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Stock-Based Compensation - Restricted Stock Awards (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 02, 2018 | Mar. 03, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Feb. 28, 2018 | Feb. 28, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Jan. 01, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional pre tax expense |  |  | $ 6,400,000 | $ 7,100,000 | $ 6,200,000 |  |  |  |
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | Common Stock | Achieves a specific performance target by the end of 2019 and she remains an employee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 35,906 |  | 53,859 |
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer | Common Stock | Achieves a specific performance target by the end of 2017 and she remains an employee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorized (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 17,953 |  |  |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Common Stock | Achieved performance target for 2015 and 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) | 7,670 | 2,754 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ 35.85 | $ 36.30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares approved upon meeting target (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ 35.85 | $ 36.30 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Common Stock | Achieved performance target for 2015, 2016 and 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value of stock to be granted if performance targets are achieved |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 275,000
Restricted Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance (in shares) |  |  | 166,651 |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  | 134,573 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised (in shares) |  |  | (138,001) |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited (in shares) |  |  | (1,681) |  |  |  |  |  |
Expired (in shares) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (in shares) |  |  | 161,542 | 166,651 |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 32.93 |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) |  |  | 37.92 | $ 29.65 | $ 23.06 |  |  |  |
Exercised (in dollars per share) |  |  | 31.44 |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited (in dollars per share) |  |  | 39.61 |  |  |  |  |  |
Expired (in dollars per share) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 38.21 | 32.93 |  |  |  |  |
Stock Options, Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expired (in shares) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expired (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 37.92 | $ 29.65 | $ 23.06 |  |  |  |
Total fair value of restricted shares that vested |  |  | $ 6,246,000 | $ 8,558,000 | $ 5,747,000 |  |  |  |
Stock Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expired (in shares) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Stock, Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expired (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Options, Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance (in shares) |  |  | 81,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised (in shares) |  |  | (79,000) |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited (in shares) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Expired (in shares) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (in shares) |  |  | 2,000 | 81,000 |  |  |  |  |
Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 11.94 |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised (in dollars per share) |  |  | 11.93 |  |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited (in dollars per share) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Expired (in dollars per share) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 12.22 | $ 11.94 |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of stock options that are greater than the closing price (in shares) |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total intrinsic value of options exercised |  |  | $ 2,617,000 | $ 3,117,000 | 2,234,000 |  |  |  |
Performance Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional pre tax expense |  |  |  | 1,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Performance Shares | Executive |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares excluded in year two (in shares) |  |  | 150,543 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares excluded in year three (in shares) |  |  | 147,202 |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance period |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Shares | Executive | Achieved performance target for 2016 through 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares excluded (in shares) |  |  | 47,279 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted percentage assigned to achieving market targets |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted percentage assigned to achieving performance targets |  |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Performance Shares | Executive | Achieved performance target for 2017 through 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares excluded (in shares) |  |  | 122,277 |  |  |  |  |  |
Public Service Company of New Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional pre tax expense |  |  | $ 4,200,000 | 4,900,000 | 4,400,000 |  |  |  |
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Performance Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional pre tax expense |  |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Texas-New Mexico Power Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional pre tax expense |  |  | $ 2,200,000 | 2,200,000 | $ 1,800,000 |  |  |  |
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Performance Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional pre tax expense |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  |  |  |  |

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