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Regulatory Matters (Tables) (Consumers Energy Company [Member]) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Public Utility, Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities |
In Millions
December 31 | End of Recovery or Refund Period | 2014 | 2013 |
Regulatory assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securitized costs – electric utility restructuring legislation 1 | 2015 |  | $ | 61 |  | $ | - |
Energy optimization plan incentive 2 | 2015 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 17 |
Major maintenance 1 | 2015 |  |  | 8 |  |  | - |
Cancelled coal-fueled plant costs 1 | 2015 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 5 |
Gas revenue decoupling mechanism 2 | 2014 |  |  | - |  |  | 17 |
Other 1 | 2015 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Total current regulatory assets |  |  | $ | 89 |  | $ | 40 |
Non-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Postretirement benefits 3 | various |  | $ | 1,195 |  | $ | 634 |
Securitized costs – electric generating units to be retired 1 | 2029 |  |  | 370 |  |  | 362 |
MGP sites 4 | various |  |  | 147 |  |  | 148 |
ARO 4 | various |  |  | 139 |  |  | 129 |
Unamortized debt costs 4 | various |  |  | 66 |  |  | 74 |
Gas storage inventory adjustments 4 | various |  |  | 21 |  |  | 23 |
Energy optimization plan incentive 2 | 2016 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 18 |
Securitized costs – electric utility restructuring legislation 1 | 2015 |  |  | - |  |  | 129 |
Major maintenance 1 | 2015 |  |  | - |  |  | 10 |
Other 1 | various |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |
Total non-current regulatory assets |  |  | $ | 1,956 |  | $ | 1,530 |
Total regulatory assets |  |  | $ | 2,045 |  | $ | 1,570 |
Regulatory liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income taxes, net | 2015 |  | $ | 64 |  | $ | 64 |
Renewable energy grant | 2015 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Other | 2015 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Total current regulatory liabilities |  |  | $ | 67 |  | $ | 67 |
Non-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of removal | various |  | $ | 1,673 |  | $ | 1,599 |
Renewable energy plan | 2028 |  |  | 131 |  |  | 159 |
Income taxes, net | various |  |  | 103 |  |  | 157 |
ARO | various |  |  | 83 |  |  | 93 |
Renewable energy grant | 2043 |  |  | 63 |  |  | 65 |
Energy optimization plan | various |  |  | 32 |  |  | 31 |
Postretirement benefits | various |  |  | - |  |  | 98 |
Other | various |  |  | 10 |  |  | 13 |
Total non-current regulatory liabilities |  |  | $ | 2,095 |  | $ | 2,215 |
Total regulatory liabilities |  |  | $ | 2,162 |  | $ | 2,282 |
| 1 |  | These regulatory assets either are included in rate base (or are expected to be included, for costs incurred subsequent to the most recently approved rate case), thereby providing a return on expenditures, or provide a specific return on investment authorized by the MPSC.
| 2 |  | These regulatory assets have arisen from alternative revenue programs and are not associated with incurred costs or capital investments. Therefore, the MPSC has provided for recovery without a return.
| 3 |  | This regulatory asset is offset partially by liabilities. The net amount is included in rate base, thereby providing a return.
| 4 |  | These regulatory assets represent incurred costs for which the MPSC has provided, or Consumers expects, recovery without a return on investment.
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities for PSCR and GCR Underrecoveries and Overrecoveries |
In Millions
December 31 | 2014 | 2013 |
Accrued gas revenue |  | $ | 27 |  | $ | - |
Accrued rate refunds |  |  | 6 |  |  | 12 |

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