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Financial Instruments | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Financial Instruments [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 4, Fair Value Measurements.
In Millions
| September 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
| Carrying Amount | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount | Fair Value
| Total | Level |  | Total | Level
| 1 | 2 | 3 |  | 1 | 2 | 3
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term receivables 1 |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt 2 |  | 12,599 |  |  | 13,886 |  |  | 1,195 |  |  | 10,727 |  |  | 1,964 |  |  |  | 12,315 |  |  | 14,601 |  |  | 1,249 |  |  | 11,267 |  |  | 2,085 |
Long-term payables 3 |  | 31 |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term receivables 1 |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17 |
Notes receivable – related party 4 |  | 104 |  |  | 104 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 107 |  |  | 107 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 107 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt 5 |  | 8,392 |  |  | 9,411 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,447 |  |  | 1,964 |  |  |  | 8,106 |  |  | 9,801 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,716 |  |  | 2,085 |
1 Includes current portion of long-term accounts receivable of $9 million at September 30, 2021 and $12 million at December 31, 2020. 2 Includes current portion of long-term debt of $572 million at September 30, 2021 and $571 million at December 31, 2020. 3 Includes current portion of long-term payables of $22 million at September 30, 2021 and $6 million at December 31, 2020. 4 Includes current portion of notes receivable – related party of $7 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. 5 Includes current portion of long-term debt of $364 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Consumers Energy Company |
Financial Instruments [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 4, Fair Value Measurements.
In Millions
| September 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
| Carrying Amount | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount | Fair Value
| Total | Level |  | Total | Level
| 1 | 2 | 3 |  | 1 | 2 | 3
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term receivables 1 |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt 2 |  | 12,599 |  |  | 13,886 |  |  | 1,195 |  |  | 10,727 |  |  | 1,964 |  |  |  | 12,315 |  |  | 14,601 |  |  | 1,249 |  |  | 11,267 |  |  | 2,085 |
Long-term payables 3 |  | 31 |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term receivables 1 |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17 |
Notes receivable – related party 4 |  | 104 |  |  | 104 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 107 |  |  | 107 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 107 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt 5 |  | 8,392 |  |  | 9,411 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,447 |  |  | 1,964 |  |  |  | 8,106 |  |  | 9,801 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,716 |  |  | 2,085 |
1 Includes current portion of long-term accounts receivable of $9 million at September 30, 2021 and $12 million at December 31, 2020. 2 Includes current portion of long-term debt of $572 million at September 30, 2021 and $571 million at December 31, 2020. 3 Includes current portion of long-term payables of $22 million at September 30, 2021 and $6 million at December 31, 2020. 4 Includes current portion of notes receivable – related party of $7 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. 5 Includes current portion of long-term debt of $364 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

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