642			27,008			2,776			500			6,210			21,492
Provision for allowances and contingencies	4,723			33,074			48,241			9,564			(2,865		)	(35,505		)	—
Power purchase agreements	94			37,771			—			84			21			2,752			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	27,651			(23,150		)	(7,101		)	9,242			3,352			12,986			—
Compensation	3,587			580			18			(664		)	13			4,547			180
Net operating loss carryforwards	102,034			—			460,367			45,475			—			20,307			86,228
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			3,737			—			—			—
Other	5,565			6,106			5,513			5,021			4,472			6,707			2,000
Total	178,043			288,349			944,984			85,836			54,356			5,379			229,526
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	46,930			(239,670		)	218,033			(1,121		)	13,630			55,113			(4,130		)
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,763,012	)		($1,425,444	)		($817,287	)		($718,003	)		($163,273	)		($974,093	)		($709,927	)

Entergy's Estimated Tax Attributes, Carryovers And Their Expiration Dates

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ estimated tax attributes carryovers and their expiration dates as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
Federal net operating losses		$1.2	billion		$280	million		$2	billion		$82	million		$56	million	—				$583	million
Year(s) of expiration	2029-2031			2029-2032			2028-2033			2029-2032			2030-2032			N/A			2029-2032
State net operating losses		$109	million		$685	million		$2.8	billion	—				$23	million	—			—
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2026			2025-2027			2024-2027			N/A			2026-2027			N/A			N/A
Misc. federal credits		$2	million		$1	million		$3	million		$1	million		$1	million	—				$2	million
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2032			2024-2032			2026-2032			2024-2032			2024-2032			N/A			2024-2032
State credits	—			—			—				$12.4	million	—				$3.9	million		$18.8	million
Year(s) of expiration	N/A			N/A			N/A			2014-2018			N/A			2014-2027			2015-2018

Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for 2013, 2012, and 2011 is as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2013		$344,669			$465,721			$536,673			$16,841			$52,018			$13,954			$260,346
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	6,427			7,276			10,611			957			583			2,170			4,170
Additions for tax positions of prior years	1,228			7,189			118,025			401			3,506			587			8,391
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,943		)	(15,045		)	(38,428		)	(1,941		)	(962		)	(4,186		)	(967		)
Settlements	(668		)	(66		)	(15,276		)	(72		)	(3,466		)	492			(6,755		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2013	347,713			465,075			611,605			16,186			51,679			13,017			265,185
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(345,674		)	(136,151		)	(611,605		)	(16,186		)	(22,078		)	(266		)	(225,286		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,039			$328,924			$—			$—			$29,601			$12,751			$39,899

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2012		$335,493			$390,493			$446,187			$11,052			$56,052			$19,225			$281,183
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	10,409			8,974			67,721			8,401			497			1,656			8,715
Additions for tax positions of prior years	429,232			392,548			331,432			4,057			445			4,834			271,172
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(39,534		)	(50,518		)	(169,465		)	(5,703		)	(2,506		)	(11,649		)	(20,934		)
Settlements	(390,931		)	(275,776		)	(139,202		)	(966		)	(2,470		)	(112		)	(279,790		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2012	344,669			465,721			536,673			16,841			52,018			13,954			260,346
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(342,127		)	(160,955		)	(536,673		)	(16,841		)	(35,511		)	(1,593		)	(249,424		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,542			$304,766			$—			$—			$16,507			$12,361		$	10,922

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2011		$240,239			$353,886			$505,188			$24,163			$18,176			$14,229			$224,518
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	11,216			9,398			8,748			457			50,212			1,760			44,419
Additions for tax positions of prior years	44,202			50,944			21,052			21,902			7,343			7,533			14,200
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,255		)	(21,719		)	(27,991		)	(5,022		)	(12,289		)	(3,432		)	(4,942		)
Settlements	43,091			(2,016		)	(60,810		)	(30,448		)	(7,390		)	(865		)	2,988
Gross balance at December 31, 2011	335,493			390,493			446,187			11,052			56,052			19,225			281,183
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(146,429		)	(26,394		)	(216,720		)	(5,930		)	(1,211		)	(10,645		)	(10,752		)
Cash paid to taxing authorities	(75,977		)	(45,493		)	—			(7,556		)	(1,174		)	(1,376		)	(41,878		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of used tax attributes and payments		$113,087			$318,606			$229,467			($2,434	)		$53,667			$7,204			$228,553

Summary Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Affect Effective Income Tax Rate

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ balances of unrecognized tax benefits included amounts which, if recognized, would have reduced income tax expense as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$0.6		$0.6		$—
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$44.0		$44.0		$107.9
Entergy Louisiana		$87.9		$92.4		$281.3
Entergy Mississippi		$3.9		$3.9		$3.8
Entergy New Orleans		$—		$—		$—
Entergy Texas		$10.1		$8.6		$7.3
System Energy		$3.3		$3.5		$—

Summary Of Accrued Interest And Penalties Related To Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Accrued balances for the possible payment of interest are as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$15.2		$21.8		$11.4
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$17.0		$33.1		$14.4
Entergy Louisiana		$1.0		$0.9		$0.8
Entergy Mississippi		$2.1		$2.4		$1.7
Entergy New Orleans		$0.9		$0.1		$2.4
Entergy Texas		$0.8		$0.7		$0.1
System Energy		$19.0		$33.2		$18.5

System Energy [Member]

Income Tax Expenses From Continuing Operations

Income taxes for 2013, 2012, and 2011 for Entergy’s Registrant Subsidiaries consist of the following:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($13,574	)		$12,176			($30,973	)		$2,498		$15,017			$37,199			($6,199	)
State	6,122			(9,939		)	(5,692		)	4,849		(1,221		)	(843		)	15,845
Total	(7,452		)	2,237			(36,665		)	7,347		13,796			36,356			9,646
Deferred and non-current - net	101,253			57,620			121,416			41,150		(11,952		)	(4,639		)	60,614
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,038		)	(2,874		)	1,260		(225		)	(1,609		)	(1,407		)
Income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757		$1,619			$30,108			$68,853

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		$64,069			($66,081	)		($132,999	)		$3,188			($9,484	)		($114,677	)		($50,491	)
State	6,712			9,535			(1,269		)	(4,425		)	(1,617		)	4,933			(8,544		)
Total	70,781			(56,546		)	(134,268		)	(1,237		)	(11,101		)	(109,744		)	(59,035		)
Deferred and non-current - net	26,042			112,390			8,463			59,045			18,586			144,471			137,832
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,017		)	(3,228		)	(3,117		)	871			(245		)	(1,609		)	(1,682		)
Income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Current:
Federal		($12,448	)		($30,106	)		($136,800	)		($9,466	)		$14,641			($33,045	)		$139,529
State	(1,751		)	15,950			34,832			6,069			1,724			3,153			16,825
Total	(14,199		)	(14,156		)	(101,968		)	(3,397		)	16,365			(29,892		)	156,354
Deferred and non-current - net	148,978			107,250			(265,046		)	32,380			(201		)	80,993			(84,505		)
Investment tax credit
adjustments - net	(2,014		)	(3,358		)	(3,197		)	(182		)	(302		)	(1,609		)	3,104
Income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953

Total Income Taxes For Entergy Corporation And Subsidiaries

Total income taxes for the Registrant Subsidiaries differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory income tax rate to income before taxes.  The reasons for the differences for the years 2013, 2012, and 2011 are:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$161,948			$161,662			$252,464			$82,159			$11,683			$57,881			$113,664
Income taxes	91,787			56,819			81,877			49,757			1,619			30,108			68,853
Pretax income		$253,735			$218,481			$334,341			$131,916			$13,302			$87,989			$182,517
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$88,807			$76,468			$117,019			$46,171			$4,656			$30,796			$63,881
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	10,954			7,719			11,365			4,564			1,012			(897		)	5,900
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	7,938			4,865			2,140			2,603			453			3,256			11,070
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,820		)	(2,822		)	(10,278		)	(764		)	(322		)	(1,626		)	(2,724		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,989		)	(3,018		)	(2,846		)	(260		)	(216		)	(1,596		)	(3,476		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	2,540			2,377			1,269			1,702			(4,402		)	2,467			(491		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(2,899		)	—			—			—			—
Termination of business reorganization	(6,753		)	(3,619		)	(3,834		)	(4,177		)	(501		)	(3,542		)	(13		)
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,612		)	(27,341		)	—			—			—			—
Provision for uncertain tax positions	(6,527		)	(15,557		)	(3,088		)	(326		)	795			1,027			(5,353		)
Other - net	637			18			370			244			144			223			59
Total income taxes		$91,787			$56,819			$81,877			$49,757			$1,619			$30,108			$68,853
Effective Income Tax Rate	36.2		%	26.0		%	24.5		%	37.7		%	12.2		%	34.2		%	37.7		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$152,365			$158,977			$281,081			$46,768			$17,065			$41,971			$111,866
Income taxes (benefit)	94,806			52,616			(128,922		)	58,679			7,240			33,118			77,115
Pretax income		$247,171			$211,593			$152,159			$105,447			$24,305			$75,089			$188,981
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$86,510			$74,058			$53,256			$36,906			$8,507			$26,281			$66,143
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	11,282			5,087			1,976			3,944			505			3,115			6,652
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	6,778			8,472			312			2,619			2,289			3,668			11,389
Equity component of AFUDC	(2,495		)	(3,042		)	(12,919		)	(1,383		)	(276		)	(1,587		)	(9,136		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,204		)	(3,089		)	(264		)	(240		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Flow-through / permanent differences	3,427			(7,646		)	1,397			1,961			(4,385		)	1,585			(357		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			(4,356		)	—			—			—			—
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(9,836		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	(19,403		)	(17,703		)	—			14,449			2,758			—			(10,241		)
Provision for uncertain tax positions	11,227			8,745			(143,583		)	870			(2,095		)	1,651			17,966
Change in regulatory recovery	—			(553		)	7,854			—			—			—			—
Other -- net	(528		)	(1,762		)	(2,434		)	(423		)	177			1			(1,821		)
Total income taxes		$94,806			$52,616			($128,922	)		$58,679			$7,240			$33,118			$77,115
Effective Income Tax Rate	38.4		%	24.9		%	(84.7		%)	55.6		%	29.8		%	44.1		%	40.8		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Net income		$164,891			$201,604			$473,923			$108,729			$35,976			$80,845			$64,197
Income taxes (benefit)	132,765			89,736			(370,211		)	28,801			15,862			49,492			74,953
Pretax income		$297,656			$291,340			$103,712			$137,530			$51,838			$130,337			$139,150
Computed at statutory rate (35%)		$104,180			$101,969			$36,299			$48,136			$18,143			$45,618			$48,703
Increases (reductions) in tax resulting from:
State income taxes net of federal income tax effect	13,727			9,618			943			3,211			3,350			2,033			4,436
Regulatory differences - utility plant items	10,079			8,379			1,404			2,038			3,860			4,003			10,207
Equity component of AFUDC	(3,363		)	(3,181		)	(11,315		)	(2,963		)	(215		)	(1,322		)	(7,825		)
Amortization of investment tax credits	(1,992		)	(3,336		)	(3,168		)	(960		)	(295		)	(1,596		)	(3,480		)
Net-of-tax regulatory liability (a)	—			—			65,357			—			—			—			—
Deferred tax reversal on PPA settlement (a)	—			—			(421,819		)	—			—			—			—
Flow-through / permanent differences	(1,365		)	587			(1,285		)	304			(4,983		)	88			529
Non-taxable dividend income	—			(11,364		)	(27,336		)	—			—			—			—
Expense (benefit) of Entergy Corporation expenses	—			(5,694		)	—			(21,248		)	(6,235		)	(16		)	16,559
Provision for uncertain tax positions	12,016			(7,144		)	(4,880		)	(2		)	2,241			717			5,878
Other -- net	(517		)	(98		)	(4,411		)	285			(4		)	(33		)	(54		)
Total income taxes		$132,765			$89,736			($370,211	)		$28,801			$15,862			$49,492			$74,953
Effective Income Tax Rate	44.6		%	30.8		%	(357.0		%)	20.9		%	30.6		%	38.0		%	53.9		%

(a) See "Income Tax Audits- 2006-2007 IRS Audit" below for discussion of these items.

Significant Components Of Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes And Accrued Taxes

Significant components of accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued for the Registrant Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net		($1,613,195	)		($1,259,173	)		($1,347,534	)		($727,545	)		($196,726	)		($759,263	)		($698,151	)
Regulatory assets	(212,339		)	(102,362		)	(255,068		)	(33,277		)	—			(205,402		)	(113,849		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(110,004		)	(32,574		)	(50,248		)	—			—			—			(58,308		)
Pension, net funding	(79,589		)	(45,342		)	(50,630		)	(24,392		)	(11,606		)	(23,598		)	(21,187		)
Deferred fuel	(26,946		)	(4,361		)	(512		)	(21,823		)	63			(470		)	(129		)
Power purchase agreements	(7,053		)	(20,234		)	—			—			13			1,269			—
Other	(62,046		)	(25,694		)	(69,194		)	(10,732		)	(13,446		)	(58,963		)	(8,969		)
Total		($2,111,172	)		($1,489,740	)		($1,773,186	)		($817,769	)		($221,702	)		($1,046,427	)		($900,593	)
Deferred tax assets:
Regulatory liabilities	120,966			60,176			94,019			8,357			35,764			7,952			76,135
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(64,571		)	49,439			92,206			—			—			—			(71,898		)
Pension and other post-employment benefits	(12,132		)	73,136			62,999			(1,345		)	1,532			(13,417		)	(2,073		)
Sale and leaseback	—			—			52,054			—			—			—			124,065
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	15,281			35,297			25,913			3,263			416			5,651			20,956
Provision for allowances and contingencies	12,313			14,784			3,347			13,066			8,535			5,980			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	37,825			(22,340		)	3,026			6,791			4,226			10,655			—
Compensation	7,131			4,701			3,470			1,778			1,696			6,774			822
Net operating loss carryforwards	85,875			—			230,592			19,400			—			—			—
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			6,173			—			—			—
Other	3,682			4,939			4,148			4,224			2,930			3,807			2,001
Total	206,370			220,132			571,774			61,707			55,099			27,402			150,008
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	22,565			(279,269		)	25,512			(6,290		)	(5,015		)	(37,777		)	10,302
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,882,237	)		($1,548,877	)		($1,175,900	)		($762,352	)		($171,618	)		($1,056,802	)		($740,283	)

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant basis differences - net	$	(1,565,988	)	$	(1,268,164	)	$	(1,544,256	)	$	(727,442	)	$	(202,496	)	$	(770,084	)	$	(759,896	)
Regulatory assets	(172,915		)	(100,578		)	(249,051		)	(27,077		)	(4,790		)	(220,417		)	(119,209		)
Nuclear decommissioning trusts	(67,025		)	(25,472		)	(29,493		)	—			—			—			(27,809		)
Pension, net funding	(76,989		)	(50,790		)	(53,256		)	(24,226		)	(12,420		)	(24,335		)	(21,372		)
Deferred fuel	(50,068		)	(1,618		)	(11,815		)	(11,332		)	(976		)	3,932			(445		)
Other	(55,000		)	(27,501		)	(92,433		)	(12,641		)	(10,577		)	(23,681		)	(6,592		)
Total		($1,987,985	)		($1,474,123	)		($1,980,304	)		($802,718	)		($231,259	)		($1,034,585	)		($935,323	)
Deferred tax assets:
Nuclear decommissioning liabilities	(63,189		)	51,593			92,930			—			—			—			(65,564		)
Regulatory liabilities	79,805			47,474			173,046			8,515			47,257			3,429			45,327
Pension and other post-employment benefits	1,711			98,259			87,539			2,086			1,606			(16,054		)	2,212
Sale and leaseback	—			—			57,423			—			—			—			137,651
Accumulated deferred investment tax credit	16,062			36,642			27,008			2,776			500			6,210			21,492
Provision for allowances and contingencies	4,723			33,074			48,241			9,564			(2,865		)	(35,505		)	—
Power purchase agreements	94			37,771			—			84			21			2,752			—
Unbilled/deferred revenues	27,651			(23,150		)	(7,101		)	9,242			3,352			12,986			—
Compensation	3,587			580			18			(664		)	13			4,547			180
Net operating loss carryforwards	102,034			—			460,367			45,475			—			20,307			86,228
Capital losses and miscellaneous tax credits	—			—			—			3,737			—			—			—
Other	5,565			6,106			5,513			5,021			4,472			6,707			2,000
Total	178,043			288,349			944,984			85,836			54,356			5,379			229,526
Noncurrent accrued taxes (including unrecognized tax benefits)	46,930			(239,670		)	218,033			(1,121		)	13,630			55,113			(4,130		)
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued		($1,763,012	)		($1,425,444	)		($817,287	)		($718,003	)		($163,273	)		($974,093	)		($709,927	)

Entergy's Estimated Tax Attributes, Carryovers And Their Expiration Dates

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ estimated tax attributes carryovers and their expiration dates as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
Federal net operating losses		$1.2	billion		$280	million		$2	billion		$82	million		$56	million	—				$583	million
Year(s) of expiration	2029-2031			2029-2032			2028-2033			2029-2032			2030-2032			N/A			2029-2032
State net operating losses		$109	million		$685	million		$2.8	billion	—				$23	million	—			—
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2026			2025-2027			2024-2027			N/A			2026-2027			N/A			N/A
Misc. federal credits		$2	million		$1	million		$3	million		$1	million		$1	million	—				$2	million
Year(s) of expiration	2024-2032			2024-2032			2026-2032			2024-2032			2024-2032			N/A			2024-2032
State credits	—			—			—				$12.4	million	—				$3.9	million		$18.8	million
Year(s) of expiration	N/A			N/A			N/A			2014-2018			N/A			2014-2027			2015-2018

Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits for 2013, 2012, and 2011 is as follows:

2013	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2013		$344,669			$465,721			$536,673			$16,841			$52,018			$13,954			$260,346
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	6,427			7,276			10,611			957			583			2,170			4,170
Additions for tax positions of prior years	1,228			7,189			118,025			401			3,506			587			8,391
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,943		)	(15,045		)	(38,428		)	(1,941		)	(962		)	(4,186		)	(967		)
Settlements	(668		)	(66		)	(15,276		)	(72		)	(3,466		)	492			(6,755		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2013	347,713			465,075			611,605			16,186			51,679			13,017			265,185
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(345,674		)	(136,151		)	(611,605		)	(16,186		)	(22,078		)	(266		)	(225,286		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,039			$328,924			$—			$—			$29,601			$12,751			$39,899

2012	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2012		$335,493			$390,493			$446,187			$11,052			$56,052			$19,225			$281,183
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	10,409			8,974			67,721			8,401			497			1,656			8,715
Additions for tax positions of prior years	429,232			392,548			331,432			4,057			445			4,834			271,172
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(39,534		)	(50,518		)	(169,465		)	(5,703		)	(2,506		)	(11,649		)	(20,934		)
Settlements	(390,931		)	(275,776		)	(139,202		)	(966		)	(2,470		)	(112		)	(279,790		)
Gross balance at December 31, 2012	344,669			465,721			536,673			16,841			52,018			13,954			260,346
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(342,127		)	(160,955		)	(536,673		)	(16,841		)	(35,511		)	(1,593		)	(249,424		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of unused tax attributes and payments		$2,542			$304,766			$—			$—			$16,507			$12,361		$	10,922

2011	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Gulf States Louisiana			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Gross balance at January 1, 2011		$240,239			$353,886			$505,188			$24,163			$18,176			$14,229			$224,518
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	11,216			9,398			8,748			457			50,212			1,760			44,419
Additions for tax positions of prior years	44,202			50,944			21,052			21,902			7,343			7,533			14,200
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(3,255		)	(21,719		)	(27,991		)	(5,022		)	(12,289		)	(3,432		)	(4,942		)
Settlements	43,091			(2,016		)	(60,810		)	(30,448		)	(7,390		)	(865		)	2,988
Gross balance at December 31, 2011	335,493			390,493			446,187			11,052			56,052			19,225			281,183
Offsets to gross unrecognized tax benefits:
Loss carryovers	(146,429		)	(26,394		)	(216,720		)	(5,930		)	(1,211		)	(10,645		)	(10,752		)
Cash paid to taxing authorities	(75,977		)	(45,493		)	—			(7,556		)	(1,174		)	(1,376		)	(41,878		)
Unrecognized tax benefits net of used tax attributes and payments		$113,087			$318,606			$229,467			($2,434	)		$53,667			$7,204			$228,553

Summary Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Affect Effective Income Tax Rate

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ balances of unrecognized tax benefits included amounts which, if recognized, would have reduced income tax expense as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$0.6		$0.6		$—
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$44.0		$44.0		$107.9
Entergy Louisiana		$87.9		$92.4		$281.3
Entergy Mississippi		$3.9		$3.9		$3.8
Entergy New Orleans		$—		$—		$—
Entergy Texas		$10.1		$8.6		$7.3
System Energy		$3.3		$3.5		$—

Summary Of Accrued Interest And Penalties Related To Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Accrued balances for the possible payment of interest are as follows:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas		$15.2		$21.8		$11.4
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana		$17.0		$33.1		$14.4
Entergy Louisiana		$1.0		$0.9		$0.8
Entergy Mississippi		$2.1		$2.4		$1.7
Entergy New Orleans		$0.9		$0.1		$2.4
Entergy Texas		$0.8		$0.7		$0.1
System Energy		$19.0		$33.2		$18.5