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Notes Receivable (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Schedule Of Current And Non-Current Notes Receivable |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿EnerBank notes receivable, net of allowance for loan losses |  | $ | 157 |  | $ | 151 |
﻿EnerBank notes receivable held for sale |  |  | 19 |  |  | 39 |
﻿State of Michigan tax settlement |  |  | 29 |  |  | 29 |
﻿Non-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿EnerBank notes receivable |  |  | 1,064 |  |  | 1,088 |
﻿State of Michigan tax settlement |  |  | 19 |  |  | 19 |
﻿Total notes receivable |  | $ | 1,288 |  | $ | 1,326 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿State of Michigan tax settlement |  | $ | 29 |  | $ | 29 |
﻿Non-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿State of Michigan tax settlement |  |  | 16 |  |  | 16 |
﻿Total notes receivable |  | $ | 45 |  | $ | 45 |
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Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Schedule Of Current And Non-Current Notes Receivable |
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﻿In Millions
﻿ | March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 |
﻿CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿EnerBank notes receivable, net of allowance for loan losses |  | $ | 157 |  | $ | 151 |
﻿EnerBank notes receivable held for sale |  |  | 19 |  |  | 39 |
﻿State of Michigan tax settlement |  |  | 29 |  |  | 29 |
﻿Non-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿EnerBank notes receivable |  |  | 1,064 |  |  | 1,088 |
﻿State of Michigan tax settlement |  |  | 19 |  |  | 19 |
﻿Total notes receivable |  | $ | 1,288 |  | $ | 1,326 |
﻿Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿State of Michigan tax settlement |  | $ | 29 |  | $ | 29 |
﻿Non-current |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿State of Michigan tax settlement |  |  | 16 |  |  | 16 |
﻿Total notes receivable |  | $ | 45 |  | $ | 45 |
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