Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Statements of Net Proceeds from All Sources (Equity)

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Statements of Net Proceeds from All Sources (Equity) (USD $)
Sub-Share Certificates of Proprietary Interest, Per Share [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
USD ($)
Net Proceeds From All Sources [Member]
USD ($)
Total
USD ($)
Balances at Dec. 31, 2011   $ (834,314)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
$ 21,381,548us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_NetProceedsFromAllSourcesMember
$ 20,547,234us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011 9,175,414us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_SubshareCertificatesOfProprietaryInterestPerShareMember
     
Net income     19,647,818us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_NetProceedsFromAllSourcesMember
19,647,818us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Periodic pension costs, net of income taxes   (119,651)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostsCreditArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
  (119,651)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostsCreditArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Cost of Sub-share Certificates in Certificates of Proprietary Interest purchased and cancelled (in shares) (380,156)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_SubshareCertificatesOfProprietaryInterestPerShareMember
     
Cost of Sub-share Certificates in Certificates of Proprietary Interest purchased and cancelled     (20,183,747)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_NetProceedsFromAllSourcesMember
(20,183,747)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
Dividends paid     (4,295,509)us-gaap_DividendsCash
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_NetProceedsFromAllSourcesMember
(4,295,509)us-gaap_DividendsCash
Balances at Dec. 31, 2012   (953,965)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
16,550,110us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_NetProceedsFromAllSourcesMember
15,596,145us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012 8,795,258us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_SubshareCertificatesOfProprietaryInterestPerShareMember
     
Net income     27,218,508us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_NetProceedsFromAllSourcesMember
27,218,508us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Periodic pension costs, net of income taxes   331,953us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostsCreditArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
  331,953us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostsCreditArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Cost of Sub-share Certificates in Certificates of Proprietary Interest purchased and cancelled (in shares) (322,056)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_SubshareCertificatesOfProprietaryInterestPerShareMember
     
Cost of Sub-share Certificates in Certificates of Proprietary Interest purchased and cancelled     (25,216,940)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_NetProceedsFromAllSourcesMember
(25,216,940)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
Balances at Dec. 31, 2013   (622,012)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
18,551,678us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_NetProceedsFromAllSourcesMember
17,929,666us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013 8,473,202us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_SubshareCertificatesOfProprietaryInterestPerShareMember
     
Net income     34,765,020us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_NetProceedsFromAllSourcesMember
34,765,020us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Periodic pension costs, net of income taxes   (730,782)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostsCreditArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
  (730,782)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlanNetPriorServiceCostsCreditArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Cost of Sub-share Certificates in Certificates of Proprietary Interest purchased and cancelled (in shares) (150,803)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_SubshareCertificatesOfProprietaryInterestPerShareMember
     
Cost of Sub-share Certificates in Certificates of Proprietary Interest purchased and cancelled     (22,963,786)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_NetProceedsFromAllSourcesMember
(22,963,786)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
Dividends paid     (2,280,301)us-gaap_DividendsCash
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_NetProceedsFromAllSourcesMember
(2,280,301)us-gaap_DividendsCash
Balances at Dec. 31, 2014   $ (1,352,794)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
$ 28,072,611us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_NetProceedsFromAllSourcesMember
$ 26,719,817us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014 8,322,399us-gaap_SharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= tpl_SubshareCertificatesOfProprietaryInterestPerShareMember