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Asset Sales and Exit Activities - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) coal_fueled_electric_generating_unit | Oct. 24, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory liabilities |  |  | $ 87 |  | $ 155
Other current liabilities |  |  | 186 |  | 147
DIG's High-Voltage Equipment to ITC | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gain on disposition of assets |  | $ 16 |  |  |
Electric Utility | Gain shared with customers | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gain on disposition of assets | $ 17 |  |  |  |
Consumers Energy Company |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory liabilities |  |  | 87 |  | 155
Other current liabilities |  |  | $ 118 |  | 120
Consumers Energy Company | Costs of coal-fueled electric generating units to be retired |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of units | coal_fueled_electric_generating_unit |  |  | 2 |  |
D.E. Karn Generating Complex |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Expected cost |  |  |  | $ 35 |
Retention and Severance Benefits | D.E. Karn Generating Complex |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Retention and severance costs |  |  | $ 6 |  |
Other current liabilities |  |  | 2 |  |
Gain shared with customers | Consumers Energy Company |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory liabilities |  |  | $ 17 |  | $ 0

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