Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	$ 2,226,463	$ 1,949,280
Natural gas	78,220	53,321
Competitive businesses	904,160	606,273
TOTAL	3,208,843	2,608,874
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	543,829	510,333
Purchased power	574,627	373,129
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	59,544	60,719
Other operation and maintenance	737,980	754,258
Decommissioning	65,799	59,104
Taxes other than income taxes	154,468	151,095
Depreciation and amortization	328,724	300,876
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	3,995	5,315
TOTAL	2,468,966	2,214,829
OPERATING INCOME	739,877	394,045
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	15,129	12,751
Interest and investment income	35,248	38,306
Miscellaneous - net	(11,704)	(13,623)
TOTAL	38,673	37,434
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	162,551	153,149
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(7,020)	(5,188)
TOTAL	155,531	147,961
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	623,019	283,518
Income taxes	216,966	116,536
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	406,053	166,982	[1]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Preferred Unit Holders	4,879	5,582
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	401,174	161,400
Earnings per average common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.24	$ 0.91
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.24	$ 0.90
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.83	$ 0.83
Basic average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	178,797,829	178,027,961
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	179,055,967	178,413,287
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	514,981	542,392
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	92,153	147,773
Purchased power	118,848	106,314
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	8,677	11,540
Other operation and maintenance	138,545	141,620
Decommissioning	11,186	10,517
Taxes other than income taxes	21,908	23,252
Depreciation and amortization	57,721	58,636
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	(417)	(574)
TOTAL	448,621	499,078
OPERATING INCOME	66,360	43,314
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,753	2,226
Interest and investment income	4,017	5,775
Miscellaneous - net	(364)	(1,165)
TOTAL	5,406	6,836
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	22,833	22,579
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(638)	(776)
TOTAL	22,195	21,803
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	49,571	28,347
Income taxes	21,201	13,628
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	28,370	14,719
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Preferred Unit Holders	1,718	1,718
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	26,652	13,001
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	481,422	399,137
Natural gas	31,873	20,818
TOTAL	513,295	419,955
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	59,205	47,838
Purchased power	219,708	162,077
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	5,273	4,326
Other operation and maintenance	87,097	92,722
Decommissioning	4,121	3,892
Taxes other than income taxes	21,009	19,238
Depreciation and amortization	38,242	37,372
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	(3,936)	407
TOTAL	430,719	367,872
OPERATING INCOME	82,576	52,083
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,646	1,650
Interest and investment income	10,057	10,855
Miscellaneous - net	(1,718)	(2,640)
TOTAL	9,985	9,865
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	20,278	20,199
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(761)	(691)
TOTAL	19,517	19,508
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	73,044	42,440
Income taxes	26,572	15,275
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	46,472	27,165
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Preferred Unit Holders	206	206
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	46,266	26,959
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	623,494	606,085
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	90,787	118,707
Purchased power	249,119	229,009
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	8,878	6,852
Other operation and maintenance	109,122	105,127
Decommissioning	6,046	5,301
Taxes other than income taxes	19,745	18,800
Depreciation and amortization	62,375	59,838
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	(7,635)	(2,277)
TOTAL	538,437	541,357
OPERATING INCOME	85,057	64,728
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	8,877	5,742
Interest and investment income	21,178	21,789
Miscellaneous - net	(169)	(860)
TOTAL	29,886	26,671
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	40,689	36,429
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(4,463)	(2,448)
TOTAL	36,226	33,981
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	78,717	57,418
Income taxes	20,339	12,042
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	58,378	45,376
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Preferred Unit Holders	1,738	1,738
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	56,640	43,638
Entergy Mississippi [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	348,196	291,641
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	57,315	73,561
Purchased power	128,052	84,912
Other operation and maintenance	55,358	57,950
Taxes other than income taxes	22,267	19,887
Depreciation and amortization	28,111	26,651
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	(39)	(8,443)
TOTAL	291,064	254,518
OPERATING INCOME	57,132	37,123
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	435	733
Interest and investment income	338	139
Miscellaneous - net	(839)	(858)
TOTAL	(66)	14
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	14,428	15,293
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(228)	(455)
TOTAL	14,200	14,838
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	42,866	22,299
Income taxes	17,027	8,365
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	25,839	13,934
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Preferred Unit Holders	707	707
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	25,132	13,227
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	140,227	113,963
Natural gas	46,340	32,503
TOTAL	186,567	146,466
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	51,162	28,863
Purchased power	69,145	60,159
Other operation and maintenance	28,131	31,233
Taxes other than income taxes	13,135	12,246
Depreciation and amortization	9,465	9,443
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	248	250
TOTAL	171,286	142,194
OPERATING INCOME	15,281	4,272
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	355	170
Interest and investment income	17	21
Miscellaneous - net	(347)	(316)
TOTAL	25	(125)
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	3,362	3,203
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(173)	(86)
TOTAL	3,189	3,117
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	12,117	1,030
Income taxes	3,823	(277)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	8,294	1,307
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Preferred Unit Holders	241	241
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	8,053	1,066
Entergy Texas [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	440,256	306,173
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	50,968	(26,100)
Purchased power	234,826	192,719
Other operation and maintenance	51,210	56,490
Taxes other than income taxes	16,498	14,650
Depreciation and amortization	24,515	23,360
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	19,183	18,777
TOTAL	397,200	279,896
OPERATING INCOME	43,056	26,277
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	845	759
Interest and investment income	303	347
Miscellaneous - net	(464)	(858)
TOTAL	684	248
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	22,661	23,181
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(589)	(555)
TOTAL	22,072	22,626
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	21,668	3,899
Income taxes	8,503	2,977
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	13,165	922
System Energy [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	157,667	168,578
Operating and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	14,148	21,517
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	6,182	7,357
Other operation and maintenance	34,678	39,941
Decommissioning	10,192	8,631
Taxes other than income taxes	6,522	6,489
Depreciation and amortization	37,326	35,416
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	(3,410)	(2,825)
TOTAL	105,638	116,526
OPERATING INCOME	52,029	52,052
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,218	1,471
Interest and investment income	4,415	2,677
Miscellaneous - net	(105)	(168)
TOTAL	5,528	3,980
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	14,247	9,204
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(167)	(178)
TOTAL	14,080	9,026
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	43,477	47,006
Income taxes	18,858	19,000
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	$ 24,619	$ 28,006

[1] Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for 2014 and 2013 include $3.2 million and $3.9 million, respectively, of preferred dividends on subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented within equity.