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Amount of public utility's approved rate increase (decrease) by regulatory agency.

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The amount for the individual regulatory current liability as itemized in a table of regulatory current liabilities as of the end of the period.

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-Topic 980
-SubTopic 405
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 25
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-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481854/980-405-25-1

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Regulatory Matters - Quarterly Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	May 31, 2023	Apr. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities		$ 75			$ 104
Consumers Energy Company
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities		$ 75			104
Consumers Energy Company \| Electric Rate Case
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Additional annual rate increase authorized	$ 155
Rate of return on equity authorized	9.90%
Surcharge for the recovery of excess distribution investments	$ 6
Consumers Energy Company \| Voluntary refund mechanism
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities					$ 22
Consumers Energy Company \| Contributions to programs assisting vulnerable gas customers
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities				$ 5
Consumers Energy Company \| Bill assistance to support vulnerable electric customers
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities			$ 9
Consumers Energy Company \| Incremental vegetation management
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items]
Regulatory liabilities			$ 8