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Reportable Segments | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Reportable Segments | 11:REPORTABLE SEGMENTS Reportable segments consist of business units defined by the products and services they offer. CMS Energy and Consumers evaluate the performance of each segment based on its contribution to net income available to CMS Energy’s common stockholders. CMS Energy The reportable segments for CMS Energy are:
| · |  | electric utility, consisting of regulated activities associated with the generation and distribution of electricity in Michigan;
| · |  | gas utility, consisting of regulated activities associated with the transportation, storage, and distribution of natural gas in Michigan; and
| · |  | enterprises, consisting of various subsidiaries engaging primarily in domestic independent power production.
CMS Energy presents EnerBank, corporate interest and other expenses, and discontinued operations within other reconciling items. Consumers The reportable segments for Consumers are:
| · |  | electric utility, consisting of regulated activities associated with the generation and distribution of electricity in Michigan; and
| · |  | gas utility, consisting of regulated activities associated with the transportation, storage, and distribution of natural gas in Michigan.
Consumers’ other consolidated entities are presented within other reconciling items. Presented in the following tables is financial information by reportable segment:
In Millions
Three Months Ended March 31 | 2015 | 2014 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility |  | $ | 1,033 |  | $ | 1,224 |
Gas utility |  |  | 995 |  |  | 1,158 |
Enterprises |  |  | 60 |  |  | 122 |
Other reconciling items |  |  | 23 |  |  | 19 |
Total operating revenue – CMS Energy |  | $ | 2,111 |  | $ | 2,523 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility |  | $ | 1,033 |  | $ | 1,224 |
Gas utility |  |  | 995 |  |  | 1,158 |
Total operating revenue – Consumers |  | $ | 2,028 |  | $ | 2,382 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility |  | $ | 94 |  | $ | 100 |
Gas utility |  |  | 121 |  |  | 121 |
Enterprises |  |  | 7 |  |  | 2 |
Other reconciling items |  |  | (20) |  |  | (19) |
Total net income available to common stockholders – CMS Energy |  | $ | 202 |  | $ | 204 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income available to common stockholder |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility |  | $ | 94 |  | $ | 100 |
Gas utility |  |  | 121 |  |  | 121 |
Total net income available to common stockholder – Consumers |  | $ | 215 |  | $ | 221 |
In Millions
| March 31, 2015 | December 31, 2014 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant, property, and equipment, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility 1 |  | $ | 12,397 |  | $ | 12,230 |
Gas utility 1 |  |  | 5,376 |  |  | 5,335 |
Enterprises |  |  | 118 |  |  | 115 |
Other reconciling items |  |  | 39 |  |  | 41 |
Total plant, property, and equipment, gross – CMS Energy |  | $ | 17,930 |  | $ | 17,721 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant, property, and equipment, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility 1 |  | $ | 12,397 |  | $ | 12,230 |
Gas utility 1 |  |  | 5,376 |  |  | 5,335 |
Other reconciling items |  |  | 15 |  |  | 15 |
Total plant, property, and equipment, gross – Consumers |  | $ | 17,788 |  | $ | 17,580 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility 1 |  | $ | 11,851 |  | $ | 11,582 |
Gas utility 1 |  |  | 5,092 |  |  | 5,391 |
Enterprises |  |  | 234 |  |  | 231 |
Other reconciling items |  |  | 2,021 |  |  | 1,981 |
Total assets – CMS Energy |  | $ | 19,198 |  | $ | 19,185 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility 1 |  | $ | 11,851 |  | $ | 11,582 |
Gas utility 1 |  |  | 5,092 |  |  | 5,391 |
Other reconciling items |  |  | 911 |  |  | 874 |
Total assets – Consumers |  | $ | 17,854 |  | $ | 17,847 |
| 1 |  | Amounts include a portion of Consumers’ other common assets attributable to both the electric and gas utility businesses.
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Reportable Segments | 11:REPORTABLE SEGMENTS Reportable segments consist of business units defined by the products and services they offer. CMS Energy and Consumers evaluate the performance of each segment based on its contribution to net income available to CMS Energy’s common stockholders. CMS Energy The reportable segments for CMS Energy are:
| · |  | electric utility, consisting of regulated activities associated with the generation and distribution of electricity in Michigan;
| · |  | gas utility, consisting of regulated activities associated with the transportation, storage, and distribution of natural gas in Michigan; and
| · |  | enterprises, consisting of various subsidiaries engaging primarily in domestic independent power production.
CMS Energy presents EnerBank, corporate interest and other expenses, and discontinued operations within other reconciling items. Consumers The reportable segments for Consumers are:
| · |  | electric utility, consisting of regulated activities associated with the generation and distribution of electricity in Michigan; and
| · |  | gas utility, consisting of regulated activities associated with the transportation, storage, and distribution of natural gas in Michigan.
Consumers’ other consolidated entities are presented within other reconciling items. Presented in the following tables is financial information by reportable segment:
In Millions
Three Months Ended March 31 | 2015 | 2014 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility |  | $ | 1,033 |  | $ | 1,224 |
Gas utility |  |  | 995 |  |  | 1,158 |
Enterprises |  |  | 60 |  |  | 122 |
Other reconciling items |  |  | 23 |  |  | 19 |
Total operating revenue – CMS Energy |  | $ | 2,111 |  | $ | 2,523 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility |  | $ | 1,033 |  | $ | 1,224 |
Gas utility |  |  | 995 |  |  | 1,158 |
Total operating revenue – Consumers |  | $ | 2,028 |  | $ | 2,382 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility |  | $ | 94 |  | $ | 100 |
Gas utility |  |  | 121 |  |  | 121 |
Enterprises |  |  | 7 |  |  | 2 |
Other reconciling items |  |  | (20) |  |  | (19) |
Total net income available to common stockholders – CMS Energy |  | $ | 202 |  | $ | 204 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income available to common stockholder |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility |  | $ | 94 |  | $ | 100 |
Gas utility |  |  | 121 |  |  | 121 |
Total net income available to common stockholder – Consumers |  | $ | 215 |  | $ | 221 |
In Millions
| March 31, 2015 | December 31, 2014 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant, property, and equipment, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility 1 |  | $ | 12,397 |  | $ | 12,230 |
Gas utility 1 |  |  | 5,376 |  |  | 5,335 |
Enterprises |  |  | 118 |  |  | 115 |
Other reconciling items |  |  | 39 |  |  | 41 |
Total plant, property, and equipment, gross – CMS Energy |  | $ | 17,930 |  | $ | 17,721 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant, property, and equipment, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility 1 |  | $ | 12,397 |  | $ | 12,230 |
Gas utility 1 |  |  | 5,376 |  |  | 5,335 |
Other reconciling items |  |  | 15 |  |  | 15 |
Total plant, property, and equipment, gross – Consumers |  | $ | 17,788 |  | $ | 17,580 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility 1 |  | $ | 11,851 |  | $ | 11,582 |
Gas utility 1 |  |  | 5,092 |  |  | 5,391 |
Enterprises |  |  | 234 |  |  | 231 |
Other reconciling items |  |  | 2,021 |  |  | 1,981 |
Total assets – CMS Energy |  | $ | 19,198 |  | $ | 19,185 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electric utility 1 |  | $ | 11,851 |  | $ | 11,582 |
Gas utility 1 |  |  | 5,092 |  |  | 5,391 |
Other reconciling items |  |  | 911 |  |  | 874 |
Total assets – Consumers |  | $ | 17,854 |  | $ | 17,847 |
| 1 |  | Amounts include a portion of Consumers’ other common assets attributable to both the electric and gas utility businesses.

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