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CMS Energy Corp, et al. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/19 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Thursday, 10/24/19, at 9:40am ET   ·   For:  9/30/19   ·   Accession #:  811156-19-15   ·   File #s:  1-05611, 1-09513

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10/24/19  CMS Energy Corp                   10-Q        9/30/19   85:21M
          Consumers Energy Co

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 5: EX-31.3     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 6: EX-31.4     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
32: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     98K 
79: R2          Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)       HTML    152K 
51: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     75K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
25: R4          Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income     HTML     42K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
33: R5          Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (Unaudited)   HTML    127K 
80: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)             HTML    217K 
52: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     38K 
24: R8          Consolidated Statements of Changes In Equity        HTML    140K 
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36: R9          New Accounting Standards                            HTML     37K 
39: R10         Regulatory Matters                                  HTML     61K 
29: R11         Contingencies and Commitments                       HTML    176K 
59: R12         Financings and Capitalization                       HTML    212K 
85: R13         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    141K 
37: R14         Financial Instruments                               HTML    285K 
28: R15         Notes Receivable                                    HTML     81K 
58: R16         Leases                                              HTML    475K 
84: R17         Retirement Benefits                                 HTML    247K 
41: R18         Income Taxes                                        HTML    104K 
26: R19         Earnings Per Share - CMS Energy                     HTML     70K 
62: R20         Revenue                                             HTML    540K 
69: R21         Cash And Cash Equivalents                           HTML     67K 
45: R22         Reportable Segments                                 HTML    296K 
16: R23         Asset Sales and Exit Activities                     HTML     35K 
61: R24         New Accounting Standards (Policies)                 HTML     41K 
68: R25         Contingencies And Commitments (Tables)              HTML     98K 
44: R26         Financings and Capitalization (Tables)              HTML    193K 
14: R27         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    118K 
60: R28         Financial Instruments (Tables)                      HTML    266K 
70: R29         Notes Receivable (Tables)                           HTML     70K 
82: R30         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    464K 
55: R31         Retirement Benefits (Tables)                        HTML    246K 
30: R32         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    104K 
42: R33         Earnings Per Share - CMS Energy (Tables)            HTML     68K 
83: R34         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML    523K 
56: R35         Cash And Cash Equivalents (Tables)                  HTML     63K 
31: R36         Reportable Segments (Tables)                        HTML    288K 
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81: R38         Contingencies And Commitments (Contingencies And    HTML     90K 
                Commitments) (Details)                                           
57: R39         Contingencies And Commitments (Expected             HTML     45K 
                Remediation Cost By Year) (Details)                              
74: R40         Contingencies And Commitments (Guarantees)          HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R41         Financings and Capitalization (Major Long-Term      HTML     84K 
                Debt Transactions) (Details)                                     
18: R42         Financings and Capitalization (Narrative)           HTML     61K 
                (Details)                                                        
46: R43         Financings and Capitalization (Revolving Credit     HTML     52K 
                Facilities) (Details)                                            
75: R44         Financings and Capitalization (Forward Stock        HTML     37K 
                Contracts) (Details)                                             
66: R45         Fair Value Measurements (Assets And Liabilities     HTML     72K 
                Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis)                     
                (Details)                                                        
19: R46         Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     47K 
47: R47         Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Carrying         HTML     86K 
                Amounts And Fair Values Of Financial Instruments)                
                (Details)                                                        
73: R48         Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     27K 
67: R49         Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Investment       HTML     33K 
                Securities) (Details)                                            
54: R50         Notes Receivable (Schedule Of Current And           HTML     46K 
                Non-Current Notes Receivable) (Details)                          
77: R51         Notes Receivable (Narrative) (Details)              HTML     41K 
35: R52         Leases - Assets and Liabilities of Lessee           HTML     67K 
                (Details)                                                        
23: R53         Leases - Schedule of Lease Costs (Details)          HTML     42K 
53: R54         Leases - Schedule of Lessee Cash Flows (Details)    HTML     34K 
76: R55         Leases - Minimum Annual Rental Commitments post     HTML     91K 
                Topic 842 (Details)                                              
34: R56         Leases - Minimum Annual Rental Commitments pre      HTML     77K 
                Topic 842 (Details)                                              
22: R57         Leases - Lessor Leases Narrative (Details)          HTML     37K 
50: R58         Leases - Schedule of Future Payments to be          HTML     70K 
                Received (Details)                                               
78: R59         Retirement Benefits (Schedule Of Net Benefit        HTML     60K 
                Costs) (Details)                                                 
49: R60         Income Taxes (Schedule Of Effective Income Tax      HTML     75K 
                Rate Reconciliation) (Details)                                   
21: R61         Earnings Per Share - CMS Energy (Basic And Diluted  HTML     66K 
                EPS Computations) (Details)                                      
64: R62         Revenue (Components Of Operating Revenue)           HTML     86K 
                (Details)                                                        
71: R63         Revenue (Narrative) (Details)                       HTML     31K 
48: R64         Cash And Cash Equivalents (Schedule Of Cash And     HTML     44K 
                Cash Equivalents, Including Restricted Amounts)                  
                (Details)                                                        
20: R65         Reportable Segments (Details)                       HTML     72K 
63: R66         Asset Sales and Exit Activities - Narrative         HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
40: R9999       Uncategorized Items - consumersenergy10q0930.htm    HTML     38K 
15: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    152K 
27: XML         XBRL Instance -- consumersenergy10q0930_htm          XML   7.28M 
38: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    102K 
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