Retirement And Other Postretirement Benefits

RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy implemented ASU No. 2017-07, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost” effective January 1, 2018. The ASU requires entities to report the service cost component of defined benefit pension cost and postretirement benefit cost (net benefit cost) in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented in miscellaneous - net in other income. The amendment regarding the presentation of net benefit cost was required to be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. In addition, the ASU allows only the service cost component of net benefit cost to be eligible for capitalization on a prospective basis. In accordance with the regulatory treatment of net benefit cost of the Registrant Subsidiaries, a regulatory asset/liability will be recorded in other regulatory assets/liabilities for the non-service cost components of net benefit cost that would have been capitalized. The retroactive presentation changes resulted in decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income for the three months ended March 31, 2017, with no change in net income, of $21 million for Entergy, $2.8 million for Entergy Arkansas, $6.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.6 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.2 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($0.2) million for Entergy Texas, and $0.9 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2017 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $108 million for Entergy, $13.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $27.8 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.7 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, $0.2 million for Entergy Texas, and $6.2 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2016 would be decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income, with no change in net income, of $71 million for Entergy, $13.4 million for Entergy Arkansas, $26.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.4 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($1.1) million for Entergy Texas, and $5.1 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2015 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $148 million for Entergy, $30.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $50.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $6.3 million for Entergy Mississippi, $4 million for Entergy New Orleans, $4 million for Entergy Texas, and $10.2 million for System Energy.

Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$38,752			$33,410
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	66,854			65,206
Expected return on assets	(110,535		)	(102,056		)
Amortization of prior service cost	99			65
Amortization of loss	68,526			56,930
Net pension costs		$63,696			$53,555

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,189			$8,446			$1,822			$673			$1,589			$1,776
Interest cost on projects benefit obligation	13,004			14,940			3,769			1,813			3,348			3,227
Expected return on assets	(21,851		)	(24,809		)	(6,502		)	(2,993		)	(6,523		)	(4,991		)
Amortization of loss	13,412			14,450			3,610			1,954			2,626			3,715
Net pension cost		$10,754			$13,027			$2,699			$1,447			$1,040			$3,727



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$5,090			$6,925			$1,472			$625			$1,364			$1,536
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	12,944			14,809			3,732			1,791			3,392			3,091
Expected return on assets	(20,427		)	(23,017		)	(6,131		)	(2,800		)	(6,180		)	(4,663		)
Amortization of loss	11,640			12,354			3,053			1,658			2,310			2,964
Net pension cost		$9,247			$11,071			$2,126			$1,274			$886			$2,928

Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy recognized $8.9 million and $4.6 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans in the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the first quarter of 2018 is a $4.4 million settlement charge related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.

The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2018		$132		$50		$80		$21		$137
2017		$105		$48		$64		$18		$127

Reflected in Entergy Arkansas’s non-qualified pension costs in the first quarter of 2018 is $12 thousand in settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of this plan.

Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefit Cost

Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,782			$6,729
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO)	12,681			13,960
Expected return on assets	(10,373		)	(9,408		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(9,251		)	(10,356		)
Amortization of loss	3,432			5,476
Net other postretirement benefit cost		$3,271			$6,401

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$793			$1,556			$321			$129			$330			$306
Interest cost on APBO	1,997			2,789			683			417			939			500
Expected return on assets	(4,342		)	—			(1,303		)	(1,313		)	(2,446		)	(783		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	289			388			377			34			206			233
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($2,541	)		$2,799			($378	)		($919	)		($1,550	)		($122	)



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$863			$1,593			$290			$142			$372			$320
Interest cost on APBO	2,255			3,025			690			469			1,124			559
Expected return on assets	(3,959		)	—			(1,200		)	(1,159		)	(2,180		)	(717		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	1,115			465			419			105			826			390
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($1,004	)		$3,149			($257	)		($629	)		($437	)		$174

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



2018	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($99	)		$5,595			($70	)		$5,426
Amortization of loss	(21,957		)	(1,932		)	(1,063		)	(24,952		)
Settlement loss	—			—			(1,616		)	(1,616		)
		($22,056	)		$3,663			($2,749	)		($21,142	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(867		)	(388		)	(2		)	(1,257		)
		($867	)		$1,546			($2	)		$677



2017	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($65	)		$6,717			($90	)		$6,562
Amortization of loss	(18,450		)	(2,202		)	(919		)	(21,571		)
		($18,515	)		$4,515			($1,009	)		($15,009	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(865		)	(465		)	(2		)	(1,332		)
		($865	)		$1,469			($2	)		$602

Employer Contributions

Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $352.1 million to its qualified pension plans in 2018. As of March 31, 2018, Entergy had contributed $91.8 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2018:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Expected 2018 pension contributions		$64,062		$71,917		$14,933		$7,250		$10,883		$13,786
Pension contributions made through March 2018		$17,373		$19,510		$4,194		$2,061		$3,873		$3,715
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2018		$46,689		$52,407		$10,739		$5,189		$7,010		$10,071

Retirement And Other Postretirement Benefits

RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy implemented ASU No. 2017-07, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost” effective January 1, 2018. The ASU requires entities to report the service cost component of defined benefit pension cost and postretirement benefit cost (net benefit cost) in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented in miscellaneous - net in other income. The amendment regarding the presentation of net benefit cost was required to be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. In addition, the ASU allows only the service cost component of net benefit cost to be eligible for capitalization on a prospective basis. In accordance with the regulatory treatment of net benefit cost of the Registrant Subsidiaries, a regulatory asset/liability will be recorded in other regulatory assets/liabilities for the non-service cost components of net benefit cost that would have been capitalized. The retroactive presentation changes resulted in decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income for the three months ended March 31, 2017, with no change in net income, of $21 million for Entergy, $2.8 million for Entergy Arkansas, $6.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.6 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.2 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($0.2) million for Entergy Texas, and $0.9 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2017 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $108 million for Entergy, $13.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $27.8 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.7 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, $0.2 million for Entergy Texas, and $6.2 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2016 would be decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income, with no change in net income, of $71 million for Entergy, $13.4 million for Entergy Arkansas, $26.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.4 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($1.1) million for Entergy Texas, and $5.1 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2015 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $148 million for Entergy, $30.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $50.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $6.3 million for Entergy Mississippi, $4 million for Entergy New Orleans, $4 million for Entergy Texas, and $10.2 million for System Energy.

Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$38,752			$33,410
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	66,854			65,206
Expected return on assets	(110,535		)	(102,056		)
Amortization of prior service cost	99			65
Amortization of loss	68,526			56,930
Net pension costs		$63,696			$53,555

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,189			$8,446			$1,822			$673			$1,589			$1,776
Interest cost on projects benefit obligation	13,004			14,940			3,769			1,813			3,348			3,227
Expected return on assets	(21,851		)	(24,809		)	(6,502		)	(2,993		)	(6,523		)	(4,991		)
Amortization of loss	13,412			14,450			3,610			1,954			2,626			3,715
Net pension cost		$10,754			$13,027			$2,699			$1,447			$1,040			$3,727



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$5,090			$6,925			$1,472			$625			$1,364			$1,536
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	12,944			14,809			3,732			1,791			3,392			3,091
Expected return on assets	(20,427		)	(23,017		)	(6,131		)	(2,800		)	(6,180		)	(4,663		)
Amortization of loss	11,640			12,354			3,053			1,658			2,310			2,964
Net pension cost		$9,247			$11,071			$2,126			$1,274			$886			$2,928

Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy recognized $8.9 million and $4.6 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans in the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the first quarter of 2018 is a $4.4 million settlement charge related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.

The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2018		$132		$50		$80		$21		$137
2017		$105		$48		$64		$18		$127

Reflected in Entergy Arkansas’s non-qualified pension costs in the first quarter of 2018 is $12 thousand in settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of this plan.

Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefit Cost

Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,782			$6,729
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO)	12,681			13,960
Expected return on assets	(10,373		)	(9,408		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(9,251		)	(10,356		)
Amortization of loss	3,432			5,476
Net other postretirement benefit cost		$3,271			$6,401

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$793			$1,556			$321			$129			$330			$306
Interest cost on APBO	1,997			2,789			683			417			939			500
Expected return on assets	(4,342		)	—			(1,303		)	(1,313		)	(2,446		)	(783		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	289			388			377			34			206			233
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($2,541	)		$2,799			($378	)		($919	)		($1,550	)		($122	)



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$863			$1,593			$290			$142			$372			$320
Interest cost on APBO	2,255			3,025			690			469			1,124			559
Expected return on assets	(3,959		)	—			(1,200		)	(1,159		)	(2,180		)	(717		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	1,115			465			419			105			826			390
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($1,004	)		$3,149			($257	)		($629	)		($437	)		$174

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



2018	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($99	)		$5,595			($70	)		$5,426
Amortization of loss	(21,957		)	(1,932		)	(1,063		)	(24,952		)
Settlement loss	—			—			(1,616		)	(1,616		)
		($22,056	)		$3,663			($2,749	)		($21,142	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(867		)	(388		)	(2		)	(1,257		)
		($867	)		$1,546			($2	)		$677



2017	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($65	)		$6,717			($90	)		$6,562
Amortization of loss	(18,450		)	(2,202		)	(919		)	(21,571		)
		($18,515	)		$4,515			($1,009	)		($15,009	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(865		)	(465		)	(2		)	(1,332		)
		($865	)		$1,469			($2	)		$602

Employer Contributions

Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $352.1 million to its qualified pension plans in 2018. As of March 31, 2018, Entergy had contributed $91.8 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2018:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Expected 2018 pension contributions		$64,062		$71,917		$14,933		$7,250		$10,883		$13,786
Pension contributions made through March 2018		$17,373		$19,510		$4,194		$2,061		$3,873		$3,715
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2018		$46,689		$52,407		$10,739		$5,189		$7,010		$10,071

Retirement And Other Postretirement Benefits

RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy implemented ASU No. 2017-07, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost” effective January 1, 2018. The ASU requires entities to report the service cost component of defined benefit pension cost and postretirement benefit cost (net benefit cost) in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented in miscellaneous - net in other income. The amendment regarding the presentation of net benefit cost was required to be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. In addition, the ASU allows only the service cost component of net benefit cost to be eligible for capitalization on a prospective basis. In accordance with the regulatory treatment of net benefit cost of the Registrant Subsidiaries, a regulatory asset/liability will be recorded in other regulatory assets/liabilities for the non-service cost components of net benefit cost that would have been capitalized. The retroactive presentation changes resulted in decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income for the three months ended March 31, 2017, with no change in net income, of $21 million for Entergy, $2.8 million for Entergy Arkansas, $6.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.6 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.2 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($0.2) million for Entergy Texas, and $0.9 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2017 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $108 million for Entergy, $13.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $27.8 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.7 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, $0.2 million for Entergy Texas, and $6.2 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2016 would be decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income, with no change in net income, of $71 million for Entergy, $13.4 million for Entergy Arkansas, $26.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.4 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($1.1) million for Entergy Texas, and $5.1 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2015 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $148 million for Entergy, $30.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $50.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $6.3 million for Entergy Mississippi, $4 million for Entergy New Orleans, $4 million for Entergy Texas, and $10.2 million for System Energy.

Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$38,752			$33,410
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	66,854			65,206
Expected return on assets	(110,535		)	(102,056		)
Amortization of prior service cost	99			65
Amortization of loss	68,526			56,930
Net pension costs		$63,696			$53,555

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,189			$8,446			$1,822			$673			$1,589			$1,776
Interest cost on projects benefit obligation	13,004			14,940			3,769			1,813			3,348			3,227
Expected return on assets	(21,851		)	(24,809		)	(6,502		)	(2,993		)	(6,523		)	(4,991		)
Amortization of loss	13,412			14,450			3,610			1,954			2,626			3,715
Net pension cost		$10,754			$13,027			$2,699			$1,447			$1,040			$3,727



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$5,090			$6,925			$1,472			$625			$1,364			$1,536
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	12,944			14,809			3,732			1,791			3,392			3,091
Expected return on assets	(20,427		)	(23,017		)	(6,131		)	(2,800		)	(6,180		)	(4,663		)
Amortization of loss	11,640			12,354			3,053			1,658			2,310			2,964
Net pension cost		$9,247			$11,071			$2,126			$1,274			$886			$2,928

Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy recognized $8.9 million and $4.6 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans in the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the first quarter of 2018 is a $4.4 million settlement charge related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.

The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2018		$132		$50		$80		$21		$137
2017		$105		$48		$64		$18		$127

Reflected in Entergy Arkansas’s non-qualified pension costs in the first quarter of 2018 is $12 thousand in settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of this plan.

Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefit Cost

Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,782			$6,729
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO)	12,681			13,960
Expected return on assets	(10,373		)	(9,408		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(9,251		)	(10,356		)
Amortization of loss	3,432			5,476
Net other postretirement benefit cost		$3,271			$6,401

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$793			$1,556			$321			$129			$330			$306
Interest cost on APBO	1,997			2,789			683			417			939			500
Expected return on assets	(4,342		)	—			(1,303		)	(1,313		)	(2,446		)	(783		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	289			388			377			34			206			233
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($2,541	)		$2,799			($378	)		($919	)		($1,550	)		($122	)



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$863			$1,593			$290			$142			$372			$320
Interest cost on APBO	2,255			3,025			690			469			1,124			559
Expected return on assets	(3,959		)	—			(1,200		)	(1,159		)	(2,180		)	(717		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	1,115			465			419			105			826			390
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($1,004	)		$3,149			($257	)		($629	)		($437	)		$174

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



2018	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($99	)		$5,595			($70	)		$5,426
Amortization of loss	(21,957		)	(1,932		)	(1,063		)	(24,952		)
Settlement loss	—			—			(1,616		)	(1,616		)
		($22,056	)		$3,663			($2,749	)		($21,142	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(867		)	(388		)	(2		)	(1,257		)
		($867	)		$1,546			($2	)		$677



2017	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($65	)		$6,717			($90	)		$6,562
Amortization of loss	(18,450		)	(2,202		)	(919		)	(21,571		)
		($18,515	)		$4,515			($1,009	)		($15,009	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(865		)	(465		)	(2		)	(1,332		)
		($865	)		$1,469			($2	)		$602

Employer Contributions

Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $352.1 million to its qualified pension plans in 2018. As of March 31, 2018, Entergy had contributed $91.8 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2018:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Expected 2018 pension contributions		$64,062		$71,917		$14,933		$7,250		$10,883		$13,786
Pension contributions made through March 2018		$17,373		$19,510		$4,194		$2,061		$3,873		$3,715
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2018		$46,689		$52,407		$10,739		$5,189		$7,010		$10,071

Retirement And Other Postretirement Benefits

RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy implemented ASU No. 2017-07, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost” effective January 1, 2018. The ASU requires entities to report the service cost component of defined benefit pension cost and postretirement benefit cost (net benefit cost) in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented in miscellaneous - net in other income. The amendment regarding the presentation of net benefit cost was required to be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. In addition, the ASU allows only the service cost component of net benefit cost to be eligible for capitalization on a prospective basis. In accordance with the regulatory treatment of net benefit cost of the Registrant Subsidiaries, a regulatory asset/liability will be recorded in other regulatory assets/liabilities for the non-service cost components of net benefit cost that would have been capitalized. The retroactive presentation changes resulted in decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income for the three months ended March 31, 2017, with no change in net income, of $21 million for Entergy, $2.8 million for Entergy Arkansas, $6.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.6 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.2 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($0.2) million for Entergy Texas, and $0.9 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2017 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $108 million for Entergy, $13.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $27.8 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.7 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, $0.2 million for Entergy Texas, and $6.2 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2016 would be decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income, with no change in net income, of $71 million for Entergy, $13.4 million for Entergy Arkansas, $26.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.4 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($1.1) million for Entergy Texas, and $5.1 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2015 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $148 million for Entergy, $30.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $50.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $6.3 million for Entergy Mississippi, $4 million for Entergy New Orleans, $4 million for Entergy Texas, and $10.2 million for System Energy.

Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$38,752			$33,410
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	66,854			65,206
Expected return on assets	(110,535		)	(102,056		)
Amortization of prior service cost	99			65
Amortization of loss	68,526			56,930
Net pension costs		$63,696			$53,555

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,189			$8,446			$1,822			$673			$1,589			$1,776
Interest cost on projects benefit obligation	13,004			14,940			3,769			1,813			3,348			3,227
Expected return on assets	(21,851		)	(24,809		)	(6,502		)	(2,993		)	(6,523		)	(4,991		)
Amortization of loss	13,412			14,450			3,610			1,954			2,626			3,715
Net pension cost		$10,754			$13,027			$2,699			$1,447			$1,040			$3,727



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$5,090			$6,925			$1,472			$625			$1,364			$1,536
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	12,944			14,809			3,732			1,791			3,392			3,091
Expected return on assets	(20,427		)	(23,017		)	(6,131		)	(2,800		)	(6,180		)	(4,663		)
Amortization of loss	11,640			12,354			3,053			1,658			2,310			2,964
Net pension cost		$9,247			$11,071			$2,126			$1,274			$886			$2,928

Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy recognized $8.9 million and $4.6 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans in the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the first quarter of 2018 is a $4.4 million settlement charge related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.

The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2018		$132		$50		$80		$21		$137
2017		$105		$48		$64		$18		$127

Reflected in Entergy Arkansas’s non-qualified pension costs in the first quarter of 2018 is $12 thousand in settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of this plan.

Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefit Cost

Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,782			$6,729
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO)	12,681			13,960
Expected return on assets	(10,373		)	(9,408		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(9,251		)	(10,356		)
Amortization of loss	3,432			5,476
Net other postretirement benefit cost		$3,271			$6,401

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$793			$1,556			$321			$129			$330			$306
Interest cost on APBO	1,997			2,789			683			417			939			500
Expected return on assets	(4,342		)	—			(1,303		)	(1,313		)	(2,446		)	(783		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	289			388			377			34			206			233
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($2,541	)		$2,799			($378	)		($919	)		($1,550	)		($122	)



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$863			$1,593			$290			$142			$372			$320
Interest cost on APBO	2,255			3,025			690			469			1,124			559
Expected return on assets	(3,959		)	—			(1,200		)	(1,159		)	(2,180		)	(717		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	1,115			465			419			105			826			390
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($1,004	)		$3,149			($257	)		($629	)		($437	)		$174

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



2018	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($99	)		$5,595			($70	)		$5,426
Amortization of loss	(21,957		)	(1,932		)	(1,063		)	(24,952		)
Settlement loss	—			—			(1,616		)	(1,616		)
		($22,056	)		$3,663			($2,749	)		($21,142	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(867		)	(388		)	(2		)	(1,257		)
		($867	)		$1,546			($2	)		$677



2017	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($65	)		$6,717			($90	)		$6,562
Amortization of loss	(18,450		)	(2,202		)	(919		)	(21,571		)
		($18,515	)		$4,515			($1,009	)		($15,009	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(865		)	(465		)	(2		)	(1,332		)
		($865	)		$1,469			($2	)		$602

Employer Contributions

Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $352.1 million to its qualified pension plans in 2018. As of March 31, 2018, Entergy had contributed $91.8 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2018:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Expected 2018 pension contributions		$64,062		$71,917		$14,933		$7,250		$10,883		$13,786
Pension contributions made through March 2018		$17,373		$19,510		$4,194		$2,061		$3,873		$3,715
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2018		$46,689		$52,407		$10,739		$5,189		$7,010		$10,071

Retirement And Other Postretirement Benefits

RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy implemented ASU No. 2017-07, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost” effective January 1, 2018. The ASU requires entities to report the service cost component of defined benefit pension cost and postretirement benefit cost (net benefit cost) in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented in miscellaneous - net in other income. The amendment regarding the presentation of net benefit cost was required to be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. In addition, the ASU allows only the service cost component of net benefit cost to be eligible for capitalization on a prospective basis. In accordance with the regulatory treatment of net benefit cost of the Registrant Subsidiaries, a regulatory asset/liability will be recorded in other regulatory assets/liabilities for the non-service cost components of net benefit cost that would have been capitalized. The retroactive presentation changes resulted in decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income for the three months ended March 31, 2017, with no change in net income, of $21 million for Entergy, $2.8 million for Entergy Arkansas, $6.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.6 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.2 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($0.2) million for Entergy Texas, and $0.9 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2017 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $108 million for Entergy, $13.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $27.8 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.7 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, $0.2 million for Entergy Texas, and $6.2 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2016 would be decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income, with no change in net income, of $71 million for Entergy, $13.4 million for Entergy Arkansas, $26.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.4 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($1.1) million for Entergy Texas, and $5.1 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2015 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $148 million for Entergy, $30.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $50.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $6.3 million for Entergy Mississippi, $4 million for Entergy New Orleans, $4 million for Entergy Texas, and $10.2 million for System Energy.

Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$38,752			$33,410
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	66,854			65,206
Expected return on assets	(110,535		)	(102,056		)
Amortization of prior service cost	99			65
Amortization of loss	68,526			56,930
Net pension costs		$63,696			$53,555

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,189			$8,446			$1,822			$673			$1,589			$1,776
Interest cost on projects benefit obligation	13,004			14,940			3,769			1,813			3,348			3,227
Expected return on assets	(21,851		)	(24,809		)	(6,502		)	(2,993		)	(6,523		)	(4,991		)
Amortization of loss	13,412			14,450			3,610			1,954			2,626			3,715
Net pension cost		$10,754			$13,027			$2,699			$1,447			$1,040			$3,727



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$5,090			$6,925			$1,472			$625			$1,364			$1,536
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	12,944			14,809			3,732			1,791			3,392			3,091
Expected return on assets	(20,427		)	(23,017		)	(6,131		)	(2,800		)	(6,180		)	(4,663		)
Amortization of loss	11,640			12,354			3,053			1,658			2,310			2,964
Net pension cost		$9,247			$11,071			$2,126			$1,274			$886			$2,928

Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy recognized $8.9 million and $4.6 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans in the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the first quarter of 2018 is a $4.4 million settlement charge related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.

The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2018		$132		$50		$80		$21		$137
2017		$105		$48		$64		$18		$127

Reflected in Entergy Arkansas’s non-qualified pension costs in the first quarter of 2018 is $12 thousand in settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of this plan.

Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefit Cost

Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,782			$6,729
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO)	12,681			13,960
Expected return on assets	(10,373		)	(9,408		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(9,251		)	(10,356		)
Amortization of loss	3,432			5,476
Net other postretirement benefit cost		$3,271			$6,401

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$793			$1,556			$321			$129			$330			$306
Interest cost on APBO	1,997			2,789			683			417			939			500
Expected return on assets	(4,342		)	—			(1,303		)	(1,313		)	(2,446		)	(783		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	289			388			377			34			206			233
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($2,541	)		$2,799			($378	)		($919	)		($1,550	)		($122	)



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$863			$1,593			$290			$142			$372			$320
Interest cost on APBO	2,255			3,025			690			469			1,124			559
Expected return on assets	(3,959		)	—			(1,200		)	(1,159		)	(2,180		)	(717		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	1,115			465			419			105			826			390
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($1,004	)		$3,149			($257	)		($629	)		($437	)		$174

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



2018	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($99	)		$5,595			($70	)		$5,426
Amortization of loss	(21,957		)	(1,932		)	(1,063		)	(24,952		)
Settlement loss	—			—			(1,616		)	(1,616		)
		($22,056	)		$3,663			($2,749	)		($21,142	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(867		)	(388		)	(2		)	(1,257		)
		($867	)		$1,546			($2	)		$677



2017	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($65	)		$6,717			($90	)		$6,562
Amortization of loss	(18,450		)	(2,202		)	(919		)	(21,571		)
		($18,515	)		$4,515			($1,009	)		($15,009	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(865		)	(465		)	(2		)	(1,332		)
		($865	)		$1,469			($2	)		$602

Employer Contributions

Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $352.1 million to its qualified pension plans in 2018. As of March 31, 2018, Entergy had contributed $91.8 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2018:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Expected 2018 pension contributions		$64,062		$71,917		$14,933		$7,250		$10,883		$13,786
Pension contributions made through March 2018		$17,373		$19,510		$4,194		$2,061		$3,873		$3,715
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2018		$46,689		$52,407		$10,739		$5,189		$7,010		$10,071

Retirement And Other Postretirement Benefits

RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy implemented ASU No. 2017-07, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost” effective January 1, 2018. The ASU requires entities to report the service cost component of defined benefit pension cost and postretirement benefit cost (net benefit cost) in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented in miscellaneous - net in other income. The amendment regarding the presentation of net benefit cost was required to be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. In addition, the ASU allows only the service cost component of net benefit cost to be eligible for capitalization on a prospective basis. In accordance with the regulatory treatment of net benefit cost of the Registrant Subsidiaries, a regulatory asset/liability will be recorded in other regulatory assets/liabilities for the non-service cost components of net benefit cost that would have been capitalized. The retroactive presentation changes resulted in decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income for the three months ended March 31, 2017, with no change in net income, of $21 million for Entergy, $2.8 million for Entergy Arkansas, $6.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.6 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.2 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($0.2) million for Entergy Texas, and $0.9 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2017 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $108 million for Entergy, $13.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $27.8 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.7 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, $0.2 million for Entergy Texas, and $6.2 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2016 would be decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income, with no change in net income, of $71 million for Entergy, $13.4 million for Entergy Arkansas, $26.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.4 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($1.1) million for Entergy Texas, and $5.1 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2015 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $148 million for Entergy, $30.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $50.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $6.3 million for Entergy Mississippi, $4 million for Entergy New Orleans, $4 million for Entergy Texas, and $10.2 million for System Energy.

Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$38,752			$33,410
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	66,854			65,206
Expected return on assets	(110,535		)	(102,056		)
Amortization of prior service cost	99			65
Amortization of loss	68,526			56,930
Net pension costs		$63,696			$53,555

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,189			$8,446			$1,822			$673			$1,589			$1,776
Interest cost on projects benefit obligation	13,004			14,940			3,769			1,813			3,348			3,227
Expected return on assets	(21,851		)	(24,809		)	(6,502		)	(2,993		)	(6,523		)	(4,991		)
Amortization of loss	13,412			14,450			3,610			1,954			2,626			3,715
Net pension cost		$10,754			$13,027			$2,699			$1,447			$1,040			$3,727



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$5,090			$6,925			$1,472			$625			$1,364			$1,536
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	12,944			14,809			3,732			1,791			3,392			3,091
Expected return on assets	(20,427		)	(23,017		)	(6,131		)	(2,800		)	(6,180		)	(4,663		)
Amortization of loss	11,640			12,354			3,053			1,658			2,310			2,964
Net pension cost		$9,247			$11,071			$2,126			$1,274			$886			$2,928

Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy recognized $8.9 million and $4.6 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans in the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the first quarter of 2018 is a $4.4 million settlement charge related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.

The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2018		$132		$50		$80		$21		$137
2017		$105		$48		$64		$18		$127

Reflected in Entergy Arkansas’s non-qualified pension costs in the first quarter of 2018 is $12 thousand in settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of this plan.

Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefit Cost

Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,782			$6,729
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO)	12,681			13,960
Expected return on assets	(10,373		)	(9,408		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(9,251		)	(10,356		)
Amortization of loss	3,432			5,476
Net other postretirement benefit cost		$3,271			$6,401

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$793			$1,556			$321			$129			$330			$306
Interest cost on APBO	1,997			2,789			683			417			939			500
Expected return on assets	(4,342		)	—			(1,303		)	(1,313		)	(2,446		)	(783		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	289			388			377			34			206			233
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($2,541	)		$2,799			($378	)		($919	)		($1,550	)		($122	)



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$863			$1,593			$290			$142			$372			$320
Interest cost on APBO	2,255			3,025			690			469			1,124			559
Expected return on assets	(3,959		)	—			(1,200		)	(1,159		)	(2,180		)	(717		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	1,115			465			419			105			826			390
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($1,004	)		$3,149			($257	)		($629	)		($437	)		$174

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



2018	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($99	)		$5,595			($70	)		$5,426
Amortization of loss	(21,957		)	(1,932		)	(1,063		)	(24,952		)
Settlement loss	—			—			(1,616		)	(1,616		)
		($22,056	)		$3,663			($2,749	)		($21,142	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(867		)	(388		)	(2		)	(1,257		)
		($867	)		$1,546			($2	)		$677



2017	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($65	)		$6,717			($90	)		$6,562
Amortization of loss	(18,450		)	(2,202		)	(919		)	(21,571		)
		($18,515	)		$4,515			($1,009	)		($15,009	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(865		)	(465		)	(2		)	(1,332		)
		($865	)		$1,469			($2	)		$602

Employer Contributions

Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $352.1 million to its qualified pension plans in 2018. As of March 31, 2018, Entergy had contributed $91.8 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2018:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Expected 2018 pension contributions		$64,062		$71,917		$14,933		$7,250		$10,883		$13,786
Pension contributions made through March 2018		$17,373		$19,510		$4,194		$2,061		$3,873		$3,715
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2018		$46,689		$52,407		$10,739		$5,189		$7,010		$10,071

Retirement And Other Postretirement Benefits

RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)

Entergy implemented ASU No. 2017-07, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost” effective January 1, 2018. The ASU requires entities to report the service cost component of defined benefit pension cost and postretirement benefit cost (net benefit cost) in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented in miscellaneous - net in other income. The amendment regarding the presentation of net benefit cost was required to be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. In addition, the ASU allows only the service cost component of net benefit cost to be eligible for capitalization on a prospective basis. In accordance with the regulatory treatment of net benefit cost of the Registrant Subsidiaries, a regulatory asset/liability will be recorded in other regulatory assets/liabilities for the non-service cost components of net benefit cost that would have been capitalized. The retroactive presentation changes resulted in decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income for the three months ended March 31, 2017, with no change in net income, of $21 million for Entergy, $2.8 million for Entergy Arkansas, $6.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $0.6 million for Entergy Mississippi, $0.2 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($0.2) million for Entergy Texas, and $0.9 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2017 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $108 million for Entergy, $13.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $27.8 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.7 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1.3 million for Entergy New Orleans, $0.2 million for Entergy Texas, and $6.2 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2016 would be decreases (increases) in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases (increases) in other income, with no change in net income, of $71 million for Entergy, $13.4 million for Entergy Arkansas, $26.1 million for Entergy Louisiana, $2.4 million for Entergy Mississippi, $1 million for Entergy New Orleans, ($1.1) million for Entergy Texas, and $5.1 million for System Energy. The retroactive effect of the change for the year ended December 31, 2015 would be decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses and decreases in other income, with no change in net income, of $148 million for Entergy, $30.7 million for Entergy Arkansas, $50.7 million for Entergy Louisiana, $6.3 million for Entergy Mississippi, $4 million for Entergy New Orleans, $4 million for Entergy Texas, and $10.2 million for System Energy.

Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$38,752			$33,410
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	66,854			65,206
Expected return on assets	(110,535		)	(102,056		)
Amortization of prior service cost	99			65
Amortization of loss	68,526			56,930
Net pension costs		$63,696			$53,555

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,189			$8,446			$1,822			$673			$1,589			$1,776
Interest cost on projects benefit obligation	13,004			14,940			3,769			1,813			3,348			3,227
Expected return on assets	(21,851		)	(24,809		)	(6,502		)	(2,993		)	(6,523		)	(4,991		)
Amortization of loss	13,412			14,450			3,610			1,954			2,626			3,715
Net pension cost		$10,754			$13,027			$2,699			$1,447			$1,040			$3,727



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$5,090			$6,925			$1,472			$625			$1,364			$1,536
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	12,944			14,809			3,732			1,791			3,392			3,091
Expected return on assets	(20,427		)	(23,017		)	(6,131		)	(2,800		)	(6,180		)	(4,663		)
Amortization of loss	11,640			12,354			3,053			1,658			2,310			2,964
Net pension cost		$9,247			$11,071			$2,126			$1,274			$886			$2,928

Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost

Entergy recognized $8.9 million and $4.6 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans in the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively. Reflected in the pension cost for non-qualified pension plans in the first quarter of 2018 is a $4.4 million settlement charge related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.

The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
2018		$132		$50		$80		$21		$137
2017		$105		$48		$64		$18		$127

Reflected in Entergy Arkansas’s non-qualified pension costs in the first quarter of 2018 is $12 thousand in settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of this plan.

Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefit Cost

Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



	2018			2017
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$6,782			$6,729
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO)	12,681			13,960
Expected return on assets	(10,373		)	(9,408		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(9,251		)	(10,356		)
Amortization of loss	3,432			5,476
Net other postretirement benefit cost		$3,271			$6,401

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, included the following components:



2018	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$793			$1,556			$321			$129			$330			$306
Interest cost on APBO	1,997			2,789			683			417			939			500
Expected return on assets	(4,342		)	—			(1,303		)	(1,313		)	(2,446		)	(783		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	289			388			377			34			206			233
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($2,541	)		$2,799			($378	)		($919	)		($1,550	)		($122	)



2017	Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas			System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period		$863			$1,593			$290			$142			$372			$320
Interest cost on APBO	2,255			3,025			690			469			1,124			559
Expected return on assets	(3,959		)	—			(1,200		)	(1,159		)	(2,180		)	(717		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,278		)	(1,934		)	(456		)	(186		)	(579		)	(378		)
Amortization of loss	1,115			465			419			105			826			390
Net other postretirement benefit cost		($1,004	)		$3,149			($257	)		($629	)		($437	)		$174

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the first quarters of 2018 and 2017:



2018	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($99	)		$5,595			($70	)		$5,426
Amortization of loss	(21,957		)	(1,932		)	(1,063		)	(24,952		)
Settlement loss	—			—			(1,616		)	(1,616		)
		($22,056	)		$3,663			($2,749	)		($21,142	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(867		)	(388		)	(2		)	(1,257		)
		($867	)		$1,546			($2	)		$677



2017	Qualified Pension Costs			Other Postretirement Costs			Non-Qualified Pension Costs			Total
	(In Thousands)
Entergy
Amortization of prior service (cost)/credit		($65	)		$6,717			($90	)		$6,562
Amortization of loss	(18,450		)	(2,202		)	(919		)	(21,571		)
		($18,515	)		$4,515			($1,009	)		($15,009	)
Entergy Louisiana
Amortization of prior service credit		$—			$1,934			$—			$1,934
Amortization of loss	(865		)	(465		)	(2		)	(1,332		)
		($865	)		$1,469			($2	)		$602

Employer Contributions

Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $352.1 million to its qualified pension plans in 2018. As of March 31, 2018, Entergy had contributed $91.8 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2018:



	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans		Entergy Texas		System Energy
	(In Thousands)
Expected 2018 pension contributions		$64,062		$71,917		$14,933		$7,250		$10,883		$13,786
Pension contributions made through March 2018		$17,373		$19,510		$4,194		$2,061		$3,873		$3,715
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2018		$46,689		$52,407		$10,739		$5,189		$7,010		$10,071