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Public Utilities, Frequency of IRP filings

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Public Utilities, Integrated Resource Plan, Action Plan, Period

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Public Utilities, Integrated Resource Plan, Number of Portfolios, Continuing Operations

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Public Utilities, Integrated Resource Plan, Number of Portfolios, Discontinued Operations

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Public Utilities, Integrated Resource Plan, Number of Portfolios, Total

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Public Utilities, Planning Period Covered of IRP

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Regulatory and Rate Matters - Integrated Resource Plan (Details) - portfolio			12 Months Ended
	May 04, 2016	Jul. 01, 2014	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
NMPRC [Member]
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Period of action plan				4 years
Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member]
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Required filing of Integrated Resource Plan				3 years
Planning period covered, IRP				20 years
Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Planning period covered, IRP			20 years
Period of action plan			4 years
Number of resource portfolios (in portfolio)			2
Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| San Juan Generating Station [Member]
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of continued operations resource portfolios (in portfolio)			1
Number of discontinued operations resource portfolios (in portfolio)			1
Public Service Company of New Mexico [Member] \| NMPRC [Member]
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Period of action plan		4 years
Period of time to show good cause why a docket should remain open	30 days