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Rate And Regulatory Matters (Narrative) (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 13 Months Ended | 36 Months Ended | 57 Months Ended |
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Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / unit | May 31, 2023 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares | Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 1988 | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ (163,321,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Construction Work in Progress |  |  | $ 2,190,958,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,844,171,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,190,958,000 |  | $ 1,844,171,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,844,171,000 | $ 1,844,171,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,489,886,000 | 3,851,061,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Storm Reserve Escrow Account |  |  | 411,035,000 |  |  |  |  | 401,955,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 411,035,000 |  | 401,955,000 |  |  |  | 401,955,000 | 401,955,000 |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent |  |  | 5,645,209,000 |  |  |  |  | 6,036,397,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,645,209,000 |  | 6,036,397,000 |  |  |  | 6,036,397,000 | 6,036,397,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term Transition Bond, Noncurrent |  |  | 278,134,000 |  |  |  |  | 292,760,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 278,134,000 |  | 292,760,000 |  |  |  | 292,760,000 | 292,760,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred Fuel Cost |  |  | 182,387,000 |  |  |  |  | 710,401,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 182,387,000 |  | 710,401,000 |  |  |  | 710,401,000 | 710,401,000 |  |  |  |
Replacement Reserve Escrow |  |  | 411,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 402,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 411,000,000 |  | 402,000,000 |  |  |  | 402,000,000 | 402,000,000 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Indian Point |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Legal Settlements | $ 40,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded from Other Party |  | $ 59,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Construction Work in Progress |  |  | 689,520,000 |  |  |  |  | 736,969,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 689,520,000 |  | 736,969,000 |  |  |  | 736,969,000 | 736,969,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 833,484,000 | 1,777,192,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Restoration Costs For Repair and Replacement of Electrical System including carrying costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,640,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Storm Reserve Escrow Account |  |  | 300,008,000 |  |  |  |  | 293,406,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,008,000 |  | 293,406,000 |  |  |  | 293,406,000 | 293,406,000 |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent |  |  | 1,608,035,000 |  |  |  |  | 2,056,179,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,608,035,000 |  | 2,056,179,000 |  |  |  | 2,056,179,000 | 2,056,179,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred Fuel Cost |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 159,183,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 159,183,000 |  |  |  | 159,183,000 | 159,183,000 |  |  |  |
Replacement Reserve Escrow |  |  | $ 300,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  | 293,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000.0 |  | 293,400,000 |  |  |  | 293,400,000 | 293,400,000 |  |  |  |
LURC's percentage of annual dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ELL's percentage of annual dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Contributed Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,457,676,000 | 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory charge recorded as a result of reduction in income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 103,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory charge recorded as a result of reduction in income tax expense, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction to income tax expense - net of provision for uncertain tax positions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 133,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction to income tax expense - net, offset by other tax charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 129,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Restoration Law Trust II (storm trust II) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LURC's beneficial interest in the storm trust, percentage |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 7.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference, Value |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100 |  |  |  |  |  |
Class preferred non voting membership interest units acquired in wholly owned subsidiary | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 14,576,757.48 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,576,757.48 |  |  |  |  |  | 14,576,757.48 |  |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Deferred COVID 19 Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets |  |  | $ 47,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 47,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of long-term debt proposed to be used to generate earnings to reduce certain regulatory assets |  |  |  |  | $ 1,600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta, and Winter Storm Uri |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying costs associated with storm restoration costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Hurricane Ida |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying costs associated with storm restoration costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Hurricane Ida |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Restoration Costs For Repair and Replacement of Electrical System |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,640,000,000 |  |  |  | 2,540,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-capital storm costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 586,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Storm and Property Reserve Deficiency, Noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,960,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000
Total Restoration Costs For Repair and Replacement of Electrical System including carrying costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying costs associated with storm restoration costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 59,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta, and Winter Storm Uri |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Restoration Costs For Repair and Replacement of Electrical System |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,570,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Restoration Costs For Repair and Replacement of Electrical System including carrying costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying costs associated with storm restoration costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount of system restoration bonds authorization requested |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,491,000,000 | 1,657,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,657,000,000 |  |  |  | 1,657,000,000 | 1,657,000,000 |  |  |  |
aggregate principal amount of system restoration bond authorization approved |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,491,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,491,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,491,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Hurricanes Laura, Delta, Zeta, and Winter Storm Uri | Storm Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets |  |  | 180,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 180,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Construction Work in Progress |  |  | 236,022,000 |  |  |  |  | 170,191,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 236,022,000 |  | 170,191,000 |  |  |  | 170,191,000 | 170,191,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 396,861,000 | 249,746,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Storm Reserve Escrow Account |  |  | 34,304,000 |  |  |  |  | 33,549,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,304,000 |  | 33,549,000 |  |  |  | 33,549,000 | 33,549,000 |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent |  |  | 559,306,000 |  |  |  |  | 519,460,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 559,306,000 |  | 519,460,000 |  |  |  | 519,460,000 | 519,460,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred Fuel Cost |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  | 143,211,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 143,211,000 |  |  |  | 143,211,000 | 143,211,000 |  |  |  |
Replacement Reserve Escrow |  |  | 34,300,000 |  |  |  |  | 33,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,300,000 |  | 33,500,000 |  |  |  | 33,500,000 | 33,500,000 |  |  |  |
Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Construction Work in Progress |  |  | 26,582,000 |  |  |  |  | 39,607,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,582,000 |  | 39,607,000 |  |  |  | 39,607,000 | 39,607,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,641,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Storm Reserve Escrow Account |  |  | 76,723,000 |  |  |  |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,723,000 |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |  | 75,000,000 | 75,000,000 |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent |  |  | 199,182,000 |  |  |  |  | 202,112,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 199,182,000 |  | 202,112,000 |  |  |  | 202,112,000 | 202,112,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term Transition Bond, Noncurrent |  |  | 11,745,000 |  |  |  |  | 17,697,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,745,000 |  | 17,697,000 |  |  |  | 17,697,000 | 17,697,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred Fuel Cost |  |  | 5,838,000 |  |  |  |  | 10,153,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,838,000 |  | 10,153,000 |  |  |  | 10,153,000 | 10,153,000 |  |  |  |
Replacement Reserve Escrow |  |  | 76,700,000 |  |  |  |  | 75,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,700,000 |  | 75,000,000.0 |  |  |  | 75,000,000.0 | 75,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Construction Work in Progress |  |  | 613,969,000 |  |  |  |  | 339,139,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 613,969,000 |  | 339,139,000 |  |  |  | 339,139,000 | 339,139,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 286,842,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent |  |  | 598,370,000 |  |  |  |  | 578,682,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 598,370,000 |  | 578,682,000 |  |  |  | 578,682,000 | 578,682,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term Transition Bond, Noncurrent |  |  | 266,389,000 |  |  |  |  | 275,064,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 266,389,000 |  | 275,064,000 |  |  |  | 275,064,000 | 275,064,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred Fuel Cost |  |  | 160,073,000 |  |  |  |  | 258,115,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 160,073,000 |  | 258,115,000 |  |  |  | 258,115,000 | 258,115,000 |  |  |  |
Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Construction Work in Progress |  |  | 476,253,000 |  |  |  |  | 417,244,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 476,253,000 |  | 417,244,000 |  |  |  | 417,244,000 | 417,244,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 661,923,000 | 223,882,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent |  |  | 1,862,241,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,810,281,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,862,241,000 |  | 1,810,281,000 |  |  |  | 1,810,281,000 | 1,810,281,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred Fuel Cost |  |  | 16,475,000 |  |  |  |  | 139,739,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,475,000 |  | 139,739,000 |  |  |  | 139,739,000 | 139,739,000 |  |  |  |
Entergy Arkansas [Member] | Deferred COVID 19 Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets |  |  | 39,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
System Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Property, Plant and Equipment, Construction Work in Progress |  |  | 99,337,000 |  |  |  |  | 102,987,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99,337,000 |  | 102,987,000 |  |  |  | 102,987,000 | 102,987,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 585,898,000 | $ 556,696,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent |  |  | 431,804,000 |  |  |  |  | 415,121,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 431,804,000 |  | 415,121,000 |  |  |  | 415,121,000 | $ 415,121,000 |  |  |  |
System Energy [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional unprotected excess ADIT related to uncertain decommissioning tax deduction |  | 147,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grand Gulf [Member] | System Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Generation Cost Recovery Rider | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 92,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Interim Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grand Gulf Sale-leaseback Renewal Complaint | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Legal Settlements |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grand Gulf Sale-leaseback Renewal Complaint | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocated sale-leaseback annual renewal costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grand Gulf Sale-leaseback Renewal Complaint | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Legal Settlements |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grand Gulf Sale-leaseback Renewal Complaint | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Legal Settlements |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grand Gulf Sale-leaseback Renewal Complaint | System Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Legal Settlements |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disallowance of future sale-leaseback renewal costs recovery |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Calculated refund of sale-leaseback renewal rental costs, including interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
One-time accumulated deferred income tax credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,200,000 |
Calculated net refund for excess depreciation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unit Power Sales Agreement Complaint | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Legal Settlements |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unit Power Sales Agreement Complaint | System Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential settlement refund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FERC ALJ initial decision recommended refunds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 115,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest component of FERC ALJ initial decision recommended refunds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FERC ALJ initial decision modification to cash working capital allowance |  |  |  | $ 36,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Base Rate Case | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  | 54,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 131,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate case expenses to be recovered from customers through a rider |  |  |  | 4,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Base Rate Case | Entergy Texas [Member] | Deferred COVID 19 Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  | 3,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Base Rate Case | Entergy Texas [Member] | Other Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  | 14,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fuel reconciliation | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Eligible fuel and purchased power expenses, net of certain revenues credited to such expenses and other adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,700,000,000 |  |
Deferred fuel under-recovery balance, including interest, for reconciliation period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 103,100,000 |  |
Fuel reconciliation | Entergy Texas [Member] | Winter Storm Uri |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proposed disallowance for fuel purchase |  |  |  |  |  | 5,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fuel reconciliation | Entergy Texas [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Winter Storm Uri |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Margins from off-system sales made during the reconciliation period |  | 9,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Look-back Filing [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent |  |  | $ 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amended, Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 19,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Requested refund for true-up of demand-side management costs |  |  |  |  |  | 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned return on rate base |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.10% |  |  |  |
2022 Look-back Filing [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] | Formula Rate Plan Historical Year Rate Adjustment Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,200,000 |  |  |  | $ 18,200,000 | $ 18,200,000 |  |  |  |
2022 Look-back Filing [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Interim Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  |  | $ 27,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Interim Rate Increase (Decrease), Percentage |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Look-back Filing [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amended, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19,000,000 |  |  |
2023 Formula Rate Plan Filing [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 39,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Return on Equity, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 6.67% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Approved Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  | 26,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2023 Formula Rate Plan Filing [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] | Natural Gas, US Regulated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Oil and Gas, Average Production Cost Per Unit | $ / unit |  |  | 4.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2023 Formula Rate Plan Filing [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  |  | $ 25,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized return on common equity |  |  |  |  | 9.35% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2023 Formula Rate Plan Filing [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Electricity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  |  | $ 17,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned return on common equity |  |  |  |  | 7.34% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional revenue increase due to previously approved amounts |  |  |  |  | $ 3,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2023 Formula Rate Plan Filing [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Natural Gas, US Regulated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  |  | $ 8,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned return on common equity |  |  |  |  | 3.52% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2023 Formula Rate Plan Filing [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Requested reduction to formula rate plan revenues resulting from alleged errors |  | 8,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proposed formula rate plan rate mitigation through offsets to regulatory liabilities |  | 12,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2023 Formula Rate Plan Filing [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  | 130,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Return on Equity, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.11% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Projected Revenue Deficiency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 80,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2023 Formula Rate Plan Filing [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  | $ 88,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Return on Equity, Percentage |  | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Return on Equity and Capital Structure Complaints [Member] | System Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned return on common equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.94% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recommended adjustment to earned return on equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.32% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Return on equity complaint, estimated annual rate reduction |  |  | $ 28,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Legal Settlements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Return on Equity and Capital Structure Complaints [Member] | System Energy [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ALJ recommended equity capital structure, percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48.15% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Formula Rate Plan | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Return on Equity, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.29% |  |  |  |
Projected Revenue Deficiency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 49,800,000 |  |  |  |
Entergy Cost Recovery Rider | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Energy Cost Recovery Rider Rate Per kWh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.01639 |  |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Cost Recovery Rider | Entergy Arkansas [Member] | 2021 February Winter Storms |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Fuel Cost |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 32,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Cost Recovery Rider | Entergy Arkansas [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Energy Cost Recovery Rider Rate Per kWh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.01883 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Requested Energy Cost Recovery Rider Rate Per kWh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.01883 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Formula Rate Plan Filing | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  | $ 70,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earned return on common equity |  |  |  | 8.33% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Projected Revenue Deficiency |  |  |  | $ 65,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prospective return on common equity opportunity |  |  |  | 8.38% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distribution recovery mechanism revenue requirement |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Approved Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  | 85,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Formula Rate Plan Filing | Entergy Louisiana [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase (Decrease), Amount |  |  |  | $ 4,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual power management rider [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent |  |  | 4,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grid modernization rider [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent |  |  | $ 4,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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