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Retirement Benefits (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Net Benefit Costs | Presented in the following table are the costs (credits) and other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations incurred in CMS Energy’s and Consumers’ retirement benefit plans:
In Millions
| DB Pension Plans |  | OPEB Plan
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
June 30 | 2022 | 2021 |  | 2022 | 2021 |  |  | 2022 | 2021 |  | 2022 | 2021 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  |
Interest cost |  | 20 |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  | 11 |  |  |
Expected return on plan assets |  | (52) |  |  | (52) |  |  |  | (104) |  |  | (104) |  |  |  |  |  | (29) |  |  | (27) |  |  |  | (58) |  |  | (54) |  |  |
Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss |  | 10 |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 27 |  |  | 51 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Prior service cost (credit) |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | (14) |  |  | (13) |  |  |  | (26) |  |  | (26) |  |  |
Settlement loss |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | (8) |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |  | $ | (10) |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (30) |  |  | $ | (28) |  |  |  | $ | (60) |  |  | $ | (56) |  |  |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  |
Interest cost |  | 20 |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  | 28 |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  | 11 |  |  |
Expected return on plan assets |  | (50) |  |  | (49) |  |  |  | (99) |  |  | (98) |  |  |  |  |  | (27) |  |  | (26) |  |  |  | (54) |  |  | (51) |  |  |
Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss |  | 9 |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  | 49 |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Prior service cost (credit) |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | (13) |  |  | (13) |  |  |  | (25) |  |  | (26) |  |  |
Settlement loss |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | (7) |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |  | $ | (9) |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (28) |  |  | $ | (27) |  |  |  | $ | (56) |  |  | $ | (53) |  |  |
Consumers Energy Company |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Net Benefit Costs | Presented in the following table are the costs (credits) and other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations incurred in CMS Energy’s and Consumers’ retirement benefit plans:
In Millions
| DB Pension Plans |  | OPEB Plan
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
June 30 | 2022 | 2021 |  | 2022 | 2021 |  |  | 2022 | 2021 |  | 2022 | 2021 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  |
Interest cost |  | 20 |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  | 30 |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  | 11 |  |  |
Expected return on plan assets |  | (52) |  |  | (52) |  |  |  | (104) |  |  | (104) |  |  |  |  |  | (29) |  |  | (27) |  |  |  | (58) |  |  | (54) |  |  |
Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss |  | 10 |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 27 |  |  | 51 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Prior service cost (credit) |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | (14) |  |  | (13) |  |  |  | (26) |  |  | (26) |  |  |
Settlement loss |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | (8) |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |  | $ | (10) |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (30) |  |  | $ | (28) |  |  |  | $ | (60) |  |  | $ | (56) |  |  |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  |
Interest cost |  | 20 |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  | 28 |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  | 11 |  |  |
Expected return on plan assets |  | (50) |  |  | (49) |  |  |  | (99) |  |  | (98) |  |  |  |  |  | (27) |  |  | (26) |  |  |  | (54) |  |  | (51) |  |  |
Amortization of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss |  | 9 |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  | 49 |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Prior service cost (credit) |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | (13) |  |  | (13) |  |  |  | (25) |  |  | (26) |  |  |
Settlement loss |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |
Net periodic cost (credit) |  | $ | (7) |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |  | $ | (9) |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (28) |  |  | $ | (27) |  |  |  | $ | (56) |  |  | $ | (53) |  |  |

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