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Contingencies And Commitments (Tables)
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9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2012
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| Expected Remediation Cost By Year |
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In Millions
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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Consumers
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Remediation and other response activity costs
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$
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7
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$
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11
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$
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11
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$
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20
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$
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11
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| Guarantees |
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In Millions
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Maximum
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Carrying
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Guarantee Description
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Issue Date
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Expiration Date
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Obligation
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Amount
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CMS Energy, including Consumers
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Indemnity obligations from asset sales
and other agreements
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Various
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Various through September 2029
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$
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512
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1
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$
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15
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Guarantees
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Various
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Various through March 2021
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60
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1
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Consumers
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Indemnity obligations and other guarantees
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Various
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Various through September 2029
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$
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30
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$
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1
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| 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. |
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Consumers Energy Company [Member]
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| Expected Remediation Cost By Year |
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In Millions
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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Consumers
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Remediation and other response activity costs
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$
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7
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$
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11
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$
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11
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$
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20
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$
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11
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| Guarantees |
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In Millions
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Maximum
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Carrying
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Guarantee Description
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Issue Date
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Expiration Date
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Obligation
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Amount
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CMS Energy, including Consumers
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|
|
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Indemnity obligations from asset sales
and other agreements
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Various
|
Various through September 2029
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$
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512
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1
|
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$
|
15
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Guarantees
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Various
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Various through March 2021
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60
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1
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Consumers
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Indemnity obligations and other guarantees
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Various
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Various through September 2029
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$
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30
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$
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1
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| 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. |
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