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Risk Management And Fair Values (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Values Of Derivative Instruments | The fair values of Entergy’s derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2014 are shown in the table below. Certain investments, including those not designated as hedging instruments, are subject to master netting arrangements and are presented in the balance sheet on a net basis in accordance with accounting guidance for derivatives and hedging.
Instrument |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (a) |  | Offset (b) |  | Net (c) (d) |  | Business
|  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electricity swaps and options |  | Prepayments and other (current portion) |  | $107 |  | ($102) |  | $5 |  | Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options |  | Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion) |  | $7 |  | ($2) |  | $5 |  | Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electricity swaps and options |  | Other current liabilities (current portion) |  | $178 |  | ($125) |  | $53 |  | Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options |  | Other non-current liabilities (non-current portion) |  | $23 |  | ($3) |  | $20 |  | Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electricity swaps and options |  | Prepayments and other (current portion) |  | $100 |  | ($86) |  | $14 |  | Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options |  | Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion) |  | $1 |  | ($1) |  | $— |  | Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $8 |  | $— |  | $8 |  | Utility
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $26 |  | ($1) |  | $25 |  | Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electricity swaps and options |  | Other current liabilities(current portion) |  | $100 |  | ($63) |  | $37 |  | Entergy Wholesale Commodities
The fair values of Entergy’s derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013 are shown in the table below. Certain investments, including those not designated as hedging instruments, are subject to master netting arrangements and are presented in the balance sheet on a net basis in accordance with accounting guidance for derivatives and hedging.
Instrument |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (a) |  | Offset (b) |  | Net (c) (d) |  | Business
|  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electricity swaps and options |  | Prepayments and other (current portion) |  | $118 |  | ($99) |  | $19 |  | Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options |  | Other deferred debits and other assets (non-current portion) |  | $17 |  | ($17) |  | $— |  | Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electricity swaps and options |  | Other current liabilities (current portion) |  | $197 |  | ($131) |  | $66 |  | Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Electricity swaps and options |  | Other non-current liabilities (non-current portion) |  | $46 |  | ($17) |  | $29 |  | Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electricity swaps and options |  | Prepayments and other (current portion) |  | $177 |  | ($122) |  | $55 |  | Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $6 |  | $— |  | $6 |  | Utility
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $36 |  | ($2) |  | $34 |  | Utility and Entergy Wholesale Commodities
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electricity swaps and options |  | Other current liabilities (current portion) |  | $201 |  | ($89) |  | $112 |  | Entergy Wholesale Commodities
(a) | Represents the gross amounts of recognized assets/liabilities
(b) | Represents the netting of fair value balances with the same counterparty
(c) | Represents the net amounts of assets /liabilities presented on the Entergy Consolidated Balance Sheets
(d) | Excludes cash collateral in the amounts of $65 million posted as of March 31, 2014 and $47 million posted and $4 million held as of December 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments Designated As Cash Flow Hedges On Consolidated Statements Of Income |
The effect of Entergy’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges on the consolidated income statements for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Amount of loss recognized in other comprehensive income |  | Income Statement location |  | Amount of loss reclassified from AOCI into income
|  | (In Millions) |  |  |  | (In Millions)
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |
Electricity swaps and options |  | ($174) |  | Competitive businesses operating revenues |  | ($195)
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |
Electricity swaps and options |  | ($120) |  | Competitive businesses operating revenues |  | ($2)
Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments On The Consolidated Statements Of Income |
The effect of Entergy’s derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on the consolidated income statements for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:
Instrument |  | Amount of gain recognized in AOCI |  | Income Statement location |  | Amount of gain (loss) recorded in the income statement
2014 |  | (In Millions) |  |  |  | (In Millions)
Natural gas swaps |  | — |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $17
FTRs |  | — |  | Purchased power expense |  | $46
Electricity swaps and options de-designated as hedged items |  | $22 |  | Competitive business operating revenues |  | $21
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | — |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | ($20)
Electricity swaps and options de-designated as hedged items |  | $1 |  | Competitive business operating revenues |  | ($1)
Assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis | The following tables set forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, Entergy’s assets and liabilities that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The assessment of the significance of a particular input to a fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.
2014 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $800 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $800 |
Decommissioning trust funds (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  | 417 |  |  | 2,644 |  | (b) | — |  |  | 3,061 |
Debt securities |  | 763 |  |  | 1,167 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,930 |
Power contracts |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |  |  | 24 |
Securitization recovery trust account |  | 48 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 48 |
Escrow accounts |  | 117 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 117 |
Gas hedge contracts |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |
FTRs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 25 |  |  | 25 |
|  |  | $2,153 |  |  |  | $3,811 |  |  |  | $49 |  |  |  | $6,013 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Power contracts |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $110 |  |  |  | $110 |
2013 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $609 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $609 |
Decommissioning trust funds (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  | 472 |  |  | 2,601 |  | (b) | — |  |  | 3,073 |
Debt securities |  | 783 |  |  | 1,047 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,830 |
Power contracts |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 74 |  |  | 74 |
Securitization recovery trust account |  | 46 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 46 |
Escrow accounts |  | 115 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 115 |
Gas hedge contracts |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
FTRs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 34 |  |  | 34 |
|  |  | $2,031 |  |  |  | $3,648 |  |  |  | $108 |  |  |  | $5,787 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Power contracts |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $207 |  |  |  | $207 |
(a) | The decommissioning trust funds hold equity and fixed income securities. Equity securities are invested to approximate the returns of major market indices. Fixed income securities are held in various governmental and corporate securities. See Note 9 to the financial statements herein for additional information on the investment portfolios.
(b) | Commingled equity funds may be redeemed bi-monthly.
Reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy |
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (In Millions)
Balance as of January 1, |  | ($98 | ) |  |  | $178 |
Realized losses included in earnings | (31 | ) |  | (14 | )
Unrealized gains included in earnings | 53 |  |  | 5 |
Unrealized losses included in OCI | (222 | ) |  | (119 | )
Unrealized gains included as a regulatory asset/liability | 37 |  |  | — |
Purchases | 5 |  |  | — |
Settlements | 195 |  |  | 2 |
Balance as of March 31, |  | ($61 | ) |  |  | $52 |
Fair Value Inputs Liabilities Quantitative Information | The following table sets forth a description of the types of transactions classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy and significant unobservable inputs to each which cause that classification, as of March 31, 2014:
Transaction Type |  | Fair Value as of March 31, 2014 |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs |  | Range from Average % |  | Effect on Fair Value
|  | (In Millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (In Millions)
Electricity swaps |  | ($96) |  | Unit contingent discount |  | +/- | 3% |  | ($3)
Electricity options |  | $10 |  | Implied volatility |  | +/- | 53% |  | $35
Entergy Arkansas [Member] |
Assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis | Entergy Arkansas
2014 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $216.1 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $216.1 |
Decommissioning trust funds (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  | 3.7 |  |  | 457.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 460.8 |
Debt securities |  | 50.8 |  |  | 209.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 260.7 |
Securitization recovery trust account |  | 8.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8.1 |
Escrow accounts |  | 26.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 26.0 |
FTRs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.7 |  |  | 2.7 |
|  |  | $304.7 |  |  |  | $667.0 |  |  |  | $2.7 |  |  |  | $974.4 |
2013 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $122.8 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $122.8 |
Decommissioning trust funds (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  | 13.6 |  |  | 449.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 463.3 |
Debt securities |  | 58.6 |  |  | 189.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 247.6 |
Securitization recovery trust account |  | 3.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.8 |
Escrow accounts |  | 26.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 26.0 |
|  |  | $224.8 |  |  |  | $638.7 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $863.5 |
Reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy | The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2014.
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
|  |  | (In Millions)
Balance as of January 1, |  | $— |  |  |  | $6.7 |  |  |  | $5.7 |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $2.0 |  |  |  | $18.4 |
Unrealized gains included as a regulatory liability/asset | 7.8 |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | 11.6 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 1.8 |
Settlements | (5.1 | ) |  | (9.0 | ) |  | (8.0 | ) |  | (7.8 | ) |  | (3.0 | ) |  | (12.8 | )
Balance as of March 31, |  | $2.7 |  |  |  | $5.4 |  |  |  | $3.0 |  |  |  | $4.8 |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $7.4 |
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member] |
Fair Values Of Derivative Instruments | The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (a) |  | Registrant
|  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $3.0 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $3.7 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.4 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $2.7 |  | Entergy Arkansas
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $5.4 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $3.0 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $4.8 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.0 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $7.4 |  | Entergy Texas
The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (a) |  | Registrant
|  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $2.2 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $2.9 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $0.7 |  | Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $0.1 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $6.7 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $5.7 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.0 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $2.0 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $18.4 |  | Entergy Texas
(a) | Excludes cash collateral in the amount of $1 million posted by Entergy Arkansas as of March 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2013, no cash collateral was required to be posted.
Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments On The Consolidated Statements Of Income | The effects of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their income statements for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Income Statement Location |  | Amount of gain (loss) recorded in the income statement |  | Registrant
2014 |  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $6.8 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $8.0 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $1.6 |  | Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $0.7 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $5.1 |  | Entergy Arkansas
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $9.1 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $8.0 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $7.8 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $2.9 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $12.8 |  | Entergy Texas
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | ($6.2) |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | ($8.3) |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | ($5.4) |  | Entergy Mississippi
Assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
2014 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $15.0 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $15.0 |
Decommissioning trust funds (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  | 11.0 |  |  | 348.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 359.9 |
Debt securities |  | 73.1 |  |  | 153.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 226.3 |
Escrow accounts |  | 21.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21.5 |
Gas hedge contracts |  | 3.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.0 |
FTRs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.4 |  |  | 5.4 |
|  |  | $123.6 |  |  |  | $502.1 |  |  |  | $5.4 |  |  |  | $631.1 |
2013 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $13.8 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $13.8 |
Decommissioning trust funds (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  | 27.6 |  |  | 343.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 370.8 |
Debt securities |  | 71.7 |  |  | 131.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 202.9 |
Escrow accounts |  | 21.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 21.5 |
Gas hedge contracts |  | 2.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.2 |
FTRs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6.7 |  |  | 6.7 |
|  |  | $136.8 |  |  |  | $474.4 |  |  |  | $6.7 |  |  |  | $617.9 |
Reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy | The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2014.
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
|  |  | (In Millions)
Balance as of January 1, |  | $— |  |  |  | $6.7 |  |  |  | $5.7 |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $2.0 |  |  |  | $18.4 |
Unrealized gains included as a regulatory liability/asset | 7.8 |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | 11.6 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 1.8 |
Settlements | (5.1 | ) |  | (9.0 | ) |  | (8.0 | ) |  | (7.8 | ) |  | (3.0 | ) |  | (12.8 | )
Balance as of March 31, |  | $2.7 |  |  |  | $5.4 |  |  |  | $3.0 |  |  |  | $4.8 |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $7.4 |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] |
Fair Values Of Derivative Instruments | The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (a) |  | Registrant
|  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $3.0 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $3.7 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.4 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $2.7 |  | Entergy Arkansas
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $5.4 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $3.0 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $4.8 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.0 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $7.4 |  | Entergy Texas
The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (a) |  | Registrant
|  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $2.2 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $2.9 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $0.7 |  | Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $0.1 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $6.7 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $5.7 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.0 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $2.0 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $18.4 |  | Entergy Texas
(a) | Excludes cash collateral in the amount of $1 million posted by Entergy Arkansas as of March 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2013, no cash collateral was required to be posted.
Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments On The Consolidated Statements Of Income | The effects of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their income statements for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Income Statement Location |  | Amount of gain (loss) recorded in the income statement |  | Registrant
2014 |  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $6.8 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $8.0 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $1.6 |  | Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $0.7 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $5.1 |  | Entergy Arkansas
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $9.1 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $8.0 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $7.8 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $2.9 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $12.8 |  | Entergy Texas
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | ($6.2) |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | ($8.3) |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | ($5.4) |  | Entergy Mississippi
Assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis | Entergy Louisiana
2014 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $72.0 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $72.0 |
Decommissioning trust funds (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  | 11.1 |  |  | 213.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 225.0 |
Debt securities |  | 60.3 |  |  | 68.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 128.6 |
Securitization recovery trust account |  | 10.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10.2 |
Gas hedge contracts |  | 3.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.7 |
FTRs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.0 |  |  | 3.0 |
|  |  | $157.3 |  |  |  | $282.2 |  |  |  | $3.0 |  |  |  | $442.5 |
2013 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $123.6 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $123.6 |
Decommissioning trust funds (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  | 13.5 |  |  | 210.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 224.2 |
Debt securities |  | 61.7 |  |  | 61.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 123.1 |
Securitization recovery trust account |  | 4.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4.5 |
Gas hedge contacts |  | 2.9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.9 |
FTRs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.7 |  |  | 5.7 |
|  |  | $206.2 |  |  |  | $272.1 |  |  |  | $5.7 |  |  |  | $484.0 |
Reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy | The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2014.
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
|  |  | (In Millions)
Balance as of January 1, |  | $— |  |  |  | $6.7 |  |  |  | $5.7 |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $2.0 |  |  |  | $18.4 |
Unrealized gains included as a regulatory liability/asset | 7.8 |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | 11.6 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 1.8 |
Settlements | (5.1 | ) |  | (9.0 | ) |  | (8.0 | ) |  | (7.8 | ) |  | (3.0 | ) |  | (12.8 | )
Balance as of March 31, |  | $2.7 |  |  |  | $5.4 |  |  |  | $3.0 |  |  |  | $4.8 |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $7.4 |
Entergy Mississippi [Member] |
Fair Values Of Derivative Instruments | The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (a) |  | Registrant
|  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $3.0 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $3.7 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.4 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $2.7 |  | Entergy Arkansas
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $5.4 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $3.0 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $4.8 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.0 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $7.4 |  | Entergy Texas
The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (a) |  | Registrant
|  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $2.2 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $2.9 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $0.7 |  | Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $0.1 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $6.7 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $5.7 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.0 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $2.0 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $18.4 |  | Entergy Texas
(a) | Excludes cash collateral in the amount of $1 million posted by Entergy Arkansas as of March 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2013, no cash collateral was required to be posted.
Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments On The Consolidated Statements Of Income | The effects of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their income statements for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Income Statement Location |  | Amount of gain (loss) recorded in the income statement |  | Registrant
2014 |  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $6.8 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $8.0 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $1.6 |  | Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $0.7 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $5.1 |  | Entergy Arkansas
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $9.1 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $8.0 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $7.8 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $2.9 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $12.8 |  | Entergy Texas
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | ($6.2) |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | ($8.3) |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | ($5.4) |  | Entergy Mississippi
Assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis | Entergy Mississippi
2014 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $70.3 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $70.3 |
Escrow accounts |  | 51.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 51.8 |
Gas hedge contracts |  | 1.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.4 |
FTRs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | 4.8 |
|  |  | $123.5 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $4.8 |  |  |  | $128.3 |
2013 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow accounts |  |  | $51.8 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $51.8 |
Gas hedge contracts |  | 0.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.7 |
FTRs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 1.0 |
|  |  | $52.5 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $53.5 |
Reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy | The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2014.
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
|  |  | (In Millions)
Balance as of January 1, |  | $— |  |  |  | $6.7 |  |  |  | $5.7 |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $2.0 |  |  |  | $18.4 |
Unrealized gains included as a regulatory liability/asset | 7.8 |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | 11.6 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 1.8 |
Settlements | (5.1 | ) |  | (9.0 | ) |  | (8.0 | ) |  | (7.8 | ) |  | (3.0 | ) |  | (12.8 | )
Balance as of March 31, |  | $2.7 |  |  |  | $5.4 |  |  |  | $3.0 |  |  |  | $4.8 |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $7.4 |
Entergy New Orleans [Member] |
Fair Values Of Derivative Instruments | The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (a) |  | Registrant
|  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $3.0 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $3.7 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.4 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $2.7 |  | Entergy Arkansas
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $5.4 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $3.0 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $4.8 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.0 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $7.4 |  | Entergy Texas
The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (a) |  | Registrant
|  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $2.2 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $2.9 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $0.7 |  | Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $0.1 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $6.7 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $5.7 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.0 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $2.0 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $18.4 |  | Entergy Texas
(a) | Excludes cash collateral in the amount of $1 million posted by Entergy Arkansas as of March 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2013, no cash collateral was required to be posted.
Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments On The Consolidated Statements Of Income | The effects of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their income statements for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Income Statement Location |  | Amount of gain (loss) recorded in the income statement |  | Registrant
2014 |  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $6.8 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $8.0 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $1.6 |  | Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | $0.7 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $5.1 |  | Entergy Arkansas
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $9.1 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $8.0 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $7.8 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $2.9 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Purchased power expense |  | $12.8 |  | Entergy Texas
2013 |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | ($6.2) |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | ($8.3) |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Fuel, fuel-related expenses, and gas purchased for resale |  | ($5.4) |  | Entergy Mississippi
Assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis | Entergy New Orleans
2014 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $24.7 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $24.7 |
Escrow accounts |  | 12.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12.4 |
FTRs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 1.0 |
|  |  | $37.1 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $38.1 |
2013 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $33.2 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $33.2 |
Escrow accounts |  | 10.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10.5 |
Gas hedge contracts |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
FTRs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 2.0 |
|  |  | $43.8 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $2.0 |  |  |  | $45.8 |
Reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy | The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2014.
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
|  |  | (In Millions)
Balance as of January 1, |  | $— |  |  |  | $6.7 |  |  |  | $5.7 |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $2.0 |  |  |  | $18.4 |
Unrealized gains included as a regulatory liability/asset | 7.8 |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | 11.6 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 1.8 |
Settlements | (5.1 | ) |  | (9.0 | ) |  | (8.0 | ) |  | (7.8 | ) |  | (3.0 | ) |  | (12.8 | )
Balance as of March 31, |  | $2.7 |  |  |  | $5.4 |  |  |  | $3.0 |  |  |  | $4.8 |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $7.4 |
Entergy Texas [Member] |
Fair Values Of Derivative Instruments | The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (a) |  | Registrant
|  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $3.0 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $3.7 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.4 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $2.7 |  | Entergy Arkansas
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $5.4 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $3.0 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $4.8 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.0 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $7.4 |  | Entergy Texas
The fair values of the Registrant Subsidiaries’ derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments on their balance sheets as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:
Instrument |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (a) |  | Registrant
|  |  |  | (In Millions) |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $2.2 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Gas hedge contracts |  | $2.9 |  | Entergy Louisiana
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $0.7 |  | Entergy Mississippi
Natural gas swaps |  | Prepayments and other |  | $0.1 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $6.7 |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $5.7 |  | Entergy Louisiana
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $1.0 |  | Entergy Mississippi
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $2.0 |  | Entergy New Orleans
FTRs |  | Prepayments and other |  | $18.4 |  | Entergy Texas
(a) | Excludes cash collateral in the amount of $1 million posted by Entergy Arkansas as of March 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2013, no cash collateral was required to be posted.
Assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis | Entergy Texas
2014 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securitization recovery trust account |  |  | $29.7 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $29.7 |
FTRs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | 7.4 |
|  |  | $29.7 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $7.4 |  |  |  | $37.1 |
2013 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $44.1 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $44.1 |
Securitization recovery trust account |  | 37.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 37.5 |
FTRs |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18.4 |  |  | 18.4 |
|  |  | $81.6 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $18.4 |  |  |  | $100.0 |
Reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy | The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the net assets (liabilities) for the fair value of derivatives classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2014.
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
|  |  | (In Millions)
Balance as of January 1, |  | $— |  |  |  | $6.7 |  |  |  | $5.7 |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $2.0 |  |  |  | $18.4 |
Unrealized gains included as a regulatory liability/asset | 7.8 |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | 5.3 |  |  | 11.6 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 1.8 |
Settlements | (5.1 | ) |  | (9.0 | ) |  | (8.0 | ) |  | (7.8 | ) |  | (3.0 | ) |  | (12.8 | )
Balance as of March 31, |  | $2.7 |  |  |  | $5.4 |  |  |  | $3.0 |  |  |  | $4.8 |  |  |  | $1.0 |  |  |  | $7.4 |
System Energy [Member] |
Assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis | System Energy
2014 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $83.1 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $83.1 |
Decommissioning trust funds (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  | 1.2 |  |  | 384.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 385.9 |
Debt securities |  | 155.1 |  |  | 78.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 233.4 |
|  |  | $239.4 |  |  |  | $463.0 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $702.4 |
2013 |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (In Millions)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Temporary cash investments |  |  | $64.6 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $64.6 |
Decommissioning trust funds (a): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities |  | 2.2 |  |  | 377.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 380.0 |
Debt securities |  | 152.9 |  |  | 71.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 223.9 |
|  |  | $219.7 |  |  |  | $448.8 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $668.5 |

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