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Fair Value of Derivative and Other Financial Instruments - Defined Benefit Plans Disclosure (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$ 2,156
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	$ 2,156
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Mutual Fund
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		0
Actual return on assets sold during the period	(84)	(38)
Actual return on assets still held at period end	56	(107)
Purchases	3,110	5,539
Sales	(5,238)	(3,238)
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	489,978	562,016
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	531,467	489,978
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Pension Plan | Participation in PNMR Master Trust Investments: | Fair Value Measurement [Domain]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	412,790
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	445,984	412,790
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Pension Plan | Participation in PNMR Master Trust Investments:
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	489,664
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	532,659	489,664
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Pension Plan | Participation in PNMR Master Trust Investments: | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	76,874
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	86,675	76,874
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total fair value of plan assets owned	86,749	69,703
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	69,703	80,356
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	86,400	69,703
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Other Postretirement Benefits | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	190
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	1,022	190
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Other Postretirement Benefits | Mutual funds
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	69,513
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	85,727	69,513
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Pension Plan | Participation in PNMR Master Trust Investments:
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	139,673
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	152,158	139,673
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total fair value of plan assets owned	40,383	32,515
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other Postretirement Benefits | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	190
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	1,022	190
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other Postretirement Benefits | Mutual funds
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	32,325
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	39,361	32,325
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Pension Plan | Participation in PNMR Master Trust Investments:
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	272,829
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	293,826	272,829
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total fair value of plan assets owned	46,366	37,188
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other Postretirement Benefits | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other Postretirement Benefits | Mutual funds
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	37,188
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	46,366	37,188
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	288	191
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	288
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. government
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Actual return on assets sold during the period	(48)	(7)
Actual return on assets still held at period end	0	(1)
Purchases	133	192
Sales	(373)	(87)
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Pension Plan | Participation in PNMR Master Trust Investments:
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	288
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	288
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total fair value of plan assets owned	0	0
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other Postretirement Benefits | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
Public Service Company of New Mexico | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other Postretirement Benefits | Mutual funds
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	55,074	63,499
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	59,367	55,074
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Pension Plan | Participation in PNMR Master Trust Investments: | Fair Value Measurement [Domain]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	45,283
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	49,353	45,283
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Pension Plan | Participation in PNMR Master Trust Investments:
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	54,661
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	59,327	54,661
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Pension Plan | Participation in PNMR Master Trust Investments: | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	9,378
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	9,974	9,378
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total fair value of plan assets owned	10,910	8,791
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	8,744	10,002
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	10,844	8,744
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Other Postretirement Benefits | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	66
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	275	66
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Other Postretirement Benefits | Mutual funds
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	8,725
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	10,635	8,725
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Pension Plan | Participation in PNMR Master Trust Investments:
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	15,149
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	17,335	15,149
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total fair value of plan assets owned	4,350	3,789
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other Postretirement Benefits | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	66
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	275	66
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Other Postretirement Benefits | Mutual funds
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	3,723
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	4,075	3,723
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Pension Plan | Participation in PNMR Master Trust Investments:
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	30,101
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	32,018	30,101
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total fair value of plan assets owned	6,560	5,002
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other Postretirement Benefits | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Other Postretirement Benefits | Mutual funds
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	5,002
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	6,560	5,002
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	33	21
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	33
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. government
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Actual return on assets sold during the period	(5)	(1)
Actual return on assets still held at period end	0	0
Purchases	15	23
Sales	(43)	(10)
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Pension Plan | Participation in PNMR Master Trust Investments:
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	33
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	33
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other Postretirement Benefits
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total fair value of plan assets owned	0	0
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other Postretirement Benefits | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
Texas-New Mexico Power Company | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Other Postretirement Benefits | Mutual funds
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Fair Value Measurement [Domain]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	458,073
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	495,337	458,073
PNMR
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	544,325
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	591,986	544,325
PNMR | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	20,120
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	19,982	20,120
PNMR | International funds
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	54,270
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	68,497	54,270
PNMR | Domestic value
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	874
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	825	874
PNMR | Domestic growth
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	143,517
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	172,326	143,517
PNMR | U.S. government
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	84,459
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	90,970	84,459
PNMR | International government
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	5,721
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	5,411	5,721
PNMR | Municipals
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	9,558
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	6,980	9,558
PNMR | Corporate and other
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	139,554
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	130,346	139,554
PNMR | Private equity funds | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	18,021
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	15,827	18,021
PNMR | Hedge funds | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	45,589
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	47,618	45,589
PNMR | Real estate funds | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	22,642
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	33,204	22,642
PNMR | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	154,822
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	169,493	154,822
PNMR | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	20,120
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	19,982	20,120
PNMR | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | International funds
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	54,270
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	68,497	54,270
PNMR | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Domestic value
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Domestic growth
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | U.S. government
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	80,482
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	81,014	80,482
PNMR | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | International government
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Municipals
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Corporate and other
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	(50)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	(50)
PNMR | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	302,930
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	325,844	302,930
PNMR | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | International funds
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Domestic value
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	874
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	825	874
PNMR | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Domestic growth
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	143,517
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	172,326	143,517
PNMR | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | U.S. government
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	3,977
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	9,956	3,977
PNMR | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | International government
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	5,721
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	5,411	5,721
PNMR | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Municipals
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	9,558
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	6,980	9,558
PNMR | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Corporate and other
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	139,283
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	130,346	139,283
PNMR | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	321	212
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	321
PNMR | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | International funds
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Domestic value
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Domestic growth
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | U.S. government
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Actual return on assets sold during the period	(53)	(8)
Actual return on assets still held at period end	0	(1)
Purchases	148	215
Sales	(416)	(97)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | International government
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Municipals
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	0	0
PNMR | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Corporate and other
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	321
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$ 0	$ 321

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Amount of asset segregated and restricted to provide benefit under defined benefit plan. Asset includes, but is not limited to, stock, bond, other investment, earning from investment, and contribution by employer and employee.

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