Long - Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Schedule Of Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt for Entergy Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 consisted of:

Type of Debt and Maturity	Weighted Average Interest Rate December 31, 2015	Interest Rate Ranges at December 31,		Outstanding at December 31,
		2015	2014	2015			2014
				(In Thousands)
Mortgage Bonds
2015-2020	5.96%	3.25%-7.125%	3.25%-7.125%		$1,725,000			$1,925,000
2021-2025	4.24%	3.05%-5.66%	3.05%-5.66%	3,683,276			3,683,303
2026-2030	4.65%	4.44%-5.65%	4.44%-5.65%	287,827			287,859
2031-2040	6.04%	5.75%-6.38%	5.75%-6.38%	1,083,000			1,115,000
2041-2064	5.16%	4.70%-6.00%	4.70%-6.00%	2,010,000			1,760,000
Governmental Bonds (a)
2015-2021	2.13%	1.55%-2.375%	1.55%-2.875%	99,700			131,655
2022-2030	5.21%	4.90%-5.875%	4.90%-5.875%	384,680			444,680
Securitization Bonds
2016-2024	3.83%	2.04%-5.93%	2.04%-5.93%	784,340			785,059
Variable Interest Entities Notes Payable (Note 4)
2016-2021	3.54%	1.38%-4.02%	2.62%-5.33%	570,600			630,000
Entergy Corporation Notes
due September 2015	n/a	—	3.625%	—			550,000
due January 2017	n/a	4.70%	4.70%	500,000			500,000
due September 2020	n/a	5.125%	5.125%	450,000			450,000
due July 2022	n/a	4.00%	—	650,000			—
Note Payable to NYPA	(b)	(b)	(b)	34,259			79,638
5 Year Credit Facility (Note 4)	n/a	1.98%	1.93%	835,000			695,000
Long-term DOE Obligation (c)	—	—	—	181,378			181,329
Waterford 3 Lease Obligation (d)	n/a	7.45%	7.45%	108,965			128,488
Grand Gulf Lease Obligation (d)	n/a	5.13%	5.13%	34,361			50,671
Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Note 4)	n/a	2.08%	—	12,000			—
Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net				(12,067		)	(12,529		)
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs				(110,349		)	(113,399		)
Other				13,960			14,331
Total Long-Term Debt				13,325,930			13,286,085
Less Amount Due Within One Year				214,374			899,375
Long-Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year					$13,111,556			$12,386,710
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (e)					$13,578,511			$13,607,242

(a) Consists of pollution control revenue bonds and environmental revenue bonds, some of which are secured by collateral first mortgage bonds.

(b) These notes do not have a stated interest rate, but have an implicit interest rate of 4.8%.

(c) Pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Entergy’s nuclear owner/licensee subsidiaries have contracts with the DOE for spent nuclear fuel disposal service.  The contracts include a one-time fee for generation prior to April 7, 1983.  Entergy Arkansas is the only Entergy company that generated electric power with nuclear fuel prior to that date and includes the one-time fee, plus accrued interest, in long-term debt.

(d) See Note 10 to the financial statements for further discussion of the Waterford 3 and Grand Gulf lease obligations.

(e) The fair value excludes lease obligations of $109 million at Entergy Louisiana and $34 million at System Energy, long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and the note payable to NYPA of $35 million at Entergy, and includes debt due within one year.  Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 16 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.

Schedule Of Annual Long-Term Debt Maturities

The annual long-term debt maturities (excluding lease obligations and long-term DOE obligations) for debt outstanding as of December 31, 2015, for the next five years are as follows:

	Amount
	(In Thousands)
2016		$204,079
2017		$766,451
2018		$822,690
2019		$768,588
2020		$1,631,181

Entergy Arkansas [Member]

Schedule Of Long-Term Debt

(a) Consists of pollution control revenue bonds and environmental revenue bonds.

(b) Pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Entergy’s nuclear owner/licensee subsidiaries have contracts with the DOE for spent nuclear fuel disposal service.  The contracts include a one-time fee for generation prior to April 7, 1983.  Entergy Arkansas is the only Entergy company that generated electric power with nuclear fuel prior to that date and includes the one-time fee, plus accrued interest, in long-term debt.

(c) The fair value excludes lease obligations of $109 million at Entergy Louisiana and $34 million at System Energy and long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and includes debt due within one year.  Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 16 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.

(d) The bonds are secured by a series of collateral first mortgage bonds.

	2015			2014
	(In Thousands)
Entergy Arkansas
Mortgage Bonds:
3.75% Series due February 2021		$350,000			$350,000
3.05% Series due June 2023	250,000			250,000
3.7% Series due June 2024	375,000			375,000
5.66% Series due February 2025	175,000			175,000
5.9% Series due June 2033	100,000			100,000
6.38% Series due November 2034	60,000			60,000
5.75% Series due November 2040	225,000			225,000
4.95% Series due December 2044	250,000			250,000
4.9% Series due December 2052	200,000			200,000
4.75% Series due June 2063	125,000			125,000
Total mortgage bonds	2,110,000			2,110,000
Governmental Bonds (a):
1.55% Series due 2017, Jefferson County (d)	54,700			54,700
2.375% Series due 2021, Independence County (d)	45,000			45,000
Total governmental bonds	99,700			99,700
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable (Note 4):
3.23% Series J due July 2016	55,000			55,000
2.62% Series K due December 2017	60,000			60,000
3.65% Series L due July 2021	90,000			90,000
Total variable interest entity notes payable	205,000			205,000
Securitization Bonds:
2.30% Series Senior Secured due August 2021	62,966			76,185
Total securitization bonds	62,966			76,185
Other:
Long-term DOE Obligation (b)	181,378			181,329
Unamortized Premium and Discount – Net	(2,775		)	(2,960		)
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs	(28,503		)	(30,270		)
Other	2,073			2,089
Total Long-Term Debt	2,629,839			2,641,073
Less Amount Due Within One Year	55,000			—
Long-Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year		$2,574,839			$2,641,073
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (c)		$2,498,108			$2,517,633

Schedule Of Annual Long-Term Debt Maturities

The annual long-term debt maturities (excluding lease obligations and long-term DOE obligations) for debt outstanding as of December 31, 2015, for the next five years are as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
2016		$55,000		$20,600		$125,000		$4,973		$—		$—
2017		$114,700		$100,000		$—		$2,104		$—		$50,000
2018		$—		$675,000		$—		$2,077		$49,614		$85,000
2019		$—		$—		$150,000		$1,979		$617,462		$—
2020		$—		$320,000		$—		$26,838		$—		$—

Entergy Louisiana [Member]

Schedule Of Long-Term Debt

(a) Consists of pollution control revenue bonds and environmental revenue bonds.

(b) Pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Entergy’s nuclear owner/licensee subsidiaries have contracts with the DOE for spent nuclear fuel disposal service.  The contracts include a one-time fee for generation prior to April 7, 1983.  Entergy Arkansas is the only Entergy company that generated electric power with nuclear fuel prior to that date and includes the one-time fee, plus accrued interest, in long-term debt.

(c) The fair value excludes lease obligations of $109 million at Entergy Louisiana and $34 million at System Energy and long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and includes debt due within one year.  Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 16 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.

(d) The bonds are secured by a series of collateral first mortgage bonds.

	2015			2014
	(In Thousands)
Entergy Louisiana
Mortgage Bonds:
6.50% Series due September 2018		$300,000			$300,000
6.0% Series due May 2018	375,000			375,000
3.95% Series due October 2020	250,000			250,000
4.8% Series due May 2021	200,000			200,000
3.3% Series due December 2022	200,000			200,000
4.05% Series due September 2023	325,000			325,000
5.59% Series due October 2024	300,000			300,000
5.40% Series due November 2024	400,000			400,000
3.78% Series due April 2025	110,000			110,000
3.78% Series due April 2025	190,000			190,000
4.44% Series due January 2026	250,000			250,000
6.2% Series due July 2033	240,000			240,000
6.18% Series due March 2035	85,000			85,000
6.0% Series due March 2040	118,000			150,000
5.875% Series due June 2041	150,000			150,000
5.0% Series due July 2044	170,000			170,000
4.95% Series due January 2045	250,000			250,000
5.25% Series due July 2052	200,000			200,000
4.7% Series due June 2063	100,000			100,000
Total mortgage bonds	4,213,000			4,245,000
Governmental Bonds (a):
2.875% Series due 2015, Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (d)	—			31,955
5.0% Series due 2028, Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (d)	83,680			83,680
5.0% Series due 2030, Louisiana Public Facilities Authority (d)	115,000			115,000
Total governmental bonds	198,680			230,635
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable (Note 4):
3.30% Series F due March 2016	20,000			20,000
3.25% Series G due July 2017	25,000			25,000
3.25% Series Q due July 2017	75,000			75,000
3.38% Series R due August 2020	70,000			70,000
3.92% Series H due February 2021	40,000			40,000
Credit Facility due June 2016, weighted avg rate 1.38%	600			—
Total variable interest entity notes payable	230,600			230,000
Securitization Bonds:
2.04% Series Senior Secured due June 2021	122,568			143,064
Total securitization bonds	122,568			143,064
Other:
Waterford 3 Lease Obligation 7.45% (Note 10)	108,965			128,488
Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net	(4,537		)	(5,141		)
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs	(40,156		)	(45,103		)
Other	7,042			7,350
Total Long-Term Debt	4,836,162			4,934,293
Less Amount Due Within One Year	29,372			51,480
Long-Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year		$4,806,790			$4,882,813
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (c)		$5,018,786			$5,190,547

Schedule Of Annual Long-Term Debt Maturities

The annual long-term debt maturities (excluding lease obligations and long-term DOE obligations) for debt outstanding as of December 31, 2015, for the next five years are as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
2016		$55,000		$20,600		$125,000		$4,973		$—		$—
2017		$114,700		$100,000		$—		$2,104		$—		$50,000
2018		$—		$675,000		$—		$2,077		$49,614		$85,000
2019		$—		$—		$150,000		$1,979		$617,462		$—
2020		$—		$320,000		$—		$26,838		$—		$—

Entergy Mississippi [Member]

Schedule Of Long-Term Debt

(a) Consists of pollution control revenue bonds and environmental revenue bonds.

(b) Pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Entergy’s nuclear owner/licensee subsidiaries have contracts with the DOE for spent nuclear fuel disposal service.  The contracts include a one-time fee for generation prior to April 7, 1983.  Entergy Arkansas is the only Entergy company that generated electric power with nuclear fuel prior to that date and includes the one-time fee, plus accrued interest, in long-term debt.

(c) The fair value excludes lease obligations of $109 million at Entergy Louisiana and $34 million at System Energy and long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and includes debt due within one year.  Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 16 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.

(d) The bonds are secured by a series of collateral first mortgage bonds.

	2015			2014
	(In Thousands)
Entergy Mississippi
Mortgage Bonds:
3.25% Series due June 2016		$125,000			$125,000
6.64% Series due July 2019	150,000			150,000
3.1% Series due July 2023	250,000			250,000
3.75% Series due July 2024	100,000			100,000
6.0% Series due November 2032	75,000			75,000
6.25% Series due April 2034	100,000			100,000
6.20% Series due April 2040	80,000			80,000
6.0% Series due May 2051	150,000			150,000
Total mortgage bonds	1,030,000			1,030,000
Governmental Bonds (a):
4.90% Series due 2022, Independence County (d)	30,000			30,000
Total governmental bonds	30,000			30,000
Other:
Unamortized Premium and Discount – Net	(1,038		)	(1,162		)
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs	(13,877		)	(14,979		)
Total Long-Term Debt	1,045,085			1,043,859
Less Amount Due Within One Year	125,000			—
Long-Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year		$920,085			$1,043,859
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (c)		$1,087,326			$1,102,741

Schedule Of Annual Long-Term Debt Maturities

The annual long-term debt maturities (excluding lease obligations and long-term DOE obligations) for debt outstanding as of December 31, 2015, for the next five years are as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
2016		$55,000		$20,600		$125,000		$4,973		$—		$—
2017		$114,700		$100,000		$—		$2,104		$—		$50,000
2018		$—		$675,000		$—		$2,077		$49,614		$85,000
2019		$—		$—		$150,000		$1,979		$617,462		$—
2020		$—		$320,000		$—		$26,838		$—		$—

Entergy New Orleans [Member]

Schedule Of Long-Term Debt

	2015			2014
	(In Thousands)
Entergy New Orleans
Mortgage Bonds:
5.10% Series due December 2020		$25,000			$25,000
3.9% Series due July 2023	100,000			100,000
5.6% Series due September 2024	33,276			33,303
5.65% Series due September 2029	37,827			37,859
5.0% Series due December 2052	30,000			30,000
Total mortgage bonds	226,103			226,162
Securitization Bonds:
2.67% Series Senior Secured due June 2024	98,730			—
Total securitization bonds	98,730			—
Other:
Payable to Entergy Louisiana due November 2035	25,500			82,316
Unamortized Premium and Discount – Net	(283		)	(296		)
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs	(7,170		)	(4,682		)
Total Long-Term Debt	342,880			303,500
Less Amount Due Within One Year	4,973			—
Long-Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year		$337,907			$303,500
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (c)		$351,040			$308,665

(a) Consists of pollution control revenue bonds and environmental revenue bonds.

(b) Pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Entergy’s nuclear owner/licensee subsidiaries have contracts with the DOE for spent nuclear fuel disposal service.  The contracts include a one-time fee for generation prior to April 7, 1983.  Entergy Arkansas is the only Entergy company that generated electric power with nuclear fuel prior to that date and includes the one-time fee, plus accrued interest, in long-term debt.

(c) The fair value excludes lease obligations of $109 million at Entergy Louisiana and $34 million at System Energy and long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and includes debt due within one year.  Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 16 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.

(d) The bonds are secured by a series of collateral first mortgage bonds.

Schedule Of Annual Long-Term Debt Maturities

The annual long-term debt maturities (excluding lease obligations and long-term DOE obligations) for debt outstanding as of December 31, 2015, for the next five years are as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
2016		$55,000		$20,600		$125,000		$4,973		$—		$—
2017		$114,700		$100,000		$—		$2,104		$—		$50,000
2018		$—		$675,000		$—		$2,077		$49,614		$85,000
2019		$—		$—		$150,000		$1,979		$617,462		$—
2020		$—		$320,000		$—		$26,838		$—		$—

Entergy Texas [Member]

Schedule Of Long-Term Debt

	2015			2014
	(In Thousands)
Entergy Texas
Mortgage Bonds:
3.60% Series due June 2015		$—			$200,000
7.125% Series due February 2019	500,000			500,000
4.1% Series due September 2021	75,000			75,000
5.15% Series due June 2045	250,000			—
5.625% Series due June 2064	135,000			135,000
Total mortgage bonds	960,000			910,000
Securitization Bonds:
2.12% Series Senior Secured, Series A due February 2016	—			13,816
5.79% Series Senior Secured, Series A due October 2018	49,614			74,194
3.65% Series Senior Secured, Series A due August 2019	117,462			144,800
5.93% Series Senior Secured, Series A due June 2022	114,400			114,400
4.38% Series Senior Secured, Series A due November 2023	218,600			218,600
Total securitization bonds	500,076			565,810
Other:
Unamortized Premium and Discount - Net	(1,797		)	(1,769		)
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs	(11,155		)	(10,096		)
Other	4,843			4,890
Total Long-Term Debt	1,451,967			1,468,835
Less Amount Due Within One Year	—			200,000
Long-Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year		$1,451,967			$1,268,835
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (c)		$1,590,616			$1,629,124

(a) Consists of pollution control revenue bonds and environmental revenue bonds.

(b) Pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Entergy’s nuclear owner/licensee subsidiaries have contracts with the DOE for spent nuclear fuel disposal service.  The contracts include a one-time fee for generation prior to April 7, 1983.  Entergy Arkansas is the only Entergy company that generated electric power with nuclear fuel prior to that date and includes the one-time fee, plus accrued interest, in long-term debt.

(c) The fair value excludes lease obligations of $109 million at Entergy Louisiana and $34 million at System Energy and long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and includes debt due within one year.  Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 16 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.

(d) The bonds are secured by a series of collateral first mortgage bonds.

Schedule Of Annual Long-Term Debt Maturities

The annual long-term debt maturities (excluding lease obligations and long-term DOE obligations) for debt outstanding as of December 31, 2015, for the next five years are as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
2016		$55,000		$20,600		$125,000		$4,973		$—		$—
2017		$114,700		$100,000		$—		$2,104		$—		$50,000
2018		$—		$675,000		$—		$2,077		$49,614		$85,000
2019		$—		$—		$150,000		$1,979		$617,462		$—
2020		$—		$320,000		$—		$26,838		$—		$—

System Energy [Member]

Schedule Of Long-Term Debt

	2015			2014
	(In Thousands)
System Energy
Mortgage Bonds:
4.1% Series due April 2023		$250,000			$250,000
Total mortgage bonds	250,000			250,000
Governmental Bonds (a):
5.875% Series due 2022, Mississippi Business Finance Corp.	156,000			216,000
Total governmental bonds	156,000			216,000
Variable Interest Entity Notes Payable (Note 4):
5.33% Series G due April 2015	—			60,000
4.02% Series H due February 2017	50,000			50,000
3.78% Series I due October 2018	85,000			85,000
Total variable interest entity notes payable	135,000			195,000
Other:
Grand Gulf Lease Obligation 5.13% (Note 10)	34,361			50,671
Unamortized Premium and Discount – Net	(634		)	(867		)
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs	(2,062		)	(3,893		)
Other	2			2
Total Long-Term Debt	572,667			706,913
Less Amount Due Within One Year	2			76,310
Long-Term Debt Excluding Amount Due Within One Year		$572,665			$630,603
Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (c)		$552,762			$677,475

(a) Consists of pollution control revenue bonds and environmental revenue bonds.

(b) Pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Entergy’s nuclear owner/licensee subsidiaries have contracts with the DOE for spent nuclear fuel disposal service.  The contracts include a one-time fee for generation prior to April 7, 1983.  Entergy Arkansas is the only Entergy company that generated electric power with nuclear fuel prior to that date and includes the one-time fee, plus accrued interest, in long-term debt.

(c) The fair value excludes lease obligations of $109 million at Entergy Louisiana and $34 million at System Energy and long-term DOE obligations of $181 million at Entergy Arkansas, and includes debt due within one year.  Fair values are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in Note 16 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades.

(d) The bonds are secured by a series of collateral first mortgage bonds.

Schedule Of Annual Long-Term Debt Maturities

The annual long-term debt maturities (excluding lease obligations and long-term DOE obligations) for debt outstanding as of December 31, 2015, for the next five years are as follows:

	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
2016		$55,000		$20,600		$125,000		$4,973		$—		$—
2017		$114,700		$100,000		$—		$2,104		$—		$50,000
2018		$—		$675,000		$—		$2,077		$49,614		$85,000
2019		$—		$—		$150,000		$1,979		$617,462		$—
2020		$—		$320,000		$—		$26,838		$—		$—

Hurricane Rita [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]

Schedule Of Senior Secured Transition Bonds

In June 2007, Entergy Gulf States Reconstruction Funding I, LLC, a company that is now wholly-owned and consolidated by Entergy Texas, issued $329.5 million of senior secured transition bonds (securitization bonds) as follows:

	Amount
	(In Thousands)
Senior Secured Transition Bonds, Series A:
Tranche A-1 (5.51%) due October 2013		$93,500
Tranche A-2 (5.79%) due October 2018	121,600
Tranche A-3 (5.93%) due June 2022	114,400
Total senior secured transition bonds		$329,500

Hurricane Ike And Hurricane Gustav [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member]

Schedule Of Senior Secured Transition Bonds

In November 2009, Entergy Texas Restoration Funding, LLC (Entergy Texas Restoration Funding), a company wholly-owned and consolidated by Entergy Texas, issued $545.9 million of senior secured transition bonds (securitization bonds), as follows:

	Amount
	(In Thousands)
Senior Secured Transition Bonds:
Tranche A-1 (2.12%) due February 2016		$182,500
Tranche A-2 (3.65%) due August 2019	144,800
Tranche A-3 (4.38%) due November 2023	218,600
Total senior secured transition bonds		$545,900