Long - Term Debt (Schedule Of Long-term Debt Instruments) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net	$ (11,172,000)		$ (10,744,000)
Other	14,367,000		14,454,000
Total Long-Term Debt	12,596,244,000		12,638,834,000
Less Amount Due Within One Year	457,095,000		718,516,000
Long Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year	12,139,149,000		11,920,318,000
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt	12,439,785,000	[1]	12,849,330,000	[1]
Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Value of note payable to NYPA excluded from fair value of long-term debt calculation.	95,000,000
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net	(1,242,000)		(655,000)
Other	2,105,000		2,118,000
Total Long-Term Debt	2,405,802,000		2,123,895,000
Less Amount Due Within One Year	70,000,000		330,000,000
Long Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year	2,335,802,000		1,793,895,000
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt	2,142,527,000	[2]	1,876,335,000	[2]
Value of DOE obligation excluded from fair value of long-term debt calculation.	181,000,000
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net	(1,574,000)		(1,810,000)
Other	3,604,000		3,604,000
Total Long-Term Debt	1,527,465,000		1,517,429,000
Less Amount Due Within One Year	0		75,000,000
Long Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year	1,527,465,000		1,442,429,000
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt	1,631,308,000	[2]	1,668,819,000	[2]
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net	(2,962,000)		(2,230,000)
Other	3,769,000		3,792,000
Total Long-Term Debt	3,219,516,000		2,826,095,000
Less Amount Due Within One Year	320,231,000		14,236,000
Long Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year	2,899,285,000		2,811,859,000
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt	3,148,877,000	[2]	2,921,322,000	[2]
Value of lease obligation excluded from fair value of long-term debt calculation.	149,000,000
Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net	(1,330,000)		(1,511,000)
Total Long-Term Debt	1,053,670,000		1,169,519,000
Less Amount Due Within One Year	0		100,000,000
Long Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year	1,053,670,000		1,069,519,000
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt	1,067,006,000	[2]	1,230,714,000	[2]
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net	(333,000)		(45,000)
Total Long-Term Debt	225,944,000		196,300,000
Less Amount Due Within One Year	0		70,000,000
Long Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year	225,944,000		126,300,000
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt	217,692,000	[2]	200,725,000	[2]
Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net	(2,211,000)		(2,653,000)
Other	4,889,000		4,889,000
Total Long-Term Debt	1,556,939,000		1,617,813,000
Less Amount Due Within One Year	0		0
Long Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year	1,556,939,000		1,617,813,000
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt	1,726,623,000	[2]	1,885,672,000	[2]
System Energy [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net	(981,000)		(1,096,000)
Other	3,000		2,000
Total Long-Term Debt	757,436,000		783,799,000
Less Amount Due Within One Year	48,653,000		111,854,000
Long Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year	708,783,000		671,945,000
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt	664,890,000	[2]	664,670,000	[2]
Value of lease obligation excluded from fair value of long-term debt calculation.	97,000,000
Mortgage Bonds 2013-2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.43%
Interest Rate Range, Minimum	1.88%		1.88%
Interest Rate Range, Maximum	6.50%		6.50%
Total Long-Term Debt	1,460,000,000		1,930,000,000
Mortgage Bonds 2019-2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.24%
Interest Rate Range, Minimum	3.05%		3.10%
Interest Rate Range, Maximum	7.13%		7.13%
Outstanding	2,925,000,000		2,250,000,000
Mortgage Bonds 2024-2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.27%
Interest Rate Range, Minimum	4.44%		4.44%
Interest Rate Range, Maximum	5.66%		5.66%
Outstanding	1,158,363,000		1,158,369,000
Mortgage Bonds 2029-2038 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	6.18%
Interest Rate Range, Minimum	5.65%		5.65%
Interest Rate Range, Maximum	6.40%		6.40%
Outstanding	867,914,000		867,976,000
Mortgage Bonds 2039-2063 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.55%
Interest Rate Range, Minimum	4.70%		4.90%
Interest Rate Range, Maximum	7.88%		7.88%
Outstanding	1,560,000,000		1,335,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 5.40% Series, Due August 2013 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.40%
Outstanding	0		300,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 5.0% Series, Due July 2018 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.00%
Outstanding	115,000,000		115,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 3.75% Series, Due February 2021 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.75%
Outstanding	350,000,000		350,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 3.05% Series, Due June 2023 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.05%
Outstanding	250,000,000		0
Mortgage Bonds, 5.66% Series, Due February 2025 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.66%
Outstanding	175,000,000		175,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 5.9% Series, Due June 2033 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.90%
Outstanding	100,000,000		100,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 6.38% Series, Due November 2034 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.38%
Outstanding	60,000,000		60,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 5.75% Series, Due November 2040 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.75%
Outstanding	225,000,000		225,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 4.9% Series, Due December 2052 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.90%
Outstanding	200,000,000		200,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 4.75% Series, Due June 2063 [Member] [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	125,000,000		0
Mortgage Bonds, 4.7% Series, Due June 2063 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.75%
Mortgage Bonds, 4.7% Series, Due June 2063 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.70%
Outstanding	100,000,000		0
Mortgage Bonds, 6.0% Series, Due May 2018 [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.00%
Outstanding	375,000,000		375,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 3.95% Series, Due October 2020 [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.95%
Outstanding	250,000,000		250,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 5.59% Series, Due October 2024 [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.59%
Outstanding	300,000,000		300,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 6.2% Series, Due July 2033 [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.20%
Outstanding	240,000,000		240,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 6.18% Series, Due March 2035 [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.18%
Outstanding	85,000,000		85,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 1.875% Series, Due December 2014 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	1.875%
Outstanding	250,000,000		250,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 6.50%, Due September 2018 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.50%
Outstanding	300,000,000		300,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 4.8% Series, Due May 2021 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.80%
Outstanding	200,000,000		200,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 3.3% Series, Due December 2022 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.30%
Outstanding	200,000,000		200,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 4.05% Series, Due September 2023 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.05%
Outstanding	325,000,000		0
Mortgage Bonds, 5.40% Series, Due November 2024 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.40%
Outstanding	400,000,000		400,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 4.44% Series, Due January 2026 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.44%
Outstanding	250,000,000		250,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 6.4% Series, Due October 2034 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.40%
Outstanding	70,000,000		70,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 6.3% Series, Due September 2035 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.30%
Outstanding	100,000,000		100,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 6.0% Series, Due March 2040 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.00%
Outstanding	150,000,000		150,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 5.875% Series, Due June 2041 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.875%
Outstanding	150,000,000		150,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 5.25% Series, Due July 2052 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.25%
Outstanding	200,000,000		200,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 5.15% Series, Due February 2013 [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.15%
Outstanding	0		100,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 3.25% Series, Due June 2016 [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.25%
Outstanding	125,000,000		125,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 4.95% Series, Due June 2018 [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.95%
Outstanding	95,000,000		95,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 6.64% Series, Due July 2019 [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.64%
Outstanding	150,000,000		150,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 3.1% Series, Due July 2023 [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.10%
Outstanding	250,000,000		250,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 6.0% Series, Due November 2032 [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.00%
Outstanding	75,000,000		75,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 6.25% Series, Due April 2034 [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.25%
Outstanding	100,000,000		100,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 6.20% Series, Due April 2040 [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.20%
Outstanding	80,000,000		80,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 6.0% Series, Due May 2051 [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.00%
Outstanding	150,000,000		150,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 5.25% Series, Due August 2013 [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.25%
Outstanding	0		70,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 5.10% Series, Due December 2020 [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.10%
Outstanding	25,000,000		25,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 3.9% Series, Due July 2023 [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.90%
Outstanding	100,000,000		0
Mortgage Bonds, 5.6% Series, Due September 2024 [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.60%
Outstanding	33,363,000		33,369,000
Mortgage Bonds, 5.65% Series, Due September 2029 [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.65%
Outstanding	37,914,000		37,976,000
Mortgage Bonds, 5.0% Series, Due December 2052 [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.00%
Outstanding	30,000,000		30,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 3.60% Series, Due June 2015 [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.60%
Outstanding	200,000,000		200,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 7.125% Series, Due February 2019 [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	7.125%
Outstanding	500,000,000		500,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 4.1% Series, Due September 2021 [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.10%
Outstanding	75,000,000		75,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 7.875% Series, Due June 2039 [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	7.875%
Outstanding	150,000,000		150,000,000
Mortgage Bonds, 4.1% Series, Due April 2023 [Member] | System Energy [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.10%
Outstanding	250,000,000		250,000,000
Mortgage Bonds [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	1,600,000,000		1,525,000,000
Mortgage Bonds [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	1,250,000,000		1,250,000,000
Mortgage Bonds [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	2,695,000,000		2,270,000,000
Mortgage Bonds [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	1,025,000,000		1,125,000,000
Mortgage Bonds [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	226,277,000		196,345,000
Mortgage Bonds [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	925,000,000		925,000,000
Mortgage Bonds [Member] | System Energy [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	250,000,000		250,000,000
Governmental Bonds 2013-2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	1.84%	[3]
Interest Rate Range, Minimum	1.55%	[3]	2.88%	[3]
Interest Rate Range, Maximum	2.88%	[3]	4.60%	[3]
Outstanding	86,655,000	[3]	86,655,000	[3]
Governmental Bonds 2019-2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.30%	[3]
Interest Rate Range, Minimum	2.38%	[3]	4.60%	[3]
Interest Rate Range, Maximum	5.88%	[3]	5.88%	[3]
Outstanding	291,000,000	[3]	307,030,000	[3]
Governmental Bonds 2024-2031 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.00%	[3]
Interest Rate Range, Maximum	5.00%	[3]	5.00%	[3]
Outstanding	198,680,000	[3]	198,680,000	[3]
Governmental Bonds, 4.6% Series, Due 2017, Jefferson County [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.60%	[4],[5]
Outstanding	0	[4],[5]	54,700,000	[4],[5]
Governmental Bonds, 1.55% Series, Due 2017, Jefferson County [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	1.55%	[4],[5]
Outstanding	54,700,000	[4],[5]	0	[4],[5]
Governmental Bonds, 5.0% Series, Due 2021, Independence County [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.00%	[4],[5]
Outstanding	0	[4],[5]	45,000,000	[4],[5]
Governmental Bonds, 2.38% Series, Due 2021, One Independence County [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.38%	[4],[5]
Outstanding	45,000,000	[4],[5]	0	[4],[5]
Governmental Bonds, 2.875% Series, Due 2015, Louisiana Public Facilities Authority [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.875%	[4],[5]
Outstanding	31,955,000	[4],[5]	31,955,000	[4],[5]
Governmental Bonds, 5.0% Series, Due 2028, Louisiana Public Facilities Autority [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.00%	[4],[5]
Outstanding	83,680,000	[4],[5]	83,680,000	[4],[5]
Governmental Bonds, 5.0% Series, Due 2030, Louisiana Public Facilities Authority [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.00%	[4],[5]
Outstanding	115,000,000	[4],[5]	115,000,000	[4],[5]
Governmental Bonds, 4.60% Series, Due 2022, Mississippi Business Finance Corp. [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.60%	[4],[5]
Outstanding	0	[4],[5]	16,030,000	[4],[5]
Governmental Bonds, 4.90% Series, Due 2022, Independence County [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.90%	[4],[5]
Outstanding	30,000,000	[4],[5]	30,000,000	[4],[5]
Governmental Bonds, 5.875% Series, Due 2022, Mississippi Business Finance Corp. [Member] | System Energy [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.875%	[5]
Outstanding	216,000,000	[5]	216,000,000	[5]
Governmental Bonds [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	99,700,000	[5]	99,700,000	[5]
Governmental Bonds [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	115,635,000	[5]	115,635,000	[5]
Governmental Bonds [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	115,000,000	[5]	115,000,000	[5]
Governmental Bonds [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	30,000,000	[5]	46,030,000	[5]
Governmental Bonds [Member] | System Energy [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	216,000,000	[5]	216,000,000	[5]
Securitization Bonds 2014-2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	2.92%
Interest Rate Range, Minimum	2.04%		2.12%
Interest Rate Range, Maximum	5.79%		5.79%
Outstanding	550,243,000		459,152,000
Securitization Bonds 2022-2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.86%
Interest Rate Range, Minimum	4.38%		2.04%
Interest Rate Range, Maximum	5.93%		5.93%
Outstanding	333,000,000		514,584,000
VIE Notes Payable 2013-2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.50%
Interest Rate Range, Minimum	1.38%		2.62%
Interest Rate Range, Maximum	5.69%		9.00%
Outstanding	634,800,000		640,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 9% Series H, Due June 2013 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	9.00%
Outstanding	0		30,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 5.69% Series I, Due July 2014 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.69%
Outstanding	70,000,000		70,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 3.23% Percent Series J, Due July 2016 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.23%
Outstanding	55,000,000		55,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 2.62% Series K, Due December 2017 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.62%
Outstanding	60,000,000		60,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 5.56% Series N, Due May 2013 [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.56%
Outstanding	0		75,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 3.25% Series Q, Due July 2017 [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.25%
Outstanding	75,000,000		75,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 3.38% Series R, Due August 2020 [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.38%
Outstanding	70,000,000		0
Credit Facility Due June 2016, weighted avg rate 1.38% [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	1.38%
Outstanding	14,800,000		0
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 5.69% Series E, Due July 2014 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.69%
Outstanding	50,000,000		50,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 3.30% Series F, Due March 2016 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.30%
Outstanding	20,000,000		20,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 3.25% Series G, Due July 2017 [Member | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.25%
Outstanding	25,000,000		25,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 6.29% Series F, Due 2013 [Member] | System Energy [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.29%
Outstanding	0		70,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 5.33% Series G, Due April 2015 [Member] | System Energy [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.33%
Outstanding	60,000,000		60,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 4.02% Series H, Due February Two Thousand Seventeen [Member] | System Energy [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.02%
Outstanding	50,000,000		50,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable, 3.78% Series I, Due October 2018 [Member] | System Energy [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.78%
Outstanding	85,000,000		0
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	185,000,000		215,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable [Member] | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	159,800,000		150,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	95,000,000		95,000,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable [Member] | System Energy [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	195,000,000		180,000,000
Securitization Bonds, 2.30% Series Senior Secured, Due August 2021 [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.30%
Outstanding	88,986,000		101,575,000
Securitization Bonds, 2.04% Series Senior Secured, Due June 2021 [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.04%
Outstanding	164,993,000		181,584,000
Securitization Bonds, 5.79% Series Senior Secured, Series A, Due October 2018 [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.79%
Outstanding	97,414,000		119,341,000
Securitization Bonds, 5.93% Series Senior Secured, Series A, Due June 2022 [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.93%
Outstanding	114,400,000		114,400,000
Securitization Bonds, 2.12% Series Senior Secured, Due February 2016 [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.12%
Outstanding	54,047,000		93,436,000
Securitization Bonds, 3.65% Series Senior Secured, Due August 2019 [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.65%
Outstanding	144,800,000		144,800,000
Securitization Bonds, 4.38% Series Senior Secured, Due November 2023 [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.38%
Outstanding	218,600,000		218,600,000
Securitization Bonds [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	88,986,000		101,575,000
Securitization Bonds [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	164,993,000		181,584,000
Securitization Bonds [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	629,261,000		690,577,000
Entergy Corporation Notes Due September 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.625%		3.625%
Outstanding	550,000,000		550,000,000
Entergy Corporation Notes Due January Two Thousand Seventeen[Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.70%		4.70%
Outstanding	500,000,000		500,000,000
Entergy Corporation Notes Due September 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.125%		5.125%
Outstanding	450,000,000		450,000,000
Note Payable To NYPA [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	95,011,000	[6]	109,679,000	[6]
Implicit interest rate	4.80%
5 Year Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	1.96%		2.04%
Outstanding	255,000,000		795,000,000
Long-Term DOE Obligation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	181,253,000	[7]	181,157,000	[7]
Long-Term DOE Obligation [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	181,253,000	[7]	181,157,000	[7]
Waterford 3 Lease Obligation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	7.45%	[8]	7.45%	[8]
Outstanding	148,716,000	[8]	162,949,000	[8]
Waterford 3 Lease Obligation, 7.45% [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	7.45%
Outstanding	148,716,000		162,949,000
Grand Gulf Lease Obligation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.13%	[8]	5.13%	[8]
Outstanding	97,414,000	[8]	138,893,000	[8]
Grand Gulf Lease Obligation, 5.13% [Member] | System Energy [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.13%
Outstanding	97,414,000		138,893,000
Term Loan Due January 2015, Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate	1.13%
Interest Rate	1.13%		0.00%
Outstanding	250,000,000		0
Term Loan Due January 2015, Entergy Arkansas [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding	$ 250,000,000		$ 0

[1] The fair value excludes lease obligations of $149 million at Entergy Louisiana and $97 million at System Energy, long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and the note payable to NYPA of $95 million at Entergy, and includes debt due within one year. Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 16 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.

[2] The fair value excludes lease obligations of $149 million at Entergy Louisiana and $97 million at System Energy and long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and includes debt due within one year. Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 16 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.

[3] Consists of pollution control revenue bonds and environmental revenue bonds, some of which are secured by collateral first mortgage bonds.

[4] The bonds are secured by a series of collateral first mortgage bonds.

[5] Consists of pollution control revenue bonds and environmental revenue bonds.

[6] These notes do not have a stated interest rate, but have an implicit interest rate of 4.8%.

[7] Pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Entergy’s nuclear owner/licensee subsidiaries have contracts with the DOE for spent nuclear fuel disposal service. The contracts include a one-time fee for generation prior to April 7, 1983. Entergy Arkansas is the only Entergy company that generated electric power with nuclear fuel prior to that date and includes the one-time fee, plus accrued interest, in long-term debt.

[8] See Note 10 to the financial statements for further discussion of the Waterford 3 and Grand Gulf lease obligations.