Contingencies And Commitments (Expected Remediation Cost By Year) (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Manufactured Gas Plant [Member] \| Consumers Energy Company [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Undiscounted amount due within one year	$ 15
Undiscounted amount due within two year	20
Undiscounted amount due within third year	11
Undiscounted amount due within fourth year	14
Undiscounted amount due within five year	19
Bay Harbor [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Undiscounted amount due within one year	6
Undiscounted amount due within two year	5
Undiscounted amount due within third year	4
Undiscounted amount due within fourth year	4
Undiscounted amount due within five year	$ 4

Undiscounted amount of the accrual for environmental loss contingencies expected to be paid in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.Y.Q1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011672&loc=d3e149879-122751

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)
-Number Topic 5
-Section Y
-Paragraph Question 1

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Undiscounted amount of the accrual for environmental loss contingencies expected to be paid in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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