Asset Sale and Exit Activities - (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost

Presented in the following table is a reconciliation of the retention benefit liability recorded in other liabilities on Consumers’ consolidated balance sheets:

In Millions
September 30, 2020	Nine Months Ended
Retention benefit liability at beginning of period		$	4
Costs incurred and charged to maintenance and other operating expenses¹		11
Costs incurred and capitalized		1
Retention benefit liability at the end of the period²		$	16

¹  Includes $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

² 

Includes current portion of other liabilities of $7 million.

Consumers Energy Company

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost

Presented in the following table is a reconciliation of the retention benefit liability recorded in other liabilities on Consumers’ consolidated balance sheets:

In Millions
September 30, 2020	Nine Months Ended
Retention benefit liability at beginning of period		$	4
Costs incurred and charged to maintenance and other operating expenses¹		11
Costs incurred and capitalized		1
Retention benefit liability at the end of the period²		$	16

¹  Includes $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020.

² 

Includes current portion of other liabilities of $7 million