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Retirement Benefits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule Of SERP Trust Assets, ABO And Contributions |
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﻿In Millions
﻿Years Ended December 31 | 2016 | 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Trust assets |  | $ | 144 |  | $ | 148 |
﻿ABO |  |  | 143 |  |  | 140 |
﻿Contributions |  |  | - |  |  | 25 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Trust assets |  | $ | 104 |  | $ | 106 |
﻿ABO |  |  | 101 |  |  | 97 |
﻿Contributions |  |  | - |  |  | 17 |
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Schedule Of Effect Of One-Percentage-Point Change In Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates |
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﻿In Millions
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﻿Year Ended December 31, 2016 | Point Increase | Point Decrease |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Effect on total service and interest cost component |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | (10) |
﻿Effect on PBO |  |  | 201 |  |  | (163) |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Effect on total service and interest cost component |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | (10) |
﻿Effect on PBO |  |  | 196 |  |  | (159) |
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Schedule Of Assumptions Used |
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﻿December 31 | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Weighted average for benefit obligations 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Discount rate 2,3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  | 4.30 | % |  | 4.52 | % |  | 4.10 | % |
﻿DB SERP |  | 4.16 |  |  | 4.43 |  |  | 4.10 |  |
﻿OPEB Plan |  | 4.49 |  |  | 4.70 |  |  | 4.30 |  |
﻿Rate of compensation increase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  | 3.60 |  |  | 3.00 |  |  | 3.00 |  |
﻿DB SERP |  | 5.50 |  |  | 5.50 |  |  | 5.50 |  |
﻿Weighted average for net periodic benefit cost 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Service cost discount rate 2,3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  | 4.79 |  |  | 4.10 |  |  | 4.90 |  |
﻿DB SERP |  | 4.87 |  |  | 4.10 |  |  | 4.90 |  |
﻿OPEB Plan |  | 4.75 |  |  | 4.30 |  |  | 5.10 |  |
﻿Interest cost discount rate 2,3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  | 3.66 |  |  | 4.10 |  |  | 4.90 |  |
﻿DB SERP |  | 3.64 |  |  | 4.10 |  |  | 4.90 |  |
﻿OPEB Plan |  | 3.89 |  |  | 4.30 |  |  | 5.10 |  |
﻿Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  | 7.25 |  |  | 7.50 |  |  | 7.50 |  |
﻿OPEB Plan |  | 7.25 |  |  | 7.25 |  |  | 7.25 |  |
﻿Rate of compensation increase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  | 3.00 |  |  | 3.00 |  |  | 3.00 |  |
﻿DB SERP |  | 5.50 |  |  | 5.50 |  |  | 5.50 |  |
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| 1 |  | The mortality assumption for benefit obligations was based on the RP-2014 mortality table, with projection scales MP-2016 for 2016, MP-2015 for 2015, and MP-2014 for 2014. The mortality assumption for net periodic benefit cost for 2016 and 2015 was based on the RP-2014 mortality table, with projection scales MP-2015 for 2016 and MP-2014 for 2015, and for 201 4 was based on the RP-2000 mortality table.
| 2 |  | The discount rate reflects the rate at which benefits could be effectively settled and is equal to the equivalent single rate resulting from a yield-curve analysis. This analysis incorporated the projected benefit payments specific to CMS Energy’s and Consumers’ DB Pension Plan and OPEB Plan and the yields on high-quality corporate bonds rated Aa or better.
| 3 |  | In January 2016, CMS Energy and Consumers changed the method they use to determine the discount rate used to calculate the service cost and interest cost components of net periodic benefit costs for the DB Pension and OPEB Plans. Historically, the discount rate used for this purpose represented a single weighted-average rate derived from the yield curve used to determine the benefit obligation. CMS Energy and Consumers have elected to use instead a full-yield-curve approach in the estimation of service cost and interest cost; this approach is more accurate in that it applies individual spot rates along the yield curve to future projected benefit payments based on the time of payment. This change represented a change in accounting estimate and did not impact years prior to 2016. As a result of changing to the full-yield-curve approach to determine the discount rate, for the year ended December 31, 2016, the service cost and interest cost components of net periodic benefit costs were reduced by $23 million for the DB Pension Plan and $12 million for the OPEB Plan for CMS Energy and by $22 million for the DB Pension Plan and $11 million for the OPEB Plan for Consumers.
| 4 |  | CMS Energy and Consumers determined the long-term rate of return using historical market returns, the present and expected future economic environment, the capital market principles of risk and return, and the expert opinions of individuals and firms with financial market knowledge. CMS Energy and Consumers considered the asset allocation of the portfolio in forecasting the future expected total return of the portfolio. The goal was to determine a long-term rate of return that could be incorporated into the planning of future cash flow requirements in conjunction with the change in the liability. Annually, CMS Energy and Consumers review for reasonableness and appropriateness the forecasted returns for various classes of assets used to construct an expected return model. CMS Energy’s and Consumers’ expected long-term rate of return on DB Pension Plan assets was 7.2 5 percent in 2016. The actual return (loss) on DB Pension Plan assets was 8.0 percent in 2016, (2.0) percent in 2015, and 7.4 percent in 2014.
Schedule Of Net Benefit Costs | ﻿
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | DB Pension Plan and DB SERP |  | OPEB Plan |
﻿Years Ended December 31 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |  | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net periodic cost (credit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Service cost |  | $ | 42 |  | $ | 50 |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 18 |  | $ | 25 |  | $ | 20 |
﻿Interest cost |  |  | 90 |  |  | 108 |  |  | 105 |  |  |  | 46 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 56 |
﻿Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (147) |  |  | (138) |  |  | (135) |  |  |  | (85) |  |  | (91) |  |  | (88) |
﻿Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  |  | 71 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 2 |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (41) |  |  | (41) |  |  | (41) |
﻿Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | 60 |  | $ | 118 |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | (41) |  | $ | (28) |  | $ | (51) |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net periodic cost (credit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Service cost |  | $ | 41 |  | $ | 49 |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 17 |  | $ | 25 |  | $ | 20 |
﻿Interest cost |  |  | 87 |  |  | 103 |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | 45 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 54 |
﻿Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (143) |  |  | (134) |  |  | (131) |  |  |  | (80) |  |  | (86) |  |  | (83) |
﻿Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  |  | 68 |  |  | 93 |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 22 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 3 |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (40) |  |  | (40) |  |  | (40) |
﻿Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | 57 |  | $ | 112 |  | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | (36) |  | $ | (23) |  | $ | (46) |
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Schedule Of Net Loss And Prior Service Cost (Credit) That Will Be Amortized In Next Fiscal Year |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | DB Pension Plan | OPEB Plan |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Regulatory asset |  | $ | 82 |  | $ | (2) |
﻿AOCI |  |  | 2 |  |  | (2) |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Regulatory asset |  | $ | 82 |  | $ | (2) |
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Schedule Of Benefit Obligations In Excess Of Fair Value Of Plan Assets |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | DB Pension Plan |  | DB SERP |  | OPEB Plan |
﻿Years Ended December 31 | 2016 | 2015 |  | 2016 | 2015 |  | 2016 | 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Benefit obligation at beginning of period |  | $ | 2,403 |  | $ | 2,547 |  |  | $ | 150 |  | $ | 156 |  |  | $ | 1,227 |  | $ | 1,378 |
﻿Service cost |  |  | 42 |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  | 25 |
﻿Interest cost |  |  | 85 |  |  | 102 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 46 |  |  | 58 |
﻿Plan amendments |  |  | - |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | (25) |
﻿Actuarial (gain) loss |  |  | 196 | 1 |  | (153) | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | (5) |  |  |  | 171 | 1 |  | (152) | 1
﻿Benefits paid |  |  | (164) |  |  | (155) |  |  |  | (8) |  |  | (8) |  |  |  | (54) |  |  | (57) |
﻿Benefit obligation at end of period |  | $ | 2,562 |  | $ | 2,403 |  |  | $ | 151 |  | $ | 150 |  |  | $ | 1,408 |  | $ | 1,227 |
﻿Plan assets at fair value at beginning of period |  | $ | 2,013 |  | $ | 1,979 |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,208 |  | $ | 1,265 |
﻿Actual return on plan assets |  |  | 152 |  |  | (36) |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | 109 |  |  | (29) |
﻿Company contribution |  |  | 100 |  |  | 225 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 29 |
﻿Actual benefits paid |  |  | (164) |  |  | (155) |  |  |  | (8) |  |  | (8) |  |  |  | (53) |  |  | (57) |
﻿Plan assets at fair value at end of period |  | $ | 2,101 |  | $ | 2,013 |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,264 |  | $ | 1,208 |
﻿Funded status |  | $ | (461) | 2 | $ | (390) | 2 |  | $ | (151) |  | $ | (150) |  |  | $ | (144) |  | $ | (19) |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Benefit obligation at beginning of period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 106 |  | $ | 111 |  |  | $ | 1,188 |  | $ | 1,336 |
﻿Service cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  | 25 |
﻿Interest cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 45 |  |  | 56 |
﻿Plan amendments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | (24) |
﻿Actuarial (gain) loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | (5) |  |  |  | 167 | 1 |  | (150) | 1
﻿Benefits paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |  |  |  | (52) |  |  | (55) |
﻿Benefit obligation at end of period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 109 |  | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | 1,365 |  | $ | 1,188 |
﻿Plan assets at fair value at beginning of period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,133 |  | $ | 1,186 |
﻿Actual return on plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | 103 |  |  | (27) |
﻿Company contribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 29 |
﻿Actual benefits paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |  |  |  | (52) |  |  | (55) |
﻿Plan assets at fair value at end of period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,184 |  | $ | 1,133 |
﻿Funded status |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (109) |  | $ | (106) |  |  | $ | (181) |  | $ | (55) |
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| 1 |  | The actuarial loss for 2016 was primarily the result of claims, experience, and lowering the discount rates used in calculating the plans’ obligations. The actuarial gain for 2015 was primarily the result of increasing the discount rates used in calculating the plans’ obligations.
| 2 |  | At December 31, 2016, $441 million of the total funded status of the DB Pension Plan was attributable to Consumers, based on an allocation of expenses. At December 31, 2015, $368 million of the total funded status of the DB Pension Plan was attributable to Consumers, based on an allocation of expenses.
Schedule Of Retirement Benefit Plan Assets (Liabilities) |
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﻿In Millions
﻿December 31 | 2016 | 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB SERP |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 8 |
﻿Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  |  | 461 |  |  | 390 |
﻿DB SERP |  |  | 143 |  |  | 142 |
﻿OPEB Plan |  |  | 144 |  |  | 19 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB SERP |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 5 |
﻿Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  |  | 441 |  |  | 368 |
﻿DB SERP |  |  | 104 |  |  | 101 |
﻿OPEB Plan |  |  | 181 |  |  | 55 |
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Schedule Of Accumulated And Projected Benefit Obligations |
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﻿In Millions
﻿December 31 | 2016 | 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan PBO |  | $ | 2,562 |  | $ | 2,403 |
﻿DB Pension Plan ABO |  |  | 2,250 |  |  | 2,140 |
﻿Fair value of DB Pension Plan assets |  |  | 2,101 |  |  | 2,013 |
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Schedule Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Not Yet Recognized |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | DB Pension Plan and DB SERP |  | OPEB Plan |
﻿Years Ended December 31 | 2016 | 2015 |  | 2016 | 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Regulatory assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  | $ | 1,062 |  | $ | 944 |  |  | $ | 483 |  | $ | 360 |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | (187) |  |  | (227) |
﻿Regulatory assets |  | $ | 1,077 |  | $ | 963 |  |  | $ | 296 |  | $ | 133 |
﻿AOCI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss (gain) |  |  | 93 |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | (8) |  |  | (11) |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (6) |  |  | (8) |
﻿Total amounts recognized in regulatory assets and AOCI |  | $ | 1,171 |  | $ | 1,050 |  |  | $ | 282 |  | $ | 114 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Regulatory assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  | $ | 1,062 |  | $ | 944 |  |  | $ | 483 |  | $ | 360 |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | (187) |  |  | (227) |
﻿Regulatory assets |  | $ | 1,077 |  | $ | 963 |  |  | $ | 296 |  | $ | 133 |
﻿AOCI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  |  | 33 |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |
﻿Total amounts recognized in regulatory assets and AOCI |  | $ | 1,110 |  | $ | 992 |  |  | $ | 296 |  | $ | 133 |
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Schedule Of Allocation Of Plan Assets |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | DB Pension Plan |
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﻿ | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 |  | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Cash and short-term investments |  | $ | 110 |  | $ | 110 |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 215 |  | $ | 215 |  | $ | - |
﻿U.S. government and agencies securities |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  | - |  |  | 19 |
﻿Corporate debt |  |  | 266 |  |  | - |  |  | 266 |  |  |  | 243 |  |  | - |  |  | 243 |
﻿State and municipal bonds |  |  | 9 |  |  | - |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  | - |  |  | 8 |
﻿Foreign corporate bonds |  |  | 25 |  |  | - |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  | - |  |  | 16 |
﻿Mutual funds |  |  | 571 |  |  | 571 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 538 |  |  | 538 |  |  | - |
﻿ |  | $ | 982 |  | $ | 681 |  | $ | 301 |  |  | $ | 1,039 |  | $ | 753 |  | $ | 286 |
﻿Pooled funds |  |  | 1,119 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 974 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Total |  | $ | 2,101 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | OPEB Plan |
﻿ | December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |
﻿ | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 |  | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Cash and short-term investments |  | $ | 39 |  | $ | 39 |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 51 |  | $ | 51 |  | $ | - |
﻿U.S. government and agencies securities |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | - |  |  | 3 |
﻿Corporate debt |  |  | 38 |  |  | - |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  | - |  |  | 34 |
﻿State and municipal bonds |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
﻿Foreign corporate bonds |  |  | 4 |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | - |  |  | 2 |
﻿Common stocks |  |  | 44 |  |  | 44 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 54 |  |  | 54 |  |  | - |
﻿Mutual funds |  |  | 563 |  |  | 563 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 456 |  |  | 456 |  |  | - |
﻿ |  | $ | 689 |  | $ | 646 |  | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | 601 |  | $ | 561 |  | $ | 40 |
﻿Pooled funds |  |  | 575 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 607 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Total |  | $ | 1,264 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,208 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Schedule Of Pooled Funds Components |
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﻿ | DB Pension Plan |  | OPEB Plan |
﻿December 31 | 2016 |  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  |
﻿U.S. equity securities |  | 67 | % |  | 62 | % |  |  | 72 | % |  | 58 | % |
﻿Foreign equity securities |  | 16 |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  | 13 |  |
﻿U.S. fixed-income securities |  | 9 |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  | 22 |  |
﻿Foreign fixed-income securities |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |  |
﻿Alternative investments |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |
﻿ |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |
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Schedule Of Plan Contributions |
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﻿In Millions
﻿Years Ended December 31 | 2016 | 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿OPEB Plan |  | $ | - |  | $ | 29 |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  |  | 100 |  |  | 225 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿OPEB Plan |  | $ | - |  | $ | 29 |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  |  | 93 |  |  | 209 |
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Schedule Of Expected Benefit Payments |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | DB Pension Plan | DB SERP | OPEB Plan |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2017 |  | $ | 153 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 59 |
﻿2018 |  |  | 159 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 63 |
﻿2019 |  |  | 163 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 66 |
﻿2020 |  |  | 165 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 69 |
﻿2021 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 72 |
﻿2022-2026 |  |  | 827 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 385 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2017 |  | $ | 149 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 57 |
﻿2018 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 61 |
﻿2019 |  |  | 159 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 64 |
﻿2020 |  |  | 161 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 67 |
﻿2021 |  |  | 161 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 70 |
﻿2022-2026 |  |  | 803 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 371 |
﻿
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule Of SERP Trust Assets, ABO And Contributions |
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﻿In Millions
﻿Years Ended December 31 | 2016 | 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Trust assets |  | $ | 144 |  | $ | 148 |
﻿ABO |  |  | 143 |  |  | 140 |
﻿Contributions |  |  | - |  |  | 25 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Trust assets |  | $ | 104 |  | $ | 106 |
﻿ABO |  |  | 101 |  |  | 97 |
﻿Contributions |  |  | - |  |  | 17 |
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Schedule Of Effect Of One-Percentage-Point Change In Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | One Percentage | One Percentage |
﻿Year Ended December 31, 2016 | Point Increase | Point Decrease |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Effect on total service and interest cost component |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | (10) |
﻿Effect on PBO |  |  | 201 |  |  | (163) |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Effect on total service and interest cost component |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | (10) |
﻿Effect on PBO |  |  | 196 |  |  | (159) |
﻿
Schedule Of Assumptions Used |
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﻿December 31 | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Weighted average for benefit obligations 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Discount rate 2,3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  | 4.30 | % |  | 4.52 | % |  | 4.10 | % |
﻿DB SERP |  | 4.16 |  |  | 4.43 |  |  | 4.10 |  |
﻿OPEB Plan |  | 4.49 |  |  | 4.70 |  |  | 4.30 |  |
﻿Rate of compensation increase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  | 3.60 |  |  | 3.00 |  |  | 3.00 |  |
﻿DB SERP |  | 5.50 |  |  | 5.50 |  |  | 5.50 |  |
﻿Weighted average for net periodic benefit cost 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Service cost discount rate 2,3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  | 4.79 |  |  | 4.10 |  |  | 4.90 |  |
﻿DB SERP |  | 4.87 |  |  | 4.10 |  |  | 4.90 |  |
﻿OPEB Plan |  | 4.75 |  |  | 4.30 |  |  | 5.10 |  |
﻿Interest cost discount rate 2,3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  | 3.66 |  |  | 4.10 |  |  | 4.90 |  |
﻿DB SERP |  | 3.64 |  |  | 4.10 |  |  | 4.90 |  |
﻿OPEB Plan |  | 3.89 |  |  | 4.30 |  |  | 5.10 |  |
﻿Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  | 7.25 |  |  | 7.50 |  |  | 7.50 |  |
﻿OPEB Plan |  | 7.25 |  |  | 7.25 |  |  | 7.25 |  |
﻿Rate of compensation increase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  | 3.00 |  |  | 3.00 |  |  | 3.00 |  |
﻿DB SERP |  | 5.50 |  |  | 5.50 |  |  | 5.50 |  |
﻿
| 1 |  | The mortality assumption for benefit obligations was based on the RP-2014 mortality table, with projection scales MP-2016 for 2016, MP-2015 for 2015, and MP-2014 for 2014. The mortality assumption for net periodic benefit cost for 2016 and 2015 was based on the RP-2014 mortality table, with projection scales MP-2015 for 2016 and MP-2014 for 2015, and for 201 4 was based on the RP-2000 mortality table.
| 2 |  | The discount rate reflects the rate at which benefits could be effectively settled and is equal to the equivalent single rate resulting from a yield-curve analysis. This analysis incorporated the projected benefit payments specific to CMS Energy’s and Consumers’ DB Pension Plan and OPEB Plan and the yields on high-quality corporate bonds rated Aa or better.
| 3 |  | In January 2016, CMS Energy and Consumers changed the method they use to determine the discount rate used to calculate the service cost and interest cost components of net periodic benefit costs for the DB Pension and OPEB Plans. Historically, the discount rate used for this purpose represented a single weighted-average rate derived from the yield curve used to determine the benefit obligation. CMS Energy and Consumers have elected to use instead a full-yield-curve approach in the estimation of service cost and interest cost; this approach is more accurate in that it applies individual spot rates along the yield curve to future projected benefit payments based on the time of payment. This change represented a change in accounting estimate and did not impact years prior to 2016. As a result of changing to the full-yield-curve approach to determine the discount rate, for the year ended December 31, 2016, the service cost and interest cost components of net periodic benefit costs were reduced by $23 million for the DB Pension Plan and $12 million for the OPEB Plan for CMS Energy and by $22 million for the DB Pension Plan and $11 million for the OPEB Plan for Consumers.
| 4 |  | CMS Energy and Consumers determined the long-term rate of return using historical market returns, the present and expected future economic environment, the capital market principles of risk and return, and the expert opinions of individuals and firms with financial market knowledge. CMS Energy and Consumers considered the asset allocation of the portfolio in forecasting the future expected total return of the portfolio. The goal was to determine a long-term rate of return that could be incorporated into the planning of future cash flow requirements in conjunction with the change in the liability. Annually, CMS Energy and Consumers review for reasonableness and appropriateness the forecasted returns for various classes of assets used to construct an expected return model. CMS Energy’s and Consumers’ expected long-term rate of return on DB Pension Plan assets was 7.2 5 percent in 2016. The actual return (loss) on DB Pension Plan assets was 8.0 percent in 2016, (2.0) percent in 2015, and 7.4 percent in 2014.
Schedule Of Net Benefit Costs | ﻿
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | DB Pension Plan and DB SERP |  | OPEB Plan |
﻿Years Ended December 31 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |  | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net periodic cost (credit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Service cost |  | $ | 42 |  | $ | 50 |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 18 |  | $ | 25 |  | $ | 20 |
﻿Interest cost |  |  | 90 |  |  | 108 |  |  | 105 |  |  |  | 46 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 56 |
﻿Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (147) |  |  | (138) |  |  | (135) |  |  |  | (85) |  |  | (91) |  |  | (88) |
﻿Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  |  | 71 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 2 |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (41) |  |  | (41) |  |  | (41) |
﻿Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | 60 |  | $ | 118 |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | (41) |  | $ | (28) |  | $ | (51) |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net periodic cost (credit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Service cost |  | $ | 41 |  | $ | 49 |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 17 |  | $ | 25 |  | $ | 20 |
﻿Interest cost |  |  | 87 |  |  | 103 |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | 45 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 54 |
﻿Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (143) |  |  | (134) |  |  | (131) |  |  |  | (80) |  |  | (86) |  |  | (83) |
﻿Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  |  | 68 |  |  | 93 |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 22 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 3 |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (40) |  |  | (40) |  |  | (40) |
﻿Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | 57 |  | $ | 112 |  | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | (36) |  | $ | (23) |  | $ | (46) |
﻿
Schedule Of Net Loss And Prior Service Cost (Credit) That Will Be Amortized In Next Fiscal Year |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | DB Pension Plan | OPEB Plan |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Regulatory asset |  | $ | 82 |  | $ | (2) |
﻿AOCI |  |  | 2 |  |  | (2) |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Regulatory asset |  | $ | 82 |  | $ | (2) |
﻿
Schedule Of Benefit Obligations In Excess Of Fair Value Of Plan Assets |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | DB Pension Plan |  | DB SERP |  | OPEB Plan |
﻿Years Ended December 31 | 2016 | 2015 |  | 2016 | 2015 |  | 2016 | 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Benefit obligation at beginning of period |  | $ | 2,403 |  | $ | 2,547 |  |  | $ | 150 |  | $ | 156 |  |  | $ | 1,227 |  | $ | 1,378 |
﻿Service cost |  |  | 42 |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  | 25 |
﻿Interest cost |  |  | 85 |  |  | 102 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 46 |  |  | 58 |
﻿Plan amendments |  |  | - |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | (25) |
﻿Actuarial (gain) loss |  |  | 196 | 1 |  | (153) | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | (5) |  |  |  | 171 | 1 |  | (152) | 1
﻿Benefits paid |  |  | (164) |  |  | (155) |  |  |  | (8) |  |  | (8) |  |  |  | (54) |  |  | (57) |
﻿Benefit obligation at end of period |  | $ | 2,562 |  | $ | 2,403 |  |  | $ | 151 |  | $ | 150 |  |  | $ | 1,408 |  | $ | 1,227 |
﻿Plan assets at fair value at beginning of period |  | $ | 2,013 |  | $ | 1,979 |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,208 |  | $ | 1,265 |
﻿Actual return on plan assets |  |  | 152 |  |  | (36) |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | 109 |  |  | (29) |
﻿Company contribution |  |  | 100 |  |  | 225 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 29 |
﻿Actual benefits paid |  |  | (164) |  |  | (155) |  |  |  | (8) |  |  | (8) |  |  |  | (53) |  |  | (57) |
﻿Plan assets at fair value at end of period |  | $ | 2,101 |  | $ | 2,013 |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,264 |  | $ | 1,208 |
﻿Funded status |  | $ | (461) | 2 | $ | (390) | 2 |  | $ | (151) |  | $ | (150) |  |  | $ | (144) |  | $ | (19) |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Benefit obligation at beginning of period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 106 |  | $ | 111 |  |  | $ | 1,188 |  | $ | 1,336 |
﻿Service cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  | 25 |
﻿Interest cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 45 |  |  | 56 |
﻿Plan amendments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  | (24) |
﻿Actuarial (gain) loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | (5) |  |  |  | 167 | 1 |  | (150) | 1
﻿Benefits paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |  |  |  | (52) |  |  | (55) |
﻿Benefit obligation at end of period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 109 |  | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | 1,365 |  | $ | 1,188 |
﻿Plan assets at fair value at beginning of period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,133 |  | $ | 1,186 |
﻿Actual return on plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  |  | 103 |  |  | (27) |
﻿Company contribution |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | - |  |  | 29 |
﻿Actual benefits paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |  |  |  | (52) |  |  | (55) |
﻿Plan assets at fair value at end of period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,184 |  | $ | 1,133 |
﻿Funded status |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (109) |  | $ | (106) |  |  | $ | (181) |  | $ | (55) |
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| 1 |  | The actuarial loss for 2016 was primarily the result of claims, experience, and lowering the discount rates used in calculating the plans’ obligations. The actuarial gain for 2015 was primarily the result of increasing the discount rates used in calculating the plans’ obligations.
| 2 |  | At December 31, 2016, $441 million of the total funded status of the DB Pension Plan was attributable to Consumers, based on an allocation of expenses. At December 31, 2015, $368 million of the total funded status of the DB Pension Plan was attributable to Consumers, based on an allocation of expenses.
Schedule Of Retirement Benefit Plan Assets (Liabilities) |
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﻿In Millions
﻿December 31 | 2016 | 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB SERP |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 8 |
﻿Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  |  | 461 |  |  | 390 |
﻿DB SERP |  |  | 143 |  |  | 142 |
﻿OPEB Plan |  |  | 144 |  |  | 19 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB SERP |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 5 |
﻿Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  |  | 441 |  |  | 368 |
﻿DB SERP |  |  | 104 |  |  | 101 |
﻿OPEB Plan |  |  | 181 |  |  | 55 |
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Schedule Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Not Yet Recognized |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | DB Pension Plan and DB SERP |  | OPEB Plan |
﻿Years Ended December 31 | 2016 | 2015 |  | 2016 | 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Regulatory assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  | $ | 1,062 |  | $ | 944 |  |  | $ | 483 |  | $ | 360 |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | (187) |  |  | (227) |
﻿Regulatory assets |  | $ | 1,077 |  | $ | 963 |  |  | $ | 296 |  | $ | 133 |
﻿AOCI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss (gain) |  |  | 93 |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | (8) |  |  | (11) |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (6) |  |  | (8) |
﻿Total amounts recognized in regulatory assets and AOCI |  | $ | 1,171 |  | $ | 1,050 |  |  | $ | 282 |  | $ | 114 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Regulatory assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  | $ | 1,062 |  | $ | 944 |  |  | $ | 483 |  | $ | 360 |
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | (187) |  |  | (227) |
﻿Regulatory assets |  | $ | 1,077 |  | $ | 963 |  |  | $ | 296 |  | $ | 133 |
﻿AOCI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss |  |  | 33 |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | - |  |  | - |
﻿Total amounts recognized in regulatory assets and AOCI |  | $ | 1,110 |  | $ | 992 |  |  | $ | 296 |  | $ | 133 |
﻿
Schedule Of Plan Contributions |
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﻿In Millions
﻿Years Ended December 31 | 2016 | 2015 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿OPEB Plan |  | $ | - |  | $ | 29 |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  |  | 100 |  |  | 225 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿OPEB Plan |  | $ | - |  | $ | 29 |
﻿DB Pension Plan |  |  | 93 |  |  | 209 |
﻿
Schedule Of Expected Benefit Payments |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | DB Pension Plan | DB SERP | OPEB Plan |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2017 |  | $ | 153 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 59 |
﻿2018 |  |  | 159 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 63 |
﻿2019 |  |  | 163 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 66 |
﻿2020 |  |  | 165 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 69 |
﻿2021 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 72 |
﻿2022-2026 |  |  | 827 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 385 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿2017 |  | $ | 149 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 57 |
﻿2018 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 61 |
﻿2019 |  |  | 159 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 64 |
﻿2020 |  |  | 161 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 67 |
﻿2021 |  |  | 161 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 70 |
﻿2022-2026 |  |  | 803 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 371 |
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