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Financings And Capitalization (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Major Long-Term Debt Transactions |
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﻿ | Principal (In Millions) | Interest Rate | Issue/Retirement Date | Maturity Date |
﻿Debt issuances |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿CMS Energy, parent only |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Senior notes |  | $ | 350 | 3.450 | % | February 2017 | August 2027 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿First mortgage bonds |  | $ | 350 | 3.950 | % | February 2017 | July 2047 |
﻿Debt retirements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿First mortgage bonds |  | $ | 250 | 5.150 | % | February 2017 | February 2017 |
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Revolving Credit Facilities |
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﻿In Millions
﻿Expiration Date | Amount of Facility | Amount Borrowed | Letters of Credit Outstanding | Amount Available |
﻿CMS Energy, parent only |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿May 27, 2021 1 |  | $ | 550 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 549 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿May 27, 2021 2 |  | $ | 650 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | 643 |
﻿November 23, 2018 2 |  |  | 250 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 250 |
﻿May 9, 2018 2 |  |  | 30 |  |  | - |  |  | 30 |  |  | - |
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| 1 |  | During the three months ended March 31, 2017, CMS Energy’s average borrowings totaled $85 million with a weighted-average interest rate of 2.02 percent. Obligations under this facility are secured by Consumers common stock.
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| 2 |  | Obligations under this facility are secured by first mortgage bonds of Consumers.
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Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Major Long-Term Debt Transactions |
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﻿ | Principal (In Millions) | Interest Rate | Issue/Retirement Date | Maturity Date |
﻿Debt issuances |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿CMS Energy, parent only |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Senior notes |  | $ | 350 | 3.450 | % | February 2017 | August 2027 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿First mortgage bonds |  | $ | 350 | 3.950 | % | February 2017 | July 2047 |
﻿Debt retirements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿First mortgage bonds |  | $ | 250 | 5.150 | % | February 2017 | February 2017 |
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Revolving Credit Facilities |
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﻿In Millions
﻿Expiration Date | Amount of Facility | Amount Borrowed | Letters of Credit Outstanding | Amount Available |
﻿CMS Energy, parent only |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿May 27, 2021 1 |  | $ | 550 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 549 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿May 27, 2021 2 |  | $ | 650 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | 643 |
﻿November 23, 2018 2 |  |  | 250 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 250 |
﻿May 9, 2018 2 |  |  | 30 |  |  | - |  |  | 30 |  |  | - |
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| 1 |  | During the three months ended March 31, 2017, CMS Energy’s average borrowings totaled $85 million with a weighted-average interest rate of 2.02 percent. Obligations under this facility are secured by Consumers common stock.
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| 2 |  | Obligations under this facility are secured by first mortgage bonds of Consumers.
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