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Lease Commitments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Leases [Abstract]  
Schedule of Rent Expense
Operating lease expense, including the PVNGS and EIP leases, was:
 
PNMR
 
PNM
 
TNMP
 
(In thousands)
2015
$
68,652

 
$
63,558

 
$
3,688

2014
$
82,756

 
$
76,745

 
$
3,932

2013
$
82,882

 
$
78,306

 
$
2,663

Schedule of Future Minimum Operating Lease Payments
Future minimum operating lease payments at December 31, 2015 shown below have been reduced by payments on the PVNGS lessor notes of $9.0 million in 2016 returned in cash to PNM:

 
PNMR
 
PNM
 
TNMP
 
(In thousands)
2016
$
29,825

 
$
28,496

 
$
1,062

2017
26,071

 
25,413

 
379

2018
25,240

 
24,945

 
15

2019
25,190

 
24,902

 

2020
25,197

 
24,902

 

Later years
108,990

 
108,990

 

   Total minimum lease payments
$
240,513

 
$
237,648

 
$
1,456