Amortization Of Prepaid Right-Of-Way Agreements

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Annual Lease Payments During Renewal Period

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Unguaranteed Residual Value

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Annual lease payments

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Right-Of-Way Lease Payments

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Number Of Leases, Expiring

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Public Utilities, Number Of Leases Under Which Lease Term Was Extended

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Unamortized Cost Of Prepaid Right-Of-Way Agreements

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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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The difference between the maximum amount of estimated loss and the amount recorded as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-SubTopic 20
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Amount of residual asset covered by residual value guarantee under operating lease. Excludes guarantee considered to be lease payments for lessor.

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Lease Commitments - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Lease Commitments - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2021 lease	Jan. 15, 2016 lease	Jan. 15, 2015 lease
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Unamortized cost of prepaid right-of-way agreements	$ 53.4	$ 55.8
Amortization of prepaid right-of-way agreements	3.7	$ 4.4	$ 3.7
Lessee, operating lease, unguaranteed residual value	25.8
Public Service Company of New Mexico
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of leases under which lease term was extended \| lease				5
Lessee, operating lease, unguaranteed residual value	11.3
Texas-New Mexico Power Company
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, unguaranteed residual value	14.5
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 And 4 \| Public Service Company of New Mexico
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of leases expiring \| lease						4
Number of leases under which lease term was extended \| lease						4
Annual lease payments during renewal period	16.5
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2 \| Public Service Company of New Mexico
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of leases expiring \| lease					4
Number of leases under which lease term was extended \| lease					1
Annual lease payments during renewal period	1.6
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station \| Public Service Company of New Mexico
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Loss contingency, range of possible loss, portion not accrued	148.4
Navajo Nation \| Public Service Company of New Mexico
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Right-of-way lease, annual payments	6.0
Right-of-way lease, payments	7.3
Equipment
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, residual value of leased asset	2.3
Equipment \| Public Service Company of New Mexico
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, residual value of leased asset	0.9
Equipment \| Texas-New Mexico Power Company
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, residual value of leased asset	$ 1.4