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Retirement And Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Parent Company [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, amortization | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the second quarters of 2014 and 2013:
2014 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($389 | ) |  |  | $5,570 |  |  |  | ($106 | ) |  |  | $5,075 |
Amortization of loss |  | (6,734 | ) |  | (1,673 | ) |  | (563 | ) |  | (8,970 | )
Settlement loss |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,386 | ) |  | (1,386 | )
|  |  | ($7,123 | ) |  |  | $3,897 |  |  |  | ($2,055 | ) |  |  | ($5,281 | )
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $559 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $559 |
Amortization of loss |  | (477 | ) |  | (303 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (781 | )
|  |  | ($477 | ) |  |  | $256 |  |  |  | ($1 | ) |  |  | ($222 | )
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $845 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $845 |
Amortization of loss |  | — |  |  | (378 | ) |  | — |  |  | (378 | )
|  |  | $— |  |  |  | $467 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $467 |
2013 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($503 | ) |  |  | $3,007 |  |  |  | ($121 | ) |  |  | $2,383 |
Amortization of loss |  | (11,845 | ) |  | (5,485 | ) |  | (717 | ) |  | (18,047 | )
|  |  | ($12,348 | ) |  |  | ($2,478 | ) |  |  | ($838 | ) |  |  | ($15,664 | )
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($1 | ) |  |  | $206 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $205 |
Amortization of loss |  | (771 | ) |  | (1,172 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (1,945 | )
|  |  | ($772 | ) |  |  | ($966 | ) |  |  | ($2 | ) |  |  | ($1,740 | )
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $62 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $62 |
Amortization of loss |  | — |  |  | (1,287 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,287 | )
|  |  | $— |  |  |  | ($1,225 | ) |  |  | $— |  |  |  | ($1,225 | )
Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
2014 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($778 | ) |  |  | $11,141 |  |  |  | ($210 | ) |  |  | $10,153 |
Amortization of loss |  | (13,468 | ) |  | (3,346 | ) |  | (1,137 | ) |  | (17,951 | )
Settlement loss |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,548 | ) |  | (2,548 | )
|  |  | ($14,246 | ) |  |  | $7,795 |  |  |  | ($3,895 | ) |  |  | ($10,346 | )
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1,118 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1,118 |
Amortization of loss |  | (955 | ) |  | (606 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (1,563 | )
|  |  | ($955 | ) |  |  | $512 |  |  |  | ($2 | ) |  |  | ($445 | )
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1,689 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1,689 |
Amortization of loss |  | — |  |  | (756 | ) |  | — |  |  | (756 | )
|  |  | $— |  |  |  | $933 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $933 |
2013 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($1,005 | ) |  |  | $6,014 |  |  |  | ($242 | ) |  |  | $4,767 |
Amortization of loss |  | (23,690 | ) |  | (10,971 | ) |  | (1,434 | ) |  | (36,095 | )
|  |  | ($24,695 | ) |  |  | ($4,957 | ) |  |  | ($1,676 | ) |  |  | ($31,328 | )
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($1 | ) |  |  | $412 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $411 |
Amortization of loss |  | (1,542 | ) |  | (2,346 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (3,892 | )
|  |  | ($1,543 | ) |  |  | ($1,934 | ) |  |  | ($4 | ) |  |  | ($3,481 | )
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $124 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $124 |
Amortization of loss |  | — |  |  | (2,574 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,574 | )
|  |  | $— |  |  |  | ($2,450 | ) |  |  | $— |  |  |  | ($2,450 | )
Parent Company [Member] | Pension Plans Defined Benefit [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $35,109 |  |  |  | $44,051 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 72,519 |  |  | 65,266 |
Expected return on assets | (90,366 | ) |  | (81,748 | )
Amortization of prior service cost | 400 |  |  | 567 |
Amortization of loss | 36,274 |  |  | 54,951 |
Net pension costs |  | $53,936 |  |  |  | $83,087 |
Entergy’s qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $70,218 |  |  |  | $88,102 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 145,038 |  |  | 130,532 |
Expected return on assets | (180,732 | ) |  | (163,496 | )
Amortization of prior service cost | 800 |  |  | 1,134 |
Amortization of loss | 72,548 |  |  | 109,902 |
Net pension costs |  | $107,872 |  |  |  | $166,174 |
Parent Company [Member] | Other Postretirement [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $10,873 |  |  |  | $18,917 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) | 17,960 |  |  | 19,766 |
Expected return on assets | (11,197 | ) |  | (9,950 | )
Amortization of prior service credit | (7,898 | ) |  | (3,334 | )
Amortization of loss | 2,786 |  |  | 11,304 |
Net other postretirement benefit cost |  | $12,524 |  |  |  | $36,703 |
Entergy’s other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $21,746 |  |  |  | $37,834 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) | 35,920 |  |  | 39,532 |
Expected return on assets | (22,394 | ) |  | (19,900 | )
Amortization of prior service credit | (15,796 | ) |  | (6,668 | )
Amortization of loss | 5,572 |  |  | 22,608 |
Net other postretirement benefit cost |  | $25,048 |  |  |  | $73,406 |
Entergy Arkansas [Member] | Pension Plans Defined Benefit [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $5,023 |  |  |  | $2,881 |  |  |  | $3,546 |  |  |  | $1,523 |  |  |  | $666 |  |  |  | $1,285 |  |  |  | $1,446 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 14,884 |  |  | 7,278 |  |  | 9,467 |  |  | 4,318 |  |  | 2,041 |  |  | 4,437 |  |  | 3,390 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,305 | ) |  | (9,488 | ) |  | (11,449 | ) |  | (5,698 | ) |  | (2,505 | ) |  | (5,931 | ) |  | (4,155 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 8,989 |  |  | 3,981 |  |  | 6,131 |  |  | 2,354 |  |  | 1,449 |  |  | 2,339 |  |  | 2,375 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $10,591 |  |  |  | $4,652 |  |  |  | $7,695 |  |  |  | $2,497 |  |  |  | $1,651 |  |  |  | $2,130 |  |  |  | $3,056 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $6,371 |  |  |  | $3,599 |  |  |  | $4,334 |  |  |  | $1,842 |  |  |  | $832 |  |  |  | $1,637 |  |  |  | $1,836 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 13,550 |  |  | 6,657 |  |  | 8,644 |  |  | 3,930 |  |  | 1,849 |  |  | 4,055 |  |  | 3,016 |
Expected return on assets |  | (16,717 | ) |  | (8,734 | ) |  | (10,454 | ) |  | (5,279 | ) |  | (2,270 | ) |  | (5,566 | ) |  | (4,299 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  | 6 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Amortization of loss |  | 12,543 |  |  | 5,934 |  |  | 8,727 |  |  | 3,344 |  |  | 2,011 |  |  | 3,373 |  |  | 2,429 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $15,753 |  |  |  | $7,458 |  |  |  | $11,272 |  |  |  | $3,839 |  |  |  | $2,422 |  |  |  | $3,501 |  |  |  | $2,985 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $10,046 |  |  |  | $5,762 |  |  |  | $7,092 |  |  |  | $3,046 |  |  |  | $1,332 |  |  |  | $2,570 |  |  |  | $2,892 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 29,768 |  |  | 14,556 |  |  | 18,934 |  |  | 8,636 |  |  | 4,082 |  |  | 8,874 |  |  | 6,780 |
Expected return on assets |  | (36,610 | ) |  | (18,976 | ) |  | (22,898 | ) |  | (11,396 | ) |  | (5,010 | ) |  | (11,862 | ) |  | (8,310 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 17,978 |  |  | 7,962 |  |  | 12,262 |  |  | 4,708 |  |  | 2,898 |  |  | 4,678 |  |  | 4,750 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $21,182 |  |  |  | $9,304 |  |  |  | $15,390 |  |  |  | $4,994 |  |  |  | $3,302 |  |  |  | $4,260 |  |  |  | $6,112 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $12,742 |  |  |  | $7,198 |  |  |  | $8,668 |  |  |  | $3,684 |  |  |  | $1,664 |  |  |  | $3,274 |  |  |  | $3,672 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 27,100 |  |  | 13,314 |  |  | 17,288 |  |  | 7,860 |  |  | 3,698 |  |  | 8,110 |  |  | 6,032 |
Expected return on assets |  | (33,434 | ) |  | (17,468 | ) |  | (20,908 | ) |  | (10,558 | ) |  | (4,540 | ) |  | (11,132 | ) |  | (8,598 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost |  | 12 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |
Amortization of loss |  | 25,087 |  |  | 11,867 |  |  | 17,454 |  |  | 6,688 |  |  | 4,022 |  |  | 6,746 |  |  | 4,858 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $31,507 |  |  |  | $14,915 |  |  |  | $22,544 |  |  |  | $7,678 |  |  |  | $4,844 |  |  |  | $7,002 |  |  |  | $5,970 |
Expected Employer Contributions | Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $400 million to its qualified pension plans in 2014. As of June 30, 2014, Entergy had contributed $138.1 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2014:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2014 pension contributions |  | $93,999 |  |  |  | $31,119 |  |  |  | $53,047 |  |  |  | $21,540 |  |  |  | $10,495 |  |  |  | $18,302 |  |  |  | $21,388 |
Pension contributions made through June 2014 |  | $32,746 |  |  |  | $10,377 |  |  |  | $18,882 |  |  |  | $7,504 |  |  |  | $3,641 |  |  |  | $5,889 |  |  |  | $7,300 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2014 |  | $61,253 |  |  |  | $20,742 |  |  |  | $34,165 |  |  |  | $14,036 |  |  |  | $6,854 |  |  |  | $12,413 |  |  |  | $14,088 |
Entergy Arkansas [Member] | Other Postretirement [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $1,489 |  |  |  | $1,224 |  |  |  | $1,130 |  |  |  | $475 |  |  |  | $217 |  |  |  | $595 |  |  |  | $515 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,065 |  |  | 2,095 |  |  | 2,066 |  |  | 914 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,413 |  |  | 653 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,784 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,443 | ) |  | (1,119 | ) |  | (2,590 | ) |  | (932 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (610 | ) |  | (559 | ) |  | (844 | ) |  | (229 | ) |  | (177 | ) |  | (325 | ) |  | (206 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 317 |  |  | 303 |  |  | 378 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 200 |  |  | 111 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($523 | ) |  |  | $3,063 |  |  |  | $2,730 |  |  |  | ($246 | ) |  |  | ($364 | ) |  |  | ($707 | ) |  |  | $141 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,414 |  |  |  | $2,001 |  |  |  | $2,172 |  |  |  | $819 |  |  |  | $447 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $907 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,360 |  |  | 2,226 |  |  | 2,349 |  |  | 1,074 |  |  | 785 |  |  | 1,515 |  |  | 729 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,149 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,317 | ) |  | (1,014 | ) |  | (2,321 | ) |  | (825 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (133 | ) |  | (206 | ) |  | (62 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | (107 | ) |  | (16 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 2,042 |  |  | 1,173 |  |  | 1,286 |  |  | 663 |  |  | 397 |  |  | 975 |  |  | 479 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $3,534 |  |  |  | $5,194 |  |  |  | $5,745 |  |  |  | $1,204 |  |  |  | $625 |  |  |  | $1,012 |  |  |  | $1,274 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,978 |  |  |  | $2,448 |  |  |  | $2,260 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $434 |  |  |  | $1,190 |  |  |  | $1,030 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,130 |  |  | 4,190 |  |  | 4,132 |  |  | 1,828 |  |  | 1,402 |  |  | 2,826 |  |  | 1,306 |
Expected return on assets |  | (9,568 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,886 | ) |  | (2,238 | ) |  | (5,180 | ) |  | (1,864 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (1,220 | ) |  | (1,118 | ) |  | (1,688 | ) |  | (458 | ) |  | (354 | ) |  | (650 | ) |  | (412 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 634 |  |  | 606 |  |  | 756 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 400 |  |  | 222 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($1,046 | ) |  |  | $6,126 |  |  |  | $5,460 |  |  |  | ($492 | ) |  |  | ($728 | ) |  |  | ($1,414 | ) |  |  | $282 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $4,828 |  |  |  | $4,002 |  |  |  | $4,344 |  |  |  | $1,638 |  |  |  | $894 |  |  |  | $1,900 |  |  |  | $1,814 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,720 |  |  | 4,452 |  |  | 4,698 |  |  | 2,148 |  |  | 1,570 |  |  | 3,030 |  |  | 1,458 |
Expected return on assets |  | (8,298 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,634 | ) |  | (2,028 | ) |  | (4,642 | ) |  | (1,650 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (266 | ) |  | (412 | ) |  | (124 | ) |  | (70 | ) |  | 20 |  |  | (214 | ) |  | (32 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 4,083 |  |  | 2,347 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 793 |  |  | 1,951 |  |  | 958 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $7,067 |  |  |  | $10,389 |  |  |  | $11,491 |  |  |  | $2,407 |  |  |  | $1,249 |  |  |  | $2,025 |  |  |  | $2,548 |
Entergy Arkansas [Member] | Non-Qualified Pension Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost second quarter 2014 |  | $119 |  |  |  | $33 |  |  |  | $1 |  |  |  | $48 |  |  |  | $24 |  |  |  | $119 |
Non-qualified pension cost second quarter 2013 |  | $102 |  |  |  | $37 |  |  |  | $3 |  |  |  | $46 |  |  |  | $22 |  |  |  | $148 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost six months ended June 30, 2014 |  | $280 |  |  |  | $66 |  |  |  | $2 |  |  |  | $96 |  |  |  | $47 |  |  |  | $244 |
Non-qualified pension cost six months ended June 30, 2013 |  | $205 |  |  |  | $75 |  |  |  | $6 |  |  |  | $93 |  |  |  | $45 |  |  |  | $297 |
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, amortization | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the second quarters of 2014 and 2013:
2014 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($389 | ) |  |  | $5,570 |  |  |  | ($106 | ) |  |  | $5,075 |
Amortization of loss |  | (6,734 | ) |  | (1,673 | ) |  | (563 | ) |  | (8,970 | )
Settlement loss |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,386 | ) |  | (1,386 | )
|  |  | ($7,123 | ) |  |  | $3,897 |  |  |  | ($2,055 | ) |  |  | ($5,281 | )
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $559 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $559 |
Amortization of loss |  | (477 | ) |  | (303 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (781 | )
|  |  | ($477 | ) |  |  | $256 |  |  |  | ($1 | ) |  |  | ($222 | )
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $845 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $845 |
Amortization of loss |  | — |  |  | (378 | ) |  | — |  |  | (378 | )
|  |  | $— |  |  |  | $467 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $467 |
2013 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($503 | ) |  |  | $3,007 |  |  |  | ($121 | ) |  |  | $2,383 |
Amortization of loss |  | (11,845 | ) |  | (5,485 | ) |  | (717 | ) |  | (18,047 | )
|  |  | ($12,348 | ) |  |  | ($2,478 | ) |  |  | ($838 | ) |  |  | ($15,664 | )
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($1 | ) |  |  | $206 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $205 |
Amortization of loss |  | (771 | ) |  | (1,172 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (1,945 | )
|  |  | ($772 | ) |  |  | ($966 | ) |  |  | ($2 | ) |  |  | ($1,740 | )
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $62 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $62 |
Amortization of loss |  | — |  |  | (1,287 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,287 | )
|  |  | $— |  |  |  | ($1,225 | ) |  |  | $— |  |  |  | ($1,225 | )
Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
2014 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($778 | ) |  |  | $11,141 |  |  |  | ($210 | ) |  |  | $10,153 |
Amortization of loss |  | (13,468 | ) |  | (3,346 | ) |  | (1,137 | ) |  | (17,951 | )
Settlement loss |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,548 | ) |  | (2,548 | )
|  |  | ($14,246 | ) |  |  | $7,795 |  |  |  | ($3,895 | ) |  |  | ($10,346 | )
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1,118 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1,118 |
Amortization of loss |  | (955 | ) |  | (606 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (1,563 | )
|  |  | ($955 | ) |  |  | $512 |  |  |  | ($2 | ) |  |  | ($445 | )
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1,689 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1,689 |
Amortization of loss |  | — |  |  | (756 | ) |  | — |  |  | (756 | )
|  |  | $— |  |  |  | $933 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $933 |
2013 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($1,005 | ) |  |  | $6,014 |  |  |  | ($242 | ) |  |  | $4,767 |
Amortization of loss |  | (23,690 | ) |  | (10,971 | ) |  | (1,434 | ) |  | (36,095 | )
|  |  | ($24,695 | ) |  |  | ($4,957 | ) |  |  | ($1,676 | ) |  |  | ($31,328 | )
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($1 | ) |  |  | $412 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $411 |
Amortization of loss |  | (1,542 | ) |  | (2,346 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (3,892 | )
|  |  | ($1,543 | ) |  |  | ($1,934 | ) |  |  | ($4 | ) |  |  | ($3,481 | )
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $124 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $124 |
Amortization of loss |  | — |  |  | (2,574 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,574 | )
|  |  | $— |  |  |  | ($2,450 | ) |  |  | $— |  |  |  | ($2,450 | )
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member] | Pension Plans Defined Benefit [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $5,023 |  |  |  | $2,881 |  |  |  | $3,546 |  |  |  | $1,523 |  |  |  | $666 |  |  |  | $1,285 |  |  |  | $1,446 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 14,884 |  |  | 7,278 |  |  | 9,467 |  |  | 4,318 |  |  | 2,041 |  |  | 4,437 |  |  | 3,390 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,305 | ) |  | (9,488 | ) |  | (11,449 | ) |  | (5,698 | ) |  | (2,505 | ) |  | (5,931 | ) |  | (4,155 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 8,989 |  |  | 3,981 |  |  | 6,131 |  |  | 2,354 |  |  | 1,449 |  |  | 2,339 |  |  | 2,375 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $10,591 |  |  |  | $4,652 |  |  |  | $7,695 |  |  |  | $2,497 |  |  |  | $1,651 |  |  |  | $2,130 |  |  |  | $3,056 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $6,371 |  |  |  | $3,599 |  |  |  | $4,334 |  |  |  | $1,842 |  |  |  | $832 |  |  |  | $1,637 |  |  |  | $1,836 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 13,550 |  |  | 6,657 |  |  | 8,644 |  |  | 3,930 |  |  | 1,849 |  |  | 4,055 |  |  | 3,016 |
Expected return on assets |  | (16,717 | ) |  | (8,734 | ) |  | (10,454 | ) |  | (5,279 | ) |  | (2,270 | ) |  | (5,566 | ) |  | (4,299 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  | 6 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Amortization of loss |  | 12,543 |  |  | 5,934 |  |  | 8,727 |  |  | 3,344 |  |  | 2,011 |  |  | 3,373 |  |  | 2,429 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $15,753 |  |  |  | $7,458 |  |  |  | $11,272 |  |  |  | $3,839 |  |  |  | $2,422 |  |  |  | $3,501 |  |  |  | $2,985 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $10,046 |  |  |  | $5,762 |  |  |  | $7,092 |  |  |  | $3,046 |  |  |  | $1,332 |  |  |  | $2,570 |  |  |  | $2,892 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 29,768 |  |  | 14,556 |  |  | 18,934 |  |  | 8,636 |  |  | 4,082 |  |  | 8,874 |  |  | 6,780 |
Expected return on assets |  | (36,610 | ) |  | (18,976 | ) |  | (22,898 | ) |  | (11,396 | ) |  | (5,010 | ) |  | (11,862 | ) |  | (8,310 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 17,978 |  |  | 7,962 |  |  | 12,262 |  |  | 4,708 |  |  | 2,898 |  |  | 4,678 |  |  | 4,750 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $21,182 |  |  |  | $9,304 |  |  |  | $15,390 |  |  |  | $4,994 |  |  |  | $3,302 |  |  |  | $4,260 |  |  |  | $6,112 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $12,742 |  |  |  | $7,198 |  |  |  | $8,668 |  |  |  | $3,684 |  |  |  | $1,664 |  |  |  | $3,274 |  |  |  | $3,672 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 27,100 |  |  | 13,314 |  |  | 17,288 |  |  | 7,860 |  |  | 3,698 |  |  | 8,110 |  |  | 6,032 |
Expected return on assets |  | (33,434 | ) |  | (17,468 | ) |  | (20,908 | ) |  | (10,558 | ) |  | (4,540 | ) |  | (11,132 | ) |  | (8,598 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost |  | 12 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |
Amortization of loss |  | 25,087 |  |  | 11,867 |  |  | 17,454 |  |  | 6,688 |  |  | 4,022 |  |  | 6,746 |  |  | 4,858 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $31,507 |  |  |  | $14,915 |  |  |  | $22,544 |  |  |  | $7,678 |  |  |  | $4,844 |  |  |  | $7,002 |  |  |  | $5,970 |
Expected Employer Contributions | Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $400 million to its qualified pension plans in 2014. As of June 30, 2014, Entergy had contributed $138.1 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2014:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2014 pension contributions |  | $93,999 |  |  |  | $31,119 |  |  |  | $53,047 |  |  |  | $21,540 |  |  |  | $10,495 |  |  |  | $18,302 |  |  |  | $21,388 |
Pension contributions made through June 2014 |  | $32,746 |  |  |  | $10,377 |  |  |  | $18,882 |  |  |  | $7,504 |  |  |  | $3,641 |  |  |  | $5,889 |  |  |  | $7,300 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2014 |  | $61,253 |  |  |  | $20,742 |  |  |  | $34,165 |  |  |  | $14,036 |  |  |  | $6,854 |  |  |  | $12,413 |  |  |  | $14,088 |
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member] | Other Postretirement [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $1,489 |  |  |  | $1,224 |  |  |  | $1,130 |  |  |  | $475 |  |  |  | $217 |  |  |  | $595 |  |  |  | $515 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,065 |  |  | 2,095 |  |  | 2,066 |  |  | 914 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,413 |  |  | 653 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,784 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,443 | ) |  | (1,119 | ) |  | (2,590 | ) |  | (932 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (610 | ) |  | (559 | ) |  | (844 | ) |  | (229 | ) |  | (177 | ) |  | (325 | ) |  | (206 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 317 |  |  | 303 |  |  | 378 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 200 |  |  | 111 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($523 | ) |  |  | $3,063 |  |  |  | $2,730 |  |  |  | ($246 | ) |  |  | ($364 | ) |  |  | ($707 | ) |  |  | $141 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,414 |  |  |  | $2,001 |  |  |  | $2,172 |  |  |  | $819 |  |  |  | $447 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $907 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,360 |  |  | 2,226 |  |  | 2,349 |  |  | 1,074 |  |  | 785 |  |  | 1,515 |  |  | 729 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,149 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,317 | ) |  | (1,014 | ) |  | (2,321 | ) |  | (825 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (133 | ) |  | (206 | ) |  | (62 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | (107 | ) |  | (16 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 2,042 |  |  | 1,173 |  |  | 1,286 |  |  | 663 |  |  | 397 |  |  | 975 |  |  | 479 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $3,534 |  |  |  | $5,194 |  |  |  | $5,745 |  |  |  | $1,204 |  |  |  | $625 |  |  |  | $1,012 |  |  |  | $1,274 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,978 |  |  |  | $2,448 |  |  |  | $2,260 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $434 |  |  |  | $1,190 |  |  |  | $1,030 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,130 |  |  | 4,190 |  |  | 4,132 |  |  | 1,828 |  |  | 1,402 |  |  | 2,826 |  |  | 1,306 |
Expected return on assets |  | (9,568 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,886 | ) |  | (2,238 | ) |  | (5,180 | ) |  | (1,864 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (1,220 | ) |  | (1,118 | ) |  | (1,688 | ) |  | (458 | ) |  | (354 | ) |  | (650 | ) |  | (412 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 634 |  |  | 606 |  |  | 756 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 400 |  |  | 222 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($1,046 | ) |  |  | $6,126 |  |  |  | $5,460 |  |  |  | ($492 | ) |  |  | ($728 | ) |  |  | ($1,414 | ) |  |  | $282 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $4,828 |  |  |  | $4,002 |  |  |  | $4,344 |  |  |  | $1,638 |  |  |  | $894 |  |  |  | $1,900 |  |  |  | $1,814 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,720 |  |  | 4,452 |  |  | 4,698 |  |  | 2,148 |  |  | 1,570 |  |  | 3,030 |  |  | 1,458 |
Expected return on assets |  | (8,298 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,634 | ) |  | (2,028 | ) |  | (4,642 | ) |  | (1,650 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (266 | ) |  | (412 | ) |  | (124 | ) |  | (70 | ) |  | 20 |  |  | (214 | ) |  | (32 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 4,083 |  |  | 2,347 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 793 |  |  | 1,951 |  |  | 958 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $7,067 |  |  |  | $10,389 |  |  |  | $11,491 |  |  |  | $2,407 |  |  |  | $1,249 |  |  |  | $2,025 |  |  |  | $2,548 |
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana [Member] | Non-Qualified Pension Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost second quarter 2014 |  | $119 |  |  |  | $33 |  |  |  | $1 |  |  |  | $48 |  |  |  | $24 |  |  |  | $119 |
Non-qualified pension cost second quarter 2013 |  | $102 |  |  |  | $37 |  |  |  | $3 |  |  |  | $46 |  |  |  | $22 |  |  |  | $148 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost six months ended June 30, 2014 |  | $280 |  |  |  | $66 |  |  |  | $2 |  |  |  | $96 |  |  |  | $47 |  |  |  | $244 |
Non-qualified pension cost six months ended June 30, 2013 |  | $205 |  |  |  | $75 |  |  |  | $6 |  |  |  | $93 |  |  |  | $45 |  |  |  | $297 |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, amortization | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the second quarters of 2014 and 2013:
2014 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($389 | ) |  |  | $5,570 |  |  |  | ($106 | ) |  |  | $5,075 |
Amortization of loss |  | (6,734 | ) |  | (1,673 | ) |  | (563 | ) |  | (8,970 | )
Settlement loss |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,386 | ) |  | (1,386 | )
|  |  | ($7,123 | ) |  |  | $3,897 |  |  |  | ($2,055 | ) |  |  | ($5,281 | )
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $559 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $559 |
Amortization of loss |  | (477 | ) |  | (303 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (781 | )
|  |  | ($477 | ) |  |  | $256 |  |  |  | ($1 | ) |  |  | ($222 | )
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $845 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $845 |
Amortization of loss |  | — |  |  | (378 | ) |  | — |  |  | (378 | )
|  |  | $— |  |  |  | $467 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $467 |
2013 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($503 | ) |  |  | $3,007 |  |  |  | ($121 | ) |  |  | $2,383 |
Amortization of loss |  | (11,845 | ) |  | (5,485 | ) |  | (717 | ) |  | (18,047 | )
|  |  | ($12,348 | ) |  |  | ($2,478 | ) |  |  | ($838 | ) |  |  | ($15,664 | )
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($1 | ) |  |  | $206 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $205 |
Amortization of loss |  | (771 | ) |  | (1,172 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (1,945 | )
|  |  | ($772 | ) |  |  | ($966 | ) |  |  | ($2 | ) |  |  | ($1,740 | )
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $62 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $62 |
Amortization of loss |  | — |  |  | (1,287 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,287 | )
|  |  | $— |  |  |  | ($1,225 | ) |  |  | $— |  |  |  | ($1,225 | )
Entergy and the Registrant Subsidiaries reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
2014 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($778 | ) |  |  | $11,141 |  |  |  | ($210 | ) |  |  | $10,153 |
Amortization of loss |  | (13,468 | ) |  | (3,346 | ) |  | (1,137 | ) |  | (17,951 | )
Settlement loss |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,548 | ) |  | (2,548 | )
|  |  | ($14,246 | ) |  |  | $7,795 |  |  |  | ($3,895 | ) |  |  | ($10,346 | )
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1,118 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1,118 |
Amortization of loss |  | (955 | ) |  | (606 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (1,563 | )
|  |  | ($955 | ) |  |  | $512 |  |  |  | ($2 | ) |  |  | ($445 | )
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1,689 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $1,689 |
Amortization of loss |  | — |  |  | (756 | ) |  | — |  |  | (756 | )
|  |  | $— |  |  |  | $933 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $933 |
2013 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($1,005 | ) |  |  | $6,014 |  |  |  | ($242 | ) |  |  | $4,767 |
Amortization of loss |  | (23,690 | ) |  | (10,971 | ) |  | (1,434 | ) |  | (36,095 | )
|  |  | ($24,695 | ) |  |  | ($4,957 | ) |  |  | ($1,676 | ) |  |  | ($31,328 | )
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | ($1 | ) |  |  | $412 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $411 |
Amortization of loss |  | (1,542 | ) |  | (2,346 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (3,892 | )
|  |  | ($1,543 | ) |  |  | ($1,934 | ) |  |  | ($4 | ) |  |  | ($3,481 | )
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $124 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $124 |
Amortization of loss |  | — |  |  | (2,574 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,574 | )
|  |  | $— |  |  |  | ($2,450 | ) |  |  | $— |  |  |  | ($2,450 | )
Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Pension Plans Defined Benefit [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $5,023 |  |  |  | $2,881 |  |  |  | $3,546 |  |  |  | $1,523 |  |  |  | $666 |  |  |  | $1,285 |  |  |  | $1,446 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 14,884 |  |  | 7,278 |  |  | 9,467 |  |  | 4,318 |  |  | 2,041 |  |  | 4,437 |  |  | 3,390 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,305 | ) |  | (9,488 | ) |  | (11,449 | ) |  | (5,698 | ) |  | (2,505 | ) |  | (5,931 | ) |  | (4,155 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 8,989 |  |  | 3,981 |  |  | 6,131 |  |  | 2,354 |  |  | 1,449 |  |  | 2,339 |  |  | 2,375 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $10,591 |  |  |  | $4,652 |  |  |  | $7,695 |  |  |  | $2,497 |  |  |  | $1,651 |  |  |  | $2,130 |  |  |  | $3,056 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $6,371 |  |  |  | $3,599 |  |  |  | $4,334 |  |  |  | $1,842 |  |  |  | $832 |  |  |  | $1,637 |  |  |  | $1,836 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 13,550 |  |  | 6,657 |  |  | 8,644 |  |  | 3,930 |  |  | 1,849 |  |  | 4,055 |  |  | 3,016 |
Expected return on assets |  | (16,717 | ) |  | (8,734 | ) |  | (10,454 | ) |  | (5,279 | ) |  | (2,270 | ) |  | (5,566 | ) |  | (4,299 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  | 6 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Amortization of loss |  | 12,543 |  |  | 5,934 |  |  | 8,727 |  |  | 3,344 |  |  | 2,011 |  |  | 3,373 |  |  | 2,429 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $15,753 |  |  |  | $7,458 |  |  |  | $11,272 |  |  |  | $3,839 |  |  |  | $2,422 |  |  |  | $3,501 |  |  |  | $2,985 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $10,046 |  |  |  | $5,762 |  |  |  | $7,092 |  |  |  | $3,046 |  |  |  | $1,332 |  |  |  | $2,570 |  |  |  | $2,892 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 29,768 |  |  | 14,556 |  |  | 18,934 |  |  | 8,636 |  |  | 4,082 |  |  | 8,874 |  |  | 6,780 |
Expected return on assets |  | (36,610 | ) |  | (18,976 | ) |  | (22,898 | ) |  | (11,396 | ) |  | (5,010 | ) |  | (11,862 | ) |  | (8,310 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 17,978 |  |  | 7,962 |  |  | 12,262 |  |  | 4,708 |  |  | 2,898 |  |  | 4,678 |  |  | 4,750 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $21,182 |  |  |  | $9,304 |  |  |  | $15,390 |  |  |  | $4,994 |  |  |  | $3,302 |  |  |  | $4,260 |  |  |  | $6,112 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $12,742 |  |  |  | $7,198 |  |  |  | $8,668 |  |  |  | $3,684 |  |  |  | $1,664 |  |  |  | $3,274 |  |  |  | $3,672 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 27,100 |  |  | 13,314 |  |  | 17,288 |  |  | 7,860 |  |  | 3,698 |  |  | 8,110 |  |  | 6,032 |
Expected return on assets |  | (33,434 | ) |  | (17,468 | ) |  | (20,908 | ) |  | (10,558 | ) |  | (4,540 | ) |  | (11,132 | ) |  | (8,598 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost |  | 12 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |
Amortization of loss |  | 25,087 |  |  | 11,867 |  |  | 17,454 |  |  | 6,688 |  |  | 4,022 |  |  | 6,746 |  |  | 4,858 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $31,507 |  |  |  | $14,915 |  |  |  | $22,544 |  |  |  | $7,678 |  |  |  | $4,844 |  |  |  | $7,002 |  |  |  | $5,970 |
Expected Employer Contributions | Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $400 million to its qualified pension plans in 2014. As of June 30, 2014, Entergy had contributed $138.1 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2014:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2014 pension contributions |  | $93,999 |  |  |  | $31,119 |  |  |  | $53,047 |  |  |  | $21,540 |  |  |  | $10,495 |  |  |  | $18,302 |  |  |  | $21,388 |
Pension contributions made through June 2014 |  | $32,746 |  |  |  | $10,377 |  |  |  | $18,882 |  |  |  | $7,504 |  |  |  | $3,641 |  |  |  | $5,889 |  |  |  | $7,300 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2014 |  | $61,253 |  |  |  | $20,742 |  |  |  | $34,165 |  |  |  | $14,036 |  |  |  | $6,854 |  |  |  | $12,413 |  |  |  | $14,088 |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Other Postretirement [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $1,489 |  |  |  | $1,224 |  |  |  | $1,130 |  |  |  | $475 |  |  |  | $217 |  |  |  | $595 |  |  |  | $515 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,065 |  |  | 2,095 |  |  | 2,066 |  |  | 914 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,413 |  |  | 653 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,784 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,443 | ) |  | (1,119 | ) |  | (2,590 | ) |  | (932 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (610 | ) |  | (559 | ) |  | (844 | ) |  | (229 | ) |  | (177 | ) |  | (325 | ) |  | (206 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 317 |  |  | 303 |  |  | 378 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 200 |  |  | 111 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($523 | ) |  |  | $3,063 |  |  |  | $2,730 |  |  |  | ($246 | ) |  |  | ($364 | ) |  |  | ($707 | ) |  |  | $141 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,414 |  |  |  | $2,001 |  |  |  | $2,172 |  |  |  | $819 |  |  |  | $447 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $907 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,360 |  |  | 2,226 |  |  | 2,349 |  |  | 1,074 |  |  | 785 |  |  | 1,515 |  |  | 729 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,149 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,317 | ) |  | (1,014 | ) |  | (2,321 | ) |  | (825 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (133 | ) |  | (206 | ) |  | (62 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | (107 | ) |  | (16 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 2,042 |  |  | 1,173 |  |  | 1,286 |  |  | 663 |  |  | 397 |  |  | 975 |  |  | 479 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $3,534 |  |  |  | $5,194 |  |  |  | $5,745 |  |  |  | $1,204 |  |  |  | $625 |  |  |  | $1,012 |  |  |  | $1,274 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,978 |  |  |  | $2,448 |  |  |  | $2,260 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $434 |  |  |  | $1,190 |  |  |  | $1,030 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,130 |  |  | 4,190 |  |  | 4,132 |  |  | 1,828 |  |  | 1,402 |  |  | 2,826 |  |  | 1,306 |
Expected return on assets |  | (9,568 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,886 | ) |  | (2,238 | ) |  | (5,180 | ) |  | (1,864 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (1,220 | ) |  | (1,118 | ) |  | (1,688 | ) |  | (458 | ) |  | (354 | ) |  | (650 | ) |  | (412 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 634 |  |  | 606 |  |  | 756 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 400 |  |  | 222 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($1,046 | ) |  |  | $6,126 |  |  |  | $5,460 |  |  |  | ($492 | ) |  |  | ($728 | ) |  |  | ($1,414 | ) |  |  | $282 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $4,828 |  |  |  | $4,002 |  |  |  | $4,344 |  |  |  | $1,638 |  |  |  | $894 |  |  |  | $1,900 |  |  |  | $1,814 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,720 |  |  | 4,452 |  |  | 4,698 |  |  | 2,148 |  |  | 1,570 |  |  | 3,030 |  |  | 1,458 |
Expected return on assets |  | (8,298 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,634 | ) |  | (2,028 | ) |  | (4,642 | ) |  | (1,650 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (266 | ) |  | (412 | ) |  | (124 | ) |  | (70 | ) |  | 20 |  |  | (214 | ) |  | (32 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 4,083 |  |  | 2,347 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 793 |  |  | 1,951 |  |  | 958 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $7,067 |  |  |  | $10,389 |  |  |  | $11,491 |  |  |  | $2,407 |  |  |  | $1,249 |  |  |  | $2,025 |  |  |  | $2,548 |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Non-Qualified Pension Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost second quarter 2014 |  | $119 |  |  |  | $33 |  |  |  | $1 |  |  |  | $48 |  |  |  | $24 |  |  |  | $119 |
Non-qualified pension cost second quarter 2013 |  | $102 |  |  |  | $37 |  |  |  | $3 |  |  |  | $46 |  |  |  | $22 |  |  |  | $148 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost six months ended June 30, 2014 |  | $280 |  |  |  | $66 |  |  |  | $2 |  |  |  | $96 |  |  |  | $47 |  |  |  | $244 |
Non-qualified pension cost six months ended June 30, 2013 |  | $205 |  |  |  | $75 |  |  |  | $6 |  |  |  | $93 |  |  |  | $45 |  |  |  | $297 |
Entergy Mississippi [Member] | Pension Plans Defined Benefit [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $5,023 |  |  |  | $2,881 |  |  |  | $3,546 |  |  |  | $1,523 |  |  |  | $666 |  |  |  | $1,285 |  |  |  | $1,446 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 14,884 |  |  | 7,278 |  |  | 9,467 |  |  | 4,318 |  |  | 2,041 |  |  | 4,437 |  |  | 3,390 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,305 | ) |  | (9,488 | ) |  | (11,449 | ) |  | (5,698 | ) |  | (2,505 | ) |  | (5,931 | ) |  | (4,155 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 8,989 |  |  | 3,981 |  |  | 6,131 |  |  | 2,354 |  |  | 1,449 |  |  | 2,339 |  |  | 2,375 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $10,591 |  |  |  | $4,652 |  |  |  | $7,695 |  |  |  | $2,497 |  |  |  | $1,651 |  |  |  | $2,130 |  |  |  | $3,056 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $6,371 |  |  |  | $3,599 |  |  |  | $4,334 |  |  |  | $1,842 |  |  |  | $832 |  |  |  | $1,637 |  |  |  | $1,836 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 13,550 |  |  | 6,657 |  |  | 8,644 |  |  | 3,930 |  |  | 1,849 |  |  | 4,055 |  |  | 3,016 |
Expected return on assets |  | (16,717 | ) |  | (8,734 | ) |  | (10,454 | ) |  | (5,279 | ) |  | (2,270 | ) |  | (5,566 | ) |  | (4,299 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  | 6 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Amortization of loss |  | 12,543 |  |  | 5,934 |  |  | 8,727 |  |  | 3,344 |  |  | 2,011 |  |  | 3,373 |  |  | 2,429 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $15,753 |  |  |  | $7,458 |  |  |  | $11,272 |  |  |  | $3,839 |  |  |  | $2,422 |  |  |  | $3,501 |  |  |  | $2,985 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $10,046 |  |  |  | $5,762 |  |  |  | $7,092 |  |  |  | $3,046 |  |  |  | $1,332 |  |  |  | $2,570 |  |  |  | $2,892 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 29,768 |  |  | 14,556 |  |  | 18,934 |  |  | 8,636 |  |  | 4,082 |  |  | 8,874 |  |  | 6,780 |
Expected return on assets |  | (36,610 | ) |  | (18,976 | ) |  | (22,898 | ) |  | (11,396 | ) |  | (5,010 | ) |  | (11,862 | ) |  | (8,310 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 17,978 |  |  | 7,962 |  |  | 12,262 |  |  | 4,708 |  |  | 2,898 |  |  | 4,678 |  |  | 4,750 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $21,182 |  |  |  | $9,304 |  |  |  | $15,390 |  |  |  | $4,994 |  |  |  | $3,302 |  |  |  | $4,260 |  |  |  | $6,112 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $12,742 |  |  |  | $7,198 |  |  |  | $8,668 |  |  |  | $3,684 |  |  |  | $1,664 |  |  |  | $3,274 |  |  |  | $3,672 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 27,100 |  |  | 13,314 |  |  | 17,288 |  |  | 7,860 |  |  | 3,698 |  |  | 8,110 |  |  | 6,032 |
Expected return on assets |  | (33,434 | ) |  | (17,468 | ) |  | (20,908 | ) |  | (10,558 | ) |  | (4,540 | ) |  | (11,132 | ) |  | (8,598 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost |  | 12 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |
Amortization of loss |  | 25,087 |  |  | 11,867 |  |  | 17,454 |  |  | 6,688 |  |  | 4,022 |  |  | 6,746 |  |  | 4,858 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $31,507 |  |  |  | $14,915 |  |  |  | $22,544 |  |  |  | $7,678 |  |  |  | $4,844 |  |  |  | $7,002 |  |  |  | $5,970 |
Expected Employer Contributions | Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $400 million to its qualified pension plans in 2014. As of June 30, 2014, Entergy had contributed $138.1 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2014:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2014 pension contributions |  | $93,999 |  |  |  | $31,119 |  |  |  | $53,047 |  |  |  | $21,540 |  |  |  | $10,495 |  |  |  | $18,302 |  |  |  | $21,388 |
Pension contributions made through June 2014 |  | $32,746 |  |  |  | $10,377 |  |  |  | $18,882 |  |  |  | $7,504 |  |  |  | $3,641 |  |  |  | $5,889 |  |  |  | $7,300 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2014 |  | $61,253 |  |  |  | $20,742 |  |  |  | $34,165 |  |  |  | $14,036 |  |  |  | $6,854 |  |  |  | $12,413 |  |  |  | $14,088 |
Entergy Mississippi [Member] | Other Postretirement [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $1,489 |  |  |  | $1,224 |  |  |  | $1,130 |  |  |  | $475 |  |  |  | $217 |  |  |  | $595 |  |  |  | $515 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,065 |  |  | 2,095 |  |  | 2,066 |  |  | 914 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,413 |  |  | 653 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,784 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,443 | ) |  | (1,119 | ) |  | (2,590 | ) |  | (932 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (610 | ) |  | (559 | ) |  | (844 | ) |  | (229 | ) |  | (177 | ) |  | (325 | ) |  | (206 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 317 |  |  | 303 |  |  | 378 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 200 |  |  | 111 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($523 | ) |  |  | $3,063 |  |  |  | $2,730 |  |  |  | ($246 | ) |  |  | ($364 | ) |  |  | ($707 | ) |  |  | $141 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,414 |  |  |  | $2,001 |  |  |  | $2,172 |  |  |  | $819 |  |  |  | $447 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $907 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,360 |  |  | 2,226 |  |  | 2,349 |  |  | 1,074 |  |  | 785 |  |  | 1,515 |  |  | 729 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,149 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,317 | ) |  | (1,014 | ) |  | (2,321 | ) |  | (825 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (133 | ) |  | (206 | ) |  | (62 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | (107 | ) |  | (16 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 2,042 |  |  | 1,173 |  |  | 1,286 |  |  | 663 |  |  | 397 |  |  | 975 |  |  | 479 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $3,534 |  |  |  | $5,194 |  |  |  | $5,745 |  |  |  | $1,204 |  |  |  | $625 |  |  |  | $1,012 |  |  |  | $1,274 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,978 |  |  |  | $2,448 |  |  |  | $2,260 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $434 |  |  |  | $1,190 |  |  |  | $1,030 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,130 |  |  | 4,190 |  |  | 4,132 |  |  | 1,828 |  |  | 1,402 |  |  | 2,826 |  |  | 1,306 |
Expected return on assets |  | (9,568 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,886 | ) |  | (2,238 | ) |  | (5,180 | ) |  | (1,864 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (1,220 | ) |  | (1,118 | ) |  | (1,688 | ) |  | (458 | ) |  | (354 | ) |  | (650 | ) |  | (412 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 634 |  |  | 606 |  |  | 756 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 400 |  |  | 222 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($1,046 | ) |  |  | $6,126 |  |  |  | $5,460 |  |  |  | ($492 | ) |  |  | ($728 | ) |  |  | ($1,414 | ) |  |  | $282 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $4,828 |  |  |  | $4,002 |  |  |  | $4,344 |  |  |  | $1,638 |  |  |  | $894 |  |  |  | $1,900 |  |  |  | $1,814 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,720 |  |  | 4,452 |  |  | 4,698 |  |  | 2,148 |  |  | 1,570 |  |  | 3,030 |  |  | 1,458 |
Expected return on assets |  | (8,298 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,634 | ) |  | (2,028 | ) |  | (4,642 | ) |  | (1,650 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (266 | ) |  | (412 | ) |  | (124 | ) |  | (70 | ) |  | 20 |  |  | (214 | ) |  | (32 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 4,083 |  |  | 2,347 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 793 |  |  | 1,951 |  |  | 958 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $7,067 |  |  |  | $10,389 |  |  |  | $11,491 |  |  |  | $2,407 |  |  |  | $1,249 |  |  |  | $2,025 |  |  |  | $2,548 |
Entergy Mississippi [Member] | Non-Qualified Pension Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost second quarter 2014 |  | $119 |  |  |  | $33 |  |  |  | $1 |  |  |  | $48 |  |  |  | $24 |  |  |  | $119 |
Non-qualified pension cost second quarter 2013 |  | $102 |  |  |  | $37 |  |  |  | $3 |  |  |  | $46 |  |  |  | $22 |  |  |  | $148 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost six months ended June 30, 2014 |  | $280 |  |  |  | $66 |  |  |  | $2 |  |  |  | $96 |  |  |  | $47 |  |  |  | $244 |
Non-qualified pension cost six months ended June 30, 2013 |  | $205 |  |  |  | $75 |  |  |  | $6 |  |  |  | $93 |  |  |  | $45 |  |  |  | $297 |
Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Pension Plans Defined Benefit [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $5,023 |  |  |  | $2,881 |  |  |  | $3,546 |  |  |  | $1,523 |  |  |  | $666 |  |  |  | $1,285 |  |  |  | $1,446 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 14,884 |  |  | 7,278 |  |  | 9,467 |  |  | 4,318 |  |  | 2,041 |  |  | 4,437 |  |  | 3,390 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,305 | ) |  | (9,488 | ) |  | (11,449 | ) |  | (5,698 | ) |  | (2,505 | ) |  | (5,931 | ) |  | (4,155 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 8,989 |  |  | 3,981 |  |  | 6,131 |  |  | 2,354 |  |  | 1,449 |  |  | 2,339 |  |  | 2,375 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $10,591 |  |  |  | $4,652 |  |  |  | $7,695 |  |  |  | $2,497 |  |  |  | $1,651 |  |  |  | $2,130 |  |  |  | $3,056 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $6,371 |  |  |  | $3,599 |  |  |  | $4,334 |  |  |  | $1,842 |  |  |  | $832 |  |  |  | $1,637 |  |  |  | $1,836 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 13,550 |  |  | 6,657 |  |  | 8,644 |  |  | 3,930 |  |  | 1,849 |  |  | 4,055 |  |  | 3,016 |
Expected return on assets |  | (16,717 | ) |  | (8,734 | ) |  | (10,454 | ) |  | (5,279 | ) |  | (2,270 | ) |  | (5,566 | ) |  | (4,299 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  | 6 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Amortization of loss |  | 12,543 |  |  | 5,934 |  |  | 8,727 |  |  | 3,344 |  |  | 2,011 |  |  | 3,373 |  |  | 2,429 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $15,753 |  |  |  | $7,458 |  |  |  | $11,272 |  |  |  | $3,839 |  |  |  | $2,422 |  |  |  | $3,501 |  |  |  | $2,985 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $10,046 |  |  |  | $5,762 |  |  |  | $7,092 |  |  |  | $3,046 |  |  |  | $1,332 |  |  |  | $2,570 |  |  |  | $2,892 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 29,768 |  |  | 14,556 |  |  | 18,934 |  |  | 8,636 |  |  | 4,082 |  |  | 8,874 |  |  | 6,780 |
Expected return on assets |  | (36,610 | ) |  | (18,976 | ) |  | (22,898 | ) |  | (11,396 | ) |  | (5,010 | ) |  | (11,862 | ) |  | (8,310 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 17,978 |  |  | 7,962 |  |  | 12,262 |  |  | 4,708 |  |  | 2,898 |  |  | 4,678 |  |  | 4,750 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $21,182 |  |  |  | $9,304 |  |  |  | $15,390 |  |  |  | $4,994 |  |  |  | $3,302 |  |  |  | $4,260 |  |  |  | $6,112 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $12,742 |  |  |  | $7,198 |  |  |  | $8,668 |  |  |  | $3,684 |  |  |  | $1,664 |  |  |  | $3,274 |  |  |  | $3,672 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 27,100 |  |  | 13,314 |  |  | 17,288 |  |  | 7,860 |  |  | 3,698 |  |  | 8,110 |  |  | 6,032 |
Expected return on assets |  | (33,434 | ) |  | (17,468 | ) |  | (20,908 | ) |  | (10,558 | ) |  | (4,540 | ) |  | (11,132 | ) |  | (8,598 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost |  | 12 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |
Amortization of loss |  | 25,087 |  |  | 11,867 |  |  | 17,454 |  |  | 6,688 |  |  | 4,022 |  |  | 6,746 |  |  | 4,858 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $31,507 |  |  |  | $14,915 |  |  |  | $22,544 |  |  |  | $7,678 |  |  |  | $4,844 |  |  |  | $7,002 |  |  |  | $5,970 |
Expected Employer Contributions | Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $400 million to its qualified pension plans in 2014. As of June 30, 2014, Entergy had contributed $138.1 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2014:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2014 pension contributions |  | $93,999 |  |  |  | $31,119 |  |  |  | $53,047 |  |  |  | $21,540 |  |  |  | $10,495 |  |  |  | $18,302 |  |  |  | $21,388 |
Pension contributions made through June 2014 |  | $32,746 |  |  |  | $10,377 |  |  |  | $18,882 |  |  |  | $7,504 |  |  |  | $3,641 |  |  |  | $5,889 |  |  |  | $7,300 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2014 |  | $61,253 |  |  |  | $20,742 |  |  |  | $34,165 |  |  |  | $14,036 |  |  |  | $6,854 |  |  |  | $12,413 |  |  |  | $14,088 |
Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Other Postretirement [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $1,489 |  |  |  | $1,224 |  |  |  | $1,130 |  |  |  | $475 |  |  |  | $217 |  |  |  | $595 |  |  |  | $515 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,065 |  |  | 2,095 |  |  | 2,066 |  |  | 914 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,413 |  |  | 653 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,784 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,443 | ) |  | (1,119 | ) |  | (2,590 | ) |  | (932 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (610 | ) |  | (559 | ) |  | (844 | ) |  | (229 | ) |  | (177 | ) |  | (325 | ) |  | (206 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 317 |  |  | 303 |  |  | 378 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 200 |  |  | 111 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($523 | ) |  |  | $3,063 |  |  |  | $2,730 |  |  |  | ($246 | ) |  |  | ($364 | ) |  |  | ($707 | ) |  |  | $141 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,414 |  |  |  | $2,001 |  |  |  | $2,172 |  |  |  | $819 |  |  |  | $447 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $907 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,360 |  |  | 2,226 |  |  | 2,349 |  |  | 1,074 |  |  | 785 |  |  | 1,515 |  |  | 729 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,149 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,317 | ) |  | (1,014 | ) |  | (2,321 | ) |  | (825 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (133 | ) |  | (206 | ) |  | (62 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | (107 | ) |  | (16 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 2,042 |  |  | 1,173 |  |  | 1,286 |  |  | 663 |  |  | 397 |  |  | 975 |  |  | 479 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $3,534 |  |  |  | $5,194 |  |  |  | $5,745 |  |  |  | $1,204 |  |  |  | $625 |  |  |  | $1,012 |  |  |  | $1,274 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,978 |  |  |  | $2,448 |  |  |  | $2,260 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $434 |  |  |  | $1,190 |  |  |  | $1,030 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,130 |  |  | 4,190 |  |  | 4,132 |  |  | 1,828 |  |  | 1,402 |  |  | 2,826 |  |  | 1,306 |
Expected return on assets |  | (9,568 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,886 | ) |  | (2,238 | ) |  | (5,180 | ) |  | (1,864 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (1,220 | ) |  | (1,118 | ) |  | (1,688 | ) |  | (458 | ) |  | (354 | ) |  | (650 | ) |  | (412 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 634 |  |  | 606 |  |  | 756 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 400 |  |  | 222 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($1,046 | ) |  |  | $6,126 |  |  |  | $5,460 |  |  |  | ($492 | ) |  |  | ($728 | ) |  |  | ($1,414 | ) |  |  | $282 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $4,828 |  |  |  | $4,002 |  |  |  | $4,344 |  |  |  | $1,638 |  |  |  | $894 |  |  |  | $1,900 |  |  |  | $1,814 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,720 |  |  | 4,452 |  |  | 4,698 |  |  | 2,148 |  |  | 1,570 |  |  | 3,030 |  |  | 1,458 |
Expected return on assets |  | (8,298 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,634 | ) |  | (2,028 | ) |  | (4,642 | ) |  | (1,650 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (266 | ) |  | (412 | ) |  | (124 | ) |  | (70 | ) |  | 20 |  |  | (214 | ) |  | (32 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 4,083 |  |  | 2,347 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 793 |  |  | 1,951 |  |  | 958 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $7,067 |  |  |  | $10,389 |  |  |  | $11,491 |  |  |  | $2,407 |  |  |  | $1,249 |  |  |  | $2,025 |  |  |  | $2,548 |
Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Non-Qualified Pension Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost second quarter 2014 |  | $119 |  |  |  | $33 |  |  |  | $1 |  |  |  | $48 |  |  |  | $24 |  |  |  | $119 |
Non-qualified pension cost second quarter 2013 |  | $102 |  |  |  | $37 |  |  |  | $3 |  |  |  | $46 |  |  |  | $22 |  |  |  | $148 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost six months ended June 30, 2014 |  | $280 |  |  |  | $66 |  |  |  | $2 |  |  |  | $96 |  |  |  | $47 |  |  |  | $244 |
Non-qualified pension cost six months ended June 30, 2013 |  | $205 |  |  |  | $75 |  |  |  | $6 |  |  |  | $93 |  |  |  | $45 |  |  |  | $297 |
Entergy Texas [Member] | Pension Plans Defined Benefit [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $5,023 |  |  |  | $2,881 |  |  |  | $3,546 |  |  |  | $1,523 |  |  |  | $666 |  |  |  | $1,285 |  |  |  | $1,446 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 14,884 |  |  | 7,278 |  |  | 9,467 |  |  | 4,318 |  |  | 2,041 |  |  | 4,437 |  |  | 3,390 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,305 | ) |  | (9,488 | ) |  | (11,449 | ) |  | (5,698 | ) |  | (2,505 | ) |  | (5,931 | ) |  | (4,155 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 8,989 |  |  | 3,981 |  |  | 6,131 |  |  | 2,354 |  |  | 1,449 |  |  | 2,339 |  |  | 2,375 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $10,591 |  |  |  | $4,652 |  |  |  | $7,695 |  |  |  | $2,497 |  |  |  | $1,651 |  |  |  | $2,130 |  |  |  | $3,056 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $6,371 |  |  |  | $3,599 |  |  |  | $4,334 |  |  |  | $1,842 |  |  |  | $832 |  |  |  | $1,637 |  |  |  | $1,836 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 13,550 |  |  | 6,657 |  |  | 8,644 |  |  | 3,930 |  |  | 1,849 |  |  | 4,055 |  |  | 3,016 |
Expected return on assets |  | (16,717 | ) |  | (8,734 | ) |  | (10,454 | ) |  | (5,279 | ) |  | (2,270 | ) |  | (5,566 | ) |  | (4,299 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  | 6 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Amortization of loss |  | 12,543 |  |  | 5,934 |  |  | 8,727 |  |  | 3,344 |  |  | 2,011 |  |  | 3,373 |  |  | 2,429 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $15,753 |  |  |  | $7,458 |  |  |  | $11,272 |  |  |  | $3,839 |  |  |  | $2,422 |  |  |  | $3,501 |  |  |  | $2,985 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $10,046 |  |  |  | $5,762 |  |  |  | $7,092 |  |  |  | $3,046 |  |  |  | $1,332 |  |  |  | $2,570 |  |  |  | $2,892 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 29,768 |  |  | 14,556 |  |  | 18,934 |  |  | 8,636 |  |  | 4,082 |  |  | 8,874 |  |  | 6,780 |
Expected return on assets |  | (36,610 | ) |  | (18,976 | ) |  | (22,898 | ) |  | (11,396 | ) |  | (5,010 | ) |  | (11,862 | ) |  | (8,310 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 17,978 |  |  | 7,962 |  |  | 12,262 |  |  | 4,708 |  |  | 2,898 |  |  | 4,678 |  |  | 4,750 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $21,182 |  |  |  | $9,304 |  |  |  | $15,390 |  |  |  | $4,994 |  |  |  | $3,302 |  |  |  | $4,260 |  |  |  | $6,112 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $12,742 |  |  |  | $7,198 |  |  |  | $8,668 |  |  |  | $3,684 |  |  |  | $1,664 |  |  |  | $3,274 |  |  |  | $3,672 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 27,100 |  |  | 13,314 |  |  | 17,288 |  |  | 7,860 |  |  | 3,698 |  |  | 8,110 |  |  | 6,032 |
Expected return on assets |  | (33,434 | ) |  | (17,468 | ) |  | (20,908 | ) |  | (10,558 | ) |  | (4,540 | ) |  | (11,132 | ) |  | (8,598 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost |  | 12 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |
Amortization of loss |  | 25,087 |  |  | 11,867 |  |  | 17,454 |  |  | 6,688 |  |  | 4,022 |  |  | 6,746 |  |  | 4,858 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $31,507 |  |  |  | $14,915 |  |  |  | $22,544 |  |  |  | $7,678 |  |  |  | $4,844 |  |  |  | $7,002 |  |  |  | $5,970 |
Expected Employer Contributions | Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $400 million to its qualified pension plans in 2014. As of June 30, 2014, Entergy had contributed $138.1 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2014:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2014 pension contributions |  | $93,999 |  |  |  | $31,119 |  |  |  | $53,047 |  |  |  | $21,540 |  |  |  | $10,495 |  |  |  | $18,302 |  |  |  | $21,388 |
Pension contributions made through June 2014 |  | $32,746 |  |  |  | $10,377 |  |  |  | $18,882 |  |  |  | $7,504 |  |  |  | $3,641 |  |  |  | $5,889 |  |  |  | $7,300 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2014 |  | $61,253 |  |  |  | $20,742 |  |  |  | $34,165 |  |  |  | $14,036 |  |  |  | $6,854 |  |  |  | $12,413 |  |  |  | $14,088 |
Entergy Texas [Member] | Other Postretirement [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $1,489 |  |  |  | $1,224 |  |  |  | $1,130 |  |  |  | $475 |  |  |  | $217 |  |  |  | $595 |  |  |  | $515 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,065 |  |  | 2,095 |  |  | 2,066 |  |  | 914 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,413 |  |  | 653 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,784 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,443 | ) |  | (1,119 | ) |  | (2,590 | ) |  | (932 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (610 | ) |  | (559 | ) |  | (844 | ) |  | (229 | ) |  | (177 | ) |  | (325 | ) |  | (206 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 317 |  |  | 303 |  |  | 378 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 200 |  |  | 111 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($523 | ) |  |  | $3,063 |  |  |  | $2,730 |  |  |  | ($246 | ) |  |  | ($364 | ) |  |  | ($707 | ) |  |  | $141 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,414 |  |  |  | $2,001 |  |  |  | $2,172 |  |  |  | $819 |  |  |  | $447 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $907 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,360 |  |  | 2,226 |  |  | 2,349 |  |  | 1,074 |  |  | 785 |  |  | 1,515 |  |  | 729 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,149 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,317 | ) |  | (1,014 | ) |  | (2,321 | ) |  | (825 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (133 | ) |  | (206 | ) |  | (62 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | (107 | ) |  | (16 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 2,042 |  |  | 1,173 |  |  | 1,286 |  |  | 663 |  |  | 397 |  |  | 975 |  |  | 479 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $3,534 |  |  |  | $5,194 |  |  |  | $5,745 |  |  |  | $1,204 |  |  |  | $625 |  |  |  | $1,012 |  |  |  | $1,274 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,978 |  |  |  | $2,448 |  |  |  | $2,260 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $434 |  |  |  | $1,190 |  |  |  | $1,030 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,130 |  |  | 4,190 |  |  | 4,132 |  |  | 1,828 |  |  | 1,402 |  |  | 2,826 |  |  | 1,306 |
Expected return on assets |  | (9,568 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,886 | ) |  | (2,238 | ) |  | (5,180 | ) |  | (1,864 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (1,220 | ) |  | (1,118 | ) |  | (1,688 | ) |  | (458 | ) |  | (354 | ) |  | (650 | ) |  | (412 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 634 |  |  | 606 |  |  | 756 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 400 |  |  | 222 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($1,046 | ) |  |  | $6,126 |  |  |  | $5,460 |  |  |  | ($492 | ) |  |  | ($728 | ) |  |  | ($1,414 | ) |  |  | $282 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $4,828 |  |  |  | $4,002 |  |  |  | $4,344 |  |  |  | $1,638 |  |  |  | $894 |  |  |  | $1,900 |  |  |  | $1,814 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,720 |  |  | 4,452 |  |  | 4,698 |  |  | 2,148 |  |  | 1,570 |  |  | 3,030 |  |  | 1,458 |
Expected return on assets |  | (8,298 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,634 | ) |  | (2,028 | ) |  | (4,642 | ) |  | (1,650 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (266 | ) |  | (412 | ) |  | (124 | ) |  | (70 | ) |  | 20 |  |  | (214 | ) |  | (32 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 4,083 |  |  | 2,347 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 793 |  |  | 1,951 |  |  | 958 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $7,067 |  |  |  | $10,389 |  |  |  | $11,491 |  |  |  | $2,407 |  |  |  | $1,249 |  |  |  | $2,025 |  |  |  | $2,548 |
Entergy Texas [Member] | Non-Qualified Pension Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost second quarter 2014 |  | $119 |  |  |  | $33 |  |  |  | $1 |  |  |  | $48 |  |  |  | $24 |  |  |  | $119 |
Non-qualified pension cost second quarter 2013 |  | $102 |  |  |  | $37 |  |  |  | $3 |  |  |  | $46 |  |  |  | $22 |  |  |  | $148 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
Non-qualified pension cost six months ended June 30, 2014 |  | $280 |  |  |  | $66 |  |  |  | $2 |  |  |  | $96 |  |  |  | $47 |  |  |  | $244 |
Non-qualified pension cost six months ended June 30, 2013 |  | $205 |  |  |  | $75 |  |  |  | $6 |  |  |  | $93 |  |  |  | $45 |  |  |  | $297 |
System Energy [Member] | Pension Plans Defined Benefit [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $5,023 |  |  |  | $2,881 |  |  |  | $3,546 |  |  |  | $1,523 |  |  |  | $666 |  |  |  | $1,285 |  |  |  | $1,446 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 14,884 |  |  | 7,278 |  |  | 9,467 |  |  | 4,318 |  |  | 2,041 |  |  | 4,437 |  |  | 3,390 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,305 | ) |  | (9,488 | ) |  | (11,449 | ) |  | (5,698 | ) |  | (2,505 | ) |  | (5,931 | ) |  | (4,155 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 8,989 |  |  | 3,981 |  |  | 6,131 |  |  | 2,354 |  |  | 1,449 |  |  | 2,339 |  |  | 2,375 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $10,591 |  |  |  | $4,652 |  |  |  | $7,695 |  |  |  | $2,497 |  |  |  | $1,651 |  |  |  | $2,130 |  |  |  | $3,056 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $6,371 |  |  |  | $3,599 |  |  |  | $4,334 |  |  |  | $1,842 |  |  |  | $832 |  |  |  | $1,637 |  |  |  | $1,836 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 13,550 |  |  | 6,657 |  |  | 8,644 |  |  | 3,930 |  |  | 1,849 |  |  | 4,055 |  |  | 3,016 |
Expected return on assets |  | (16,717 | ) |  | (8,734 | ) |  | (10,454 | ) |  | (5,279 | ) |  | (2,270 | ) |  | (5,566 | ) |  | (4,299 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  | 6 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Amortization of loss |  | 12,543 |  |  | 5,934 |  |  | 8,727 |  |  | 3,344 |  |  | 2,011 |  |  | 3,373 |  |  | 2,429 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $15,753 |  |  |  | $7,458 |  |  |  | $11,272 |  |  |  | $3,839 |  |  |  | $2,422 |  |  |  | $3,501 |  |  |  | $2,985 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $10,046 |  |  |  | $5,762 |  |  |  | $7,092 |  |  |  | $3,046 |  |  |  | $1,332 |  |  |  | $2,570 |  |  |  | $2,892 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 29,768 |  |  | 14,556 |  |  | 18,934 |  |  | 8,636 |  |  | 4,082 |  |  | 8,874 |  |  | 6,780 |
Expected return on assets |  | (36,610 | ) |  | (18,976 | ) |  | (22,898 | ) |  | (11,396 | ) |  | (5,010 | ) |  | (11,862 | ) |  | (8,310 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 17,978 |  |  | 7,962 |  |  | 12,262 |  |  | 4,708 |  |  | 2,898 |  |  | 4,678 |  |  | 4,750 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $21,182 |  |  |  | $9,304 |  |  |  | $15,390 |  |  |  | $4,994 |  |  |  | $3,302 |  |  |  | $4,260 |  |  |  | $6,112 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $12,742 |  |  |  | $7,198 |  |  |  | $8,668 |  |  |  | $3,684 |  |  |  | $1,664 |  |  |  | $3,274 |  |  |  | $3,672 |
Interest cost on projected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit obligation |  | 27,100 |  |  | 13,314 |  |  | 17,288 |  |  | 7,860 |  |  | 3,698 |  |  | 8,110 |  |  | 6,032 |
Expected return on assets |  | (33,434 | ) |  | (17,468 | ) |  | (20,908 | ) |  | (10,558 | ) |  | (4,540 | ) |  | (11,132 | ) |  | (8,598 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost |  | 12 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |
Amortization of loss |  | 25,087 |  |  | 11,867 |  |  | 17,454 |  |  | 6,688 |  |  | 4,022 |  |  | 6,746 |  |  | 4,858 |
Net pension cost |  |  | $31,507 |  |  |  | $14,915 |  |  |  | $22,544 |  |  |  | $7,678 |  |  |  | $4,844 |  |  |  | $7,002 |  |  |  | $5,970 |
Expected Employer Contributions | Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $400 million to its qualified pension plans in 2014. As of June 30, 2014, Entergy had contributed $138.1 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their employees in 2014:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2014 pension contributions |  | $93,999 |  |  |  | $31,119 |  |  |  | $53,047 |  |  |  | $21,540 |  |  |  | $10,495 |  |  |  | $18,302 |  |  |  | $21,388 |
Pension contributions made through June 2014 |  | $32,746 |  |  |  | $10,377 |  |  |  | $18,882 |  |  |  | $7,504 |  |  |  | $3,641 |  |  |  | $5,889 |  |  |  | $7,300 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2014 |  | $61,253 |  |  |  | $20,742 |  |  |  | $34,165 |  |  |  | $14,036 |  |  |  | $6,854 |  |  |  | $12,413 |  |  |  | $14,088 |
System Energy [Member] | Other Postretirement [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Components Of Net Pension Cost |
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $1,489 |  |  |  | $1,224 |  |  |  | $1,130 |  |  |  | $475 |  |  |  | $217 |  |  |  | $595 |  |  |  | $515 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,065 |  |  | 2,095 |  |  | 2,066 |  |  | 914 |  |  | 701 |  |  | 1,413 |  |  | 653 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,784 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,443 | ) |  | (1,119 | ) |  | (2,590 | ) |  | (932 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (610 | ) |  | (559 | ) |  | (844 | ) |  | (229 | ) |  | (177 | ) |  | (325 | ) |  | (206 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 317 |  |  | 303 |  |  | 378 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 200 |  |  | 111 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($523 | ) |  |  | $3,063 |  |  |  | $2,730 |  |  |  | ($246 | ) |  |  | ($364 | ) |  |  | ($707 | ) |  |  | $141 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,414 |  |  |  | $2,001 |  |  |  | $2,172 |  |  |  | $819 |  |  |  | $447 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $907 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 3,360 |  |  | 2,226 |  |  | 2,349 |  |  | 1,074 |  |  | 785 |  |  | 1,515 |  |  | 729 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,149 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,317 | ) |  | (1,014 | ) |  | (2,321 | ) |  | (825 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (133 | ) |  | (206 | ) |  | (62 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | (107 | ) |  | (16 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 2,042 |  |  | 1,173 |  |  | 1,286 |  |  | 663 |  |  | 397 |  |  | 975 |  |  | 479 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $3,534 |  |  |  | $5,194 |  |  |  | $5,745 |  |  |  | $1,204 |  |  |  | $625 |  |  |  | $1,012 |  |  |  | $1,274 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefit cost, including amounts capitalized, for their employees for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, included the following components:
2014 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $2,978 |  |  |  | $2,448 |  |  |  | $2,260 |  |  |  | $950 |  |  |  | $434 |  |  |  | $1,190 |  |  |  | $1,030 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,130 |  |  | 4,190 |  |  | 4,132 |  |  | 1,828 |  |  | 1,402 |  |  | 2,826 |  |  | 1,306 |
Expected return on assets |  | (9,568 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,886 | ) |  | (2,238 | ) |  | (5,180 | ) |  | (1,864 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
credit |  | (1,220 | ) |  | (1,118 | ) |  | (1,688 | ) |  | (458 | ) |  | (354 | ) |  | (650 | ) |  | (412 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 634 |  |  | 606 |  |  | 756 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 400 |  |  | 222 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | ($1,046 | ) |  |  | $6,126 |  |  |  | $5,460 |  |  |  | ($492 | ) |  |  | ($728 | ) |  |  | ($1,414 | ) |  |  | $282 |
2013 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Gulf States Louisiana |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period |  |  | $4,828 |  |  |  | $4,002 |  |  |  | $4,344 |  |  |  | $1,638 |  |  |  | $894 |  |  |  | $1,900 |  |  |  | $1,814 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 6,720 |  |  | 4,452 |  |  | 4,698 |  |  | 2,148 |  |  | 1,570 |  |  | 3,030 |  |  | 1,458 |
Expected return on assets |  | (8,298 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,634 | ) |  | (2,028 | ) |  | (4,642 | ) |  | (1,650 | )
Amortization of prior service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cost/(credit) |  | (266 | ) |  | (412 | ) |  | (124 | ) |  | (70 | ) |  | 20 |  |  | (214 | ) |  | (32 | )
Amortization of loss |  | 4,083 |  |  | 2,347 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | 793 |  |  | 1,951 |  |  | 958 |
Net other postretirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
benefit cost |  |  | $7,067 |  |  |  | $10,389 |  |  |  | $11,491 |  |  |  | $2,407 |  |  |  | $1,249 |  |  |  | $2,025 |  |  |  | $2,548 |

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