Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	$ 2,824,055	$ 2,704,800	$ 7,424,360	$ 6,831,290
Natural gas	28,039	26,113	141,727	113,315
Competitive businesses	606,016	621,046	2,097,516	1,754,436
TOTAL	3,458,110	3,351,959	9,663,603	8,699,041
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	858,901	818,254	2,006,811	1,818,194
Purchased power	465,106	392,545	1,557,631	1,251,418
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	71,651	64,758	197,692	191,940
Other operation and maintenance	841,939	839,348	2,392,590	2,437,801
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use and Write-Off Of Regulatory Asset For New Nuclear	163,835		167,772
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		291,505	106,915	291,505
Decommissioning	68,370	60,848	201,418	179,342
Taxes other than income taxes	159,735	156,950	466,939	452,934
Depreciation and amortization	332,079	325,149	992,544	923,541
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	3,635	13,708	(7,010)	22,914
TOTAL	2,965,251	2,963,065	7,976,387	7,569,589
OPERATING INCOME	492,859	388,894	1,687,216	1,129,452
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	16,737	17,676	46,654	46,675
Interest and investment income	49,547	23,430	109,040	102,277
Miscellaneous - net	(6,644)	(10,214)	(33,026)	(36,992)
TOTAL	59,640	30,892	122,668	111,960
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	164,482	157,504	491,359	466,422
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(8,664)	(6,453)	(24,199)	(18,432)
TOTAL	155,818	151,051	467,160	447,990
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	396,681	268,735	1,342,724	793,422
Income taxes	161,765	24,553	507,474	214,202
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	234,916	244,182	835,250	579,220	[1]
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Preferred Unit Holders	4,879	4,332	14,656	14,247
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	230,037	239,850	820,594	564,973
Earnings per average common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.28	$ 1.35	$ 4.58	$ 3.17
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.27	$ 1.34	$ 4.56	$ 3.16
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.83	$ 0.83	$ 2.49	$ 2.49
Basic average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	179,610,067	178,283,721	179,256,975	178,170,339
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	180,527,116	178,652,210	179,867,018	178,520,063
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	627,153	647,671	1,653,656	1,698,716
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	86,932	113,523	196,007	321,373
Purchased power	141,042	131,736	433,513	369,643
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	12,541	9,403	30,717	29,031
Other operation and maintenance	170,868	147,513	468,124	438,021
Decommissioning	11,938	10,847	34,853	32,044
Taxes other than income taxes	26,081	24,303	69,515	69,073
Depreciation and amortization	59,805	58,083	176,634	172,059
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	2,589	(5,418)	(6,394)	(14,465)
TOTAL	511,796	489,990	1,402,969	1,416,779
OPERATING INCOME	115,357	157,681	250,687	281,937
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,816	2,902	5,229	7,852
Interest and investment income	12,812	1,525	20,425	18,411
Miscellaneous - net	(30)	(629)	(761)	(2,573)
TOTAL	14,598	3,798	24,893	23,690
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	23,342	23,253	69,863	69,290
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(942)	(744)	(2,728)	(2,473)
TOTAL	22,400	22,509	67,135	66,817
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	107,555	138,970	208,445	238,810
Income taxes	44,575	56,393	88,090	101,031
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	62,980	82,577	120,355	137,779
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Preferred Unit Holders	1,718	1,718	5,155	5,155
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	61,262	80,859	115,200	132,624
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	600,208	549,123	1,622,236	1,428,155
Natural gas	10,285	9,208	55,586	42,492
TOTAL	610,493	558,331	1,677,822	1,470,647
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	141,354	104,932	289,030	213,270
Purchased power	206,360	194,455	659,275	560,531
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	5,419	5,419	16,024	14,955
Other operation and maintenance	100,908	105,107	283,584	300,012
Decommissioning	4,240	4,005	12,542	11,845
Taxes other than income taxes	22,393	21,346	64,139	60,729
Depreciation and amortization	39,068	37,703	116,042	113,002
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	(5,947)	80	(12,438)	5,080
TOTAL	513,795	473,047	1,428,198	1,279,424
OPERATING INCOME	96,698	85,284	249,624	191,223
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,099	2,171	5,440	5,630
Interest and investment income	11,565	9,428	29,058	34,239
Miscellaneous - net	(2,477)	(2,822)	(7,844)	(7,861)
TOTAL	11,187	8,777	26,654	32,008
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	24,783	20,498	65,353	60,971
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(1,207)	(690)	(3,128)	(2,041)
TOTAL	23,576	19,808	62,225	58,930
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	84,309	74,253	214,053	164,301
Income taxes	28,774	11,611	75,875	44,773
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	55,535	62,642	138,178	119,528
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Preferred Unit Holders	206	206	621	619
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	55,329	62,436	137,557	118,909
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	870,181	782,789	2,230,083	2,024,679
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	289,480	206,329	549,087	418,188
Purchased power	211,954	213,832	719,697	679,254
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	6,995	9,317	23,636	25,248
Other operation and maintenance	123,809	123,344	352,579	355,696
Decommissioning	6,201	5,437	18,370	16,106
Taxes other than income taxes	18,524	19,337	58,014	57,124
Depreciation and amortization	63,479	60,664	189,000	181,409
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	(10,856)	(1,318)	(26,128)	(7,612)
TOTAL	709,586	636,942	1,884,255	1,725,413
OPERATING INCOME	160,595	145,847	345,828	299,266
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	10,066	8,854	28,159	21,693
Interest and investment income	34,212	21,149	76,476	64,064
Miscellaneous - net	320	(618)	1,462	(2,271)
TOTAL	44,598	29,385	106,097	83,486
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	42,334	39,206	123,709	112,539
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(5,293)	(3,714)	(14,809)	(9,198)
TOTAL	37,041	35,492	108,900	103,341
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	168,152	139,740	343,025	279,411
Income taxes	44,331	39,143	91,159	72,061
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	123,821	100,597	251,866	207,350
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Preferred Unit Holders	1,738	1,738	5,232	5,213
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	122,083	98,859	246,634	202,137
Entergy Mississippi [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	425,341	397,833	1,144,175	1,015,513
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	85,185	118,688	219,013	263,437
Purchased power	145,266	97,709	393,054	275,783
Other operation and maintenance	69,259	62,263	193,959	189,822
Write-Off Of Regulatory Asset For New Nuclear	60,857	0	60,857	0
Taxes other than income taxes	22,060	21,208	66,060	61,322
Depreciation and amortization	28,625	27,717	85,130	81,268
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	4,686	62	504	(10,237)
TOTAL	415,938	327,647	1,018,577	861,395
OPERATING INCOME	9,403	70,186	125,598	154,118
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	579	371	1,428	1,817
Interest and investment income	274	239	938	565
Miscellaneous - net	(728)	(767)	(2,981)	(2,601)
TOTAL	125	(157)	(615)	(219)
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	14,099	14,585	42,923	44,753
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(303)	(307)	(745)	(1,233)
TOTAL	13,796	14,278	42,178	43,520
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	(4,268)	55,751	82,805	110,379
Income taxes	2,196	21,938	36,866	43,678
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	(6,464)	33,813	45,939	66,701
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Preferred Unit Holders	707	707	2,121	2,121
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	(7,171)	33,106	43,818	64,580
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	165,218	161,737	453,386	397,126
Natural gas	17,753	16,904	86,141	70,822
TOTAL	182,971	178,641	539,527	467,948
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	43,056	42,207	137,922	83,656
Purchased power	64,396	63,705	197,299	192,028
Other operation and maintenance	28,159	33,820	84,530	102,187
Taxes other than income taxes	12,539	13,373	37,153	37,141
Depreciation and amortization	9,834	9,392	29,040	28,394
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	121	249	574	748
TOTAL	158,105	162,746	486,518	444,154
OPERATING INCOME	24,866	15,895	53,009	23,794
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	156	223	716	656
Interest and investment income	11	24	49	68
Miscellaneous - net	(213)	(277)	(797)	(921)
TOTAL	(46)	(30)	(32)	(197)
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	3,263	3,661	9,928	10,312
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(76)	(130)	(350)	(351)
TOTAL	3,187	3,531	9,578	9,961
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	21,633	12,334	43,399	13,636
Income taxes	7,701	4,248	14,799	3,646
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	13,932	8,086	28,600	9,990
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Preferred Unit Holders	241	241	724	724
EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK	13,691	7,845	27,876	9,266
Entergy Texas [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	528,508	526,978	1,451,696	1,288,251
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	92,748	101,094	232,974	135,038
Purchased power	228,755	220,490	686,794	647,437
Other operation and maintenance	56,367	60,913	166,556	184,580
Taxes other than income taxes	18,873	16,805	52,631	46,506
Depreciation and amortization	25,041	23,659	74,398	70,731
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	23,813	24,587	59,218	59,897
TOTAL	445,597	447,548	1,272,571	1,144,189
OPERATING INCOME	82,911	79,430	179,125	144,062
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	726	890	2,182	3,559
Interest and investment income	307	228	782	914
Miscellaneous - net	(277)	(625)	(1,617)	(1,968)
TOTAL	756	493	1,347	2,505
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	21,352	23,069	66,961	69,401
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(505)	(647)	(1,520)	(2,533)
TOTAL	20,847	22,422	65,441	66,868
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	62,820	57,501	115,031	79,699
Income taxes	23,261	21,700	43,722	32,023
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	39,559	35,801	71,309	47,676
System Energy [Member]
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric	172,151	192,679	493,648	533,434
Operation and Maintenance:
Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale	23,286	26,974	60,545	77,077
Nuclear refueling outage expenses	5,808	7,418	17,501	22,133
Other operation and maintenance	44,573	43,577	113,373	123,955
Decommissioning	10,546	8,946	31,106	26,364
Taxes other than income taxes	6,283	6,291	19,157	19,264
Depreciation and amortization	33,941	51,981	107,252	119,427
Other regulatory charges (credits) - net	(10,770)	(4,537)	(22,346)	(10,499)
TOTAL	113,667	140,650	326,588	377,721
OPERATING INCOME	58,484	52,029	167,060	155,713
OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,295	2,267	3,499	5,470
Interest and investment income	2,921	1,259	8,724	6,450
Miscellaneous - net	(88)	(134)	(289)	(493)
TOTAL	4,128	3,392	11,934	11,427
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest expense	15,501	9,756	43,102	28,411
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(338)	(223)	(920)	(604)
TOTAL	15,163	9,533	42,182	27,807
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	47,449	45,888	136,812	139,333
Income taxes	20,719	10,783	59,532	48,488
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	$ 26,730	$ 35,105	$ 77,280	$ 90,845

[1] Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for 2014 and 2013 include $6.4 million and $6.6 million, respectively, of preferred dividends on subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented within equity.