Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

Nine Months Ended September 30	2012			2011
CMS Energy, including Consumers
U.S. federal income tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from:
MCIT law change, net of federal expense		-			(5.9)
Other state and local income taxes, net of federal benefit		4.7			3.4
Other, net		-			(1.4)
Effective income tax rate		39.7	%		31.1	%
Consumers
U.S. federal income tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from:
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit		5.0			3.1
Other, net		(0.2)			(1.4)
Effective income tax rate		39.8	%		36.7	%

Consumers Energy Company [Member]

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

Nine Months Ended September 30	2012			2011
CMS Energy, including Consumers
U.S. federal income tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from:
MCIT law change, net of federal expense		-			(5.9)
Other state and local income taxes, net of federal benefit		4.7			3.4
Other, net		-			(1.4)
Effective income tax rate		39.7	%		31.1	%
Consumers
U.S. federal income tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%
Increase (decrease) in income taxes from:
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit		5.0			3.1
Other, net		(0.2)			(1.4)
Effective income tax rate		39.8	%		36.7	%