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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis |
December 31, 2011 |  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
|  | In Millions |
CMS ENERGY, INCLUDING CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  | $ | 109 |  |  | $ | 109 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Restricted cash equivalents |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan assets |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
SERP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Mutual funds |  |  | 113 |  |  |  | 113 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |
Total |  | $ | 245 |  |  | $ | 243 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan liabilities |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 4 |
Total |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 4 |
CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Restricted cash equivalents |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
CMS Energy common stock |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan assets |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
SERP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Mutual funds |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |
Total |  | $ | 185 |  |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan liabilities |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
December 31, 2010 |  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
|  |  |  |  | In Millions |  |  |  |
CMS ENERGY, INCLUDING CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Restricted cash equivalents |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan assets |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
SERP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Mutual fund |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
State and municipal bonds |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | — |
Derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Total |  | $ | 287 |  |  | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan liabilities |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4 |
Total |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4 |
CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Restricted cash equivalents |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
CMS Energy common stock |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan assets |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
SERP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Mutual fund |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
State and municipal bonds |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | — |
Derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Total |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan liabilities |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis using Significant Level 3 Inputs |
Years Ended December 31 |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  |  |  |  | In Millions |  |  |  |
CMS ENERGY, INCLUDING CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | (16 | )
Total gains included in earnings 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 7 |
Total gains offset through regulatory accounting |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 9 |
Purchases |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Sales |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |
Settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (9 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (8 | )
Unrealized gains included in earnings relating to assets and liabilities still held at end of period 1 |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 6 |
CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total gains offset through regulatory accounting |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 9 |
Purchases |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Settlements |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (10 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |
1 | CMS Energy records realized and unrealized gains and losses for Level 3 recurring fair values in earnings as a component of operating revenue or maintenance and other operating expenses on its consolidated statements of income.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis |
In Millions |
|  |  | Level 1 |  |  |  | Level 2 |  |  |  | Level 3 |  |  |  | Losses |
CMS ENERGY, INCLUDING CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets held for sale |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (6 | )
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis |
December 31, 2011 |  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
|  | In Millions |
CMS ENERGY, INCLUDING CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  | $ | 109 |  |  | $ | 109 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Restricted cash equivalents |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan assets |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
SERP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Mutual funds |  |  | 113 |  |  |  | 113 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |
Total |  | $ | 245 |  |  | $ | 243 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan liabilities |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 4 |
Total |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 4 |
CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Restricted cash equivalents |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
CMS Energy common stock |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan assets |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
SERP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Mutual funds |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |
Total |  | $ | 185 |  |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan liabilities |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
December 31, 2010 |  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
|  |  |  |  | In Millions |  |  |  |
CMS ENERGY, INCLUDING CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Restricted cash equivalents |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan assets |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
SERP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Mutual fund |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
State and municipal bonds |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | — |
Derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Total |  | $ | 287 |  |  | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan liabilities |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4 |
Total |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4 |
CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Restricted cash equivalents |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
CMS Energy common stock |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan assets |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
SERP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Mutual fund |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
State and municipal bonds |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | — |
Derivative instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity contracts |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Total |  | $ | 121 |  |  | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 1 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nonqualified deferred compensation plan liabilities |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis using Significant Level 3 Inputs |
Years Ended December 31 |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  |  |  |  | In Millions |  |  |  |
CMS ENERGY, INCLUDING CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | (16 | )
Total gains included in earnings 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 7 |
Total gains offset through regulatory accounting |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 9 |
Purchases |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Sales |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |
Settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (9 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (8 | )
Unrealized gains included in earnings relating to assets and liabilities still held at end of period 1 |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 6 |
CONSUMERS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total gains offset through regulatory accounting |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 9 |
Purchases |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Settlements |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (10 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |
1 | CMS Energy records realized and unrealized gains and losses for Level 3 recurring fair values in earnings as a component of operating revenue or maintenance and other operating expenses on its consolidated statements of income.

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