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Ratio of debt to capital, maximum

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of unearned revenue or income, not otherwise specified in the taxonomy, which is expected to be taken into income after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer and noncurrent obligations not separately disclosed in the balance sheet (other liabilities, noncurrent).

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Variable interest rate in effect as of the balance sheet date related to the interest rate derivative.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Financing - Financing Activities (Details) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Financing - Financing Activities (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2019	Apr. 01, 2019	Jan. 18, 2019	Apr. 09, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 29, 2019	Feb. 26, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jul. 25, 2018	Jul. 20, 2017	Oct. 21, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest charges					$ 29,791,000	$ 33,321,000	$ 61,425,000	$ 66,376,000
Other deferred credits					$ 171,770,000		$ 171,770,000				$ 167,668,000
PNMR 2016 Two-Year Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate					3.20%		3.20%
Term loans					$ 50,000,000.0		$ 50,000,000.0
Term of loan							2 years
PNM
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest charges					18,526,000	19,988,000	$ 36,886,000	40,818,000
Other deferred credits					215,776,000		215,776,000				215,737,000
Term loans					100,300,000		100,300,000
PNM \| PNM 2019 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 250,000,000.0		250,000,000.0		$ 250,000,000.0
PNM \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity term over which financings require regulator approval (more than)							18 months
Texas-New Mexico Power Company
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest charges					6,560,000	7,801,000	$ 15,361,000	$ 15,530,000
Other deferred credits					4,702,000		4,702,000				$ 2,908,000
Texas-New Mexico Power Company \| TNMP Term Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount					$ 35,000,000.0		$ 35,000,000.0
Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of debt to capital (less than or equal to)							65.00%	70.00%
Letter of credit \| PNMR \| JPM LOC Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount														$ 30,300,000
PNM 2019 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate at period end					3.05%		3.05%
Mortgages \| Texas-New Mexico Power Company \| TNMP 2019 Bond Purchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount									$ 225,000,000.0	$ 305,000,000.0
Stated interest rate										400.00%
Debt-to-capital ratio			65.00%
Mortgages \| Texas-New Mexico Power Company \| TNMP Term Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate												3.10%
Mortgages \| Texas-New Mexico Power Company \| PNMR Development Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					3.20%		3.20%
Unsecured Debt \| Texas-New Mexico Power Company \| First Mortgage Bonds Due 2019, Series 2009A, at 9 point 50 percent
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		9.50%
Extinguishment of debt		$ 172,300,000
Term loan agreement with banks \| PNM \| PNM 2019 Term Loan \| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount													$ 250,000,000.0
Term loan agreement with banks \| Texas-New Mexico Power Company \| TNMP Term Loan Agreement \| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount													$ 35,000,000.0
Term loan agreement with banks \| Texas-New Mexico Power Company \| PNMR Development Term Loan \| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount					$ 90,000,000.0		$ 90,000,000.0
Subsequent event \| Mortgages \| Texas-New Mexico Power Company \| TNMP 2019 Bond Purchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 305,000,000.0
Subsequent event \| Mortgages \| Texas-New Mexico Power Company \| First Mortgage Bonds 3.60 Percent Due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 80,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	3.60%
Deposit Related To Potential Transmission Interconnections \| PNMR Development
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of related party transaction				$ 68,200,000
Interest charges					1,000,000.0	$ 700,000	1,900,000	$ 700,000
Other deferred credits					$ 68,200,000		$ 68,200,000
San Juan Generating Station \| Subsequent event \| PNM
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Request issuance of energy transition bonds	$ 361,000,000