Other Income and Other Expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Other Income and Other Expense

16:OTHER INCOME AND OTHER EXPENSE

Presented in the following tables are the components of other income and other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2012			2011			2010
Other income
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Regulatory return on capital expenditures		$	1		$	-		$	17
Return on stranded and security costs			1			3			4
All other			9			13			11
Total other income		$	11		$	16		$	32
Consumers
Regulatory return on capital expenditures		$	1		$	-		$	17
Gain on CMS Energy common stock			5			4			-
Return on stranded and security costs			1			3			4
All other			9			12			10
Total other income		$	16		$	19		$	31

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2012			2011			2010
Other expense
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt		$	-		$	(1)		$	(8)
Donations			(11)			(11)			(6)
Civic and political expenditures			(17)			(3)			(3)
All other			(5)			(7)			(7)
Total other expense		$	(33)		$	(22)		$	(24)
Consumers
Donations		$	(11)		$	(11)		$	(6)
Civic and political expenditures			(17)			(3)			(3)
All other			(5)			(6)			(6)
Total other expense		$	(33)		$	(20)		$	(15)

Consumers Energy Company [Member]

Other Income and Other Expense

16:OTHER INCOME AND OTHER EXPENSE

Presented in the following tables are the components of other income and other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2012			2011			2010
Other income
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Regulatory return on capital expenditures		$	1		$	-		$	17
Return on stranded and security costs			1			3			4
All other			9			13			11
Total other income		$	11		$	16		$	32
Consumers
Regulatory return on capital expenditures		$	1		$	-		$	17
Gain on CMS Energy common stock			5			4			-
Return on stranded and security costs			1			3			4
All other			9			12			10
Total other income		$	16		$	19		$	31

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2012			2011			2010
Other expense
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt		$	-		$	(1)		$	(8)
Donations			(11)			(11)			(6)
Civic and political expenditures			(17)			(3)			(3)
All other			(5)			(7)			(7)
Total other expense		$	(33)		$	(22)		$	(24)
Consumers
Donations		$	(11)		$	(11)		$	(6)
Civic and political expenditures			(17)			(3)			(3)
All other			(5)			(6)			(6)
Total other expense		$	(33)		$	(20)		$	(15)