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Income Taxes (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation |
Nine Months Ended September 30 |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
CMS Energy, Including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal income tax rate |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | %
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MCIT law change, net of federal expense |  |  | (5.9 | ) |  |  | — |
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit |  |  | 3.4 |  |  |  | 4.0 |
Medicare Part D exempt income, net of law change |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  |  | (0.9 | )
Income tax credit amortization |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  |  | (0.6 | )
Other, net |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.9 |
Effective income tax rate |  |  | 31.1 | % |  |  | 38.4 | %
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal income tax rate |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | %
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit |  |  | 3.1 |  |  |  | 3.5 |
Medicare Part D exempt income, net of law change |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  |  | (1.3 | )
Plant basis differences |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Income tax credit amortization |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  |  | (0.5 | )
Other, net |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  |  | (0.2 | )
Effective income tax rate |  |  | 36.7 | % |  |  | 36.8 | %
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation |
Nine Months Ended September 30 |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
CMS Energy, Including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal income tax rate |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | %
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MCIT law change, net of federal expense |  |  | (5.9 | ) |  |  | — |
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit |  |  | 3.4 |  |  |  | 4.0 |
Medicare Part D exempt income, net of law change |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  |  | (0.9 | )
Income tax credit amortization |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  |  | (0.6 | )
Other, net |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 0.9 |
Effective income tax rate |  |  | 31.1 | % |  |  | 38.4 | %
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal income tax rate |  |  | 35.0 | % |  |  | 35.0 | %
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit |  |  | 3.1 |  |  |  | 3.5 |
Medicare Part D exempt income, net of law change |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  |  | (1.3 | )
Plant basis differences |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Income tax credit amortization |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  |  | (0.5 | )
Other, net |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  |  | (0.2 | )
Effective income tax rate |  |  | 36.7 | % |  |  | 36.8 | %

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