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Retirement Benefits (Schedule Of Expected Benefit Payments) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014
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Pension Plan [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Benefit Payments, 2015 | $ 134 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2016 | 141 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2017 | 147 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2018 | 152 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2019 | 156 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2020-2024 | 810 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Pension Plan [Member] | Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Benefit Payments, 2015 | 131 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2016 | 137 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2017 | 143 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2018 | 148 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2019 | 152 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2020-2024 | 789 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
DB SERP [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Benefit Payments, 2015 | 8 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2016 | 8 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2017 | 8 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2018 | 8 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2019 | 9 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2020-2024 | 50 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember
DB SERP [Member] | Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Benefit Payments, 2015 | 5 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2016 | 5 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2017 | 5 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2018 | 5 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2019 | 5 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2020-2024 | 30 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_SupplementalEmployeeRetirementPlanDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
OPEB [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Benefit Payments, 2015 | 56 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2016 | 58 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2017 | 61 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2018 | 64 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2019 | 67 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Benefit Payments, 2020-2024 | 367 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember
OPEB [Member] | Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Benefit Payments, 2015 | 53 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2016 | 56 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2017 | 59 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2018 | 62 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2019 | 64 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember
Benefit Payments, 2020-2024 | $ 352 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = us-gaap_OtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDefinedBenefitMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cms_ConsumersEnergyCompanyMember

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