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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Regulated Operations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities | Regulatory assets and liabilities reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are presented below.
| PNM |  | TNMP
| December 31, |  | December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Assets: | (In thousands)
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FPPAC | $ | — |  |  | $ | 43,980 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Transmission cost recovery factor | — |  |  | — |  |  | 441 |  |  | 2,482 |
Energy efficiency costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 629 |  |  | 1,393 |
| — |  |  | 43,980 |  |  | 1,070 |  |  | 3,875 |
Non-Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CTC, including carrying charges | — |  |  | — |  |  | 46,147 |  |  | 55,292 |
Coal mine reclamation costs | 28,303 |  |  | 34,224 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Deferred income taxes | 66,990 |  |  | 63,645 |  |  | 10,244 |  |  | 10,556 |
Loss on reacquired debt | 23,627 |  |  | 25,439 |  |  | 35,405 |  |  | 36,703 |
Pension and OPEB | 218,743 |  |  | 222,545 |  |  | 23,356 |  |  | 23,803 |
AMS surcharge | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,673 |  |  | — |
AMS retirement costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,549 |  |  | 6,453 |
Renewable energy costs | — |  |  | 5,263 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | 5,247 |  |  | 5,929 |  |  | 2,380 |  |  | 1,155 |
| 342,910 |  |  | 357,045 |  |  | 127,754 |  |  | 133,962 |
Total regulatory assets | $ | 342,910 |  |  | $ | 401,025 |  |  | $ | 128,824 |  |  | $ | 137,837 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FPPAC | $ | (11,410 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Other | (4,181 | ) |  | (1,703 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
| (15,591 | ) |  | (1,703 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Non-Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of removal | (284,015 | ) |  | (277,148 | ) |  | (26,859 | ) |  | (29,391 | )
Deferred income taxes | (77,502 | ) |  | (75,941 | ) |  | (3,283 | ) |  | (3,923 | )
AROs | (33,747 | ) |  | (35,834 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Renewable energy tax benefits | (23,697 | ) |  | (24,854 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
AMS surcharge | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5,227 | )
Nuclear spent fuel reimbursements | (9,214 | ) |  | (3,625 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Pension and OPEB | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,913 | ) |  | (2,121 | )
Other | (6,688 | ) |  | (8,079 | ) |  | (495 | ) |  | — |
| (434,863 | ) |  | (425,481 | ) |  | (32,550 | ) |  | (40,662 | )
Total regulatory liabilities | $ | (450,454 | ) |  | $ | (427,184 | ) |  | $ | (32,550 | ) |  | $ | (40,662 | )

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