Leases And Palisades Financing (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Leases [Line Items]

Schedule of Rent Expense

Presented in the following table are Consumers’ minimum lease expense and contingent rental expense. For each of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, all of CMS Energy’s minimum lease expense and contingent rental expense were attributable to Consumers.

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2018			2017			2016
Consumers
Minimum operating lease expense
PPAs		$	4		$	5		$	6
Other agreements		11			15			14
Contingent rental expense1		101			96			82

¹  Contingent rental expense is related to capital and operating lease PPAs and is based on delivery of energy and capacity in excess of minimum lease payments.

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Leases

Presented in the following table are the minimum annual rental commitments under Consumers’ non‑cancelable leases at December 31, 2018.

In Millions
	Capital Leases			Palisades Financing			Operating Leases
CMS Energy, including Consumers
2019		$	14		$	15		$	16
2020		11			14			15
2021		11			14			15
2022		8			3			8
2023		6			—			5
2024 and thereafter		21			—			38
Total minimum lease payments		$	71		$	46		$	97
Less imputed interest		22			4
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$	49		$	42
Less current portion		9			13
Non-current portion		$	40		$	29
Consumers
2019		$	14		$	15		$	14
2020		11			14			14
2021		11			14			13
2022		8			3			7
2023		6			—			5
2024 and thereafter		21			—			32
Total minimum lease payments		$	71		$	46		$	85
Less imputed interest		22			4
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$	49		$	42
Less current portion		9			13
Non-current portion		$	40		$	29

Consumers Energy Company

Leases [Line Items]

Schedule of Rent Expense

Presented in the following table are Consumers’ minimum lease expense and contingent rental expense. For each of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, all of CMS Energy’s minimum lease expense and contingent rental expense were attributable to Consumers.

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2018			2017			2016
Consumers
Minimum operating lease expense
PPAs		$	4		$	5		$	6
Other agreements		11			15			14
Contingent rental expense1		101			96			82

¹  Contingent rental expense is related to capital and operating lease PPAs and is based on delivery of energy and capacity in excess of minimum lease payments.

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Leases

Presented in the following table are the minimum annual rental commitments under Consumers’ non‑cancelable leases at December 31, 2018.

In Millions
	Capital Leases			Palisades Financing			Operating Leases
CMS Energy, including Consumers
2019		$	14		$	15		$	16
2020		11			14			15
2021		11			14			15
2022		8			3			8
2023		6			—			5
2024 and thereafter		21			—			38
Total minimum lease payments		$	71		$	46		$	97
Less imputed interest		22			4
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$	49		$	42
Less current portion		9			13
Non-current portion		$	40		$	29
Consumers
2019		$	14		$	15		$	14
2020		11			14			14
2021		11			14			13
2022		8			3			7
2023		6			—			5
2024 and thereafter		21			—			32
Total minimum lease payments		$	71		$	46		$	85
Less imputed interest		22			4
Present value of net minimum lease payments		$	49		$	42
Less current portion		9			13
Non-current portion		$	40		$	29