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Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2023 USD ($) | May 31, 2023 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,500,000 |
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000 |
Commercial Paper Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, weighted average interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 5.19% |
Commercial Paper program limit |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |
Commercial Paper Amount Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 1,108,400 |
Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Facility |  |  |  |  |  | 3,500,000 |
Amount of total borrowing capacity against which fronting commitments exist |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000 |
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 0.225% |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  | 6.34% |
Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized Short Term Borrowings |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000 |
Amount of total borrowing capacity against which fronting commitments exist |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000 |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 5,900 |
Entergy Arkansas [Member] | 5.15% Series mortgage bonds due January 2033 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt |  |  |  | $ 425,000 |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  |  |  | 5.15% |  |  |
Entergy Arkansas [Member] | Mortgage Bonds Three Point Zero Five Percent Series Due June Two Thousand Twenty Three |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  |  |  | 3.05% |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized Short Term Borrowings |  |  |  |  |  | 450,000 |
Amount of total borrowing capacity against which fronting commitments exist |  |  |  |  |  | 15,000 |
Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized Short Term Borrowings |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200
Non-MISO letter of credit outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 9,200 |
Entergy Mississippi [Member] | 5.0% Series mortgage bonds due September 2033 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt |  | $ 300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Mississippi [Member] | 3.10% Series mortgage bonds due July 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  | 3.10% |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Mississippi [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan due December 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  | 50,000 |  |  |  |  |
Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized Short Term Borrowings |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |
Amount of total borrowing capacity against which fronting commitments exist |  |  |  |  |  | 30,000 |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,400
System Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized Short Term Borrowings |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |
System Energy [Member] | 6.00% Series mortgage bonds due April 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt |  |  | $ 325,000 |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  |  | 6.00% |  |  |  |
System Energy [Member] | Unsecured Term Loan due November 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  | $ 50,000 |  |  |  |
System Energy [Member] | 4.10% Series mortgage bonds due April 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  |  | 4.10% |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt |  |  | $ 250,000 |  |  |  |
Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized Short Term Borrowings |  |  |  |  |  | 150,000 |
Amount of total borrowing capacity against which fronting commitments exist |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000 |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200
Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 8,279 | $ 8,279
Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Unsecured term loan due June 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt |  | $ 15,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  | 6.25% |  |  |  |  |
Entergy New Orleans [Member] | Unsecured term loan due May 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt |  |  |  |  | $ 70,000 |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage |  |  |  |  | 2.50% |  |
System Energy VIE [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 37,800 |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  | 5.79% |
Line of credit facility commitment fee as a percentage of undrawn commitment amount |  |  |  |  |  | 0.10% |
Entergy Arkansas VIE [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,500 |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  | 5.93% |
Line of credit facility commitment fee as a percentage of undrawn commitment amount |  |  |  |  |  | 0.10% |
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 49,800 |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  | 5.82% |
Line of credit facility commitment fee as a percentage of undrawn commitment amount |  |  |  |  |  | 0.10% |
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 56,400 |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  | 5.92% |
Line of credit facility commitment fee as a percentage of undrawn commitment amount |  |  |  |  |  | 0.10% |
Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 139,000 |
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 139,000 |
Debt, weighted average interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 6.28% |
Line of credit facility commitment fee as a percentage of undrawn commitment amount |  |  |  |  |  | 0.20% |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 0.375% |
Consolidated debt ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 0.65 |
Maximum [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated debt ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 0.65 |
Consolidated debt ratio of total capitalization |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |
Maximum [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated debt ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 0.65 |
Consolidated debt ratio of total capitalization |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |
Maximum [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated debt ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 0.65 |
Maximum [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated debt ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 0.65 |
Maximum [Member] | System Energy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated debt ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 0.65 |
Consolidated debt ratio of total capitalization |  |  |  |  |  | 70.00% |
Maximum [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated debt ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 0.65 |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 0.075% |
Credit Facility Of Three Hundred Fifty Million [Member] | Entergy Louisiana [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 350,000 |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  | 6.45% |
Credit Facility Of One Hundred And Fifty Million [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000 |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75,000 |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  | 6.33% |
Credit Facility Of One Hundred And Fifty Million [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000 |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  | 6.33% |
Credit Facility Of One Hundred And Fifty Million [Member] | Entergy Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000 |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 1,100 |
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  | 6.45% |
Credit Facility Of Ten Million [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000 |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  | 6.70% |
Credit Facility Of Twenty Five Million [Member] | Entergy Arkansas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000 |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  | 7.02% |
Credit Facility Of Twenty Five Million [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of Facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000 |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Amount Drawn/ Outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period |  |  |  |  |  | 6.83% |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Entergy New Orleans [Member] | 3.90% Series mortgage bond due July 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.90% |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facility of Sixty Five Million [Member] | Entergy Mississippi [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,700 |
Uncommitted Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 65,000 |

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