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Exit Activities and Asset Sales (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Schedule of Retention Benefit Liability Roll Forward
Presented in the following table is a reconciliation of the retention benefit liability recorded in other current liabilities on Consumers’ consolidated balance sheets:
In Millions
Year Ended December 3120252024
Retention benefit liability at beginning of period$14 $16 
Costs deferred as a regulatory asset
7 8 
Costs paid or settled(19)(10)
Retention benefit liability at the end of the period
$2 $14 
Consumers Energy Company  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Schedule of Retention Benefit Liability Roll Forward
Presented in the following table is a reconciliation of the retention benefit liability recorded in other current liabilities on Consumers’ consolidated balance sheets:
In Millions
Year Ended December 3120252024
Retention benefit liability at beginning of period$14 $16 
Costs deferred as a regulatory asset
7 8 
Costs paid or settled(19)(10)
Retention benefit liability at the end of the period
$2 $14