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Notes Receivable (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
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, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |
EnerBank notes receivable, net of allowance for loan losses |  | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | 242 |
Non‑current |  |  |  |
EnerBank notes receivable, net of allowance for loan losses |  | 2,635 |  |  | 2,258 |
Total notes receivable |  | $ | 2,907 |  |  | $ | 2,500 |
Consumers |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |
DB SERP note receivable – related party |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Non‑current |  |  |  |
DB SERP note receivable – related party |  | 101 |  |  | 96 |
Total notes receivable |  | $ | 108 |  |  | $ | 103 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss | Presented in the following table are the changes in the allowance for loan losses:
In Millions |
September 30, 2020 | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 104 |  |  |  | $ | 33 |
Effects of new accounting standard¹ |  | — |  |  |  | 62 |
Provisions for loan losses |  | 19 |  |  |  | 45 |
Charge-offs |  | (9 | ) |  |  | (29 | )
Recoveries |  | 2 |  |  |  | 5 |
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 116 |  |  |  | $ | 116 |
1 The allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2019 reflected expected credit losses over a 12-month period. On January 1, 2020, in accordance with ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, the allowance for loan losses was adjusted to reflect expected credit losses over the life of the loan. Additionally, EnerBank recorded $3 million for expected credit losses related to unfunded loan commitments. For further details, see Note 1, New Accounting Standards.
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, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |
EnerBank notes receivable, net of allowance for loan losses |  | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | 242 |
Non‑current |  |  |  |
EnerBank notes receivable, net of allowance for loan losses |  | 2,635 |  |  | 2,258 |
Total notes receivable |  | $ | 2,907 |  |  | $ | 2,500 |
Consumers |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |
DB SERP note receivable – related party |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Non‑current |  |  |  |
DB SERP note receivable – related party |  | 101 |  |  | 96 |
Total notes receivable |  | $ | 108 |  |  | $ | 103 |

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