Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	$ 67,120us-gaap_Cash	$ 131,327us-gaap_Cash
Temporary cash investments	1,113,426us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1,290,699us-gaap_CashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Total cash and cash equivalents	1,180,546	1,422,026
Accounts receivable:
Customer	638,721us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent	596,917us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(35,884)	(35,663)
Other	174,030us-gaap_OtherReceivables	220,342us-gaap_OtherReceivables
Accrued unbilled revenues	291,040etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues	321,659etr_AccruedUnbilledRevenues
Total accounts receivable	1,067,907us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	1,103,255us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Deferred fuel costs	127,742us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost	155,140us-gaap_DeferredFuelCost
Accumulated deferred income taxes	22,953us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	27,783us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Fuel inventory - at average cost	227,986etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost	205,434etr_FuelInventoryAtAverageCost
Materials and supplies - at average cost	929,843us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies	918,584us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	278,900etr_DeferredNuclearRefuelingOutageCosts	214,188etr_DeferredNuclearRefuelingOutageCosts
Prepayments and other	304,108us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	343,223us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
TOTAL	4,139,985us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	4,389,633us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliates - at equity	34,864us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments	36,234us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Decommissioning trust funds	5,452,950us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments	5,370,932us-gaap_DecommissioningFundInvestments
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	218,235us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	213,791us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other	407,639us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments	405,169us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments
TOTAL	6,113,688us-gaap_LongTermInvestments	6,026,126us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	45,233,667	44,881,419
Property under capital lease	945,454us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross	945,784us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
Natural gas	379,949etr_NaturalGas	377,565etr_NaturalGas
Construction work in progress	1,387,574	1,425,981
Nuclear fuel	1,523,612us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization	1,542,055us-gaap_NuclearFuelNetOfAmortization
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	49,470,256	49,172,804
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	20,662,229	20,449,858
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	28,808,027	28,722,946
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	803,744etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet	836,064etr_SfasRegulatoryAssetNet
Other regulatory assets	4,877,838etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets	4,968,553etr_OtherRegulatoryAssets
Deferred fuel costs	238,706etr_DeferredFuelCosts	238,102etr_DeferredFuelCosts
Goodwill	377,172us-gaap_Goodwill	377,172us-gaap_Goodwill
Accumulated deferred income taxes	53,135us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	48,351us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Other	965,238us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	920,907us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
TOTAL	7,315,833us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent	7,389,149us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent
TOTAL ASSETS	46,377,533us-gaap_Assets	46,527,854us-gaap_Assets
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	896,877us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	899,375us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Notes payable and commercial paper	808,419	598,407
Accounts payable	941,596us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	1,166,431us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Customer deposits	415,195us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent	412,166us-gaap_CustomerDepositsCurrent
Taxes accrued	60,167us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent	128,108us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
Accumulated deferred income taxes	94,719us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	38,039us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Interest accrued	163,459us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent	206,010us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Deferred fuel costs	146,078etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities	91,602etr_DeferredFuelCostsCurrentLiabilities
Obligations under capital leases	2,557us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	2,508us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	58,786	57,994
Other	177,572us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	248,251us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
TOTAL	3,765,425us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	3,848,891us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	9,158,586	9,133,161
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	251,616	247,521
Obligations under capital leases	29,051	29,710
Other regulatory liabilities	1,369,514us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent	1,383,609us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityNoncurrent
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	4,513,168	4,458,296
Accumulated provisions	419,471us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	418,128us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	3,584,994	3,638,295
Long-term debt	12,307,540us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	12,500,109us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Other	539,429us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	557,649us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
TOTAL	32,173,369us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent	32,366,478us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund	210,760	210,760
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock	2,548us-gaap_CommonStockValue	2,548us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Paid-in capital	5,351,690us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	5,375,353us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Retained earnings	10,318,450	10,169,657
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(59,737)	(42,307)
Less - treasury stock, at cost	5,478,972us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	5,497,526us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total common shareholders' equity	10,133,979us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	10,007,725us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund	94,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest	94,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
TOTAL	10,227,979	10,101,725
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	46,377,533	46,527,854
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	7,153	10,526
Temporary cash investments	112,337	207,979
Total cash and cash equivalents	119,490	218,505
Securitization recovery trust account	8,069	4,096
Accounts receivable:
Customer	128,873	97,314
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(32,312)	(32,247)
Associated companies	54,127	32,187
Other	97,213	110,269
Accrued unbilled revenues	61,413	80,704
Total accounts receivable	309,314	288,227
Deferred fuel costs	127,742	143,279
Accumulated deferred income taxes	28,054	21,533
Fuel inventory - at average cost	59,130	50,898
Materials and supplies - at average cost	170,295	162,792
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	53,382	29,690
Prepayments and other	8,969	9,588
TOTAL	884,445	928,608
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Decommissioning trust funds	783,113	769,883
Other	12,844	14,170
TOTAL	795,957	784,053
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	9,256,116	9,139,181
Property under capital lease	933	961
Construction work in progress	272,789	284,322
Nuclear fuel	264,240	293,695
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	9,794,078	9,718,159
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	4,235,279	4,191,959
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	5,558,799	5,526,200
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	63,503	64,214
Other regulatory assets	1,362,402	1,391,276
Deferred fuel costs	66,504	65,900
Other	51,895	47,674
TOTAL	1,544,304	1,569,064
TOTAL ASSETS	8,783,505	8,807,925
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings	19,506	47,968
Associated companies accounts payable	42,648	56,078
Other	159,510	174,998
Customer deposits	115,976	115,647
Taxes accrued	5,317	24,240
Accumulated deferred income taxes	12,178	15,009
Interest accrued	24,588	20,250
Other	30,276	27,872
TOTAL	409,999	482,062
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	2,024,986	1,997,983
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	37,407	37,708
Other regulatory liabilities	266,358	254,036
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	830,655	818,351
Accumulated provisions	5,735	5,689
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	552,784	571,870
Long-term debt	2,671,406	2,671,343
Other	27,441	28,296
TOTAL	6,416,772	6,385,276
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund	116,350	116,350
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock	470	470
Paid-in capital	588,471	588,471
Retained earnings	1,251,443	1,235,296
TOTAL	1,840,384	1,824,237
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	8,783,505	8,807,925
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	173	53,394
Temporary cash investments	114,846	109,569
Total cash and cash equivalents	115,019	162,963
Accounts receivable:
Customer	74,005	67,006
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(764)	(625)
Associated companies	114,918	86,966
Other	28,319	18,379
Accrued unbilled revenues	55,620	54,079
Total accounts receivable	272,098	225,805
Fuel inventory - at average cost	20,689	16,207
Materials and supplies - at average cost	117,957	121,237
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	42,441	7,416
Prepaid taxes	0	24,058
Prepayments and other	11,832	21,064
TOTAL	580,036	578,750
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliates - at equity	355,906	355,906
Decommissioning trust funds	648,743	637,744
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	199,677	193,407
Escrow accounts	90,080	90,061
Other	15,463	14,887
TOTAL	1,309,869	1,292,005
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	7,663,441	7,600,730
Natural gas	150,065	148,586
Construction work in progress	119,094	127,436
Nuclear fuel	220,657	131,901
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	8,153,257	8,008,653
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	4,204,827	4,176,242
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	3,948,430	3,832,411
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	161,553	161,714
Other regulatory assets	417,152	426,381
Deferred fuel costs	100,124	100,124
Other	15,704	12,438
TOTAL	694,533	700,657
TOTAL ASSETS	6,532,868	6,403,823
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	31,955	31,955
Associated companies accounts payable	96,857	102,933
Other	138,658	108,874
Customer deposits	57,633	56,749
Taxes accrued	20,831	0
Accumulated deferred income taxes	37,931	21,095
Interest accrued	31,515	27,075
Deferred fuel costs	19,643	10,580
Other	36,081	44,517
TOTAL	471,104	403,778
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	1,568,844	1,601,032
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	71,569	72,277
Other regulatory liabilities	178,734	176,305
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	452,733	446,619
Accumulated provisions	109,213	106,985
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	397,813	401,144
Long-term debt	1,631,924	1,590,862
Long-term payables of associated companies	25,753	26,156
Other	140,565	148,102
TOTAL	4,577,148	4,569,482
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(52,925)	(53,347)
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund	10,000	10,000
Members' Equity	1,527,541	1,473,910
TOTAL	1,484,616	1,430,563
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	6,532,868	6,403,823
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	87	431
Temporary cash investments	167,480	157,122
Total cash and cash equivalents	167,567	157,553
Accounts receivable:
Customer	128,211	124,125
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(1,146)	(984)
Associated companies	81,403	48,474
Other	14,904	9,150
Accrued unbilled revenues	83,995	88,673
Total accounts receivable	307,367	269,438
Accumulated deferred income taxes	31,523	74,558
Fuel inventory - at average cost	29,622	30,951
Materials and supplies - at average cost	160,722	154,295
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	15,721	23,067
Prepaid taxes	29,566	0
Prepayments and other	23,047	24,962
TOTAL	765,135	734,824
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliates - at equity	1,034,696	1,034,696
Decommissioning trust funds	391,822	383,615
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	169	214
Escrow accounts	200,093	200,053
TOTAL	1,626,780	1,618,578
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	9,731,402	9,627,495
Property under capital lease	334,716	334,716
Construction work in progress	201,091	241,923
Nuclear fuel	139,644	162,721
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	10,406,853	10,366,855
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	3,998,742	3,942,916
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	6,408,111	6,423,939
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	323,722	324,555
Other regulatory assets	902,035	914,229
Deferred fuel costs	67,998	67,998
Other	49,746	45,182
TOTAL	1,343,501	1,351,964
TOTAL ASSETS	10,143,527	10,129,305
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	28,431	19,525
Short-term borrowings	27,293	46,033
Associated companies accounts payable	59,810	74,692
Other	128,598	164,329
Customer deposits	93,729	93,010
Taxes accrued	0	860
Interest accrued	40,649	44,372
Deferred fuel costs	56,002	50,432
Other	44,153	48,250
TOTAL	478,665	541,503
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	1,441,003	1,406,507
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	64,165	64,771
Other regulatory liabilities	544,890	546,084
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	510,093	503,734
Accumulated provisions	212,344	212,243
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	523,345	530,844
Long-term debt	3,312,154	3,337,054
Other	69,960	70,141
TOTAL	6,677,954	6,671,378
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(25,918)	(25,876)
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund	100,000	100,000
Members' Equity	2,912,826	2,842,300
TOTAL	2,986,908	2,916,424
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	10,143,527	10,129,305
Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	6,077	1,223
Temporary cash investments	77,634	60,410
Total cash and cash equivalents	83,711	61,633
Accounts receivable:
Customer	88,854	78,593
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(913)	(873)
Associated companies	21,913	21,233
Other	7,441	42,009
Accrued unbilled revenues	43,791	43,374
Total accounts receivable	161,086	184,336
Accumulated deferred income taxes	2,356	5,198
Fuel inventory - at average cost	47,364	42,736
Materials and supplies - at average cost	38,717	37,741
Prepayments and other	6,286	7,315
TOTAL	339,520	338,959
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	4,637	4,642
Escrow accounts	41,754	41,752
TOTAL	46,391	46,394
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	3,955,077	3,999,918
Property under capital lease	3,883	4,185
Construction work in progress	85,035	67,514
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	4,043,995	4,071,617
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,471,931	1,516,540
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	2,572,064	2,555,077
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	43,959	49,306
Other regulatory assets	355,029	364,747
Other	21,282	19,121
TOTAL	420,270	433,174
TOTAL ASSETS	3,378,245	3,373,604
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Associated companies accounts payable	43,889	49,832
Other	57,323	63,300
Customer deposits	79,549	77,753
Taxes accrued	75,066	53,565
Accumulated deferred income taxes	195	0
Interest accrued	16,954	23,172
Deferred fuel costs	42,438	2,194
Other	14,715	17,533
TOTAL	330,129	287,349
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	738,678	800,374
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	10,523	6,370
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	6,885	6,786
Accumulated provisions	49,985	50,142
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	131,003	135,156
Long-term debt	1,058,869	1,058,838
Other	15,394	16,038
TOTAL	2,011,337	2,073,704
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund	50,381	50,381
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock	199,326	199,326
Paid-in capital	(690)	(690)
Retained earnings	787,762	763,534
TOTAL	986,398	962,170
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	3,378,245	3,373,604
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	1,037	1,006
Temporary cash investments	21,013	41,383
Total cash and cash equivalents	22,050	42,389
Accounts receivable:
Customer	39,174	35,663
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(250)	(262)
Associated companies	10,116	11,693
Other	2,619	3,223
Accrued unbilled revenues	13,114	16,465
Total accounts receivable	64,773	66,782
Accumulated deferred income taxes	6,200	8,562
Fuel inventory - at average cost	1,656	3,016
Materials and supplies - at average cost	12,723	12,650
Prepayments and other	13,633	6,887
TOTAL	121,035	140,286
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	1,016	1,016
Escrow accounts	19,841	18,038
TOTAL	20,857	19,054
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	946,420	936,862
Natural gas	229,884	228,979
Construction work in progress	18,370	18,866
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	1,194,674	1,184,707
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	603,108	594,945
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	591,566	589,762
Regulatory assets:
Other regulatory assets	175,955	175,596
Deferred fuel costs	4,080	4,080
Other	6,602	5,345
TOTAL	186,637	185,021
TOTAL ASSETS	920,095	934,123
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Associated companies accounts payable	31,345	33,170
Other	19,624	22,435
Customer deposits	25,089	24,681
Interest accrued	2,297	3,538
Deferred fuel costs	24,338	28,397
Other	4,641	6,830
TOTAL	107,334	119,051
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	205,280	199,241
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	828	864
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net	17,670	20,640
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	2,554	2,511
Accumulated provisions	23,865	25,877
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	59,427	62,440
Long-term debt	225,875	225,866
Gas system rebuild insurance proceeds	20,776	23,218
Other	5,118	6,610
TOTAL	561,393	567,267
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund	19,780	19,780
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock	33,744	33,744
Paid-in capital	36,294	36,294
Retained earnings	161,550	157,987
TOTAL	231,588	228,025
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	920,095	934,123
Entergy Texas [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	1,926	1,733
Temporary cash investments	13,586	28,708
Total cash and cash equivalents	15,512	30,441
Securitization recovery trust account	28,065	37,219
Accounts receivable:
Customer	67,565	70,993
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(499)	(672)
Associated companies	45,435	57,004
Other	10,363	10,985
Accrued unbilled revenues	33,108	38,363
Total accounts receivable	155,972	176,673
Deferred fuel costs	0	11,861
Accumulated deferred income taxes	5,369	669
Fuel inventory - at average cost	53,878	49,902
Materials and supplies - at average cost	34,811	33,892
Prepayments and other	14,761	29,211
TOTAL	308,368	369,868
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliates - at equity	647	655
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	376	376
Other	19,674	19,085
TOTAL	20,697	20,116
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	3,820,069	3,761,847
Construction work in progress	108,637	125,425
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	3,928,706	3,887,272
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,469,690	1,454,701
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	2,459,016	2,432,571
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	122,787	123,407
Other regulatory assets	896,642	922,087
Long-term receivables - associated companies	25,753	26,156
Other	16,031	13,880
TOTAL	1,061,213	1,085,530
TOTAL ASSETS	3,849,294	3,908,085
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	200,000	200,000
Associated companies accounts payable	84,166	91,481
Other	65,411	87,910
Customer deposits	43,202	44,308
Taxes accrued	68,128	1,849
Interest accrued	20,805	29,757
Deferred fuel costs	3,656	0
Other	10,477	18,238
TOTAL	495,845	473,543
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accumulated deferred income taxes and taxes accrued	975,718	1,046,618
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	14,510	14,735
Other regulatory liabilities	5,334	5,125
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	4,677	4,610
Accumulated provisions	13,470	12,218
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	106,645	111,011
Long-term debt	1,256,274	1,278,931
Other	68,399	69,463
TOTAL	2,445,027	2,542,711
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock	49,452	49,452
Paid-in capital	481,994	481,994
Retained earnings	376,976	360,385
TOTAL	908,422	891,831
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	3,849,294	3,908,085
System Energy [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	4,424	789
Temporary cash investments	171,484	222,390
Total cash and cash equivalents	175,908	223,179
Accounts receivable:
Associated companies	80,135	60,907
Other	4,410	5,717
Total accounts receivable	84,545	66,624
Materials and supplies - at average cost	80,975	80,049
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	20,937	26,580
Prepayments and other	6,429	2,312
TOTAL	368,794	398,744
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Decommissioning trust funds	696,223	679,840
TOTAL	696,223	679,840
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	4,246,650	4,244,902
Property under capital lease	573,784	573,784
Construction work in progress	56,391	50,382
Nuclear fuel	226,937	251,376
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	5,103,762	5,120,444
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,854,193	2,819,688
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	2,249,569	2,300,756
Regulatory assets:
Regulatory asset for income taxes - net	105,891	105,882
Other regulatory assets	338,097	335,613
Other	8,624	9,251
TOTAL	452,612	450,746
TOTAL ASSETS	3,767,198	3,830,086
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	64,906	76,310
Short-term borrowings	0	20,404
Associated companies accounts payable	2,642	6,252
Other	28,111	33,096
Taxes accrued	8,823	23,267
Accumulated deferred income taxes	12,005	14,175
Interest accrued	18,914	33,196
Other	2,366	2,365
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