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Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Carrying Amounts And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities held to maturity - Fair Value |  | $ 11 | $ 11
Current notes payable |  | 249 | 60
Current notes receivable |  | 128 | 98
Current portion of long-term debt |  | 684 | 519
DIG Note Payable [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Current notes payable |  | 1 |
Carrying Amount [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities held to maturity - Fair Value |  | 11 | 11
Notes payable, Fair Value | [1],[2] | 14 |
Long-term debt, Fair Value | [3] | 9,125 | 8,535
Fair Value [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities held to maturity - Fair Value |  | 11 | 11
Notes payable, Fair Value | [1],[2] | 14 |
Long-term debt, Fair Value | [3] | 9,599 | 9,285
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Current notes payable |  | 249 | 60
Current portion of long-term debt |  | 198 | 124
Consumers Energy Company [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, Fair Value | [4] | 5,404 | 5,278
Consumers Energy Company [Member] | Fair Value [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, Fair Value | [4] | 5,684 | 5,749
EnerBank [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Current notes receivable |  | 144 | 138
EnerBank [Member] | Carrying Amount [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes receivable, Fair Value | [2],[3] | 1,161 | 938
EnerBank [Member] | Fair Value [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes receivable, Fair Value | [2],[3] | 1,228 | 995
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities held to maturity - Fair Value |  | 11 | 11
Long-term debt, Fair Value | [3] | 8,648 | 8,252
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Consumers Energy Company [Member] | Fair Value [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, Fair Value | [4] | 4,733 | 4,716
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes payable, Fair Value | [1],[2] | 14 |
Long-term debt, Fair Value | [3] | 951 | 1,033
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Consumers Energy Company [Member] | Fair Value [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term debt, Fair Value | [4] | 951 | 1,033
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | EnerBank [Member] | Fair Value [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes receivable, Fair Value | [2],[3] | $ 1,228 | $ 995
[1] | Includes current portion of notes payable of $1 million at December 31, 2015.
[2] | Includes current portion of notes receivable of $144 million at December 31, 2015 and $138 million at December 31, 2014.
[3] | Includes current portion of long-term debt of $684 million at December 31, 2015 and $519 million at December 31, 2014.
[4] | Includes current portion of long-term debt of $198 million at December 31, 2015 and $124 million at December 31, 2014.

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