Contingencies And Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Expected Remediation Cost By Year

In Millions
	2014			2015			2016			2017			2018
Consumers
Remediation and other response activity costs		$	8		$	12		$	12		$	9		$	19

Guarantees

In Millions
			Maximum				Carrying
Guarantee Description	Issue Date	Expiration Date	Obligation				Amount
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Indemnity obligations from asset sales    and other agreements	Various	Various through September 2029		$	471	1		$	16
Guarantees	Various	Various through March 2021			57				-
Consumers
Indemnity obligations and other guarantees	Various	Various through September 2029		$	30			$	1

¹ The majority of this amount arises from stock and asset sale agreements under which CMS Energy or a subsidiary of CMS Energy, other than Consumers, indemnified the purchaser for losses resulting from various matters, including claims related to tax disputes, claims related to power purchase agreements, and defects in title to the assets or stock sold to the purchaser by CMS Energy subsidiaries.  Except for items described elsewhere in this Note, CMS Energy believes the likelihood of material loss to be remote for the indemnity obligations not recorded as liabilities.

Purchase Obligations

In Millions
	Payments Due
	Total			2014			2015			2016			2017			2018			Beyond  2018
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Purchase obligations		$	12,068		$	1,879		$	983		$	1,032		$	1,001		$	1,006		$	6,167
Purchase obligations –    related parties			1,244			89			84			86			88			87			810
Consumers
Purchase obligations		$	11,838		$	1,803		$	955		$	1,005		$	974		$	979		$	6,122
Purchase obligations –    related parties			1,244			89			84			86			88			87			810

Consumers Energy Company [Member]

Expected Remediation Cost By Year

In Millions
	2014			2015			2016			2017			2018
Consumers
Remediation and other response activity costs		$	8		$	12		$	12		$	9		$	19

Guarantees

In Millions
			Maximum				Carrying
Guarantee Description	Issue Date	Expiration Date	Obligation				Amount
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Indemnity obligations from asset sales    and other agreements	Various	Various through September 2029		$	471	1		$	16
Guarantees	Various	Various through March 2021			57				-
Consumers
Indemnity obligations and other guarantees	Various	Various through September 2029		$	30			$	1

¹ The majority of this amount arises from stock and asset sale agreements under which CMS Energy or a subsidiary of CMS Energy, other than Consumers, indemnified the purchaser for losses resulting from various matters, including claims related to tax disputes, claims related to power purchase agreements, and defects in title to the assets or stock sold to the purchaser by CMS Energy subsidiaries.  Except for items described elsewhere in this Note, CMS Energy believes the likelihood of material loss to be remote for the indemnity obligations not recorded as liabilities.

Purchase Obligations

In Millions
	Payments Due
	Total			2014			2015			2016			2017			2018			Beyond  2018
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Purchase obligations		$	12,068		$	1,879		$	983		$	1,032		$	1,001		$	1,006		$	6,167
Purchase obligations –    related parties			1,244			89			84			86			88			87			810
Consumers
Purchase obligations		$	11,838		$	1,803		$	955		$	1,005		$	974		$	979		$	6,122
Purchase obligations –    related parties			1,244			89			84			86			88			87			810