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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: (Details)			3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended						3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: (Details)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Grupo Mexico USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Grupo Mexico USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Grupo Mexico USD ($)	May 31, 2010 MGE USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 MGE USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 MGE USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 MGE USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 MGE USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2005 MGE item	Dec. 31, 2014 MGE USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 MGE Controladora de Infraestructura Energetica Mexico, S. A. de C. V. USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 MGE Controladora de Infraestructura Energetica Mexico, S. A. de C. V. MXN	Mar. 31, 2012 MGE Minera Mexico Maximum	Mar. 31, 2015 Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Compania Perforadora Mexico S.A.P.I. de C.V. USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Equity investment in affiliate USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Mexico Proyectos y Desarrollos, S.A. de C.V. and affiliates USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Grupo Mexico and affiliates USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Grupo Mexico and affiliates USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Asarco LLC ("Asarco") USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Asarco LLC ("Asarco") USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Asarco LLC ("Asarco") USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Higher Technology S.A.C. USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Higher Technology S.A.C. USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Higher Technology S.A.C. USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Breaker, S.A. de C.V and affiliates ("Breaker") USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Breaker, S.A. de C.V and affiliates ("Breaker") USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Breaker, S.A. de C.V and affiliates ("Breaker") USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Mexico Transportes Aereos S.A. de C.V. ("Mextransport") USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Mexico Transportes Aereos S.A. de C.V. ("Mextransport") USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Mexico Transportes Aereos S.A. de C.V. ("Mextransport") USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Eolica El Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Eolica El Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2014 Eolica El Retiro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. item	Mar. 31, 2015 Servicios y Fabricaciones Mecanicas S.A.C. USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Servicios y Fabricaciones Mecanicas S.A.C. USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Companies with relationship to SCC executive officers' families USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Companies with relationship to SCC executive officers' families USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Sempertrans and affiliates USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 Sempertrans and affiliates USD ($)
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Total purchases from related parties			3,400,000	3,500,000			37,800,000	48,900,000								300,000	1,200,000			10,600,000	47,200,000		67,000,000	121,200,000	7,700,000	15,100,000		300,000	300,000		300,000	900,000		100,000	600,000		3,300,000	5,300,000		3,900,000			200,000	300,000	1,000,000	1,800,000	200,000	300,000
Sales revenues from related parties							22,200,000	24,300,000								100,000	100,000			200,000	200,000		58,400,000	24,600,000	35,900,000									100,000	100,000
Number of power plants											2
Maximum amount of line of credit granted to related party						350,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						4.40%				5.75%
Percentage of interest acquired													99.999%	99.999%
Value of interest acquired													150,000,000	1,928,600,000
Ownership percentage															0.001%
Loan repaid									150,000,000
Loan granted																			56,600,000
Interest earned							$ 2,300,000	$ 2,300,000
Number of wind turbines																																										37
Ownership percentage																			44.20%