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Financing, Short-term Debt (Details) (USD $)															3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Line of Credit [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Line of Credit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 PNM Resources [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 PNM Resources [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Texas-New Mexico Power Company [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Texas-New Mexico Power Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Texas-New Mexico Power Company [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Texas-New Mexico Power Company [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Texas-New Mexico Power Company [Member] Notes Payable to Banks [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Available Borrowing Capacity [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Available Borrowing Capacity [Member] PNM Resources [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Available Borrowing Capacity [Member] Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Available Borrowing Capacity [Member] Texas-New Mexico Power Company [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] PNM Resources [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Texas-New Mexico Power Company [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Affiliated Entity [Member] Intercompany loan agreements [Member] Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Affiliated Entity [Member] Intercompany loan agreements [Member] Texas-New Mexico Power Company [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 PNMR Term Loan Agreement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 PNMR Term Loan Agreement [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 First Mortgage Bonds Due 2014, Series 2009A, at 9 point 50 percent [Member] Texas-New Mexico Power Company [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Local Lines of Credit [Member] Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Local Lines of Credit [Member] Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member]	Jul. 25, 2014 Local Lines of Credit [Member] Available Borrowing Capacity [Member] Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member]	Apr. 22, 2013 PNM Term Loan Agreement [Member] Notes Payable to Banks [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 PNM 2014 Term Loan Agreement [Member] Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity																$ 771,800,000	$ 292,300,000	$ 369,600,000	$ 74,900,000											$ 35,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					300,000,000.0				400,000,000.0				75,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount																											75,000,000
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate					1.66%																				1.00%
Short-term debt	105,000,000	149,200,000	105,000,000	149,200,000	5,000,000	0	0	49,200,000	0	49,200,000			0	0											100,000,000	100,000,000		0	0		75,000,000
Short-term debt – affiliate											25,200,000	29,400,000											5,500,000	25,700,000
Restricted Cash and Investments																				1,900,000	0	0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End																																1.10%
Proceeds from Bank Debt															$ 30,000,000

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