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Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule Of Cost/Carrying Amounts And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments



In Millions
	September 30, 2012															December 31, 2011
	Carrying			Fair Value												Carrying
	Amount			Total			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Amount			Fair Value
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Securities held to
maturity		$	8		$	9		$	-		$	9		$	-		$	7		$	7
Notes receivable¹			513			541			-			-			541			480			504
Long-term debt²			7,199			8,251			-			8,251			-			7,073			8,025
Consumers
Long-term debt³		$	4,348		$	4,987		$	-		$	4,987		$	-		$	4,326		$	4,882

¹	Includes current portion of notes receivable of $27 million at September 30, 2012 and $19 million at December 31, 2011.

²	Includes current portion of long-term debt of $488 million at September 30, 2012 and $1,033 million at December 31, 2011.

³	Includes current portion of long-term debt of $40 million at September 30, 2012 and $339 million at December 31, 2011.

Schedule Of Investment Securities



In Millions
	September 30, 2012												December 31, 2011
				Unrealized			Unrealized			Fair						Unrealized			Unrealized			Fair
	Cost			Gains			Losses			Value			Cost			Gains			Losses			Value
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Available for sale
SERP
Mutual funds		$	124		$	4		$	-		$	128		$	113		$	-		$	-		$	113
Held to maturity
Debt securities			8			1			-			9			7			-			-			7
Consumers
Available for sale
SERP
Mutual funds		$	84		$	2		$	-		$	86		$	74		$	-		$	-		$	74
CMS Energy
common stock			6			25			-			31			7			28			-			35

Consumers Energy Company [Member]

Schedule Of Cost/Carrying Amounts And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments



In Millions
	September 30, 2012															December 31, 2011
	Carrying			Fair Value												Carrying
	Amount			Total			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Amount			Fair Value
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Securities held to
maturity		$	8		$	9		$	-		$	9		$	-		$	7		$	7
Notes receivable¹			513			541			-			-			541			480			504
Long-term debt²			7,199			8,251			-			8,251			-			7,073			8,025
Consumers
Long-term debt³		$	4,348		$	4,987		$	-		$	4,987		$	-		$	4,326		$	4,882

¹	Includes current portion of notes receivable of $27 million at September 30, 2012 and $19 million at December 31, 2011.

²	Includes current portion of long-term debt of $488 million at September 30, 2012 and $1,033 million at December 31, 2011.

³	Includes current portion of long-term debt of $40 million at September 30, 2012 and $339 million at December 31, 2011.

Schedule Of Investment Securities



In Millions
	September 30, 2012												December 31, 2011
				Unrealized			Unrealized			Fair						Unrealized			Unrealized			Fair
	Cost			Gains			Losses			Value			Cost			Gains			Losses			Value
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Available for sale
SERP
Mutual funds		$	124		$	4		$	-		$	128		$	113		$	-		$	-		$	113
Held to maturity
Debt securities			8			1			-			9			7			-			-			7
Consumers
Available for sale
SERP
Mutual funds		$	84		$	2		$	-		$	86		$	74		$	-		$	-		$	74
CMS Energy
common stock			6			25			-			31			7			28			-			35

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments, assets, and liabilities. Such certain disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate) and (2) the methodology and assumptions used in developing such estimates of fair value.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of marketable securities. This may consist of investments in certain debt and equity securities, short-term investments and other assets.

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