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Proposed Guaranteed Savings Projected for Business Combination

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Public utilities earned return on common equity.

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Requested capacity to purchase on a life-of-unit basis from Union Power Station

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized fuel costs of a regulated entity that are expected to be recoverable through rate adjustments within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 980

-SubTopic 340

-Section 25

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6499739&loc=d3e43603-110378

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Rate And Regulatory Matters (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Deferred Fuel Cost					$ 127,742,000us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost	$ 155,140,000us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Estimated Customer Benefits Anticipated with Business Combination	128,000,000
Proposed Guaranteed Savings Projected for Business Combination	97,000,000
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Public Utilities Earned Return On Common Equity		7.20%
Rate Increase		706,000
Estimated Customer Benefits Anticipated with Business Combination	128,000,000
Proposed Guaranteed Savings Projected for Business Combination	97,000,000
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Net increase in revenues			688,000
Recommended adjustment to earned return on equity			7.24%
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Requested capacity to purchase on a life-of-unit basis from Union Power Station				20.00%
Power blocks				2
Entergy Texas [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Deferred Fuel Cost					0	11,861,000
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Deferred Fuel Cost					127,742,000	143,279,000
Entergy Arkansas [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Public Utilities Earned Return On Common Equity			10.20%
Net increase in revenues			167,000,000
Rate Increase			$ 268,400,000