Other Income and Other Expense (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Other Income (Table)

Years Ended December 31	2011		2010		2009
	In Millions
Other income:
CMS ENERGY, INCLUDING CONSUMERS
Gain on early retirement of long-term debt	$		$		$	28
Regulatory return on capital expenditures				17		26
Gain on SERP investment						8
Return on stranded and security costs		3		4		5
All other		13		11		13
Total other income	$	16	$	32	$	80
CONSUMERS
Regulatory return on capital expenditures	$		$	17	$	26
Gain on SERP investment						5
Gain on CMS Energy common stock		4
Return on stranded and security costs		3		4		5
All other		12		10		11
Total other income	$	19	$	31	$	47

Other Expense (Table)

Years Ended December 31	2011			2010			2009
	In Millions
Other expense:
CMS ENERGY, INCLUDING CONSUMERS
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt	$	(1	)	$	(8	)	$	(18	)
Donations		(11	)		(6	)
Civic and political expenditures		(3	)		(3	)		(3	)
All other		(7	)		(7	)		(9	)
Total other expense	$	(22	)	$	(24	)	$	(30	)
CONSUMERS
Donations	$	(11	)	$	(6	)	$
Civic and political expenditures		(3	)		(3	)		(3	)
All other		(6	)		(6	)		(8	)
Total other expense	$	(20	)	$	(15	)	$	(11	)

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Other Income (Table)

Years Ended December 31	2011		2010		2009
	In Millions
Other income:
CMS ENERGY, INCLUDING CONSUMERS
Gain on early retirement of long-term debt	$		$		$	28
Regulatory return on capital expenditures				17		26
Gain on SERP investment						8
Return on stranded and security costs		3		4		5
All other		13		11		13
Total other income	$	16	$	32	$	80
CONSUMERS
Regulatory return on capital expenditures	$		$	17	$	26
Gain on SERP investment						5
Gain on CMS Energy common stock		4
Return on stranded and security costs		3		4		5
All other		12		10		11
Total other income	$	19	$	31	$	47

Other Expense (Table)

Years Ended December 31	2011			2010			2009
	In Millions
Other expense:
CMS ENERGY, INCLUDING CONSUMERS
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt	$	(1	)	$	(8	)	$	(18	)
Donations		(11	)		(6	)
Civic and political expenditures		(3	)		(3	)		(3	)
All other		(7	)		(7	)		(9	)
Total other expense	$	(22	)	$	(24	)	$	(30	)
CONSUMERS
Donations	$	(11	)	$	(6	)	$
Civic and political expenditures		(3	)		(3	)		(3	)
All other		(6	)		(6	)		(8	)
Total other expense	$	(20	)	$	(15	)	$	(11	)