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Public Utilities, Temporary Mandatory Moratorium On Disconnection Period

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the value of other assets that are created when regulatory agencies permits public utilities to defer costs to the balance sheet.

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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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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized costs of regulated entities that are not expected to be recovered through revenue sources within one year or the normal operating cycle if longer.

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The amount for the individual regulatory noncurrent liability as itemized in a table of regulatory noncurrent liabilities as of the end of the period.

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Regulatory and Rate Matters - COVID-19 Regulatory Matters (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Regulatory assets		$ 514,258	$ 557,790
Regulatory liabilities		841,393	850,228
Public Service Company of New Mexico
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Regulatory assets		428,981	457,953
Regulatory liabilities		653,830	664,873
Public Service Company of New Mexico \| COVID-19 cost savings
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities		900	900
COVID-19 \| Public Service Company of New Mexico \| COVID-19 cost savings
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities		900	900
Deferred COVID-19 costs \| Public Service Company of New Mexico
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Regulatory assets		6,896	8,761
Deferred COVID-19 costs \| COVID-19 \| Public Service Company of New Mexico
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Regulatory assets		6,900	$ 8,800
Decrease in other regulatory assets		$ 2,700
COVID-19
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Temporary mandatory moratorium on disconnection period	100 days
Disconnection transition period	90 days