Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	$ 302,929	[1]	$ 406,053	[1]
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	526,008		516,442
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	95,732		234,102
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	22,288		49,107
Fuel inventory	(22,553)		15,940
Accounts payable	(153,700)		32,870
Taxes accrued	(67,941)		(79,829)
Interest accrued	(42,551)		(24,802)
Deferred fuel costs	81,271		(161,189)
Other working capital accounts	(90,619)		(115,060)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	1,334		3,319
Changes in other regulatory assets	93,082		18,627
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	15,857		19,634
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(52,509)		(46,174)
Other	(97,670)		(101,883)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	610,958		767,157
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(532,958)		(483,350)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	13,077		15,883
Nuclear fuel purchases	(96,392)		(142,672)
Proceeds from sale of assets and businesses	0		10,100
Changes in securitization account	(251)		(2,219)
NYPA value sharing payment	(70,790)		(72,000)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(1,865)		(1,897)
Decrease in other investments	278		18,093
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	492,841		536,515
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(516,564)		(562,278)
Proceeds from insurance	12,745		28,226
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(699,879)		(655,599)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	488,065		753,244
Common stock and treasury stock	23,156		35,538
Retirement of long-term debt	(685,258)		(735,794)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	(25,078)		0
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	210,012		157,959
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(149,257)		(148,275)
Preferred stock	(4,879)		(4,873)
Other	(9,320)		0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	(152,559)		57,799
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(241,480)		169,357
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,422,026		739,126
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,180,546		908,483
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	203,786		181,112
Income taxes	65,919		4,196
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	17,865		28,370
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	97,294		95,346
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	17,847		59,118
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(8,086)		(2,984)
Fuel inventory	(8,232)		9,648
Accounts payable	(24,651)		(24,908)
Taxes accrued	(18,923)		(23,229)
Interest accrued	4,338		(3,476)
Deferred fuel costs	14,933		(19,638)
Other working capital accounts	(27,858)		(55,519)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	46		(321)
Changes in other regulatory assets	29,585		(17,558)
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(19,074)		(16,342)
Other	(6,165)		52,017
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	68,919		80,524
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(128,399)		(140,439)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	3,700		2,507
Change in money pool receivable - net	(13,001)		(29,876)
Nuclear fuel purchases	(21,392)		(95,644)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	28,296		76,808
Changes in securitization account	(3,973)		(4,290)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	81,852		45,317
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(85,620)		(47,603)
Proceeds from insurance	0		24,156
Other	0		(800)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(138,537)		(169,864)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	0		372,063
Retirement of long-term debt	0		(250,003)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	(28,462)		62,493
Dividends paid:
Preferred stock	(1,718)		(1,718)
Other	783		0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	(29,397)		182,835
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(99,015)		93,495
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	218,505		127,022
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	119,490		220,517
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	20,761		24,977
Income taxes	17,587		1,620
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	53,845		46,472
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	51,500		58,109
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(16,470)		28,882
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(31,990)		(53,949)
Fuel inventory	(4,482)		(831)
Accounts payable	28,454		2,019
Taxes accrued	44,889		16,865
Interest accrued	4,440		3,552
Deferred fuel costs	9,063		(27,051)
Other working capital accounts	(30,143)		33,674
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	2,228		(601)
Changes in other regulatory assets	9,390		856
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(3,253)		(2,197)
Other	(6,985)		(29,272)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	110,486		76,528
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(77,850)		(61,683)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	2,043		1,646
Change in money pool receivable - net	(14,303)		(1,340)
Nuclear fuel purchases	(95,014)		(17,553)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	0		55,147
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(19)		(3)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	21,699		30,268
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(27,965)		(35,264)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(191,409)		(28,782)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	41,000		(14,500)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	0		(33,317)
Preferred stock	(206)		(206)
Other	(7,815)		(145)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	32,979		(48,168)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(47,944)		(422)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	162,963		15,581
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	115,019		15,159
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	16,774		16,011
Income taxes	5,537		0
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	72,264		58,378
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	93,569		88,186
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	77,354		81,091
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	(17,221)		41,296
Fuel inventory	1,329		4,531
Accounts payable	(20,568)		(21,861)
Taxes accrued	(30,426)		(41,033)
Interest accrued	(3,723)		(5,899)
Deferred fuel costs	5,570		(63,587)
Other working capital accounts	4,857		5,648
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	101		(237)
Changes in other regulatory assets	13,027		(3,935)
Changes in other regulatory liabilities	(1,194)		2,629
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(7,467)		(5,153)
Other	(16,221)		(39,124)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	171,251		100,930
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(102,784)		(118,854)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	3,429		8,877
Change in money pool receivable - net	(20,708)		1,842
Nuclear fuel purchases	(13,599)		(89,474)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	18,123		46,646
Changes in securitization account	(5,433)		(5,709)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	3,867		18,140
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(7,614)		(20,395)
Other	(41)		0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(124,760)		(158,927)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	0		39,782
Retirement of long-term debt	(16,083)		(17,018)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	(18,740)		28,774
Dividends paid:
Common stock	0		(43,434)
Preferred stock	(1,738)		(1,738)
Other	84		0
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	(36,477)		6,366
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	10,014		(51,631)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	157,553		124,007
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	167,567		72,376
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	45,881		45,156
Income taxes	(9,593)		0
Entergy Mississippi [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	24,935		25,839
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	30,830		28,111
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(51,789)		(5,525)
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	20,385		(12,663)
Fuel inventory	(4,628)		1,536
Accounts payable	(12,413)		13,498
Taxes accrued	21,501		(11,595)
Interest accrued	(6,218)		136
Deferred fuel costs	40,244		(22,302)
Other working capital accounts	(997)		4,401
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(157)		1,391
Changes in other regulatory assets	15,065		4,842
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(4,153)		(3,188)
Other	(7,438)		1,700
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	65,167		26,181
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(45,976)		(34,877)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	771		435
Change in money pool receivable - net	(9,878)		(15,427)
Proceeds from insurance	12,745		0
Other	(2)		(1)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(42,340)		(49,870)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	(42)		99,237
Change in money pool payable - net	0		(3,536)
Dividends paid:
Preferred stock	(707)		(707)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	(749)		94,994
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	22,078		71,305
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	61,633		31
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	83,711		71,336
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	19,813		13,616
Income taxes	597		(9,440)
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	11,054		8,294
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	9,793		9,465
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	4,884		5,931
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	4,416		(2,055)
Fuel inventory	1,360		1,246
Accounts payable	(3,829)		454
Interest accrued	(1,241)		(1,357)
Deferred fuel costs	(4,059)		(1,710)
Other working capital accounts	(8,600)		(13,493)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	(2,012)		3,974
Changes in other regulatory assets	(359)		537
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(3,013)		(1,367)
Other	(2,870)		(2,468)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	5,524		7,451
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(14,334)		(12,563)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	247		355
Change in money pool receivable - net	(2,407)		(693)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account	(1,806)		(1,893)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account	3		0
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(18,297)		(14,794)
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(7,250)		0
Preferred stock	(241)		(241)
Other	(75)		(19)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	(7,566)		(260)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(20,339)		(7,603)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	42,389		33,489
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	22,050		25,886
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	4,440		4,491
Income taxes	40		0
Entergy Texas [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	16,591		13,165
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	24,847		24,515
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(75,378)		(49,904)
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	22,233		(38,870)
Fuel inventory	(3,976)		79
Accounts payable	(14,776)		(15,089)
Taxes accrued	66,279		43,701
Interest accrued	(8,952)		(8,948)
Deferred fuel costs	15,517		(26,901)
Other working capital accounts	4,686		32,814
Changes in provisions for estimated losses	1,252		54
Changes in other regulatory assets	26,065		25,034
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(4,387)		(3,135)
Other	(3,676)		2,166
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	66,325		(1,319)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(66,371)		(34,677)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,237		845
Change in money pool receivable - net	(1,532)		6,287
Changes in securitization account	9,155		7,781
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(57,511)		(19,764)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Retirement of long-term debt	(22,769)		(22,519)
Change in money pool payable - net	0		39,155
Dividends paid:
Common stock	0		(40,000)
Other	(974)		(117)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	(23,743)		(23,481)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(14,929)		(44,564)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	30,441		46,488
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	15,512		1,924
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	29,004		30,646
Income taxes	(933)		(928)
System Energy [Member]
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Consolidated net income	25,533		24,619
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization	66,660		57,987
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued	(10,618)		28,873
Changes in working capital:
Receivables	2,952		47,002
Accounts payable	(6,919)		21,210
Taxes accrued	(14,444)		(26,542)
Interest accrued	(14,282)		7,477
Other working capital accounts	600		(46,388)
Changes in other regulatory assets	(2,493)		2,890
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities	(3,188)		(1,981)
Other	(4,082)		(29,477)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	39,719		85,670
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Construction/capital expenditures	(13,324)		(19,056)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	1,651		1,218
Change in money pool receivable - net	(20,873)		(9,021)
Nuclear fuel purchases	(16,699)		(128,204)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel	22,563		43,992
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales	78,361		130,315
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds	(86,832)		(138,776)
Net cash flow used in investing activities	(35,153)		(119,532)
Proceeds from the issuance of:
Retirement of long-term debt	(11,405)		(46,743)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net	(20,404)		52,684
Dividends paid:
Common stock	(20,000)		(15,000)
Other	(28)		(16)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities	(51,837)		(9,075)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(47,271)		(42,937)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	223,179		127,142
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	175,908		84,205
Cash paid / (received) during the period for:
Interest - net of amount capitalized	26,208		4,894
Income taxes	$ 25,304		$ 5,564

[1] Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for 2015 and 2014 include $3.2 million and $3.2 million, respectively, of preferred dividends on subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented within equity.