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Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Asset Retirement Obligations Assumed Market Risk Premium | 5.00% | 5.00%
Hypothetical Asset Retirement Obligations Liability Increase | $ 16 | $ 16
ARO Liability, at beginning of period | 312 | 254
Incurred | (3) | 7
Settled | (6) | (8)
Accretion | 18 | 19
Cash flow Revisions | 4 | 40
ARO Liability, end of period | 325 | 312
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |  |
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Asset Retirement Obligations Assumed Market Risk Premium | 5.00% | 5.00%
Hypothetical Asset Retirement Obligations Liability Increase | 16 | 16
ARO Liability, at beginning of period | 311 | 253
Incurred | (3) | 7
Settled | (6) | (8)
Accretion | 18 | 19
Cash flow Revisions | 4 | 40
ARO Liability, end of period | 324 | 311
Close Gas Treating Plant and Gas Wells [Member] |  |
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items] |  |
ARO Liability, at beginning of period | 1 | 1
Incurred |  |
Settled |  |
Accretion |  |
Cash flow Revisions |  |
ARO Liability, end of period | 1 | 1
Coal Ash Disposal Areas [Member] | Consumers Energy Company [Member] |  |
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items] |  |
ARO Liability, at beginning of period | 114 | 70
Settled | (1) | (3)
Accretion | 5 | 7
Cash flow Revisions |  | 40
ARO Liability, end of period | 118 | 114
Wells at Gas Storage Fields [Member] | Consumers Energy Company [Member] |  |
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items] |  |
ARO Liability, at beginning of period |  | 1
Settled |  | (1)
Cash flow Revisions |  |
Asbestos Abatement [Member] | Consumers Energy Company [Member] |  |
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items] |  |
ARO Liability, at beginning of period | 43 | 42
Settled | (1) | (1)
Accretion | 3 | 2
Cash flow Revisions | 4 |
ARO Liability, end of period | 49 | 43
Gas Distribution Cut, Purge, Cap [Member] | Consumers Energy Company [Member] |  |
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items] |  |
ARO Liability, at beginning of period | 151 | 140
Incurred | (3) | 4
Settled | (4) | (3)
Accretion | 10 | 10
Cash flow Revisions |  |
ARO Liability, end of period | 154 | 151
Wind Park [Member] | Consumers Energy Company [Member] |  |
Asset Retirement Obligations [Line Items] |  |
ARO Liability, at beginning of period | 3 |
Incurred |  | 3
Settled |  |
Accretion |  |
Cash flow Revisions |  |
ARO Liability, end of period | $ 3 | $ 3

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- Definition The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Asset Retirement Obligation -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6505190 + Details
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- Definition Amount of accretion expense recognized during the period that is associated with an asset retirement obligation. Accretion expense measures and incorporates changes due to the passage of time into the carrying amount of the liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392676&loc=d3e7480-110848 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 + Details
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- Definition Amount of the Increase or Decrease in the amount of the asset retirement obligation during the current period for changes in the amount or timing of the estimated cash flows associated with the settlement of the obligation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 410 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c)(4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849 + Details
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