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Lease Commitments Lease Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Rent Expense

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

	PNMR				PNM				TNMP
	(In thousands)
2014	$	82,756			$	76,745			$	3,932
2013	$	82,882			$	78,306			$	2,663
2012	$	84,794			$	78,483			$	2,871

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases

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

	PNMR				PNM				TNMP
	(In thousands)
2015	$	36,350			$	33,144			$	1,186
2016	28,892				27,986				636
2017	25,185				24,907				—
2018	25,194				24,907				—
2019	25,203				24,907				—
Later years	134,068				133,842				—
Total minimum lease payments	$	274,892			$	269,693			$	1,822

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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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