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Notes Receivable (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Schedule Of Current And Non-Current Notes Receivable |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | September 30, 2016 | December 31, 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿EnerBank notes receivable, net of allowance for loan losses |  | $ | 146 |  | $ | 128 |
﻿EnerBank notes receivable held for sale |  |  | 41 |  |  | 16 |
﻿Non-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿EnerBank notes receivable |  |  | 1,051 |  |  | 1,017 |
﻿State of Michigan tax settlement |  |  | 48 |  |  | - |
﻿Total notes receivable |  | $ | 1,286 |  | $ | 1,161 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Non-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿State of Michigan tax settlement |  | $ | 45 |  | $ | - |
﻿Total notes receivable |  | $ | 45 |  | $ | - |
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Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Schedule Of Current And Non-Current Notes Receivable |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | September 30, 2016 | December 31, 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿EnerBank notes receivable, net of allowance for loan losses |  | $ | 146 |  | $ | 128 |
﻿EnerBank notes receivable held for sale |  |  | 41 |  |  | 16 |
﻿Non-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿EnerBank notes receivable |  |  | 1,051 |  |  | 1,017 |
﻿State of Michigan tax settlement |  |  | 48 |  |  | - |
﻿Total notes receivable |  | $ | 1,286 |  | $ | 1,161 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Non-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿State of Michigan tax settlement |  | $ | 45 |  | $ | - |
﻿Total notes receivable |  | $ | 45 |  | $ | - |
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