Revenue Recognition Revenue Recognition (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

Entergy’s total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

	2020			2019
	(In Thousands)
Utility:
Residential		$798,028			$802,539
Commercial	538,940			554,058
Industrial	557,515			601,000
Governmental	52,582			52,960
Total billed retail	1,947,065			2,010,557
Sales for resale (a)	53,725			84,435
Other electric revenues (b)	50,166			15,470
Revenues from contracts with customers	2,050,956			2,110,462
Other revenues (c)	(318		)	10,562
Total electric revenues	2,050,638			2,121,024
Natural gas	43,976			54,948
Entergy Wholesale Commodities:
Competitive businesses sales from contracts with customers (a)	216,002			360,471
Other revenues (c)	116,563			73,141
Total competitive businesses revenues	332,565			433,612
Total operating revenues		$2,427,179			$2,609,584

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Table Text Block]

Due to the essential nature of utility services, Entergy has historically experienced a low rate of default on its accounts receivables, as shown below:

	Entergy			Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2019		$7.4			$1.2			$1.9			$0.6			$3.2			$0.5
Provisions	6.6			1.2			3.0			0.9			0.8			0.7
Write-offs	(8.4		)	(1.8		)	(3.5		)	(1.2		)	(0.8		)	(1.1		)
Recoveries	2.9			0.9			1.1			0.3			0.2			0.5
Balance as of March 31, 2020		$8.5			$1.5			$2.5			$0.6			$3.4			$0.6

Entergy Arkansas [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Residential		$219,688		$259,860		$127,102		$50,899			$140,480
Commercial	111,245		202,246		96,798		45,505			83,146
Industrial	101,088		322,342		36,390		7,347			90,348
Governmental	4,030		16,754		10,327		15,851			5,620
Total billed retail	436,051		801,202		270,617		119,602			319,594
Sales for resale (a)	41,140		78,530		14,422		10,170			8,629
Other electric revenues (b)	1,596		32,008		6,443		763			10,702
Revenues from contracts with customers	478,787		911,740		291,482		130,535			338,925
Other revenues (c)	3,125		801		2,440		(7,104		)	411
Total electric revenues	481,912		912,541		293,922		123,431			339,336
Natural gas	—		18,106		—		25,871			—
Total operating revenues		$481,912		$930,647		$293,922		$149,302			$339,336

2019	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Residential		$209,867		$264,065		$128,809		$52,076			$147,722
Commercial	124,578		206,779		97,914		45,741			79,046
Industrial	121,577		346,678		37,697		7,250			87,798
Governmental	4,899		16,891		10,036		15,901			5,233
Total billed retail	460,921		834,413		274,456		120,968			319,799
Sales for resale (a)	79,584		83,955		4,814		10,224			16,775
Other electric revenues (b)	2,304		12,441		405		(1,706		)	3,496
Revenues from contracts with customers	542,809		930,809		279,675		129,486			340,070
Other revenues (c)	3,003		5,884		2,569		1,397			404
Total electric revenues	545,812		936,693		282,244		130,883			340,474
Natural gas	—		22,637		—		32,311			—
Total operating revenues		$545,812		$959,330		$282,244		$163,194			$340,474

(a) Sales for resale and competitive businesses sales include day-ahead sales of energy in a market administered by an ISO. These sales represent financially binding commitments for the sale of physical energy the next day. These sales are adjusted to actual power generated and delivered in the real time market. Given the short duration of these transactions, Entergy does not consider them to be derivatives subject to fair value adjustments, and includes them as part of customer revenues.

(b) Other electric revenues consist primarily of transmission and ancillary services provided to participants of an ISO-administered market and unbilled revenue.

(c)

Other revenues include the settlement of financial hedges, occasional sales of inventory, alternative revenue programs, provisions for revenue subject to refund, and late fees.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Table Text Block]

Due to the essential nature of utility services, Entergy has historically experienced a low rate of default on its accounts receivables, as shown below:

	Entergy			Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2019		$7.4			$1.2			$1.9			$0.6			$3.2			$0.5
Provisions	6.6			1.2			3.0			0.9			0.8			0.7
Write-offs	(8.4		)	(1.8		)	(3.5		)	(1.2		)	(0.8		)	(1.1		)
Recoveries	2.9			0.9			1.1			0.3			0.2			0.5
Balance as of March 31, 2020		$8.5			$1.5			$2.5			$0.6			$3.4			$0.6

Entergy Louisiana [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Residential		$219,688		$259,860		$127,102		$50,899			$140,480
Commercial	111,245		202,246		96,798		45,505			83,146
Industrial	101,088		322,342		36,390		7,347			90,348
Governmental	4,030		16,754		10,327		15,851			5,620
Total billed retail	436,051		801,202		270,617		119,602			319,594
Sales for resale (a)	41,140		78,530		14,422		10,170			8,629
Other electric revenues (b)	1,596		32,008		6,443		763			10,702
Revenues from contracts with customers	478,787		911,740		291,482		130,535			338,925
Other revenues (c)	3,125		801		2,440		(7,104		)	411
Total electric revenues	481,912		912,541		293,922		123,431			339,336
Natural gas	—		18,106		—		25,871			—
Total operating revenues		$481,912		$930,647		$293,922		$149,302			$339,336

2019	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Residential		$209,867		$264,065		$128,809		$52,076			$147,722
Commercial	124,578		206,779		97,914		45,741			79,046
Industrial	121,577		346,678		37,697		7,250			87,798
Governmental	4,899		16,891		10,036		15,901			5,233
Total billed retail	460,921		834,413		274,456		120,968			319,799
Sales for resale (a)	79,584		83,955		4,814		10,224			16,775
Other electric revenues (b)	2,304		12,441		405		(1,706		)	3,496
Revenues from contracts with customers	542,809		930,809		279,675		129,486			340,070
Other revenues (c)	3,003		5,884		2,569		1,397			404
Total electric revenues	545,812		936,693		282,244		130,883			340,474
Natural gas	—		22,637		—		32,311			—
Total operating revenues		$545,812		$959,330		$282,244		$163,194			$340,474

(a) Sales for resale and competitive businesses sales include day-ahead sales of energy in a market administered by an ISO. These sales represent financially binding commitments for the sale of physical energy the next day. These sales are adjusted to actual power generated and delivered in the real time market. Given the short duration of these transactions, Entergy does not consider them to be derivatives subject to fair value adjustments, and includes them as part of customer revenues.

(b) Other electric revenues consist primarily of transmission and ancillary services provided to participants of an ISO-administered market and unbilled revenue.

(c)

Other revenues include the settlement of financial hedges, occasional sales of inventory, alternative revenue programs, provisions for revenue subject to refund, and late fees.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Table Text Block]

Due to the essential nature of utility services, Entergy has historically experienced a low rate of default on its accounts receivables, as shown below:

	Entergy			Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2019		$7.4			$1.2			$1.9			$0.6			$3.2			$0.5
Provisions	6.6			1.2			3.0			0.9			0.8			0.7
Write-offs	(8.4		)	(1.8		)	(3.5		)	(1.2		)	(0.8		)	(1.1		)
Recoveries	2.9			0.9			1.1			0.3			0.2			0.5
Balance as of March 31, 2020		$8.5			$1.5			$2.5			$0.6			$3.4			$0.6

Entergy Mississippi [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Residential		$219,688		$259,860		$127,102		$50,899			$140,480
Commercial	111,245		202,246		96,798		45,505			83,146
Industrial	101,088		322,342		36,390		7,347			90,348
Governmental	4,030		16,754		10,327		15,851			5,620
Total billed retail	436,051		801,202		270,617		119,602			319,594
Sales for resale (a)	41,140		78,530		14,422		10,170			8,629
Other electric revenues (b)	1,596		32,008		6,443		763			10,702
Revenues from contracts with customers	478,787		911,740		291,482		130,535			338,925
Other revenues (c)	3,125		801		2,440		(7,104		)	411
Total electric revenues	481,912		912,541		293,922		123,431			339,336
Natural gas	—		18,106		—		25,871			—
Total operating revenues		$481,912		$930,647		$293,922		$149,302			$339,336

2019	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Residential		$209,867		$264,065		$128,809		$52,076			$147,722
Commercial	124,578		206,779		97,914		45,741			79,046
Industrial	121,577		346,678		37,697		7,250			87,798
Governmental	4,899		16,891		10,036		15,901			5,233
Total billed retail	460,921		834,413		274,456		120,968			319,799
Sales for resale (a)	79,584		83,955		4,814		10,224			16,775
Other electric revenues (b)	2,304		12,441		405		(1,706		)	3,496
Revenues from contracts with customers	542,809		930,809		279,675		129,486			340,070
Other revenues (c)	3,003		5,884		2,569		1,397			404
Total electric revenues	545,812		936,693		282,244		130,883			340,474
Natural gas	—		22,637		—		32,311			—
Total operating revenues		$545,812		$959,330		$282,244		$163,194			$340,474

(a) Sales for resale and competitive businesses sales include day-ahead sales of energy in a market administered by an ISO. These sales represent financially binding commitments for the sale of physical energy the next day. These sales are adjusted to actual power generated and delivered in the real time market. Given the short duration of these transactions, Entergy does not consider them to be derivatives subject to fair value adjustments, and includes them as part of customer revenues.

(b) Other electric revenues consist primarily of transmission and ancillary services provided to participants of an ISO-administered market and unbilled revenue.

(c)

Other revenues include the settlement of financial hedges, occasional sales of inventory, alternative revenue programs, provisions for revenue subject to refund, and late fees.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Table Text Block]

Due to the essential nature of utility services, Entergy has historically experienced a low rate of default on its accounts receivables, as shown below:

	Entergy			Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2019		$7.4			$1.2			$1.9			$0.6			$3.2			$0.5
Provisions	6.6			1.2			3.0			0.9			0.8			0.7
Write-offs	(8.4		)	(1.8		)	(3.5		)	(1.2		)	(0.8		)	(1.1		)
Recoveries	2.9			0.9			1.1			0.3			0.2			0.5
Balance as of March 31, 2020		$8.5			$1.5			$2.5			$0.6			$3.4			$0.6

Entergy New Orleans [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Residential		$219,688		$259,860		$127,102		$50,899			$140,480
Commercial	111,245		202,246		96,798		45,505			83,146
Industrial	101,088		322,342		36,390		7,347			90,348
Governmental	4,030		16,754		10,327		15,851			5,620
Total billed retail	436,051		801,202		270,617		119,602			319,594
Sales for resale (a)	41,140		78,530		14,422		10,170			8,629
Other electric revenues (b)	1,596		32,008		6,443		763			10,702
Revenues from contracts with customers	478,787		911,740		291,482		130,535			338,925
Other revenues (c)	3,125		801		2,440		(7,104		)	411
Total electric revenues	481,912		912,541		293,922		123,431			339,336
Natural gas	—		18,106		—		25,871			—
Total operating revenues		$481,912		$930,647		$293,922		$149,302			$339,336

2019	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Residential		$209,867		$264,065		$128,809		$52,076			$147,722
Commercial	124,578		206,779		97,914		45,741			79,046
Industrial	121,577		346,678		37,697		7,250			87,798
Governmental	4,899		16,891		10,036		15,901			5,233
Total billed retail	460,921		834,413		274,456		120,968			319,799
Sales for resale (a)	79,584		83,955		4,814		10,224			16,775
Other electric revenues (b)	2,304		12,441		405		(1,706		)	3,496
Revenues from contracts with customers	542,809		930,809		279,675		129,486			340,070
Other revenues (c)	3,003		5,884		2,569		1,397			404
Total electric revenues	545,812		936,693		282,244		130,883			340,474
Natural gas	—		22,637		—		32,311			—
Total operating revenues		$545,812		$959,330		$282,244		$163,194			$340,474

(a) Sales for resale and competitive businesses sales include day-ahead sales of energy in a market administered by an ISO. These sales represent financially binding commitments for the sale of physical energy the next day. These sales are adjusted to actual power generated and delivered in the real time market. Given the short duration of these transactions, Entergy does not consider them to be derivatives subject to fair value adjustments, and includes them as part of customer revenues.

(b) Other electric revenues consist primarily of transmission and ancillary services provided to participants of an ISO-administered market and unbilled revenue.

(c)

Other revenues include the settlement of financial hedges, occasional sales of inventory, alternative revenue programs, provisions for revenue subject to refund, and late fees.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Table Text Block]

Due to the essential nature of utility services, Entergy has historically experienced a low rate of default on its accounts receivables, as shown below:

	Entergy			Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2019		$7.4			$1.2			$1.9			$0.6			$3.2			$0.5
Provisions	6.6			1.2			3.0			0.9			0.8			0.7
Write-offs	(8.4		)	(1.8		)	(3.5		)	(1.2		)	(0.8		)	(1.1		)
Recoveries	2.9			0.9			1.1			0.3			0.2			0.5
Balance as of March 31, 2020		$8.5			$1.5			$2.5			$0.6			$3.4			$0.6

Entergy Texas [Member]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

The Registrant Subsidiaries’ total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

2020	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Residential		$219,688		$259,860		$127,102		$50,899			$140,480
Commercial	111,245		202,246		96,798		45,505			83,146
Industrial	101,088		322,342		36,390		7,347			90,348
Governmental	4,030		16,754		10,327		15,851			5,620
Total billed retail	436,051		801,202		270,617		119,602			319,594
Sales for resale (a)	41,140		78,530		14,422		10,170			8,629
Other electric revenues (b)	1,596		32,008		6,443		763			10,702
Revenues from contracts with customers	478,787		911,740		291,482		130,535			338,925
Other revenues (c)	3,125		801		2,440		(7,104		)	411
Total electric revenues	481,912		912,541		293,922		123,431			339,336
Natural gas	—		18,106		—		25,871			—
Total operating revenues		$481,912		$930,647		$293,922		$149,302			$339,336

2019	Entergy Arkansas		Entergy Louisiana		Entergy Mississippi		Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Thousands)
Residential		$209,867		$264,065		$128,809		$52,076			$147,722
Commercial	124,578		206,779		97,914		45,741			79,046
Industrial	121,577		346,678		37,697		7,250			87,798
Governmental	4,899		16,891		10,036		15,901			5,233
Total billed retail	460,921		834,413		274,456		120,968			319,799
Sales for resale (a)	79,584		83,955		4,814		10,224			16,775
Other electric revenues (b)	2,304		12,441		405		(1,706		)	3,496
Revenues from contracts with customers	542,809		930,809		279,675		129,486			340,070
Other revenues (c)	3,003		5,884		2,569		1,397			404
Total electric revenues	545,812		936,693		282,244		130,883			340,474
Natural gas	—		22,637		—		32,311			—
Total operating revenues		$545,812		$959,330		$282,244		$163,194			$340,474

(a) Sales for resale and competitive businesses sales include day-ahead sales of energy in a market administered by an ISO. These sales represent financially binding commitments for the sale of physical energy the next day. These sales are adjusted to actual power generated and delivered in the real time market. Given the short duration of these transactions, Entergy does not consider them to be derivatives subject to fair value adjustments, and includes them as part of customer revenues.

(b) Other electric revenues consist primarily of transmission and ancillary services provided to participants of an ISO-administered market and unbilled revenue.

(c)

Other revenues include the settlement of financial hedges, occasional sales of inventory, alternative revenue programs, provisions for revenue subject to refund, and late fees.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Table Text Block]

Due to the essential nature of utility services, Entergy has historically experienced a low rate of default on its accounts receivables, as shown below:

	Entergy			Entergy Arkansas			Entergy Louisiana			Entergy Mississippi			Entergy New Orleans			Entergy Texas
	(In Millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2019		$7.4			$1.2			$1.9			$0.6			$3.2			$0.5
Provisions	6.6			1.2			3.0			0.9			0.8			0.7
Write-offs	(8.4		)	(1.8		)	(3.5		)	(1.2		)	(0.8		)	(1.1		)
Recoveries	2.9			0.9			1.1			0.3			0.2			0.5
Balance as of March 31, 2020		$8.5			$1.5			$2.5			$0.6			$3.4			$0.6