Other Income and Other Expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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	2014			2013			2012
Other income
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Regulatory return on capital expenditures		$	-		$	-		$	1
Return on stranded costs			-			-			1
Fee income			8			7			7
All other			3			3			2
Total other income		$	11		$	10		$	11
Consumers
Regulatory return on capital expenditures		$	-		$	-		$	1
Gain on CMS Energy common stock			-			4			5
Return on stranded costs			-			-			1
Fee income			8			7			7
All other			2			3			2
Total other income		$	10		$	14		$	16

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2014			2013			2012
Other expense
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt		$	(20)		$	(4)		$	-
Donations			(15)			(4)			(11)
Civic and political expenditures			(14)			(5)			(17)
All other			(6)			(7)			(5)
Total other expense		$	(55)		$	(20)		$	(33)
Consumers
Donations		$	(15)		$	(4)		$	(11)
Civic and political expenditures			(14)			(5)			(17)
All other			(6)			(7)			(5)
Total other expense		$	(35)		$	(16)		$	(33)

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	2014			2013			2012
Other income
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Regulatory return on capital expenditures		$	-		$	-		$	1
Return on stranded costs			-			-			1
Fee income			8			7			7
All other			3			3			2
Total other income		$	11		$	10		$	11
Consumers
Regulatory return on capital expenditures		$	-		$	-		$	1
Gain on CMS Energy common stock			-			4			5
Return on stranded costs			-			-			1
Fee income			8			7			7
All other			2			3			2
Total other income		$	10		$	14		$	16

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2014			2013			2012
Other expense
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt		$	(20)		$	(4)		$	-
Donations			(15)			(4)			(11)
Civic and political expenditures			(14)			(5)			(17)
All other			(6)			(7)			(5)
Total other expense		$	(55)		$	(20)		$	(33)
Consumers
Donations		$	(15)		$	(4)		$	(11)
Civic and political expenditures			(14)			(5)			(17)
All other			(6)			(7)			(5)
Total other expense		$	(35)		$	(16)		$	(33)