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Retirement And Other Postretirement Benefits | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,617 |  |  | $23,376 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 59,680 |  |  | 70,626 |
Expected return on assets | (75,280) |  |  | (95,980) |
Recognized net loss | 13,309 |  |  | 15,120 |
Net pension cost | $21,326 |  |  | $13,142 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,427 |  |  | $5,454 |  |  | $1,304 |  |  | $411 |  |  | $1,024 |  |  | $1,372 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,814 |  |  | 14,704 |  |  | 3,699 |  |  | 1,647 |  |  | 2,973 |  |  | 3,585 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,676) |  |  | (18,897) |  |  | (4,949) |  |  | (2,174) |  |  | (3,889) |  |  | (4,575) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,791 |  |  | 2,268 |  |  | 822 |  |  | 415 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 1,114 |
Net pension cost |  | $5,356 |  |  | $3,529 |  |  | $876 |  |  | $299 |  |  | $562 |  |  | $1,496 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,099 |  |  | $5,551 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $440 |  |  | $961 |  |  | $1,384 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,217 |  |  | 13,961 |  |  | 3,521 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,831 |  |  | 3,391 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,155) |  |  | (19,447) |  |  | (5,113) |  |  | (2,204) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,648) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,746 |  |  | 2,602 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 470 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,165 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,907 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $832 |  |  | $275 |  |  | $108 |  |  | $1,292 |
Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $2.5 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $47 |  |  | $36 |  |  | $90 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Income
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,757 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefits obligation (APBO) | 9,690 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (10,209) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,720) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,870) |  |  | (2,761) |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($7,352) |  |  | ($6,072) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $572 |  |  | $671 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $52 |  |  | $159 |  |  | $174 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 2,012 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 249 |  |  | 582 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,328) |  |  | (1,445) |  |  | (2,452) |  |  | (702) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,811) |  |  | (57) |  |  | (27) |  |  | 153 |  |  | (7) |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,707) |  |  | ($264) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | ($1,400) |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,493 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,462 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (411) |  |  | 3,070 |  |  | (108) |  |  | 2,551 |
|  | ($411) |  |  | $6,563 |  |  | ($139) |  |  | $6,013 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (91) |  |  | 1,811 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 1,719 |
|  | ($91) |  |  | $2,947 |  |  | ($1) |  |  | $2,855 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,138) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 1,397 |
|  | ($1,138) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $4,870 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of March 31, 2025, Entergy had contributed $52.9 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through March 2025 | $10,776 |  |  | $9,513 |  |  | $2,580 |  |  | $1,144 |  |  | $1,745 |  |  | $3,328 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $24,768 |  |  | $31,740 |  |  | $5,484 |  |  | $3,872 |  |  | $5,980 |  |  | $12,340 |
Entergy Arkansas [Member] |
Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,617 |  |  | $23,376 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 59,680 |  |  | 70,626 |
Expected return on assets | (75,280) |  |  | (95,980) |
Recognized net loss | 13,309 |  |  | 15,120 |
Net pension cost | $21,326 |  |  | $13,142 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,427 |  |  | $5,454 |  |  | $1,304 |  |  | $411 |  |  | $1,024 |  |  | $1,372 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,814 |  |  | 14,704 |  |  | 3,699 |  |  | 1,647 |  |  | 2,973 |  |  | 3,585 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,676) |  |  | (18,897) |  |  | (4,949) |  |  | (2,174) |  |  | (3,889) |  |  | (4,575) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,791 |  |  | 2,268 |  |  | 822 |  |  | 415 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 1,114 |
Net pension cost |  | $5,356 |  |  | $3,529 |  |  | $876 |  |  | $299 |  |  | $562 |  |  | $1,496 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,099 |  |  | $5,551 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $440 |  |  | $961 |  |  | $1,384 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,217 |  |  | 13,961 |  |  | 3,521 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,831 |  |  | 3,391 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,155) |  |  | (19,447) |  |  | (5,113) |  |  | (2,204) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,648) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,746 |  |  | 2,602 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 470 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,165 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,907 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $832 |  |  | $275 |  |  | $108 |  |  | $1,292 |
Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $2.5 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $47 |  |  | $36 |  |  | $90 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Income
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,757 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefits obligation (APBO) | 9,690 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (10,209) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,720) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,870) |  |  | (2,761) |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($7,352) |  |  | ($6,072) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $572 |  |  | $671 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $52 |  |  | $159 |  |  | $174 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 2,012 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 249 |  |  | 582 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,328) |  |  | (1,445) |  |  | (2,452) |  |  | (702) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,811) |  |  | (57) |  |  | (27) |  |  | 153 |  |  | (7) |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,707) |  |  | ($264) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | ($1,400) |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,493 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,462 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (411) |  |  | 3,070 |  |  | (108) |  |  | 2,551 |
|  | ($411) |  |  | $6,563 |  |  | ($139) |  |  | $6,013 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (91) |  |  | 1,811 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 1,719 |
|  | ($91) |  |  | $2,947 |  |  | ($1) |  |  | $2,855 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,138) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 1,397 |
|  | ($1,138) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $4,870 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of March 31, 2025, Entergy had contributed $52.9 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through March 2025 | $10,776 |  |  | $9,513 |  |  | $2,580 |  |  | $1,144 |  |  | $1,745 |  |  | $3,328 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $24,768 |  |  | $31,740 |  |  | $5,484 |  |  | $3,872 |  |  | $5,980 |  |  | $12,340 |
Entergy Louisiana [Member] |
Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,617 |  |  | $23,376 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 59,680 |  |  | 70,626 |
Expected return on assets | (75,280) |  |  | (95,980) |
Recognized net loss | 13,309 |  |  | 15,120 |
Net pension cost | $21,326 |  |  | $13,142 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,427 |  |  | $5,454 |  |  | $1,304 |  |  | $411 |  |  | $1,024 |  |  | $1,372 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,814 |  |  | 14,704 |  |  | 3,699 |  |  | 1,647 |  |  | 2,973 |  |  | 3,585 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,676) |  |  | (18,897) |  |  | (4,949) |  |  | (2,174) |  |  | (3,889) |  |  | (4,575) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,791 |  |  | 2,268 |  |  | 822 |  |  | 415 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 1,114 |
Net pension cost |  | $5,356 |  |  | $3,529 |  |  | $876 |  |  | $299 |  |  | $562 |  |  | $1,496 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,099 |  |  | $5,551 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $440 |  |  | $961 |  |  | $1,384 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,217 |  |  | 13,961 |  |  | 3,521 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,831 |  |  | 3,391 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,155) |  |  | (19,447) |  |  | (5,113) |  |  | (2,204) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,648) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,746 |  |  | 2,602 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 470 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,165 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,907 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $832 |  |  | $275 |  |  | $108 |  |  | $1,292 |
Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $2.5 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $47 |  |  | $36 |  |  | $90 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Income
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,757 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefits obligation (APBO) | 9,690 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (10,209) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,720) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,870) |  |  | (2,761) |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($7,352) |  |  | ($6,072) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $572 |  |  | $671 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $52 |  |  | $159 |  |  | $174 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 2,012 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 249 |  |  | 582 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,328) |  |  | (1,445) |  |  | (2,452) |  |  | (702) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,811) |  |  | (57) |  |  | (27) |  |  | 153 |  |  | (7) |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,707) |  |  | ($264) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | ($1,400) |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,493 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,462 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (411) |  |  | 3,070 |  |  | (108) |  |  | 2,551 |
|  | ($411) |  |  | $6,563 |  |  | ($139) |  |  | $6,013 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (91) |  |  | 1,811 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 1,719 |
|  | ($91) |  |  | $2,947 |  |  | ($1) |  |  | $2,855 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,138) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 1,397 |
|  | ($1,138) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $4,870 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of March 31, 2025, Entergy had contributed $52.9 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through March 2025 | $10,776 |  |  | $9,513 |  |  | $2,580 |  |  | $1,144 |  |  | $1,745 |  |  | $3,328 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $24,768 |  |  | $31,740 |  |  | $5,484 |  |  | $3,872 |  |  | $5,980 |  |  | $12,340 |
Entergy Mississippi [Member] |
Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,617 |  |  | $23,376 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 59,680 |  |  | 70,626 |
Expected return on assets | (75,280) |  |  | (95,980) |
Recognized net loss | 13,309 |  |  | 15,120 |
Net pension cost | $21,326 |  |  | $13,142 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,427 |  |  | $5,454 |  |  | $1,304 |  |  | $411 |  |  | $1,024 |  |  | $1,372 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,814 |  |  | 14,704 |  |  | 3,699 |  |  | 1,647 |  |  | 2,973 |  |  | 3,585 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,676) |  |  | (18,897) |  |  | (4,949) |  |  | (2,174) |  |  | (3,889) |  |  | (4,575) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,791 |  |  | 2,268 |  |  | 822 |  |  | 415 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 1,114 |
Net pension cost |  | $5,356 |  |  | $3,529 |  |  | $876 |  |  | $299 |  |  | $562 |  |  | $1,496 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,099 |  |  | $5,551 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $440 |  |  | $961 |  |  | $1,384 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,217 |  |  | 13,961 |  |  | 3,521 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,831 |  |  | 3,391 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,155) |  |  | (19,447) |  |  | (5,113) |  |  | (2,204) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,648) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,746 |  |  | 2,602 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 470 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,165 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,907 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $832 |  |  | $275 |  |  | $108 |  |  | $1,292 |
Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $2.5 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $47 |  |  | $36 |  |  | $90 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Income
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,757 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefits obligation (APBO) | 9,690 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (10,209) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,720) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,870) |  |  | (2,761) |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($7,352) |  |  | ($6,072) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $572 |  |  | $671 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $52 |  |  | $159 |  |  | $174 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 2,012 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 249 |  |  | 582 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,328) |  |  | (1,445) |  |  | (2,452) |  |  | (702) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,811) |  |  | (57) |  |  | (27) |  |  | 153 |  |  | (7) |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,707) |  |  | ($264) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | ($1,400) |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,493 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,462 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (411) |  |  | 3,070 |  |  | (108) |  |  | 2,551 |
|  | ($411) |  |  | $6,563 |  |  | ($139) |  |  | $6,013 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (91) |  |  | 1,811 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 1,719 |
|  | ($91) |  |  | $2,947 |  |  | ($1) |  |  | $2,855 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,138) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 1,397 |
|  | ($1,138) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $4,870 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of March 31, 2025, Entergy had contributed $52.9 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through March 2025 | $10,776 |  |  | $9,513 |  |  | $2,580 |  |  | $1,144 |  |  | $1,745 |  |  | $3,328 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $24,768 |  |  | $31,740 |  |  | $5,484 |  |  | $3,872 |  |  | $5,980 |  |  | $12,340 |
Entergy New Orleans [Member] |
Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,617 |  |  | $23,376 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 59,680 |  |  | 70,626 |
Expected return on assets | (75,280) |  |  | (95,980) |
Recognized net loss | 13,309 |  |  | 15,120 |
Net pension cost | $21,326 |  |  | $13,142 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,427 |  |  | $5,454 |  |  | $1,304 |  |  | $411 |  |  | $1,024 |  |  | $1,372 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,814 |  |  | 14,704 |  |  | 3,699 |  |  | 1,647 |  |  | 2,973 |  |  | 3,585 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,676) |  |  | (18,897) |  |  | (4,949) |  |  | (2,174) |  |  | (3,889) |  |  | (4,575) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,791 |  |  | 2,268 |  |  | 822 |  |  | 415 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 1,114 |
Net pension cost |  | $5,356 |  |  | $3,529 |  |  | $876 |  |  | $299 |  |  | $562 |  |  | $1,496 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,099 |  |  | $5,551 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $440 |  |  | $961 |  |  | $1,384 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,217 |  |  | 13,961 |  |  | 3,521 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,831 |  |  | 3,391 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,155) |  |  | (19,447) |  |  | (5,113) |  |  | (2,204) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,648) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,746 |  |  | 2,602 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 470 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,165 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,907 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $832 |  |  | $275 |  |  | $108 |  |  | $1,292 |
Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $2.5 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $47 |  |  | $36 |  |  | $90 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Income
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,757 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefits obligation (APBO) | 9,690 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (10,209) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,720) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,870) |  |  | (2,761) |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($7,352) |  |  | ($6,072) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $572 |  |  | $671 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $52 |  |  | $159 |  |  | $174 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 2,012 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 249 |  |  | 582 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,328) |  |  | (1,445) |  |  | (2,452) |  |  | (702) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,811) |  |  | (57) |  |  | (27) |  |  | 153 |  |  | (7) |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,707) |  |  | ($264) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | ($1,400) |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,493 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,462 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (411) |  |  | 3,070 |  |  | (108) |  |  | 2,551 |
|  | ($411) |  |  | $6,563 |  |  | ($139) |  |  | $6,013 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (91) |  |  | 1,811 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 1,719 |
|  | ($91) |  |  | $2,947 |  |  | ($1) |  |  | $2,855 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,138) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 1,397 |
|  | ($1,138) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $4,870 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of March 31, 2025, Entergy had contributed $52.9 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through March 2025 | $10,776 |  |  | $9,513 |  |  | $2,580 |  |  | $1,144 |  |  | $1,745 |  |  | $3,328 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $24,768 |  |  | $31,740 |  |  | $5,484 |  |  | $3,872 |  |  | $5,980 |  |  | $12,340 |
Entergy Texas [Member] |
Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,617 |  |  | $23,376 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 59,680 |  |  | 70,626 |
Expected return on assets | (75,280) |  |  | (95,980) |
Recognized net loss | 13,309 |  |  | 15,120 |
Net pension cost | $21,326 |  |  | $13,142 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,427 |  |  | $5,454 |  |  | $1,304 |  |  | $411 |  |  | $1,024 |  |  | $1,372 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,814 |  |  | 14,704 |  |  | 3,699 |  |  | 1,647 |  |  | 2,973 |  |  | 3,585 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,676) |  |  | (18,897) |  |  | (4,949) |  |  | (2,174) |  |  | (3,889) |  |  | (4,575) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,791 |  |  | 2,268 |  |  | 822 |  |  | 415 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 1,114 |
Net pension cost |  | $5,356 |  |  | $3,529 |  |  | $876 |  |  | $299 |  |  | $562 |  |  | $1,496 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,099 |  |  | $5,551 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $440 |  |  | $961 |  |  | $1,384 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,217 |  |  | 13,961 |  |  | 3,521 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,831 |  |  | 3,391 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,155) |  |  | (19,447) |  |  | (5,113) |  |  | (2,204) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,648) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,746 |  |  | 2,602 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 470 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,165 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,907 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $832 |  |  | $275 |  |  | $108 |  |  | $1,292 |
Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $2.5 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $47 |  |  | $36 |  |  | $90 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Income
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,757 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefits obligation (APBO) | 9,690 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (10,209) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,720) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,870) |  |  | (2,761) |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($7,352) |  |  | ($6,072) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $572 |  |  | $671 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $52 |  |  | $159 |  |  | $174 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 2,012 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 249 |  |  | 582 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,328) |  |  | (1,445) |  |  | (2,452) |  |  | (702) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,811) |  |  | (57) |  |  | (27) |  |  | 153 |  |  | (7) |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,707) |  |  | ($264) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | ($1,400) |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,493 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,462 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (411) |  |  | 3,070 |  |  | (108) |  |  | 2,551 |
|  | ($411) |  |  | $6,563 |  |  | ($139) |  |  | $6,013 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (91) |  |  | 1,811 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 1,719 |
|  | ($91) |  |  | $2,947 |  |  | ($1) |  |  | $2,855 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,138) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 1,397 |
|  | ($1,138) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $4,870 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of March 31, 2025, Entergy had contributed $52.9 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through March 2025 | $10,776 |  |  | $9,513 |  |  | $2,580 |  |  | $1,144 |  |  | $1,745 |  |  | $3,328 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $24,768 |  |  | $31,740 |  |  | $5,484 |  |  | $3,872 |  |  | $5,980 |  |  | $12,340 |
System Energy [Member] |
Retirement Benefits [Text Block] | RETIREMENT AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy) Components of Qualified Net Pension Cost
Entergy’s qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $23,617 |  |  | $23,376 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | 59,680 |  |  | 70,626 |
Expected return on assets | (75,280) |  |  | (95,980) |
Recognized net loss | 13,309 |  |  | 15,120 |
Net pension cost | $21,326 |  |  | $13,142 |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ qualified pension costs, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,427 |  |  | $5,454 |  |  | $1,304 |  |  | $411 |  |  | $1,024 |  |  | $1,372 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,814 |  |  | 14,704 |  |  | 3,699 |  |  | 1,647 |  |  | 2,973 |  |  | 3,585 |
Expected return on assets |  | (17,676) |  |  | (18,897) |  |  | (4,949) |  |  | (2,174) |  |  | (3,889) |  |  | (4,575) |
Recognized net loss |  | 4,791 |  |  | 2,268 |  |  | 822 |  |  | 415 |  |  | 454 |  |  | 1,114 |
Net pension cost |  | $5,356 |  |  | $3,529 |  |  | $876 |  |  | $299 |  |  | $562 |  |  | $1,496 |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $4,099 |  |  | $5,551 |  |  | $1,284 |  |  | $440 |  |  | $961 |  |  | $1,384 |
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation |  | 13,217 |  |  | 13,961 |  |  | 3,521 |  |  | 1,569 |  |  | 2,831 |  |  | 3,391 |
Expected return on assets |  | (18,155) |  |  | (19,447) |  |  | (5,113) |  |  | (2,204) |  |  | (4,077) |  |  | (4,648) |
Recognized net loss |  | 5,746 |  |  | 2,602 |  |  | 1,140 |  |  | 470 |  |  | 393 |  |  | 1,165 |
Net pension cost |  | $4,907 |  |  | $2,667 |  |  | $832 |  |  | $275 |  |  | $108 |  |  | $1,292 |
Non-Qualified Net Pension Cost Entergy recognized $2.5 million and $2.7 million in pension cost for its non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, there were no settlement charges related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan.
The Registrant Subsidiaries recognized the following pension cost for their current and former employees for their non-qualified pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas
| (In Thousands)
2025 | $47 |  |  | $36 |  |  | $90 |  |  | $35 |  |  | $39 |
2024 | $68 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $83 |  |  | $31 |  |  | $62 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 there were no settlement charges for the Registrant Subsidiaries related to the payment of lump sum benefits out of the plan. Components of Net Other Postretirement Benefits Income
Entergy’s other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, included the following components:
| 2025 |  | 2024
| (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period | $2,757 |  |  | $3,126 |
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement benefits obligation (APBO) | 9,690 |  |  | 9,852 |
Expected return on assets | (10,209) |  |  | (10,569) |
Amortization of prior service credit | (5,720) |  |  | (5,720) |
Recognized net gain | (3,870) |  |  | (2,761) |
Net other postretirement benefits income | ($7,352) |  |  | ($6,072) |
The Registrant Subsidiaries’ other postretirement benefits income, including amounts capitalized, for their current and former employees for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 included the following components:
2025 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $572 |  |  | $671 |  |  | $162 |  |  | $52 |  |  | $159 |  |  | $174 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,775 |  |  | 2,012 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 249 |  |  | 582 |  |  | 394 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,225) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,328) |  |  | (1,445) |  |  | (2,452) |  |  | (702) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | (353) |  |  | (1,811) |  |  | (57) |  |  | (27) |  |  | 153 |  |  | (7) |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,707) |  |  | ($264) |  |  | ($973) |  |  | ($1,400) |  |  | ($2,651) |  |  | ($214) |
2024 |  | Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
|  | (In Thousands)
Service cost - benefits earned during the period |  | $642 |  |  | $700 |  |  | $184 |  |  | $51 |  |  | $168 |  |  | $175 |
Interest cost on APBO |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,999 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 253 |  |  | 603 |  |  | 398 |
Expected return on assets |  | (4,384) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,372) |  |  | (1,479) |  |  | (2,539) |  |  | (728) |
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 524 |  |  | (1,136) |  |  | (239) |  |  | (229) |  |  | (1,093) |  |  | (73) |
Recognized net (gain) loss |  | — |  |  | (1,738) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 148 |  |  | — |
Net other postretirement benefits income |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($175) |  |  | ($926) |  |  | ($1,385) |  |  | ($2,713) |  |  | ($228) |
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Entergy and Entergy Louisiana reclassified the following costs out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (before taxes and including amounts capitalized) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
2025 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,493 |  |  | ($31) |  |  | $3,462 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (411) |  |  | 3,070 |  |  | (108) |  |  | 2,551 |
|  | ($411) |  |  | $6,563 |  |  | ($139) |  |  | $6,013 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (91) |  |  | 1,811 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 1,719 |
|  | ($91) |  |  | $2,947 |  |  | ($1) |  |  | $2,855 |
2024 |  | Qualified Pension Costs |  | Other Postretirement Costs |  | Non-Qualified Pension Costs |  | Total
|  | (In Thousands) |  |
Entergy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit (cost) |  | $— |  |  | $3,513 |  |  | ($40) |  |  | $3,473 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (1,138) |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | (80) |  |  | 1,397 |
|  | ($1,138) |  |  | $6,128 |  |  | ($120) |  |  | $4,870 |
Entergy Louisiana |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of prior service credit |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |  |  | $— |  |  | $1,136 |
Amortization of net gain (loss) |  | (104) |  |  | 1,738 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,634 |
|  | ($104) |  |  | $2,874 |  |  | $— |  |  | $2,770 |
Accounting for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits In accordance with accounting standards, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations and are presented by Entergy in miscellaneous - net in other income. Employer Contributions Based on current assumptions, Entergy expects to contribute $240 million to its qualified pension plans in 2025. As of March 31, 2025, Entergy had contributed $52.9 million to its pension plans. Based on current assumptions, the Registrant Subsidiaries expect to contribute the following to qualified pension plans for their current and former employees in 2025:
| Entergy Arkansas |  | Entergy Louisiana |  | Entergy Mississippi |  | Entergy New Orleans |  | Entergy Texas |  | System Energy
| (In Thousands)
Expected 2025 pension contributions | $35,544 |  |  | $41,253 |  |  | $8,064 |  |  | $5,016 |  |  | $7,725 |  |  | $15,668 |
Pension contributions made through March 2025 | $10,776 |  |  | $9,513 |  |  | $2,580 |  |  | $1,144 |  |  | $1,745 |  |  | $3,328 |
Remaining estimated pension contributions to be made in 2025 | $24,768 |  |  | $31,740 |  |  | $5,484 |  |  | $3,872 |  |  | $5,980 |  |  | $12,340 |

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