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Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Jan. 01, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2014 | Feb. 26, 2015
Achieves a specified improvement in total shareholder return at the end of 2016 compared to 2011 and she remains an employee [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized | 135,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / pnm_AchievedSpecifiedImprovementInTotalShareholderReturnTimeFrameAxis = pnm_AchievesSpecifiedImprovementInTotalShareholderReturnAtEndOf2016ComparedTo2011AndSheRemainsEmployeeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = pnm_ChairmanPresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember |  |  |  |  |
Achieves a specified improvement in total shareholder return at the end of 2014 compared to 2011 and she remains an employee [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized | 35,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / pnm_AchievedSpecifiedImprovementInTotalShareholderReturnTimeFrameAxis = pnm_AchievesSpecifiedImprovementInTotalShareholderReturnAtEndOf2014ComparedTo2011AndSheRemainsEmployeeMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = pnm_ChairmanPresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Achieved performance target for 2015 and 2016 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, Purchase price of common stock |  |  |  | $ 100,000pnm_SharebasedcompensationarrangementbysharebasedpaymentawardPurchasepriceofcommonstock / pnm_AchievedspecifiedperformancetargettimeframeAxis = pnm_Achievedperformancetargetfor2015and2016Member / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = pnm_ExecutiveVicePresidentandChiefFinancialOfficerMember |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Achieved performance target for 2015, 2016 and 2017 [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, Purchase price of common stock |  |  |  | 275,000pnm_SharebasedcompensationarrangementbysharebasedpaymentawardPurchasepriceofcommonstock / pnm_AchievedspecifiedperformancetargettimeframeAxis = pnm_Achievedperformancetargetfor20152016and2017Member / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = pnm_ExecutiveVicePresidentandChiefFinancialOfficerMember |  |
Performance Shares [Member] | Executive [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Excluded from Shares Outstanding, Number | 179,845pnm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExcludedFromSharesOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ManagementMember | 112,864pnm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExcludedFromSharesOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ManagementMember |  |  |  |
Share based Compensation, weighted percentage assigned to achieving market targets |  |  |  |  | 60.00%pnm_SharebasedCompensationweightedpercentageassignedtoachievingmarkettargets / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ManagementMember |
Share based Compensation, weighted percentage assigned to achieving performance targets |  |  |  |  | 40.00%pnm_SharebasedCompensationweightedpercentageassignedtoachievingperformancetargets / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ManagementMember |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Number of Shares in 2013 | 179,811pnm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberOfSharesInYearTwo / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ManagementMember |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Number of Shares in 2014 | 163,152pnm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberOfSharesInYearThree / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ManagementMember |  |  |  |  |
Performance Shares [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Executive [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share based Compensation, weighted percentage assigned to achieving market targets |  |  |  |  |  | 60.00%pnm_SharebasedCompensationweightedpercentageassignedtoachievingmarkettargets / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ManagementMember
Share based Compensation, weighted percentage assigned to achieving performance targets |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00%pnm_SharebasedCompensationweightedpercentageassignedtoachievingperformancetargets / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ManagementMember
Restricted Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, at Beginning of period, Shares | 315,305us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, at Beginning of period, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, in dollars per share | $ 17.87us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Granted, Shares | 242,164us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Granted, Fair Value, in dollars per share | $ 21.27us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | $ 20.03us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | $ 16.75us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Vested, Shares | (295,423)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Vested, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, in dollars per share | $ 16.70us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Forfeited, Shares | (3,276)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Forfeited, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, in dollars per share | $ 22.46us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, at end of period, Shares | 258,770us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | 315,305us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, at end of period, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, in dollars per share | $ 22.31us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | $ 17.87us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value | $ 21.27us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | $ 20.03us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | $ 16.75us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |
Total fair value of restricted shares that vested (in thousands) | 4,933,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | 4,395,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | 5,099,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember |  |  |
Stock Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Options, Outstanding at beginning of period, Shares | 1,343,666us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |  |
Options, Outstanding at beginning of period, Weighted-Average Exercise Price, in dollars per share | $ 20.63us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |  |
Options, Granted, Shares | 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |  |
Options, Granted, Weighted-Average Exercise Price, in dollars per share | $ 0.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |  |
Options, Exercised, Shares | (345,426)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |  |
Options, Exercised, Weighted-Average Exercise Price, in dollars per share | $ 20.04us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |  |
Options, Forfeited, Shares | (17,151)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |  |
Options, Forfeited, Weighted-Average Exercise Price, in dollars per share | $ 26.43us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |  |
Options, Expired, Shares | (60,584)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |  |
Options, Expired, Weighted-Average Exercise Price, in dollars per share | $ 27.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |  |
Options, Outstanding at end of period, Shares | 920,505us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 1,343,666us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |
Options, Outstanding at end of period, Weighted-Average Exercise Price, in dollars per share | $ 20.39us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 20.63us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Options, Outstanding at end of period, Aggregate Intrinsic Value | 8,900,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |  |
Options, Outstanding at end of period, Weighted-Average Remaining Contract Life (years) | 2 years 9 months 29 days |  |  |  |  |
Options, Outstanding at end of period, No intrinsic value | 254,050,000pnm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingSharesAboveEntitiesStockPrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value options granted, in dollars per share | $ 0.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 0.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 0.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |
Total fair value of options that vested | 0pnm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 625,000pnm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 1,054,000pnm_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |
Total intrinsic value of options exercised | $ 2,473,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 2,721,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 6,356,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |  |  |

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- Definition Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Shares Above Entities Stock Price + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Share Based Compensation Arrangement by Share Based Payment Award Options Vested in Period Total Fair Value + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(1)(iv)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition Weighted average fair value as of the grant date of equity-based award plans other than stock (unit) option plans that were not exercised or put into effect as a result of the occurrence of a terminating event. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(i)-(ii) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The weighted average fair value of nonvested awards on equity-based plans excluding option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, revenue or profit achievement stock award plan) for which the employer is contingently obligated to issue equity instruments or transfer assets to an employee who has not yet satisfied service or performance criteria necessary to gain title to proceeds from the sale of the award or underlying shares or units. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(i)-(ii) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (d)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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