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Financial Instruments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
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, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
| 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 |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt 2 |  | 13,675 |  |  | 11,679 |  |  | 1,034 |  |  | 8,566 |  |  | 2,079 |  |  |  | 12,419 |  |  | 13,800 |  |  | 1,189 |  |  | 10,656 |  |  | 1,955 |
Long-term payables 3 |  | 9 |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 31 |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term receivables 1 |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14 |
Notes receivable – related party 4 |  | 101 |  |  | 101 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 101 |  |  |  | 104 |  |  | 104 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 104 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt 5 |  | 9,746 |  |  | 8,132 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,053 |  |  | 2,079 |  |  |  | 8,415 |  |  | 9,410 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,455 |  |  | 1,955 |
1 Includes current portion of long-term accounts receivable of $7 million at September 30, 2022 and $9 million at December 31, 2021. 2 Includes current portion of long-term debt of $990 million at September 30, 2022 and $373 million at December 31, 2021. 3 Includes current portion of long-term payables of $1 million at September 30, 2022 and $23 million at December 31, 2021. 4 Includes current portion of notes receivable – related party of $7 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. 5 Includes current portion of long-term debt of $990 million at September 30, 2022 and $365 million at December 31, 2021.
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, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
| 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 |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt 2 |  | 13,675 |  |  | 11,679 |  |  | 1,034 |  |  | 8,566 |  |  | 2,079 |  |  |  | 12,419 |  |  | 13,800 |  |  | 1,189 |  |  | 10,656 |  |  | 1,955 |
Long-term payables 3 |  | 9 |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 31 |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term receivables 1 |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14 |
Notes receivable – related party 4 |  | 101 |  |  | 101 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 101 |  |  |  | 104 |  |  | 104 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 104 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt 5 |  | 9,746 |  |  | 8,132 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,053 |  |  | 2,079 |  |  |  | 8,415 |  |  | 9,410 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,455 |  |  | 1,955 |
1 Includes current portion of long-term accounts receivable of $7 million at September 30, 2022 and $9 million at December 31, 2021. 2 Includes current portion of long-term debt of $990 million at September 30, 2022 and $373 million at December 31, 2021. 3 Includes current portion of long-term payables of $1 million at September 30, 2022 and $23 million at December 31, 2021. 4 Includes current portion of notes receivable – related party of $7 million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. 5 Includes current portion of long-term debt of $990 million at September 30, 2022 and $365 million at December 31, 2021.

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