Other Income and Other Expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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	2016			2015			2014
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other income
Fee income		$	6		$	9		$	8
All other			2			1			3
Total other income – CMS Energy		$	8		$	10		$	11
Consumers
Other income
Fee income		$	6		$	9		$	8
Gain on CMS Energy common stock			-			9			-
All other			2			1			2
Total other income – Consumers		$	8		$	19		$	10
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other expense
Civic and political expenditures		$	(21)		$	(10)		$	(14)
Donations			(23)			(1)			(15)
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt			(18)			-			(20)
Unrealized investment loss			(5)			-			-
All other			(8)			(6)			(6)
Total other expense – CMS Energy		$	(75)		$	(17)		$	(55)
Consumers
Other expense
Civic and political expenditures		$	(21)		$	(10)		$	(14)
Donations			(23)			(1)			(15)
Unrealized investment loss			(4)			-			-
All other			(7)			(6)			(6)
Total other expense – Consumers		$	(55)		$	(17)		$	(35)

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	2016			2015			2014
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other income
Fee income		$	6		$	9		$	8
All other			2			1			3
Total other income – CMS Energy		$	8		$	10		$	11
Consumers
Other income
Fee income		$	6		$	9		$	8
Gain on CMS Energy common stock			-			9			-
All other			2			1			2
Total other income – Consumers		$	8		$	19		$	10
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other expense
Civic and political expenditures		$	(21)		$	(10)		$	(14)
Donations			(23)			(1)			(15)
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt			(18)			-			(20)
Unrealized investment loss			(5)			-			-
All other			(8)			(6)			(6)
Total other expense – CMS Energy		$	(75)		$	(17)		$	(55)
Consumers
Other expense
Civic and political expenditures		$	(21)		$	(10)		$	(14)
Donations			(23)			(1)			(15)
Unrealized investment loss			(4)			-			-
All other			(7)			(6)			(6)
Total other expense – Consumers		$	(55)		$	(17)		$	(35)