Business Segment Information Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Entergy’s segment financial information is as follows:

2019	Utility		Entergy Wholesale Commodities*			All Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Operating revenues		$9,583,985		$1,294,719			$21			($52	)		$10,878,673
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges		$—		$290,027			$—			$—			$290,027
Depreciation, amortization, & decommissioning		$1,493,167		$384,707			$2,944			$—			$1,880,818
Interest and investment income		$289,570		$414,636			$26,295			($182,589	)		$547,912
Interest expense		$589,395		$29,450			$178,575			($54,995	)		$742,425
Income taxes		$19,634		($161,295	)		($28,164	)		$—			($169,825	)
Consolidated net income (loss)		$1,425,643		$148,870			($188,675	)		($127,594	)		$1,258,244
Total assets		$49,557,664		$4,154,961			$514,020			($2,502,733	)		$51,723,912
Cash paid for long-lived asset additions		$4,527,045		$104,300			$160			$—			$4,631,505

2018	Utility			Entergy Wholesale Commodities*			All Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Operating revenues		$9,540,670			$1,468,905			$—			($123	)		$11,009,452
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges		$—			$532,321			$—			$—			$532,321
Depreciation, amortization, & decommissioning		$1,367,944			$388,732			$1,274			$—			$1,757,950
Interest and investment income		$203,936			$14,543			$31,602			($186,217	)		$63,864
Interest expense		$552,919			$33,694			$179,358			($58,623	)		$707,348
Income taxes		($732,548	)		($269,025	)		($35,253	)		$—			($1,036,826	)
Consolidated net income (loss)		$1,495,061			($340,641	)		($164,271	)		($127,594	)		$862,555
Total assets		$44,777,167			$5,459,275			$733,366			($2,694,742	)		$48,275,066
Cash paid for long-lived asset additions		$3,987,424			$283,707			$86			$—			$4,271,217

2017	Utility		Entergy Wholesale Commodities*			All Other			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In Thousands)
Operating revenues		$9,417,866		$1,656,730			$—			($115	)		$11,074,481
Asset write-offs, impairments, and related charges		$—		$538,372			$—			$—			$538,372
Depreciation, amortization, & decommissioning		$1,345,906		$448,079			$1,678			$—			$1,795,663
Interest and investment income		$218,317		$224,121			$21,669			($175,910	)		$288,197
Interest expense		$547,301		$23,714			$139,619			($48,291	)		$662,343
Income taxes		$794,616		($146,480	)		($105,566	)		$—			$542,570
Consolidated net income (loss)		$773,148		($172,335	)		($47,840	)		($127,620	)		$425,353
Total assets		$42,978,669		$5,638,009			$1,011,612			($2,921,141	)		$46,707,149
Investment in affiliates - at equity		$198		$—			$—			$—			$198
Cash paid for long-lived asset additions		$3,680,513		$320,667			$438			$—			$4,001,618

Businesses marked with * are sometimes referred to as the “competitive businesses.”  Eliminations are primarily intersegment activity.  Almost all of Entergy’s goodwill is related to the Utility segment.

Restructuring and Related Costs

Total restructuring charges in 2019, 2018, and 2017 were comprised of the following:

	Employee retention and severance expenses and other benefits-related costs		Contracted economic development costs			Total
	(In Millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2016		$70		$21			$91
Restructuring costs accrued	113		—			113
Non-cash portion	—		(7		)	(7		)
Cash paid out	100		—			100
Balance as of December 31, 2017		$83		$14			$97
Restructuring costs accrued	139		—			139
Cash paid out	43		—			43
Balance as of December 31, 2018		$179		$14			$193
Restructuring costs accrued	91		—			91
Cash paid out	141		—			141
Balance as of December 31, 2019		$129		$14			$143