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Financial Instruments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Financial Instruments [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Carrying Amounts And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments | 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] |
Schedule Of Carrying Amounts And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments | 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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