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Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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| Land (surface rights) | 878,897tpl_SurfaceRightsInAcres | 899,149tpl_SurfaceRightsInAcres |
| Certificates of Proprietary Interest, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 100us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare | $ 100us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare |
| Certificates of Proprietary Interest, outstanding (in shares) | 0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding | 0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding |
| Sub-share Certificates in Certificates of Proprietary Interest, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.0333us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare | $ 0.0333us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare |
| Sub-share Certificates in Certificates of Proprietary Interest, outstanding (in shares) | 8,268,807us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding | 8,322,399us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding |
| Real Estate Acquired [Member] | ||
| Acres |
10,065tpl_LandInacres / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = tpl_RealEstateAcquiredMember |
10,125tpl_LandInacres / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = tpl_RealEstateAcquiredMember |
| Royalty Interests In Acres 1_16 [Member] | ||
| Nonparticipating perpetual royalty interest in acres |
373,777tpl_NonparticipatingPerpetualRoyaltyInterestAcres / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = tpl_RoyaltyInterestsInAcres116Member |
373,777tpl_NonparticipatingPerpetualRoyaltyInterestAcres / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = tpl_RoyaltyInterestsInAcres116Member |
| Royalty Interests In Acres 1_128 [Member] | ||
| Nonparticipating perpetual royalty interest in acres |
85,414tpl_NonparticipatingPerpetualRoyaltyInterestAcres / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = tpl_RoyaltyInterestsInAcres128Member |
85,414tpl_NonparticipatingPerpetualRoyaltyInterestAcres / us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis = tpl_RoyaltyInterestsInAcres128Member |
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Number of acres of land. No definition available.
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Represents the number of acres related to non-participating perpetual royalty interests. No definition available.
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Surface rights in acre as part of land owned. No definition available.
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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock represent the ownership interest in a corporation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Aggregate share number for all nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) held by stockholders. Does not include preferred shares that have been repurchased. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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