Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2015, Entergy had capital leases and non-cancelable operating leases for equipment, buildings, vehicles, and fuel storage facilities with minimum lease payments as follows (excluding power purchase agreement operating leases, nuclear fuel leases, and the Grand Gulf and Waterford 3 sale and leaseback transactions, all of which are discussed elsewhere):

Year	Operating Leases		Capital Leases
	(In Thousands)
2016		$78,302		$4,694
2017	64,371		4,694
2018	53,073		3,909
2019	50,574		3,124
2020	33,337		3,065
Years thereafter	79,662		24,778
Minimum lease payments	359,319		44,264
Less:  Amount representing interest	—		13,918
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$359,319		$30,346

Purchase Power Agreement Minimum Lease Payments

The minimum lease payments under the power purchase agreement are as follows:

Year	Entergy Texas (a)		Entergy
	(In Thousands)
2016		$29,104		$29,104
2017	29,772		29,772
2018	30,458		30,458
2019	31,159		31,159
2020	31,876		31,876
Years thereafter	42,789		42,789
Minimum lease payments		$195,158		$195,158

Entergy Arkansas [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2015 the Registrant Subsidiaries had a capital lease and non-cancelable operating leases for equipment, buildings, vehicles, and fuel storage facilities with minimum lease payments as follows (excluding power purchase agreement operating leases, nuclear fuel leases, and the Grand Gulf and Waterford 3 sale and leaseback transactions, all of which are discussed elsewhere):

Capital Leases

Year	Entergy Mississippi
	(In Thousands)
2016		$1,570
2017	1,570
2018	785
2019	—
2020	—
Years thereafter	—
Minimum lease payments	3,925
Less:  Amount representing interest	329
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$3,596

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2016		$25,358		$16,757		$7,139		$1,960		$5,700
2017	18,600		14,245		5,596		1,730		4,841
2018	12,947		12,187		4,946		1,416		4,302
2019	13,555		12,677		4,619		1,233		3,194
2020	7,029		7,107		3,710		1,003		1,666
Years thereafter	28,390		6,903		6,028		1,733		1,695
Minimum lease payments		$105,879		$69,876		$32,038		$9,075		$21,398

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2015		$13.6		$21.8		$5.4		$1.6		$4.0		$2.9
2014		$12.0		$20.7		$4.3		$1.2		$3.8		$2.0
2013		$12.0		$21.0		$4.6		$1.3		$4.1		$2.5

Entergy Louisiana [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

Capital Leases

Year	Entergy Mississippi
	(In Thousands)
2016		$1,570
2017	1,570
2018	785
2019	—
2020	—
Years thereafter	—
Minimum lease payments	3,925
Less:  Amount representing interest	329
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$3,596

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2016		$25,358		$16,757		$7,139		$1,960		$5,700
2017	18,600		14,245		5,596		1,730		4,841
2018	12,947		12,187		4,946		1,416		4,302
2019	13,555		12,677		4,619		1,233		3,194
2020	7,029		7,107		3,710		1,003		1,666
Years thereafter	28,390		6,903		6,028		1,733		1,695
Minimum lease payments		$105,879		$69,876		$32,038		$9,075		$21,398

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2015		$13.6		$21.8		$5.4		$1.6		$4.0		$2.9
2014		$12.0		$20.7		$4.3		$1.2		$3.8		$2.0
2013		$12.0		$21.0		$4.6		$1.3		$4.1		$2.5

Future Minimum Lease Payments Sale Leaseback Transactions

As of December 31, 2015, Entergy Louisiana, in connection with the Waterford 3 sale and leaseback transactions, had future minimum lease payments (reflecting an overall implicit rate of 7.45%, and which include the equity portion of lease payments which will, upon the acquisition of the beneficial interests, be payable under the mortgage bond described above) that are recorded as long-term debt, as follows:

	Amount
	(In Thousands)
2016		$16,938
2017	106,335
2018	—
2019	—
2020	—
Years thereafter	—
Total	123,273
Less: Amount representing interest	14,308
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$108,965

Entergy Mississippi [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2015 the Registrant Subsidiaries had a capital lease and non-cancelable operating leases for equipment, buildings, vehicles, and fuel storage facilities with minimum lease payments as follows (excluding power purchase agreement operating leases, nuclear fuel leases, and the Grand Gulf and Waterford 3 sale and leaseback transactions, all of which are discussed elsewhere):

Capital Leases

Year	Entergy Mississippi
	(In Thousands)
2016		$1,570
2017	1,570
2018	785
2019	—
2020	—
Years thereafter	—
Minimum lease payments	3,925
Less:  Amount representing interest	329
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$3,596

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2016		$25,358		$16,757		$7,139		$1,960		$5,700
2017	18,600		14,245		5,596		1,730		4,841
2018	12,947		12,187		4,946		1,416		4,302
2019	13,555		12,677		4,619		1,233		3,194
2020	7,029		7,107		3,710		1,003		1,666
Years thereafter	28,390		6,903		6,028		1,733		1,695
Minimum lease payments		$105,879		$69,876		$32,038		$9,075		$21,398

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2015		$13.6		$21.8		$5.4		$1.6		$4.0		$2.9
2014		$12.0		$20.7		$4.3		$1.2		$3.8		$2.0
2013		$12.0		$21.0		$4.6		$1.3		$4.1		$2.5

Entergy New Orleans [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

Capital Leases

Year	Entergy Mississippi
	(In Thousands)
2016		$1,570
2017	1,570
2018	785
2019	—
2020	—
Years thereafter	—
Minimum lease payments	3,925
Less:  Amount representing interest	329
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$3,596

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2016		$25,358		$16,757		$7,139		$1,960		$5,700
2017	18,600		14,245		5,596		1,730		4,841
2018	12,947		12,187		4,946		1,416		4,302
2019	13,555		12,677		4,619		1,233		3,194
2020	7,029		7,107		3,710		1,003		1,666
Years thereafter	28,390		6,903		6,028		1,733		1,695
Minimum lease payments		$105,879		$69,876		$32,038		$9,075		$21,398

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2015		$13.6		$21.8		$5.4		$1.6		$4.0		$2.9
2014		$12.0		$20.7		$4.3		$1.2		$3.8		$2.0
2013		$12.0		$21.0		$4.6		$1.3		$4.1		$2.5

Entergy Texas [Member]

Components Of Minimum Lease Payments

Capital Leases

Year	Entergy Mississippi
	(In Thousands)
2016		$1,570
2017	1,570
2018	785
2019	—
2020	—
Years thereafter	—
Minimum lease payments	3,925
Less:  Amount representing interest	329
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$3,596

Operating Leases

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2016		$25,358		$16,757		$7,139		$1,960		$5,700
2017	18,600		14,245		5,596		1,730		4,841
2018	12,947		12,187		4,946		1,416		4,302
2019	13,555		12,677		4,619		1,233		3,194
2020	7,029		7,107		3,710		1,003		1,666
Years thereafter	28,390		6,903		6,028		1,733		1,695
Minimum lease payments		$105,879		$69,876		$32,038		$9,075		$21,398

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2015		$13.6		$21.8		$5.4		$1.6		$4.0		$2.9
2014		$12.0		$20.7		$4.3		$1.2		$3.8		$2.0
2013		$12.0		$21.0		$4.6		$1.3		$4.1		$2.5

Purchase Power Agreement Minimum Lease Payments

The minimum lease payments under the power purchase agreement are as follows:

Year	Entergy Texas (a)		Entergy
	(In Thousands)
2016		$29,104		$29,104
2017	29,772		29,772
2018	30,458		30,458
2019	31,159		31,159
2020	31,876		31,876
Years thereafter	42,789		42,789
Minimum lease payments		$195,158		$195,158

System Energy [Member]

Rent Expenses

Rental Expenses

Year	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Millions)
2015		$13.6		$21.8		$5.4		$1.6		$4.0		$2.9
2014		$12.0		$20.7		$4.3		$1.2		$3.8		$2.0
2013		$12.0		$21.0		$4.6		$1.3		$4.1		$2.5

Future Minimum Lease Payments Sale Leaseback Transactions

As of December 31, 2015, System Energy, in connection with the Grand Gulf sale and leaseback transactions, had future minimum lease payments (reflecting an implicit rate of 5.13%) that are recorded as long-term debt, as follows:

	Amount
	(In Thousands)
2016		$17,188
2017	17,188
2018	17,188
2019	17,188
2020	17,188
Years thereafter	275,000
Total	360,940
Less: Amount representing interest	326,579
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$34,361