Preferred Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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

The number of shares and units authorized and outstanding and dollar value of preferred stock, preferred membership interests, and non-controlling interest for Entergy Corporation subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 are presented below.  

	Shares/Units Authorized		Shares/Units Outstanding
	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019		2018
Entergy Corporation					(Dollars in Thousands)
Utility:
Preferred Stock or Preferred Membership Interests without sinking fund:
Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC, 7.5% Series (a)	110,000	110,000	110,000	110,000		$107,425		$107,425
Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC, 6.25% Series (b)	15,000	15,000	15,000	15,000	14,366		14,366
Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC, 6.75% Series (c)	75,000	75,000	75,000	75,000	73,370		73,362
Entergy Texas, 5.375% Series	1,400,000	—	1,400,000	—	35,000		—
Total Utility Preferred Stock or Preferred Membership Interests without sinking fund	1,600,000	200,000	1,600,000	200,000	230,161		195,153
Entergy Wholesale Commodities:
Preferred Stock without sinking fund:
Entergy Finance Holding, Inc. 8.75% (d)	250,000	250,000	250,000	250,000	24,249		24,249
Total Subsidiaries’ Preferred Stock or Preferred Membership Interests without sinking fund	1,850,000	450,000	1,850,000	450,000		$254,410		$219,402

(a) In October 2015, Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC issued 110,000 units of $1,000 liquidation value 7.5% Series A Preferred Membership Interests, all of which are outstanding as of December 31, 2019. The distributions are cumulative and payable quarterly. These units are redeemable on or after January 1, 2036, at Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC’s option, at the fixed redemption price of $1,000 per unit. Dollar amount outstanding is net of $2,575 thousand of preferred stock issuance costs.

(b) In November 2017, Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC issued 15,000 units of $1,000 liquidation value 6.25% Series B Preferred Membership Interests, all of which are outstanding as of December 31, 2019. The distributions are cumulative and payable quarterly. These units are redeemable on or after February 28, 2038, at Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC’s option, at the fixed redemption price of $1,000 per unit. Dollar amount outstanding is net of $634 thousand of preferred stock issuance costs.

(c) In November 2018, Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC issued 75,000 units of $1,000 liquidation value 6.75% Series C Preferred Membership Interests, all of which are outstanding as of December 31, 2019. The distributions are cumulative and payable quarterly. These units are redeemable on or after February 28, 2039, at Entergy Utility Holding Company, LLC’s option, at the fixed redemption price of $1,000 per unit. Dollar amount outstanding is net of $1,630 thousand of preferred stock issuance costs.

(d)

In December 2013, Entergy Finance Holding, Inc. issued 250,000 shares of $100 par value 8.75% Series Preferred Stock, all of which are outstanding as of December 31, 2019. The dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly. The preferred stock is redeemable on or after December 16, 2023, at Entergy Finance Holding, Inc.’s option, at the fixed redemption price of $100 per share. Dollar amount outstanding is net of $751 thousand of preferred stock issuance costs.

Entergy Texas [Member]

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

The number of shares authorized and outstanding and dollar value of preferred stock for Entergy Texas as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 are presented below.  

	Shares Authorized and Outstanding						Call Price per Share as of December 31,
	2019	2018	2019		2018		2019
Entergy Texas Preferred Stock			(Dollars in Thousands)
Without sinking fund:
Cumulative, $25 par value:
5.375% Series (a)	1,400,000	—		$35,000		$—		$—
Total without sinking fund	1,400,000	—		$35,000		$—

(a) In September 2019, Entergy Texas issued $35 million of 5.375% Series A Preferred Stock, a total of 1,400,000 shares with a liquidation value of $25 per share, all of which are outstanding as of December 31, 2019. The dividends are cumulative and payable quarterly. The preferred stock is redeemable on or after October 15, 2024 at Entergy Texas’s option, at a fixed redemption price of $25 per share.