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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves | CMS Energy Corporation Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012
In Millions
Description | Balance at Beginning of Period | Charged to Expense | Charged to Other Accounts | Deductions | Balance at End of Period |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 |  | $ | 33 |  | $ | 72 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 65 |  | $ | 40 |
2013 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 63 |  |  | - |  |  | 62 |  |  | 33 |
2012 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 53 |  |  | - |  |  | 56 |  |  | 32 |
Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 2 |
2013 |  |  | 3 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
2012 |  |  | 20 |  |  | - |  |  | (15) |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Allowance for notes receivable 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 8 |
2013 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
2012 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
| 1 |  | Deductions are write-offs of uncollectible accounts, net of recoveries.
Consumers Energy Company Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012
In Millions
Description | Balance at Beginning of Period | Charged to Expense | Charged to Other Accounts | Deductions | Balance at End of Period |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 72 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 64 |  | $ | 39 |
2013 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 63 |  |  | - |  |  | 62 |  |  | 31 |
2012 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 53 |  |  | - |  |  | 56 |  |  | 30 |
Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1 |
2013 |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
2012 |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
| 1 |  | Deductions are write-offs of uncollectible accounts, net of recoveries.
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves | CMS Energy Corporation Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012
In Millions
Description | Balance at Beginning of Period | Charged to Expense | Charged to Other Accounts | Deductions | Balance at End of Period |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 |  | $ | 33 |  | $ | 72 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 65 |  | $ | 40 |
2013 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 63 |  |  | - |  |  | 62 |  |  | 33 |
2012 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 53 |  |  | - |  |  | 56 |  |  | 32 |
Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 2 |
2013 |  |  | 3 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
2012 |  |  | 20 |  |  | - |  |  | (15) |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Allowance for notes receivable 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 8 |
2013 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
2012 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
| 1 |  | Deductions are write-offs of uncollectible accounts, net of recoveries.
Consumers Energy Company Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012
In Millions
Description | Balance at Beginning of Period | Charged to Expense | Charged to Other Accounts | Deductions | Balance at End of Period |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 72 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 64 |  | $ | 39 |
2013 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 63 |  |  | - |  |  | 62 |  |  | 31 |
2012 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 53 |  |  | - |  |  | 56 |  |  | 30 |
Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1 |
2013 |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
2012 |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
| 1 |  | Deductions are write-offs of uncollectible accounts, net of recoveries.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for any allowance and reserve accounts (their beginning and ending balances, as well as a reconciliation by type of activity during the period). Alternatively, disclosure of the required information may be within the footnotes to the financial statements or a supplemental schedule to the financial statements. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 09 -Article 12 + Details
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