Other Income and Other Expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Other Income and Other Expense

16:Other  Incomeand  Other  Expense

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

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2015			2014			2013
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other income
Fee income		$	9		$	8		$	7
All other			1			3			3
Total other income – CMS Energy		$	10		$	11		$	10
Consumers
Other income
Fee income		$	9		$	8		$	7
Gain on CMS Energy common stock			9			-			4
All other			1			2			3
Total other income – Consumers		$	19		$	10		$	14
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other expense
Civic and political expenditures		$	(10)		$	(14)		$	(5)
Donations			(1)			(15)			(4)
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt			-			(20)			(4)
All other			(6)			(6)			(7)
Total other expense – CMS Energy		$	(17)		$	(55)		$	(20)
Consumers
Other expense
Civic and political expenditures		$	(10)		$	(14)		$	(5)
Donations			(1)			(15)			(4)
All other			(6)			(6)			(7)
Total other expense – Consumers		$	(17)		$	(35)		$	(16)

Consumers Energy Company [Member]

Other Income and Other Expense

16:Other  Incomeand  Other  Expense

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

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2015			2014			2013
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other income
Fee income		$	9		$	8		$	7
All other			1			3			3
Total other income – CMS Energy		$	10		$	11		$	10
Consumers
Other income
Fee income		$	9		$	8		$	7
Gain on CMS Energy common stock			9			-			4
All other			1			2			3
Total other income – Consumers		$	19		$	10		$	14
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other expense
Civic and political expenditures		$	(10)		$	(14)		$	(5)
Donations			(1)			(15)			(4)
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt			-			(20)			(4)
All other			(6)			(6)			(7)
Total other expense – CMS Energy		$	(17)		$	(55)		$	(20)
Consumers
Other expense
Civic and political expenditures		$	(10)		$	(14)		$	(5)
Donations			(1)			(15)			(4)
All other			(6)			(6)			(7)
Total other expense – Consumers		$	(17)		$	(35)		$	(16)