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Lease Commitments Lease Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Rent Expense [Table Text Block]

Operating lease expense, including the PVNGS and EIP leases, was:

	PNMR				PNM				TNMP
	(In thousands)
2013	$	82,882			$	78,306			$	2,663
2012	$	84,794			$	78,483			$	2,871
2011	$	86,323			$	78,422			$	3,606

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

Future minimum operating lease payments at December 31, 2013 shown below have been reduced by payments on the PVNGS lessor notes of $25.4 million in 2014, $24.0 million in 2015, and $9.0 million in 2016 that will be returned in cash to PNM:

	PNMR				PNM				TNMP
	(In thousands)
2014	$	53,594			$	49,580			$	815
2015	40,952				38,290				676
2016	33,788				33,363				237
2017	30,942				30,749				—
2018	30,948				30,749				—
Later years	167,225				166,830				—
	357,449				349,561				1,728
Future payments under non-cancelable subleases	93				—				—
Net minimum lease payments	$	357,356			$	349,561			$	1,728

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Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date.

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Tabular disclosure of rental expense from operating leases for each period for which an income statement is presented with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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