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Exit Activities and Discontinued Operations - (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]  
Schedule of Retention Benefit Liability Roll Forward Presented in the following table is a reconciliation of the retention benefit liability recorded in other liabilities on Consumers’ consolidated balance sheets:
In Millions
Years Ended December 3120212020
Retention benefit liability at beginning of period$11 $4 
Costs incurred and charged to maintenance and other operating expenses— 13 
Costs deferred as a regulatory asset
7 — 
Costs incurred and capitalized1 2 
Costs paid or settled(5)(8)
Retention benefit liability at the end of the period1
$14 $11 
1Includes current portion of other liabilities of $5 million at December 31, 2021 and $3 million at December 31, 2020.
Schedule of Income, Assets, and Liabilities from Discontinued Operations
The table below presents the financial results of EnerBank included in income from discontinued operations:
In Millions
Years Ended December 31202120202019
Operating revenue$209 $262 $221 
Expenses
Operating expenses60 130 97 
Interest expense34 56 59 
Income before income taxes$115 $76 $65 
Gain on sale657 — — 
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes$772 $76 $65 
Income tax expense170 18 16 
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax$602 $58 $49 
The table below presents the aggregate carrying amounts for the major classes of assets and liabilities held for sale related to EnerBank:
In Millions
December 312020
Assets
Current
Cash and cash equivalents$136 
Accounts receivable and other current assets18 
Notes receivable, less allowance of $32
275 
Total current assets

$429 
Non‑current
Plant, property, and equipment, net$22 
Notes receivable, less allowance of $91
2,612 
Other non‑current assets46 
Total non‑current assets

$2,680 
Total assets$3,109 
Liabilities
Current
Current portion of long-term debt$915 
Accounts payable and other current liabilities38 
Total current liabilities

$953 
Non‑current
Long-term debt$1,890 
Other non‑current liabilities4 
Total non‑current liabilities

$1,894 
Total liabilities$2,847 
Consumers Energy Company  
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]  
Schedule of Retention Benefit Liability Roll Forward Presented in the following table is a reconciliation of the retention benefit liability recorded in other liabilities on Consumers’ consolidated balance sheets:
In Millions
Years Ended December 3120212020
Retention benefit liability at beginning of period$11 $4 
Costs incurred and charged to maintenance and other operating expenses— 13 
Costs deferred as a regulatory asset
7 — 
Costs incurred and capitalized1 2 
Costs paid or settled(5)(8)
Retention benefit liability at the end of the period1
$14 $11 
1Includes current portion of other liabilities of $5 million at December 31, 2021 and $3 million at December 31, 2020.