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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves | CMS Energy Corporation Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014
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﻿In Millions
﻿Description | Balance at Beginning of Period | Charged to Expense | Charged to Other Accounts | Deductions | Balance at End of Period |
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﻿Allowance for uncollectible accounts 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2016 |  | $ | 28 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 24 |
﻿2015 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 50 |  |  | - |  |  | 62 |  |  | 28 |
﻿2014 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 72 |  |  | - |  |  | 65 |  |  | 40 |
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﻿Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2016 |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 5 |
﻿2015 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | (1) |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |
﻿2014 |  |  | 2 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 2 |
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﻿Allowance for notes receivable 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2016 |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 19 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 16 |
﻿2015 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  | - |  |  | 7 |  |  | 9 |
﻿2014 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 8 |  |  | - |  |  | 5 |  |  | 8 |
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| 1 |  | Deductions are write-offs of uncollectible accounts, net of recoveries.
Consumers Energy Company Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014
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﻿ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿In Millions
﻿Description | Balance at Beginning of Period | Charged to Expense | Charged to Other Accounts | Deductions | Balance at End of Period |
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﻿Allowance for uncollectible accounts 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2016 |  | $ | 28 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 24 |
﻿2015 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 50 |  |  | - |  |  | 61 |  |  | 28 |
﻿2014 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 72 |  |  | - |  |  | 64 |  |  | 39 |
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﻿Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2016 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
﻿2015 |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | (1) |  |  | - |  |  | - |
﻿2014 |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
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| 1 |  | Deductions are write-offs of uncollectible accounts, net of recoveries.
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves | CMS Energy Corporation Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014
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﻿ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿In Millions
﻿Description | Balance at Beginning of Period | Charged to Expense | Charged to Other Accounts | Deductions | Balance at End of Period |
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﻿Allowance for uncollectible accounts 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2016 |  | $ | 28 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 24 |
﻿2015 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 50 |  |  | - |  |  | 62 |  |  | 28 |
﻿2014 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 72 |  |  | - |  |  | 65 |  |  | 40 |
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﻿Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2016 |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 5 |
﻿2015 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | (1) |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |
﻿2014 |  |  | 2 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 2 |
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﻿Allowance for notes receivable 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2016 |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 19 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 16 |
﻿2015 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  | - |  |  | 7 |  |  | 9 |
﻿2014 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 8 |  |  | - |  |  | 5 |  |  | 8 |
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| 1 |  | Deductions are write-offs of uncollectible accounts, net of recoveries.
Consumers Energy Company Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014
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﻿ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿In Millions
﻿Description | Balance at Beginning of Period | Charged to Expense | Charged to Other Accounts | Deductions | Balance at End of Period |
﻿ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Allowance for uncollectible accounts 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2016 |  | $ | 28 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 24 |
﻿2015 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 50 |  |  | - |  |  | 61 |  |  | 28 |
﻿2014 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 72 |  |  | - |  |  | 64 |  |  | 39 |
﻿ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Deferred tax valuation allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2016 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |
﻿2015 |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | (1) |  |  | - |  |  | - |
﻿2014 |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
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| 1 |  | Deductions are write-offs of uncollectible accounts, net of recoveries.

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