Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Schedule Of Carrying Amounts And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments

In Millions
	December 31, 2014															December 31, 2013
				Fair Value															Fair Value
	Carrying						Level									Carrying						Level
	Amount			Total			1			2			3			Amount			Total			1			2			3
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Securities held    to maturity		$	11		$	11		$	-		$	11		$	-		$	10		$	10		$	-		$	10		$	-
Notes    receivable1			938			995			-			-			995			683			724			-			-			724
Long-term    debt2			8,535			9,285			-			8,252			1,033			7,642			8,368			-			7,406			962
Consumers
Long-term    debt3		$	5,278		$	5,749		$	-		$	4,716		$	1,033		$	4,622		$	4,940		$	-		$	3,978		$	962

¹ Includes current portion of notes receivable of $138 million at December 31, 2014 and $48 million at December 31, 2013.

² Includes current portion of long-term debt of $519 million at December 31, 2014 and $541 million at December 31, 2013.

³ Includes current portion of long-term debt of $124 million at December 31, 2014 and $43 million at December 31, 2013.

Schedule Of Investment Securities

In Millions
	December 31, 2014												December 31, 2013
				Unrealized			Unrealized			Fair						Unrealized			Unrealized			Fair
	Cost			Gains			Losses			Value			Cost			Gains			Losses			Value
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Available for sale
DB SERP
Mutual funds		$	129		$	-		$	2		$	127		$	136		$	-		$	-		$	136
Held to maturity
Debt securities			11			-			-			11			10			-			-			10
Consumers
Available for sale
DB SERP
Mutual funds		$	92		$	-		$	2		$	90		$	95		$	-		$	-		$	95
CMS Energy    common stock			5			33			-			38			5			24			-			29

Schedule Of Proceeds And Gross Realized Gains/Losses From Sales Of Available-For-Sale Securities

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2014			2013			2012
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Proceeds from sales of investment securities		$	8		$	3		$	3
Consumers
Proceeds from sales of investment securities		$	6		$	2		$	2

Consumers Energy Company [Member]

Schedule Of Carrying Amounts And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments

In Millions
	December 31, 2014															December 31, 2013
				Fair Value															Fair Value
	Carrying						Level									Carrying						Level
	Amount			Total			1			2			3			Amount			Total			1			2			3
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Securities held    to maturity		$	11		$	11		$	-		$	11		$	-		$	10		$	10		$	-		$	10		$	-
Notes    receivable1			938			995			-			-			995			683			724			-			-			724
Long-term    debt2			8,535			9,285			-			8,252			1,033			7,642			8,368			-			7,406			962
Consumers
Long-term    debt3		$	5,278		$	5,749		$	-		$	4,716		$	1,033		$	4,622		$	4,940		$	-		$	3,978		$	962

¹ Includes current portion of notes receivable of $138 million at December 31, 2014 and $48 million at December 31, 2013.

² Includes current portion of long-term debt of $519 million at December 31, 2014 and $541 million at December 31, 2013.

³ Includes current portion of long-term debt of $124 million at December 31, 2014 and $43 million at December 31, 2013.

Schedule Of Investment Securities

In Millions
	December 31, 2014												December 31, 2013
				Unrealized			Unrealized			Fair						Unrealized			Unrealized			Fair
	Cost			Gains			Losses			Value			Cost			Gains			Losses			Value
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Available for sale
DB SERP
Mutual funds		$	129		$	-		$	2		$	127		$	136		$	-		$	-		$	136
Held to maturity
Debt securities			11			-			-			11			10			-			-			10
Consumers
Available for sale
DB SERP
Mutual funds		$	92		$	-		$	2		$	90		$	95		$	-		$	-		$	95
CMS Energy    common stock			5			33			-			38			5			24			-			29

Schedule Of Proceeds And Gross Realized Gains/Losses From Sales Of Available-For-Sale Securities

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2014			2013			2012
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Proceeds from sales of investment securities		$	8		$	3		$	3
Consumers
Proceeds from sales of investment securities		$	6		$	2		$	2