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Retirement Benefits (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Net Benefit Costs |
In Millions
| DB Pension Plan |  | OPEB Plan |
Three Months Ended March 31 | 2015 | 2014 |  | 2015 | 2014 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 5 |
Interest expense |  |  | 25 |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  | 14 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (34) |  |  | (34) |  |  |  | (23) |  |  | (22) |
Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss |  |  | 23 |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | - |
Prior service credit |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | (10) |  |  | (10) |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | 26 |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | (7) |  | $ | (13) |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 5 |
Interest expense |  |  | 25 |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  | 13 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (33) |  |  | (33) |  |  |  | (22) |  |  | (21) |
Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss |  |  | 22 |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  | 1 |
Prior service credit |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | (10) |  |  | (10) |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | 26 |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | (6) |  | $ | (12) |
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Net Benefit Costs |
In Millions
| DB Pension Plan |  | OPEB Plan |
Three Months Ended March 31 | 2015 | 2014 |  | 2015 | 2014 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 5 |
Interest expense |  |  | 25 |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  | 14 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (34) |  |  | (34) |  |  |  | (23) |  |  | (22) |
Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss |  |  | 23 |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | - |
Prior service credit |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | (10) |  |  | (10) |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | 26 |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | (7) |  | $ | (13) |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 5 |
Interest expense |  |  | 25 |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  | 13 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (33) |  |  | (33) |  |  |  | (22) |  |  | (21) |
Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss |  |  | 22 |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  | 1 |
Prior service credit |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | (10) |  |  | (10) |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | 26 |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | (6) |  | $ | (12) |

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