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Related Party Transactions (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] 
Schedule of Related Party Transactions [Table Text Block]
See Note 11 for information concerning Optim Energy. The table below summarizes the nature and amount of related party transactions of PNMR, PNM, and TNMP:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
(In thousands)
Electricity, transmission and distribution related services billings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TNMP to PNMR
$
12,196

 
$
11,495

 
$
30,608

 
$
30,717

Services billings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PNMR to PNM
24,680

 
26,373

 
70,849

 
69,948

PNMR to TNMP
7,295

 
6,798

 
21,250

 
19,090

PNM to TNMP
40

 
100

 
327

 
379

TNMP to PNMR
48

 
53

 
145

 
266

PNMR to Optim Energy
1,277

 
1,393

 
4,083

 
4,304

Optim Energy to PNMR
4

 
107

 
23

 
157

Income tax sharing payments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PNMR to PNM
—

 
—

 
—

 
35,190

Interest charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TNMP to PNMR
8

 
57

 
36

 
242

PNM to PNMR
9

 
—

 
45

 
—

PNMR to PNM
33

 
—

 
97

 
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