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Fair Value of Derivative and Other Financial Instruments - Available for Sale Securities (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net, Available-for-sale Securities | $ 400,000 us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities | $ 500,000 us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNetAvailableforsaleSecurities |
PNMR and PNM [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 257,464,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember |  | 250,145,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain | 48,842,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember |  | 46,348,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember
Proceeds from sales | 31,852,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember | 22,804,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember |
Gross realized gains | 5,135,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember | 3,118,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember |
Gross realized (losses) | (1,541,000)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember | (1,039,000)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember |
PNMR and PNM [Member] | Cash and equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 5,142,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember |  | 8,276,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember |  | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember
PNMR and PNM [Member] | Domestic value [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 46,129,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_DomesticValueMember |  | 45,340,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_DomesticValueMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain | 16,786,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_DomesticValueMember |  | 17,418,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_DomesticValueMember
PNMR and PNM [Member] | Domestic growth [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 78,013,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_DomesticGrowthMember |  | 74,053,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_DomesticGrowthMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain | 22,849,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_DomesticGrowthMember |  | 21,354,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_DomesticGrowthMember
PNMR and PNM [Member] | International and other [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 17,478,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_MultinationalMember |  | 16,599,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_MultinationalMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain | 995,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_MultinationalMember |  | 156,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_MultinationalMember
PNMR and PNM [Member] | U.S. Government [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 21,912,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember |  | 22,563,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain | 1,256,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember |  | 903,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
PNMR and PNM [Member] | Municipals [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 73,554,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember |  | 68,973,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain | 6,198,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember |  | 5,851,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember
PNMR and PNM [Member] | Corporate and other [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 15,236,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_OtherDebtSecuritiesMember |  | 14,341,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_OtherDebtSecuritiesMember
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain | 758,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_OtherDebtSecuritiesMember |  | 666,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGains / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_OtherDebtSecuritiesMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | PNMR and PNM [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 257,464,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember |  | 250,145,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | PNMR and PNM [Member] | Nuclear Decommissioning Trust [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 251,800,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_NuclearDecommissioningTrustMember |  | 244,600,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_NuclearDecommissioningTrustMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | PNMR and PNM [Member] | Mine Reclamation Trust [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 5,700,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_MineReclamationTrustMember |  | 5,500,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_MineReclamationTrustMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | PNMR and PNM [Member] | Cash and equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 5,142,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember |  | 8,276,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | PNMR and PNM [Member] | Domestic value [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 46,129,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_DomesticValueMember |  | 45,340,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_DomesticValueMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | PNMR and PNM [Member] | Domestic growth [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 78,013,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_DomesticGrowthMember |  | 74,053,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_DomesticGrowthMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | PNMR and PNM [Member] | International and other [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 17,478,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_MultinationalMember |  | 16,599,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = pnm_MultinationalMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | PNMR and PNM [Member] | U.S. Government [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 21,912,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember |  | 22,563,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | PNMR and PNM [Member] | Municipals [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | 73,554,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember |  | 68,973,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_MunicipalBondsMember
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | PNMR and PNM [Member] | Corporate and other [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, Fair value | $ 15,236,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_OtherDebtSecuritiesMember |  | $ 14,341,000 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pnm_PnmrAndPnmMember / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_OtherDebtSecuritiesMember

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