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Business Segment Information (Segment Financial Information) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Financial Information |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | $ 2,609,852,000 | $ 2,920,090,000 |
Income taxes (benefits) |  | 139,945,000 | 150,471,000 |
Consolidated net income | [1] | 235,242,000 | 302,929,000 |
Assets |  | 45,933,882,000 |  | $ 44,647,681,000
Utility [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Financial Information |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | 2,087,793,000 | 2,277,510,000 |
Income taxes (benefits) |  | 107,836,000 | 91,251,000 |
Consolidated net income |  | 199,651,000 | 227,750,000 |
Entergy Wholesale Commodities [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Financial Information |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | 522,079,000 | 642,590,000 |
Income taxes (benefits) |  | 52,314,000 | 70,190,000 |
Consolidated net income |  | 79,557,000 | 123,432,000 |
All Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Financial Information |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | 0 | 0 |
Income taxes (benefits) |  | (20,205,000) | (10,970,000) |
Consolidated net income |  | (12,067,000) | (16,354,000) |
Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Financial Information |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  | (20,000) | (10,000) |
Income taxes (benefits) |  | 0 | 0 |
Consolidated net income |  | $ (31,899,000) | $ (31,899,000) |
[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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