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Financial Instruments | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |
Financial Instruments | Financial Instruments Presented in the following table are the carrying amounts and fair values, by level within the fair value hierarchy, of CMS Energy’s and Consumers’ financial instruments that are not recorded at fair value. The table excludes cash, cash equivalents, short‑term financial instruments, and trade accounts receivable and payable whose carrying amounts approximate their fair values. For information about assets and liabilities recorded at fair value and for additional details regarding the fair value hierarchy, see Note 5, Fair Value Measurements.
In Millions |
| September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
|  |  | Fair Value |  |  |  | Fair Value
| Carrying |  |  |  | Level |  | Carrying |  |  |  | Level
| Amount |  | Total |  | 1 |  | 2 |  | 3 |  |  | Amount |  | Total |  | 1 |  | 2 |  | 3 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term receivables¹ |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 20 |
Notes receivable² |  | 2,907 |  |  | 3,259 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,259 |  |  |  | 2,500 |  |  | 2,652 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,652 |
Securities held to maturity |  | 30 |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26 |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt³ |  | 15,054 |  |  | 17,104 |  |  | 1,185 |  |  | 13,992 |  |  | 1,927 |  |  |  | 13,062 |  |  | 14,185 |  |  | 1,197 |  |  | 11,048 |  |  | 1,940 |
Long-term payables 4 |  | 31 |  |  | 33 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 30 |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term receivables¹ |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 20 |
Notes receivable – related party 5 |  | 108 |  |  | 108 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | 103 |  |  | 103 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 103 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt 6 |  | 7,995 |  |  | 9,440 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,513 |  |  | 1,927 |  |  |  | 7,250 |  |  | 8,010 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,070 |  |  | 1,940 |
1 | Includes current portion of long-term accounts receivable of $12 million at September 30, 2020 and $13 million at December 31, 2019.
2 | Includes current portion of notes receivable of $272 million at September 30, 2020 and $242 million at December 31, 2019. For further details, see Note 7, Notes Receivable.
3 | Includes current portion of long‑term debt of $1.8 billion at September 30, 2020 and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2019.
4 | Includes current portion of long‑term payables of $6 million at September 30, 2020 and $1 million at December 31, 2019.
5 | Includes current portion of notes receivable – related party of $7 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. For further details, see Note 7, Notes Receivable.
6 | Includes current portion of long‑term debt of $537 million at September 30, 2020 and $202 million at December 31, 2019.
The effects of third‑party credit enhancements were excluded from the fair value measurements of long‑term debt. The principal amount of CMS Energy’s long‑term debt supported by third‑party credit enhancements was $35 million at December 31, 2019. The entirety of this amount was at Consumers. Debt securities classified as held to maturity consisted primarily of mortgage‑backed securities and Utah Housing Corporation bonds held by EnerBank. Presented in the following table are these investment securities:
In Millions |
| September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
| Cost |  | Unrealized Gains |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  |  | Cost |  | Unrealized Gains |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |
CMS Energy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt securities |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 26 |
Consumers Energy Company |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |
Financial Instruments | Financial Instruments Presented in the following table are the carrying amounts and fair values, by level within the fair value hierarchy, of CMS Energy’s and Consumers’ financial instruments that are not recorded at fair value. The table excludes cash, cash equivalents, short‑term financial instruments, and trade accounts receivable and payable whose carrying amounts approximate their fair values. For information about assets and liabilities recorded at fair value and for additional details regarding the fair value hierarchy, see Note 5, Fair Value Measurements.
In Millions |
| September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
|  |  | Fair Value |  |  |  | Fair Value
| Carrying |  |  |  | Level |  | Carrying |  |  |  | Level
| Amount |  | Total |  | 1 |  | 2 |  | 3 |  |  | Amount |  | Total |  | 1 |  | 2 |  | 3 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term receivables¹ |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 20 |
Notes receivable² |  | 2,907 |  |  | 3,259 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,259 |  |  |  | 2,500 |  |  | 2,652 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,652 |
Securities held to maturity |  | 30 |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26 |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt³ |  | 15,054 |  |  | 17,104 |  |  | 1,185 |  |  | 13,992 |  |  | 1,927 |  |  |  | 13,062 |  |  | 14,185 |  |  | 1,197 |  |  | 11,048 |  |  | 1,940 |
Long-term payables 4 |  | 31 |  |  | 33 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 30 |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term receivables¹ |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 20 |
Notes receivable – related party 5 |  | 108 |  |  | 108 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | 103 |  |  | 103 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 103 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt 6 |  | 7,995 |  |  | 9,440 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,513 |  |  | 1,927 |  |  |  | 7,250 |  |  | 8,010 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,070 |  |  | 1,940 |
1 | Includes current portion of long-term accounts receivable of $12 million at September 30, 2020 and $13 million at December 31, 2019.
2 | Includes current portion of notes receivable of $272 million at September 30, 2020 and $242 million at December 31, 2019. For further details, see Note 7, Notes Receivable.
3 | Includes current portion of long‑term debt of $1.8 billion at September 30, 2020 and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2019.
4 | Includes current portion of long‑term payables of $6 million at September 30, 2020 and $1 million at December 31, 2019.
5 | Includes current portion of notes receivable – related party of $7 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. For further details, see Note 7, Notes Receivable.
6 | Includes current portion of long‑term debt of $537 million at September 30, 2020 and $202 million at December 31, 2019.
The effects of third‑party credit enhancements were excluded from the fair value measurements of long‑term debt. The principal amount of CMS Energy’s long‑term debt supported by third‑party credit enhancements was $35 million at December 31, 2019. The entirety of this amount was at Consumers. Debt securities classified as held to maturity consisted primarily of mortgage‑backed securities and Utah Housing Corporation bonds held by EnerBank. Presented in the following table are these investment securities:
In Millions |
| September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
| Cost |  | Unrealized Gains |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  |  | Cost |  | Unrealized Gains |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |
CMS Energy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt securities |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 26 |

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