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Revenue Recognition (Disaggregation of Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2021
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 3,395,196 | $ 2,822,070 | $ 6,273,122 | $ 5,666,907
Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 696,939 | 550,274 | 1,255,895 | 1,133,660
Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,515,785 | 1,267,598 | 2,781,757 | 2,375,242
Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 405,459 | 349,040 | 754,488 | 685,659
Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 254,249 | 178,740 | 452,521 | 348,075
Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 564,591 | 430,434 | 1,037,073 | 910,654
Electricity [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 3,258,255 | 2,641,375 | 5,914,031 | 5,179,794
Electricity [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 696,939 | 550,274 | 1,255,895 | 1,133,660
Electricity [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,497,942 | 1,254,579 | 2,735,179 | 2,334,242
Electricity [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 405,459 | 349,040 | 754,488 | 685,659
Electricity [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 224,084 | 159,761 | 378,730 | 298,909
Electricity [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 564,591 | 430,434 | 1,037,073 | 910,654
Natural Gas, US Regulated [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 48,008 | 31,998 | 120,369 | 90,166
Natural Gas, US Regulated [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Natural Gas, US Regulated [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 17,843 | 13,019 | 46,578 | 41,000
Natural Gas, US Regulated [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Natural Gas, US Regulated [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 30,165 | 18,979 | 73,791 | 49,166
Natural Gas, US Regulated [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Competitive Businesses [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 88,933 | 148,697 | 238,722 | 396,947
Residential [Member] | Electricity [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,035,063 | 855,586 | 2,021,085 | 1,822,441
Residential [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 199,209 | 171,103 | 426,995 | 408,284
Residential [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 400,915 | 340,643 | 754,483 | 676,403
Residential [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 143,705 | 117,461 | 296,643 | 265,097
Residential [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 80,484 | 60,186 | 139,141 | 126,613
Residential [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 210,750 | 166,193 | 403,823 | 346,044
Commercial [Member] | Electricity [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 715,665 | 628,703 | 1,350,290 | 1,201,380
Commercial [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 127,230 | 111,187 | 240,469 | 217,603
Commercial [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 290,063 | 262,351 | 547,653 | 487,000
Commercial [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 118,278 | 101,644 | 228,939 | 199,580
Commercial [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 58,801 | 51,092 | 104,373 | 98,891
Commercial [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 121,293 | 102,429 | 228,856 | 198,306
Industrial [Member] | Electricity [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 878,194 | 756,959 | 1,621,828 | 1,354,610
Industrial [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 135,809 | 114,284 | 245,483 | 217,696
Industrial [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 536,229 | 475,185 | 988,182 | 822,194
Industrial [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 43,738 | 36,545 | 82,895 | 70,524
Industrial [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 9,216 | 8,028 | 15,490 | 14,817
Industrial [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 153,202 | 122,917 | 289,778 | 229,379
Governmental [Member] | Electricity [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 67,101 | 61,612 | 124,395 | 118,409
Governmental [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 5,137 | 4,536 | 9,598 | 8,791
Governmental [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 21,841 | 21,547 | 40,857 | 40,163
Governmental [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 12,611 | 10,873 | 24,612 | 21,416
Governmental [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 20,179 | 18,312 | 35,211 | 34,692
Governmental [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 7,333 | 6,344 | 14,117 | 13,347
Billed Retail [Member] | Electricity [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,696,023 | 2,302,860 | 5,117,598 | 4,496,840
Billed Retail [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 467,385 | 401,110 | 922,545 | 852,374
Billed Retail [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,249,048 | 1,099,726 | 2,331,175 | 2,025,760
Billed Retail [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 318,332 | 266,523 | 633,089 | 556,617
Billed Retail [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 168,680 | 137,618 | 294,215 | 275,013
Billed Retail [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 492,578 | 397,883 | 936,574 | 787,076
Sales for Resale [Member] | Electricity [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 249,035 | 119,130 | 377,994 | 324,205
Sales for Resale [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 156,754 | 69,750 | 227,167 | 179,834
Sales for Resale [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 123,231 | 74,343 | 230,932 | 154,771
Sales for Resale [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 43,524 | 44,050 | 65,165 | 84,360
Sales for Resale [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 36,825 | 12,810 | 63,365 | 17,506
Sales for Resale [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 18,133 | 19,542 | 35,778 | 93,615
Non-Customer [Member] | Electricity [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 10,846 | 32,307 | 22,208 | 91,410
Non-Customer [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,980 | 6,205 | 4,791 | 8,661
Non-Customer [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 5,816 | 24,765 | 11,743 | 54,057
Non-Customer [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,278 | 2,077 | 4,572 | 4,341
Non-Customer [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,136 | (177) | 2,314 | 239
Non-Customer [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | (379) | (568) | (988) | (1,143)
Non-Customer [Member] | Competitive Businesses [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,223 | 2,017 | 6,188 | 18,153
Other Electric [Member] | Electricity [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 302,351 | 187,078 | 396,231 | 267,339
Other Electric [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 70,820 | 73,209 | 101,392 | 92,791
Other Electric [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 119,847 | 55,745 | 161,329 | 99,654
Other Electric [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 41,325 | 36,390 | 51,662 | 40,341
Other Electric [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 17,443 | 9,510 | 18,836 | 6,151
Other Electric [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 54,259 | 13,577 | 65,709 | 31,106
Revenues from customers [Member] | Electricity [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 3,247,409 | 2,609,068 | 5,891,823 | 5,088,384
Revenues from customers [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 694,959 | 544,069 | 1,251,104 | 1,124,999
Revenues from customers [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 1,492,126 | 1,229,814 | 2,723,436 | 2,280,185
Revenues from customers [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 403,181 | 346,963 | 749,916 | 681,318
Revenues from customers [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 222,948 | 159,938 | 376,416 | 298,670
Revenues from customers [Member] | Electricity [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 564,970 | 431,002 | 1,038,061 | 911,797
Competitive Business Sales [Member] | Competitive Businesses [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 87,710 | $ 146,680 | $ 232,534 | $ 378,794

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