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Risk Management and Fair Values (Derivative Instruments Designated as Cash Flow Hedges On Consolidated Statements Of Income) (Details) (Competitive Businesses Operating Revenues [Member], Electricity Swaps And Options [Member], Cash Flow Hedging [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Competitive Businesses Operating Revenues [Member] | Electricity Swaps And Options [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
   
Effect of Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on consolidated statements of income    
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in AOCI (effective portion) $ (32)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= etr_ElectricityFuturesForwardsSwapsAndOptionsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= etr_CompetitiveBusinessesOperatingRevenuesMember
$ (174)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= etr_ElectricityFuturesForwardsSwapsAndOptionsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= etr_CompetitiveBusinessesOperatingRevenuesMember
Amount of gain reclassified from accumulated OCI into income (effective portion) $ 14us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= etr_ElectricityFuturesForwardsSwapsAndOptionsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= etr_CompetitiveBusinessesOperatingRevenuesMember
$ (195)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= etr_ElectricityFuturesForwardsSwapsAndOptionsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= etr_CompetitiveBusinessesOperatingRevenuesMember