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Retirement Benefits (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Net Benefit Costs |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | DB Pension Plan |  | OPEB Plan |
﻿ | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
﻿September 30 | 2016 | 2015 |  | 2016 | 2015 |  | 2016 | 2015 |  | 2016 | 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers
﻿Net periodic cost (credit)
﻿Service cost |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 14 |  | $ | 19 |
﻿Interest expense |  |  | 21 |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 64 |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  | 43 |
﻿Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (36) |  |  | (35) |  |  |  | (110) |  |  | (104) |  |  |  | (22) |  |  | (23) |  |  |  | (65) |  |  | (68) |
﻿Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  |  | 17 |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 52 |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  | 16 |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (10) |  |  | (10) |  |  |  | (31) |  |  | (31) |
﻿Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 40 |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | (10) |  | $ | (7) |  |  | $ | (31) |  | $ | (21) |
﻿Consumers
﻿Net periodic cost (credit)
﻿Service cost |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 19 |
﻿Interest expense |  |  | 20 |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 62 |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  | 42 |
﻿Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (35) |  |  | (34) |  |  |  | (107) |  |  | (101) |  |  |  | (20) |  |  | (22) |  |  |  | (60) |  |  | (65) |
﻿Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  |  | 16 |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 50 |  |  | 66 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  | 17 |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (10) |  |  | (10) |  |  |  | (30) |  |  | (30) |
﻿Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 39 |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | (9) |  | $ | (5) |  |  | $ | (27) |  | $ | (17) |
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Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Net Benefit Costs |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | DB Pension Plan |  | OPEB Plan |
﻿ | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended |
﻿September 30 | 2016 | 2015 |  | 2016 | 2015 |  | 2016 | 2015 |  | 2016 | 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers
﻿Net periodic cost (credit)
﻿Service cost |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 14 |  | $ | 19 |
﻿Interest expense |  |  | 21 |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 64 |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  | 43 |
﻿Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (36) |  |  | (35) |  |  |  | (110) |  |  | (104) |  |  |  | (22) |  |  | (23) |  |  |  | (65) |  |  | (68) |
﻿Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  |  | 17 |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 52 |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  | 16 |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (10) |  |  | (10) |  |  |  | (31) |  |  | (31) |
﻿Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 40 |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | (10) |  | $ | (7) |  |  | $ | (31) |  | $ | (21) |
﻿Consumers
﻿Net periodic cost (credit)
﻿Service cost |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 19 |
﻿Interest expense |  |  | 20 |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 62 |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  | 42 |
﻿Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (35) |  |  | (34) |  |  |  | (107) |  |  | (101) |  |  |  | (20) |  |  | (22) |  |  |  | (60) |  |  | (65) |
﻿Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  |  | 16 |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 50 |  |  | 66 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  | 17 |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (10) |  |  | (10) |  |  |  | (30) |  |  | (30) |
﻿Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 39 |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | (9) |  | $ | (5) |  |  | $ | (27) |  | $ | (17) |
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