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Notes Receivable (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Current And Non-Current Notes Receivable | Presented in the following table are details of CMS Energy’s and Consumers’ current and non‑current notes receivable:
In Millions |
| September 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |
EnerBank notes receivable, net of allowance for loan losses |  | $ | 234 |  |  | $ | 233 |
Non‑current |  |  |  |
EnerBank notes receivable |  | 2,230 |  |  | 1,624 |
Total notes receivable |  | $ | 2,464 |  |  | $ | 1,857 |
Consumers |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |
DB SERP note receivable – related party |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Non‑current |  |  |  |
DB SERP note receivable – related party |  | 97 |  |  | 99 |
Total notes receivable |  | $ | 104 |  |  | $ | 106 |
Consumers Energy Company |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Current And Non-Current Notes Receivable | Presented in the following table are details of CMS Energy’s and Consumers’ current and non‑current notes receivable:
In Millions |
| September 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |
EnerBank notes receivable, net of allowance for loan losses |  | $ | 234 |  |  | $ | 233 |
Non‑current |  |  |  |
EnerBank notes receivable |  | 2,230 |  |  | 1,624 |
Total notes receivable |  | $ | 2,464 |  |  | $ | 1,857 |
Consumers |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |
DB SERP note receivable – related party |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Non‑current |  |  |  |
DB SERP note receivable – related party |  | 97 |  |  | 99 |
Total notes receivable |  | $ | 104 |  |  | $ | 106 |

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