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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Consolidated net income | [1] | $ 235,242 | $ 302,929
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization |  | 500,248 | 526,008
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued |  | 75,415 | 95,732
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  | 7,361 | 0
Changes in working capital: |  |  |
Receivables |  | 76,532 | 22,288
Fuel inventory |  | (9,089) | (22,553)
Accounts payable |  | (67,364) | (153,700)
Taxes accrued |  | (15,996) | (67,941)
Interest accrued |  | (27,535) | (42,551)
Deferred fuel costs |  | 97,566 | 81,271
Other working capital accounts |  | (95,291) | (90,619)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses |  | (3,968) | 1,334
Changes in other regulatory assets |  | 56,047 | 93,082
Changes in other regulatory liabilities |  | 18,735 | 15,857
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities |  | (89,046) | (52,509)
Other |  | (226,036) | (97,670)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities |  | 532,821 | 610,958
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Construction/capital expenditures |  | (636,011) | (532,958)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |  | 19,107 | 13,077
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |  | (947,778) | 0
Nuclear fuel purchases |  | (85,819) | (96,392)
NYPA value sharing payment |  | 0 | (70,790)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account |  | (367) | (1,865)
Decrease (increase) in other investments |  | (196,509) | 278
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales |  | 729,414 | 492,841
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds |  | (758,665) | (516,564)
Proceeds from insurance |  | 0 | 12,745
Changes in securitization account |  | (1,399) | (251)
Net cash flow used in investing activities |  | (1,878,027) | (699,879)
Proceeds from the issuance of: |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt |  | 2,869,808 | 488,065
Common stock and treasury stock |  | 5,787 | 23,156
Retirement of long-term debt |  | (1,903,670) | (685,258)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock |  | 0 | (25,078)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net |  | 271,730 | 210,012
Dividends paid: |  |  |
Common stock |  | (151,839) | (149,257)
Preferred stock |  | (5,276) | (4,879)
Other |  | (644) | (9,320)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities |  | 1,085,896 | (152,559)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  | (259,310) | (241,480)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |  | 1,350,961 | 1,422,026
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |  | 1,091,651 | 1,180,546
Cash paid / (received) during the period for: |  |  |
Interest - net of amount capitalized |  | 251,305 | 203,786
Income taxes |  | 26,382 | 65,919
Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Consolidated net income |  | 19,294 | 17,865
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization |  | 102,975 | 97,294
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued |  | 20,645 | 17,847
Changes in working capital: |  |  |
Receivables |  | (4,405) | (8,086)
Fuel inventory |  | (5,825) | (8,232)
Accounts payable |  | 55,077 | (24,651)
Taxes accrued |  | 1,210 | (18,923)
Interest accrued |  | 5,228 | 4,338
Deferred fuel costs |  | (37,198) | 14,933
Other working capital accounts |  | 15,203 | (27,858)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses |  | 355 | 46
Changes in other regulatory assets |  | 892 | 29,585
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities |  | (24,288) | (19,074)
Other |  | (9,550) | (6,165)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities |  | 139,613 | 68,919
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Construction/capital expenditures |  | (171,090) | (128,399)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |  | 5,080 | 3,700
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |  | (236,947) | 0
Change in money pool receivable - net |  | (1,842) | (13,001)
Nuclear fuel purchases |  | (22,692) | (21,392)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel |  | 40,336 | 28,296
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales |  | 58,604 | 81,852
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds |  | (63,039) | (85,620)
Changes in securitization account |  | (3,413) | (3,973)
Other |  | (103) | 0
Net cash flow used in investing activities |  | (395,106) | (138,537)
Proceeds from the issuance of: |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt |  | 321,289 | 0
Proceeds from Contributions from Parent |  | 200,000 | 0
Retirement of long-term debt |  | (175,002) | 0
Change in money pool payable - net |  | (52,742) | 0
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net |  | (11,690) | (28,462)
Dividends paid: |  |  |
Preferred stock |  | (1,718) | (1,718)
Other |  | 0 | 783
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities |  | 280,137 | (29,397)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  | 24,644 | (99,015)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |  | 9,135 | 218,505
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |  | 33,779 | 119,490
Cash paid / (received) during the period for: |  |  |
Interest - net of amount capitalized |  | 20,998 | 20,761
Income taxes |  | 7,242 | 17,587
Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Consolidated net income |  | 111,606 | 126,109
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization |  | 146,870 | 145,069
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued |  | 172,887 | 60,884
Changes in working capital: |  |  |
Receivables |  | (25,879) | (49,211)
Fuel inventory |  | (2,538) | (3,153)
Accounts payable |  | (110,500) | 7,886
Taxes accrued |  | (104,444) | 14,463
Interest accrued |  | (2,185) | 717
Deferred fuel costs |  | 45,511 | 14,633
Other working capital accounts |  | 1,387 | (25,286)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses |  | (2,695) | 2,329
Changes in other regulatory assets |  | 30,033 | 22,417
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities |  | (19,115) | (10,720)
Other |  | (92,457) | (24,400)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities |  | 148,481 | 281,737
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Construction/capital expenditures |  | (206,572) | (180,634)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |  | 7,238 | 5,472
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |  | (473,888) | 0
Change in money pool receivable - net |  | (7,559) | (35,011)
Change in Assets Held-In Trust |  | (196,568) | 0
Nuclear fuel purchases |  | (26,684) | (108,613)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel |  | 47,565 | 18,123
Payments to storm reserve escrow account |  | 0 | (19)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales |  | 53,793 | 25,566
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds |  | (64,337) | (35,579)
Changes in securitization account |  | (5,506) | (5,433)
Other |  | (243) | (41)
Net cash flow used in investing activities |  | (872,761) | (316,169)
Proceeds from the issuance of: |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt |  | 809,369 | 0
Retirement of long-term debt |  | (26,189) | (16,083)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net |  | 17,094 | 22,260
Dividends paid: |  |  |
Preferred stock |  | 0 | (1,944)
Other |  | 852 | (7,731)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities |  | 801,126 | (3,498)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  | 76,846 | (37,930)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |  | 35,102 | 320,516
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |  | 111,948 | 282,586
Cash paid / (received) during the period for: |  |  |
Interest - net of amount capitalized |  | 125,589 | 62,655
Income taxes |  | 22,676 | (4,056)
Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Consolidated net income |  | 17,118 | 24,935
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization |  | 33,298 | 30,830
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued |  | (7,095) | (51,789)
Changes in working capital: |  |  |
Receivables |  | (5,118) | 20,385
Fuel inventory |  | (3,244) | (4,628)
Accounts payable |  | (3,329) | (12,413)
Taxes accrued |  | (24,009) | 21,501
Interest accrued |  | (2,033) | (6,218)
Deferred fuel costs |  | 40,350 | 40,244
Other working capital accounts |  | (979) | (997)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses |  | (2,016) | (157)
Changes in other regulatory assets |  | 751 | 15,065
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities |  | (6,015) | (4,153)
Other |  | (7,403) | (7,438)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities |  | 30,276 | 65,167
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Construction/capital expenditures |  | (72,764) | (45,976)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |  | 1,286 | 771
Change in money pool receivable - net |  | 10,381 | (9,878)
Proceeds from insurance |  | 0 | 12,745
Other |  | (81) | (2)
Net cash flow used in investing activities |  | (61,178) | (42,340)
Dividends paid: |  |  |
Preferred stock |  | (707) | (707)
Other |  | (50) | (42)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities |  | (757) | (749)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  | (31,659) | 22,078
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |  | 145,605 | 61,633
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |  | 113,946 | 83,711
Cash paid / (received) during the period for: |  |  |
Interest - net of amount capitalized |  | 16,137 | 19,813
Income taxes |  | (6,175) | 597
Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Consolidated net income |  | 11,167 | 11,292
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization |  | 11,764 | 11,520
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued |  | (9,742) | 4,883
Changes in working capital: |  |  |
Receivables |  | (5,346) | 4,474
Fuel inventory |  | 1,518 | 1,360
Accounts payable |  | (101) | (3,829)
Taxes accrued |  | 14,187 | 0
Interest accrued |  | (579) | (1,315)
Deferred fuel costs |  | (5,288) | (3,949)
Other working capital accounts |  | (11,382) | (9,271)
Changes in provisions for estimated losses |  | (532) | (2,012)
Changes in other regulatory assets |  | 6,270 | (676)
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities |  | (4,102) | (3,013)
Other |  | (3,381) | (2,237)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities |  | 4,453 | 7,227
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Construction/capital expenditures |  | (17,931) | (16,110)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |  | 313 | 320
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |  | (236,944) | 0
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses and Interests in Affiliates |  | (38) | 0
Change in money pool receivable - net |  | 15,059 | (2,407)
Payments to storm reserve escrow account |  | (102) | (1,806)
Receipts from storm reserve escrow account |  | 3 | 3
Changes in securitization account |  | (2,746) | 0
Net cash flow used in investing activities |  | (242,386) | (20,000)
Proceeds from the issuance of: |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt |  | 106,786 | 0
Proceeds from Contributions from Parent |  | 47,750 | 0
Dividends paid: |  |  |
Common stock |  | 0 | (7,250)
Preferred stock |  | (241) | (241)
Other |  | 730 | (75)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities |  | 155,025 | (7,566)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  | (82,908) | (20,339)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |  | 88,876 | 42,389
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |  | 5,968 | 22,050
Cash paid / (received) during the period for: |  |  |
Interest - net of amount capitalized |  | 4,654 | 5,405
Income taxes |  | 2,500 | 40
Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Consolidated net income |  | 14,562 | 16,591
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization |  | 25,619 | 24,847
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued |  | (26,970) | (75,378)
Changes in working capital: |  |  |
Receivables |  | 2,118 | 22,233
Fuel inventory |  | 2,860 | (3,976)
Accounts payable |  | (17,346) | (14,776)
Taxes accrued |  | 18,871 | 66,279
Interest accrued |  | (9,978) | (8,952)
Deferred fuel costs |  | 54,192 | 15,517
Other working capital accounts |  | 1,957 | 4,686
Changes in provisions for estimated losses |  | 662 | 1,252
Changes in other regulatory assets |  | 24,310 | 26,065
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities |  | (6,505) | (4,387)
Other |  | (8,617) | (3,676)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities |  | 75,735 | 66,325
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Construction/capital expenditures |  | (91,843) | (66,371)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |  | 2,460 | 1,237
Change in money pool receivable - net |  | (8,938) | (1,532)
Changes in securitization account |  | 10,264 | 9,155
Net cash flow used in investing activities |  | (88,057) | (57,511)
Proceeds from the issuance of: |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt |  | 123,786 | 0
Retirement of long-term debt |  | (23,458) | (22,769)
Change in money pool payable - net |  | (22,068) | 0
Dividends paid: |  |  |
Other |  | (1,787) | (974)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities |  | 76,473 | (23,743)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  | 64,151 | (14,929)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |  | 2,182 | 30,441
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |  | 66,333 | 15,512
Cash paid / (received) during the period for: |  |  |
Interest - net of amount capitalized |  | 30,969 | 29,004
Income taxes |  | (756) | (933)
System Energy [Member] |  |  |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Consolidated net income |  | 25,958 | 25,533
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning, including nuclear fuel amortization |  | 58,717 | 66,660
Deferred income taxes, investment tax credits, and non-current taxes accrued |  | 49,894 | (10,618)
Changes in working capital: |  |  |
Receivables |  | 9,121 | 2,952
Accounts payable |  | 16,257 | (6,919)
Taxes accrued |  | (38,617) | (14,444)
Interest accrued |  | 837 | (14,282)
Other working capital accounts |  | (30,111) | 600
Changes in other regulatory assets |  | (8,319) | (2,493)
Changes in pensions and other postretirement liabilities |  | (4,576) | (3,188)
Other |  | (6,005) | (4,082)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities |  | 73,156 | 39,719
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  |  |
Construction/capital expenditures |  | (34,747) | (13,324)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction |  | 2,729 | 1,651
Change in money pool receivable - net |  | 4,728 | (20,873)
Nuclear fuel purchases |  | (122,320) | (16,699)
Proceeds from sale of nuclear fuel |  | 0 | 22,563
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales |  | 188,506 | 78,361
Investment in nuclear decommissioning trust funds |  | (197,996) | (86,832)
Net cash flow used in investing activities |  | (159,100) | (35,153)
Proceeds from the issuance of: |  |  |
Retirement of long-term debt |  | (1) | (11,405)
Changes in credit borrowings and commercial paper - net |  | 111,012 | (20,404)
Dividends paid: |  |  |
Common stock |  | 0 | (20,000)
Other |  | (26) | (28)
Net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities |  | 110,985 | (51,837)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  | 25,041 | (47,271)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |  | 230,661 | 223,179
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |  | 255,702 | 175,908
Cash paid / (received) during the period for: |  |  |
Interest - net of amount capitalized |  | 8,593 | 26,208
Income taxes |  | $ (6,598) | $ 25,304
[1] | (a) Consolidated net income and preferred dividend requirements of subsidiaries for 2016 and 2015 include $5.3 million and $3.2 million, respectively, of preferred dividends on subsidiaries’ preferred stock without sinking fund that is not presented within equity.

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