Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	$ 406,053	$ 166,982	[1]
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	516,442	472,933
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	234,102	98,671
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	49,107	(29,845)
Fuel inventory	15,940	(5,147)
Accounts payable	32,870	(40,861)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(79,829)	(35,648)
Interest accrued	(24,802)	(30,570)
Deferred fuel costs	(161,189)	(2,149)
Other working capital accounts	(115,060)	(151,958)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	3,319	(245,972)
Changes in other regulatory assets	18,627	167,634
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	19,634	147,492
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(46,174)	32,696
Other	(101,883)	(269)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	767,157	543,989
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(483,350)	(631,857)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	15,883	13,672
Nuclear fuel purchases	(142,672)	(145,168)
Proceeds from sale of assets and businesses	10,100	0
Changes in securitization account	(2,219)	1,601
NYPA value sharing payment	(72,000)	(71,736)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(1,897)	(2,219)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	0	252,482
Decrease (increase) in other investments	18,093	(44,298)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	536,515	398,010
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(562,278)	(432,247)
Proceeds from insurance	28,226	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(655,599)	(661,760)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	753,244	564,717
Common stock and treasury stock	35,538	8,102
Retirement of long-term debt	(735,794)	(849,860)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	157,959	277,886
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(148,275)	(147,902)
Preferred stock	(4,873)	(5,582)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	57,799	(152,639)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	0	772
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	169,357	(269,638)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	739,126	532,569
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	908,483	262,931
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	181,112	179,119
Income taxes	4,196	12,341
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	28,370	14,719
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	95,346	92,988
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	59,118	24,215
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(2,984)	2,124
Fuel inventory	9,648	5,103
Accounts payable	(24,908)	(9,139)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(23,229)	(6,164)
Interest accrued	(3,476)	(10,117)
Deferred fuel costs	(19,638)	43,740
Other working capital accounts	(55,519)	(2,572)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(321)	95
Changes in other regulatory assets	(17,558)	16,763
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(16,342)	(1,327)
Other	52,017	2,963
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	80,524	173,391
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(140,439)	(126,629)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,507	3,147
Nuclear fuel purchases	(95,644)	(32,561)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	76,808	36,478
Changes in securitization account	(4,290)	(3,459)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	45,317	56,118
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(47,603)	(59,540)
Change in money pool receivable - net	(29,876)	(33,443)
Proceeds from insurance	24,156	0
Other	(800)	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(169,864)	(159,889)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	372,063	98,660
Retirement of long-term debt	(250,003)	(99,703)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	62,493	(15,352)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	0	(15,000)
Preferred stock	(1,718)	(1,718)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	182,835	(33,113)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	93,495	(19,611)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	127,022	34,533
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	220,517	14,922
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	24,977	31,358
Income taxes	1,620	4,107
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	46,472	27,165
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	58,109	51,283
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	28,882	27,177
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(53,949)	(38,252)
Fuel inventory	(831)	(5,231)
Accounts payable	2,019	36,618
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	16,865	383
Interest accrued	3,552	5,631
Deferred fuel costs	(27,051)	(16,866)
Other working capital accounts	33,674	(42,526)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(601)	(64,253)
Changes in other regulatory assets	856	27,154
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(2,197)	4,004
Other	(29,272)	74,352
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	76,528	86,639
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(61,683)	(70,474)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,646	1,650
Nuclear fuel purchases	(17,553)	(130,406)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	55,147	19,401
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(3)	(15)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	0	65,475
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	30,268	23,305
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(35,264)	(28,712)
Change in money pool receivable - net	(1,340)	0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(28,782)	(119,776)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	0	69,804
Change in money pool payable - net	0	1,662
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	(14,500)	50,000
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(33,317)	(119,900)
Preferred stock	(206)	(206)
Other	(145)	0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	(48,168)	1,360
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(422)	(31,777)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	15,581	35,686
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	15,159	3,909
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	16,011	13,845
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	58,378	45,376
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	88,186	79,633
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	81,091	41,558
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	41,296	(57,924)
Fuel inventory	4,531	454
Accounts payable	(21,861)	(69,131)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(41,033)	3,550
Interest accrued	(5,899)	(2,113)
Deferred fuel costs	(63,587)	30,741
Other working capital accounts	5,648	(8,040)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(237)	(186,070)
Changes in other regulatory assets	(3,935)	82,089
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(5,153)	5,231
Other	(36,495)	104,580
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	100,930	69,934
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(118,854)	(223,758)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	8,877	5,742
Nuclear fuel purchases	(89,474)	(16,368)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	46,646	23,438
Remittances to transition charge account	(5,709)	(5,270)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	0	186,985
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	18,140	3,639
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(20,395)	(6,981)
Change in money pool receivable - net	1,842	(22,909)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(158,927)	(55,482)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	39,782	0
Retirement of long-term debt	(17,018)	(12,237)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	28,774	0
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(43,434)	(20,000)
Preferred stock	(1,738)	(1,738)
Other	0	(550)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	6,366	(34,525)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(51,631)	(20,073)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	124,007	30,086
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	72,376	10,013
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	45,156	37,215
Entergy Mississippi [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	25,839	13,934
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	28,111	26,651
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(5,525)	4,806
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(12,663)	(3,831)
Fuel inventory	1,536	(255)
Accounts payable	13,498	(5,222)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(11,595)	(41,260)
Interest accrued	136	1,892
Deferred fuel costs	(22,302)	12,216
Other working capital accounts	4,401	(8,852)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	1,391	(1)
Changes in other regulatory assets	4,842	(1,169)
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(3,188)	(174)
Other	1,700	5,924
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	26,181	4,659
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(34,877)	(39,730)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	435	733
Change in money pool receivable - net	(15,427)	16,878
Other	(1)	(4)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(49,870)	(22,123)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	99,237	0
Retirement of long-term debt	0	(100,000)
Change in money pool payable - net	(3,536)	4,101
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	0	70,000
Dividends paid:
Common stock	0	(7,400)
Preferred stock	(707)	(707)
Other	0	(38)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	94,994	(34,044)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	71,305	(51,508)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	31	52,970
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	71,336	1,462
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	13,616	12,700
Income taxes	(9,440)	901
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	8,294	1,307
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	9,465	9,443
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	5,931	(11,851)
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(2,055)	281
Fuel inventory	1,246	368
Accounts payable	454	(7,777)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(335)	(399)
Interest accrued	(1,357)	(1,126)
Deferred fuel costs	(1,710)	4,936
Other working capital accounts	(13,158)	(8,668)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	3,974	2,261
Changes in other regulatory assets	537	3,421
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(1,367)	(42)
Other	(2,468)	10,190
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	7,451	2,344
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(12,563)	(18,533)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	355	170
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(1,893)	(2,178)
Change in money pool receivable - net	(693)	(11,404)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(14,794)	(31,945)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	0	25,000
Dividends paid:
Preferred stock	(241)	(241)
Other	(19)	22
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	(260)	24,781
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(7,603)	(4,820)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	33,489	9,391
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	25,886	4,571
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	4,491	4,066
Entergy Texas [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	13,165	922
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	24,515	23,360
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(49,904)	(31,998)
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(38,870)	21,476
Fuel inventory	79	(3,453)
Accounts payable	(15,089)	12,838
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	43,701	17,881
Interest accrued	(8,948)	(8,763)
Deferred fuel costs	(26,901)	(76,915)
Other working capital accounts	32,814	(3,839)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	54	1,689
Changes in other regulatory assets	25,034	24,771
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(3,135)	(2,114)
Other	2,166	(916)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	(1,319)	(25,061)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(34,677)	(43,382)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	845	759
Remittances to transition charge account	7,781	10,330
Change in money pool receivable - net	6,287	19,175
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(19,764)	(13,118)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Retirement of long-term debt	(22,519)	(21,967)
Change in money pool payable - net	39,155	180
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(40,000)	0
Other	(117)	(160)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	(23,481)	(21,947)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(44,564)	(60,126)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	46,488	60,236
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,924	110
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	30,646	30,909
Income taxes	(928)	(1,941)
System Energy [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	24,619	28,006
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	57,987	61,067
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	28,873	16,477
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	47,002	10,146
Accounts payable	21,210	(11,351)
Prepaid taxes and taxes accrued	(26,542)	(17,238)
Interest accrued	7,477	161
Other working capital accounts	(46,388)	33
Changes in other regulatory assets	2,890	5,784
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(1,981)	266
Other	(29,477)	827
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	85,670	94,178
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(19,056)	(21,349)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,218	1,471
Nuclear fuel purchases	(128,204)	(22,932)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	43,992	26,522
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	130,315	25,612
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(138,776)	(33,876)
Change in money pool receivable - net	(9,021)	(24,687)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(119,532)	(49,239)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Retirement of long-term debt	(46,743)	(40,902)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	52,684	(19,797)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(15,000)	(50,000)
Other	(16)	(757)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	(9,075)	(111,456)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(42,937)	(66,517)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	127,142	83,622
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	84,205	17,105
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	4,894	5,938
Income taxes	$ 5,564	$ 4,334

[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.