Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	$ 66,265	$ 44,944
Temporary cash investments	513,624	397,615
Total cash and cash equivalents	579,889	442,559
Accounts receivable:
Customer	804,552	786,866
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(25,587)	(68,608)
Other	238,496	231,843
Accrued unbilled revenues	545,027	420,255
Total accounts receivable	1,562,488	1,370,356
Deferred Fuel Cost	983,935	324,394
Fuel inventory - at average cost	138,194	154,575
Public Utilities, Inventory	1,094,564	1,041,515
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	186,682	133,422
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	249,659	156,774
TOTAL	4,795,411	3,623,595
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Decommissioning trust funds	4,090,109	5,514,016
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	358,609	357,576
Other	445,181	159,455
TOTAL	4,893,899	6,031,047
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	63,209,561	64,263,250
Natural gas	672,282	658,989
Construction work in progress	1,827,581	1,511,966
Nuclear fuel	518,120	577,006
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	66,227,544	67,011,211
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	25,013,847	24,767,051
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	41,213,697	42,244,160
Regulatory assets:
Other regulatory assets	5,889,029	6,613,256
Deferred Fuel Cost Non Current	241,052	240,953
Goodwill	377,172	377,172
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net	87,600	54,186
Other	329,719	269,873
Deferred Costs and Other Assets	6,924,572	7,555,440
TOTAL ASSETS	57,827,579	59,454,242
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	909,030	1,039,329
Short-term borrowings	1,397,871	1,201,177
Accounts payable	1,935,286	2,610,132
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	410,307	395,184
Taxes Payable, Current	419,408	419,828
Interest accrued	179,204	191,151
Deferred fuel costs	0	7,607
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	61,911	68,336
Current portion of regulatory liability for income taxes - net related to unprotected ADIT	18,935	53,385
Other	209,663	204,613
TOTAL	5,541,615	6,190,742
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net	4,479,428	4,706,797
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	207,868	211,975
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net	1,216,339	1,255,692
Other regulatory liabilities	2,733,436	2,643,845
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	4,173,137	4,757,084
Loss Contingency Accrual	453,109	157,122
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	1,788,068	1,949,325
Long-term debt	24,543,896	24,841,572
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	652,702	815,284
TOTAL	40,247,983	41,338,696
Subsidiaries' preferred stock without sinking fund	219,410	219,410
Proceeds from Issuance of Preferred Stock and Preference Stock	0	0
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Common Stock, Value, Issued	2,720	2,720
Additional Paid in Capital, Common Stock	6,750,368	6,766,239
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(324,038)	(332,528)
Less - treasury stock, at cost	4,984,160	5,039,699
TOTAL	11,711,079	11,637,284
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	107,492	68,110
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	10,266,189	10,240,552
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	11,818,571	11,705,394
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	57,827,579	59,454,242
Entergy Arkansas [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	102	8,155
Temporary cash investments	58,167	4,760
Total cash and cash equivalents	58,269	12,915
Accounts receivable:
Customer	137,481	154,412
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(6,206)	(13,072)
Associated companies	47,582	29,587
Other	113,657	51,064
Accrued unbilled revenues	132,964	101,663
Total accounts receivable	425,478	323,654
Deferred Fuel Cost	111,147	108,862
Fuel inventory - at average cost	43,576	50,892
Public Utilities, Inventory	268,184	247,980
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	38,142	65,318
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	22,011	14,863
TOTAL	966,807	824,484
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Decommissioning trust funds	1,194,815	1,438,416
Other	790	947
TOTAL	1,195,605	1,439,363
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	13,740,737	13,578,297
Construction work in progress	371,705	241,127
Nuclear fuel	140,168	182,055
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	14,252,610	14,001,479
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	5,608,711	5,472,296
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	8,643,899	8,529,183
Regulatory assets:
Other regulatory assets	1,720,162	1,689,678
Deferred Fuel Cost Non Current	68,850	68,751
Other	20,467	13,660
Deferred Costs and Other Assets	1,809,479	1,772,089
TOTAL ASSETS	12,615,790	12,565,119
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	250,000	0
Associated companies accounts payable	67,262	217,310
Accounts payable	278,178	190,476
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	97,336	92,511
Taxes Payable, Current	104,414	89,590
Interest accrued	18,693	17,108
Other	47,940	38,901
TOTAL	863,823	645,896
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net	1,459,515	1,416,201
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	28,698	29,299
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net	422,449	431,655
Other regulatory liabilities	485,083	743,314
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	1,430,967	1,390,410
Loss Contingency Accrual	72,965	77,084
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	153,960	185,789
Long-term debt	3,925,929	3,958,862
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	104,059	110,754
TOTAL	8,083,625	8,343,368
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Members' Equity	3,637,338	3,542,745
Members' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	31,004	33,110
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	3,668,342	3,575,855
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	12,615,790	12,565,119
Entergy Louisiana [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	454	195
Temporary cash investments	65,717	18,378
Total cash and cash equivalents	66,171	18,573
Accounts receivable:
Customer	373,359	355,265
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(7,654)	(29,231)
Associated companies	113,492	96,539
Other	48,814	36,674
Accrued unbilled revenues	213,199	174,768
Total accounts receivable	741,210	634,015
Deferred Fuel Cost	412,695	45,374
Fuel inventory - at average cost	43,141	42,958
Public Utilities, Inventory	516,412	485,325
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	100,751	39,582
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	84,504	44,187
TOTAL	1,964,884	1,310,014
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value	3,163,572	1,390,587
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Decommissioning trust funds	1,756,483	2,114,523
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	339,975	337,247
Storm Reserve Escrow Account	290,065	0
Other	13,992	13,744
TOTAL	5,564,087	3,856,101
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	26,976,504	28,055,038
Natural gas	292,065	285,006
Construction work in progress	785,737	847,924
Nuclear fuel	184,700	209,418
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	28,239,006	29,397,386
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	10,065,760	9,860,252
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	18,173,246	19,537,134
Regulatory assets:
Other regulatory assets	1,916,758	2,776,666
Deferred Fuel Cost Non Current	168,122	168,122
Other	40,203	27,801
Deferred Costs and Other Assets	2,125,083	2,972,589
TOTAL ASSETS	27,827,300	27,675,838
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	200,000	200,000
Associated companies accounts payable	123,940	183,172
Accounts payable	882,132	1,481,902
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	156,467	150,697
Taxes Payable, Current	62,562	64,248
Interest accrued	89,789	93,052
Current portion of regulatory liability for income taxes - net related to unprotected ADIT	6,073	24,291
Other	88,718	68,995
TOTAL	1,609,681	2,266,357
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net	2,235,221	2,433,854
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	100,228	102,588
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net	303,290	313,693
Other regulatory liabilities	1,030,622	1,042,597
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	1,694,679	1,653,198
Loss Contingency Accrual	318,557	24,490
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	511,136	528,213
Long-term debt	10,169,840	10,714,346
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	300,449	415,930
TOTAL	16,664,022	17,228,909
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	7,174	8,278
Members' Equity	9,514,529	8,172,294
Members' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	31,894	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	9,553,597	8,180,572
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	27,827,300	27,675,838
Entergy Mississippi [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	36	29
Temporary cash investments	26,072	47,598
Total cash and cash equivalents	26,108	47,627
Accounts receivable:
Customer	93,171	84,048
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(2,222)	(7,209)
Associated companies	13,526	42,994
Other	12,250	14,609
Accrued unbilled revenues	74,416	56,034
Total accounts receivable	191,141	190,476
Deferred Fuel Cost	246,630	121,878
Fuel inventory - at average cost	15,663	10,311
Public Utilities, Inventory	79,390	69,639
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	28,494	6,394
TOTAL	587,426	446,325
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	4,519	4,527
Escrow accounts	41,067	48,886
TOTAL	45,586	53,413
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	6,724,036	6,613,109
Construction work in progress	266,686	95,452
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	6,990,722	6,708,561
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,204,547	2,127,590
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	4,786,175	4,580,971
Regulatory assets:
Other regulatory assets	459,100	462,432
Other	18,613	14,248
Deferred Costs and Other Assets	477,713	476,680
TOTAL ASSETS	5,896,900	5,557,389
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Associated companies accounts payable	45,337	42,929
Accounts payable	133,452	113,000
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	88,087	86,167
Taxes Payable, Current	70,252	106,273
Interest accrued	17,781	17,283
Other	22,629	36,731
TOTAL	377,538	402,383
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net	741,539	720,097
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	10,801	10,913
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net	206,932	212,445
Other regulatory liabilities	70,267	49,313
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	10,603	10,315
Loss Contingency Accrual	37,834	38,028
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	50,945	59,065
Long-term debt	2,430,499	2,179,989
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	31,469	35,273
TOTAL	3,590,889	3,315,438
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	9,595	0
Members' Equity	1,918,878	1,839,568
Members' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	9,595	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	1,928,473	1,839,568
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	5,896,900	5,557,389
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	686	26
Temporary cash investments	25,665	42,836
Total cash and cash equivalents	26,351	42,862
Securitization recovery trust account	1,740	1,999
Accounts receivable:
Customer	77,869	69,902
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(6,913)	(13,282)
Associated companies	6,489	74,146
Other	8,912	13,668
Accrued unbilled revenues	40,914	25,550
Total accounts receivable	127,271	169,984
Deferred Fuel Cost	23,992	0
Fuel inventory - at average cost	3,789	2,945
Public Utilities, Inventory	21,623	19,216
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	15,018	5,428
TOTAL	219,784	242,434
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	1,044	1,016
TOTAL	1,044	1,016
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	1,976,201	1,976,202
Natural gas	380,217	373,983
Construction work in progress	32,408	22,199
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	2,388,826	2,372,384
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	798,549	774,309
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	1,590,277	1,598,075
Regulatory assets:
Other regulatory assets	224,076	248,617
Deferred Fuel Cost Non Current	4,080	4,080
Other	62,756	56,101
Deferred Costs and Other Assets	290,912	308,798
TOTAL ASSETS	2,102,017	2,150,323
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	70,000	0
Notes Payable, Related Parties, Current	1,326	1,326
Associated companies accounts payable	51,740	45,057
Accounts payable	66,467	146,921
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	30,425	28,539
Taxes Payable, Current	1,861	4,385
Interest accrued	7,630	7,991
Deferred fuel costs	0	7,607
Current portion of regulatory liability for income taxes - net related to unprotected ADIT	0	1,906
Other	6,706	6,204
TOTAL	236,155	249,936
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net	382,567	365,384
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	16,287	16,306
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net	38,809	40,589
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	0	4,032
Loss Contingency Accrual	12,648	6,329
Long-term debt	701,904	777,254
Notes Payable, Related Parties, Noncurrent	9,585	9,585
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	30,675	42,193
TOTAL	1,192,475	1,261,672
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Members' Equity	673,387	638,715
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	673,387	638,715
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	2,102,017	2,150,323
Entergy Texas [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	8,224	28
Temporary cash investments	14,351	0
Total cash and cash equivalents	22,575	28
Securitization recovery trust account	26,551	26,629
Accounts receivable:
Customer	122,672	83,797
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(2,591)	(5,814)
Associated companies	19,898	31,720
Other	18,714	13,404
Accrued unbilled revenues	83,535	62,241
Total accounts receivable	242,228	185,348
Deferred Fuel Cost	189,472	48,280
Fuel inventory - at average cost	25,824	42,712
Public Utilities, Inventory	77,731	72,884
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	43,807	17,515
TOTAL	628,188	393,396
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Investment in affiliates - at equity	275	300
Non-utility property - at cost (less accumulated depreciation)	376	376
Other	17,938	18,128
TOTAL	18,589	18,804
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	7,165,752	7,181,567
Construction work in progress	245,788	183,965
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	7,411,540	7,365,532
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,090,728	2,049,750
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	5,320,812	5,315,782
Regulatory assets:
Other regulatory assets	564,627	421,333
Other	123,447	112,096
Deferred Costs and Other Assets	688,074	533,429
TOTAL ASSETS	6,655,663	6,261,411
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Associated companies accounts payable	70,373	142,929
Accounts payable	209,234	164,981
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	37,992	37,271
Taxes Payable, Current	41,860	49,018
Interest accrued	20,925	19,002
Current portion of regulatory liability for income taxes - net related to unprotected ADIT	12,862	27,188
Other	16,845	16,120
TOTAL	410,091	456,509
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net	724,033	692,496
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	9,018	9,325
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net	135,550	144,145
Other regulatory liabilities	45,537	37,060
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	8,758	8,520
Loss Contingency Accrual	8,232	8,242
Long-term debt	2,612,874	2,354,148
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	71,512	67,760
TOTAL	$ 3,615,514	$ 3,321,696
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	46,525,000	46,525,000
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Common Stock, Value, Issued	$ 49,452	$ 49,452
Additional Paid in Capital, Common Stock	1,050,125	1,050,125
TOTAL	2,591,308	2,444,456
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	38,750	38,750
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	1,491,731	1,344,879
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	2,630,058	2,483,206
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	6,655,663	6,261,411
System Energy [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash	77	87
Temporary cash investments	134,648	89,114
Total cash and cash equivalents	134,725	89,201
Accounts receivable:
Associated companies	75,557	118,977
Other	4,842	7,003
Total accounts receivable	80,399	125,980
Public Utilities, Inventory	127,154	127,093
Deferred nuclear refueling outage costs	47,789	10,123
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	5,376	1,870
TOTAL	395,443	354,267
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS
Decommissioning trust funds	1,138,811	1,385,254
TOTAL	1,138,811	1,385,254
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Electric	5,442,584	5,362,494
Construction work in progress	79,596	97,968
Nuclear fuel	193,253	171,438
TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	5,715,433	5,631,900
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization	3,423,021	3,396,136
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - NET	2,292,412	2,235,764
Regulatory assets:
Other regulatory assets	418,314	395,546
Other	1,781	1,793
Deferred Costs and Other Assets	420,095	397,339
TOTAL ASSETS	4,246,761	4,372,624
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Currently maturing long-term debt	250,030	50,329
Associated companies accounts payable	13,797	23,682
Accounts payable	50,948	62,573
Taxes Payable, Current	30,254	32,918
Interest accrued	11,467	11,714
Other	4,100	4,101
TOTAL	360,596	185,317
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net	260,035	382,931
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits	42,364	43,003
Regulatory liability for income taxes - net	109,309	113,165
Other regulatory liabilities	1,087,080	744,944
Decommissioning and asset retirement cost liabilities	1,027,536	1,007,603
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	68,610	76,104
Long-term debt	548,585	690,967
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities	2	37,230
TOTAL	$ 3,143,521	$ 3,095,947
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	789,350	789,350
Common Shareholders' Equity:
Common Stock, Value, Issued	$ 951,850	$ 951,850
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	(209,206)	139,510
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	742,644	1,091,360
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 4,246,761	$ 4,372,624