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Financings (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Summary of Major Long-term Debt transactions
                               
    Principal             Issue/Retirement        
    (In Millions)     Interest Rate     Date     Maturity Date  
 
Debt Issuances
                               
CMS Energy
                               
Senior Notes
  $ 250       2.75 %   May 2011     May 2014  
Consumers
                               
Tax-exempt bonds1
    68     Variable     May 2011     April 2018  
Tax-exempt bonds1
    35     Variable     May 2011     April 2035  
 
Total
  $ 353                          
 
Debt Retirements
                               
Consumers
                               
Tax-exempt bonds1
  $ 68     Variable     May 2011     April 2018  
Tax-exempt bonds1
    35     Variable     May 2011     April 2035  
 
Total
  $ 103                          
 
1   In May 2011, Consumers utilized the Michigan Strategic Fund for the issuance of $68 million and $35 million of tax-exempt Michigan Strategic Fund Variable Rate Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds. The initial interest rate, which resets weekly, was 0.26 percent for the $68 million bond issuance and 0.28 percent for the $35 million bond issuance. The bonds, which are backed by letters of credit and collateralized by FMBs, are subject to optional tender by the holders that would result in remarketing. Consumers used the proceeds to redeem $103 million of tax-exempt bonds in May 2011.
Revolving Credit Facilities
                               
In Millions  
    Amount of     Amount     Letters of Credit     Amount  
Expiration Date   Facility     Borrowed     Outstanding     Available  
 
CMS Energy
                               
March 31, 20161
  $ 550     $     $ 3     $ 547  
 
Consumers
                               
March 31, 20162, 3
  $ 500     $     $ 189     $ 311  
August 9, 20133
    150                   150  
September 21, 20114
    30             30        
 
1   On March 31, 2011, CMS Energy entered into a $550 million secured revolving credit facility with a consortium of banks. This facility has a five-year term and replaces CMS Energy's revolving credit facility that was set to expire in 2012. Obligations under this facility are secured by Consumers common stock.
 
    CMS Energy's average borrowings during the six months ended June 30, 2011 totaled $11 million, with a weighted-average annual interest rate of 2.22 percent, representing LIBOR plus 2.00 percent
 
2   On March 31, 2011, Consumers entered into a $500 million secured revolving credit facility with a consortium of banks. This facility has a five-year term and replaces Consumers' revolving credit facility that was set to expire in 2012.
 
3   Obligations under this facility are secured by FMBs of Consumers.
 
4   Secured revolving letter of credit facility.
Contingently Convertible Securities
                                 
            Outstanding     Adjusted     Adjusted  
Security   Maturity     (In Millions)     Conversion Price     Trigger Price  
 
2.875% senior notes
    2024     $ 288     $ 12.81     $ 15.37  
5.50% senior notes
    2029       172       14.26       18.54  
 
Conversions of Contingently Convertible Securities Details
                                         
3.375% contingently           Principal     Conversion Value     Common     Cash Paid on  
convertible senior notes   Conversion     Converted     per $1,000 of     Stock Issued     Settlement  
due 2023   Date     (In Millions)     principal     on Settlement     (In Millions)  
 
Voluntary conversion
  January 2011     $ 4     $ 1,994.21       197,472     $ 4  
 
Consumers Energy Company [Member]
 
Summary of Major Long-term Debt transactions
1   In May 2011, Consumers utilized the Michigan Strategic Fund for the issuance of $68 million and $35 million of tax-exempt Michigan Strategic Fund Variable Rate Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds. The initial interest rate, which resets weekly, was 0.26 percent for the $68 million bond issuance and 0.28 percent for the $35 million bond issuance. The bonds, which are backed by letters of credit and collateralized by FMBs, are subject to optional tender by the holders that would result in remarketing. Consumers used the proceeds to redeem $103 million of tax-exempt bonds in May 2011.
Revolving Credit Facilities
                               
In Millions  
    Amount of     Amount     Letters of Credit     Amount  
Expiration Date   Facility     Borrowed     Outstanding     Available  
 
CMS Energy
                               
March 31, 20161
  $ 550     $     $ 3     $ 547  
 
Consumers
                               
March 31, 20162, 3
  $ 500     $     $ 189     $ 311  
August 9, 20133
    150                   150  
September 21, 20114
    30             30        
 
1   On March 31, 2011, CMS Energy entered into a $550 million secured revolving credit facility with a consortium of banks. This facility has a five-year term and replaces CMS Energy's revolving credit facility that was set to expire in 2012. Obligations under this facility are secured by Consumers common stock.
 
    CMS Energy's average borrowings during the six months ended June 30, 2011 totaled $11 million, with a weighted-average annual interest rate of 2.22 percent, representing LIBOR plus 2.00 percent
 
2   On March 31, 2011, Consumers entered into a $500 million secured revolving credit facility with a consortium of banks. This facility has a five-year term and replaces Consumers' revolving credit facility that was set to expire in 2012.
 
3   Obligations under this facility are secured by FMBs of Consumers.
 
4   Secured revolving letter of credit facility.