Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Securitized Regulatory Transition Assets, Noncurrent	$ 303,410	$ 49,579
Long-term Transition Bond, Noncurrent	$ 335,995	$ 83,639
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	499,000,000	499,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	271,965,510	271,965,510
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	0	0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Treasury Stock, Shares	68,548,479	69,312,326
Entergy New Orleans [Member]
Securitized Regulatory Transition Assets, Noncurrent	$ 19,906	$ 25,761
Long-term Transition Bond, Noncurrent	23,866	29,661
Entergy Texas [Member]
Securitized Regulatory Transition Assets, Noncurrent	283,503	23,818
Long-term Transition Bond, Noncurrent	$ 312,129	$ 53,979
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	46,525,000	46,525,000
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	46,525,000	46,525,000
System Energy [Member]
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	789,350	789,350
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	789,350	789,350