Preferred Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Schedule Of Number Of Shares And Units Authorized And Outstanding And Dollar Value Of Preferred Stock

All series of the Utility preferred stock are redeemable at the option of the related company.

	Shares/Units Authorized		Shares/Units Outstanding
	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015		2014
Entergy Corporation					(Dollars in Thousands)
Utility:
Preferred Stock or Preferred Membership Interests without sinking fund:
Entergy Arkansas, 4.32%-6.45% Series	3,413,500	3,413,500	3,413,500	3,413,500		$116,350		$116,350
Entergy Louisiana, Series A 8.25%	—	100,000	—	100,000	—		10,000
Entergy Louisiana, 6.95% Series (a)	—	1,000,000	—	840,000	—		84,000
Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC, 7.5% Series (b)	110,000	—	110,000	—	107,425		—
Entergy Mississippi, 4.36%-6.25% Series	1,403,807	1,403,807	1,403,807	1,403,807	50,381		50,381
Entergy New Orleans, 4.36%-5.56% Series	197,798	197,798	197,798	197,798	19,780		19,780
Total Utility Preferred Stock or Preferred Membership Interests without sinking fund	5,125,105	6,115,105	5,125,105	5,955,105	293,936		280,511
Entergy Wholesale Commodities:
Preferred Stock without sinking fund:
Entergy Finance Holding, Inc. 8.75% (c)	250,000	250,000	250,000	250,000	24,249		24,249
Total Subsidiaries’ Preferred Stock without sinking fund	5,375,105	6,365,105	5,375,105	6,205,105		$318,185		$304,760

(a) In 2007, Entergy Louisiana Holdings, an Entergy subsidiary, purchased 160,000 of these shares from the holders.

(b) Dollar amount outstanding is net of $2,575 thousand of preferred stock issuance costs.

(c) Dollar amount outstanding is net of $751 thousand of preferred stock issuance costs.

Entergy Arkansas [Member]

Schedule Of Number Of Shares And Units Authorized And Outstanding And Dollar Value Of Preferred Stock

	Shares Authorized and Outstanding						Call Price per Share as of December 31,
	2015	2014	2015		2014		2015
Entergy Arkansas Preferred Stock			(Dollars in Thousands)
Without sinking fund:
Cumulative, $100 par value:
4.32% Series	70,000	70,000		$7,000		$7,000		$103.65
4.72% Series	93,500	93,500	9,350		9,350			$107.00
4.56% Series	75,000	75,000	7,500		7,500			$102.83
4.56% 1965 Series	75,000	75,000	7,500		7,500			$102.50
6.08% Series	100,000	100,000	10,000		10,000			$102.83
Cumulative, $25 par value:
6.45% Series	3,000,000	3,000,000	75,000		75,000			$25
Total without sinking fund	3,413,500	3,413,500		$116,350		$116,350

Entergy Louisiana [Member]

Schedule Of Number Of Shares And Units Authorized And Outstanding And Dollar Value Of Preferred Stock

	Units Authorized and Outstanding						Call Price per Unit as of December 31,
	2015	2014	2015		2014		2015
Entergy Louisiana Preferred Membership Interests			(Dollars in Thousands)
Without sinking fund:
Cumulative, $100 liquidation value:
8.25% Series (a)	—	100,000		$—		$10,000		$—
6.95% Series (a)	—	1,000,000	—		100,000			$—
Total without sinking fund	—	1,100,000		$—		$110,000

(a) In September 2015, Entergy Louisiana redeemed its $100 million of 6.95% Series preferred membership interests and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana redeemed its $10 million of 8.25% Series preferred membership interests as part of a multi-step process to effectuate the Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Business Combination.

Entergy Mississippi [Member]

Schedule Of Number Of Shares And Units Authorized And Outstanding And Dollar Value Of Preferred Stock

	Shares Authorized and Outstanding						Call Price per Share as of December 31,
	2015	2014	2015		2014		2015
Entergy Mississippi Preferred Stock			(Dollars in Thousands)
Without sinking fund:
Cumulative, $100 par value:
4.36% Series	59,920	59,920		$5,992		$5,992		$103.86
4.56% Series	43,887	43,887	4,389		4,389			$107.00
4.92% Series	100,000	100,000	10,000		10,000			$102.88
Cumulative, $25 par value
6.25% Series	1,200,000	1,200,000	30,000		30,000			$25
Total without sinking fund	1,403,807	1,403,807		$50,381		$50,381

Entergy New Orleans [Member]

Schedule Of Number Of Shares And Units Authorized And Outstanding And Dollar Value Of Preferred Stock

	Shares Authorized and Outstanding						Call Price per Share as of December 31,
	2015	2014	2015		2014		2015
Entergy New Orleans Preferred Stock			(Dollars in Thousands)
Without sinking fund:
Cumulative, $100 par value:
4.36% Series	60,000	60,000		$6,000		$6,000		$104.58
4.75% Series	77,798	77,798	7,780		7,780			$105.00
5.56% Series	60,000	60,000	6,000		6,000			$102.59
Total without sinking fund	197,798	197,798		$19,780		$19,780