Other Income and Other Expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]

Other Income and Other Expense

Other Income and 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	2018				2017				2016
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other income
Fee income		$	—			$	—			$	6
All other		2				6				2
Total other income – CMS Energy		$	2			$	6			$	8
Consumers
Other income
Gain on CMS Energy common stock		$	—			$	14			$	—
Fee income		—				—				6
All other		2				3				2
Total other income – Consumers		$	2			$	17			$	8
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other expense
Donations		$	(13	)		$	(31	)		$	(23	)
Civic and political expenditures		(6		)		(27		)		(21		)
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt		(16		)		(18		)		(18		)
Unrealized investment loss		—				—				(5		)
All other		(13		)		—				(8		)
Total other expense – CMS Energy		$	(48	)		$	(76	)		$	(75	)
Consumers
Other expense
Donations		$	(13	)		$	(31	)		$	(23	)
Civic and political expenditures		(6		)		(27		)		(21		)
Unrealized investment loss		—				—				(4		)
All other		(11		)		—				(7		)
Total other expense – Consumers		$	(30	)		$	(58	)		$	(55	)

Consumers Energy Company

Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]

Other Income and Other Expense

Other Income and 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	2018				2017				2016
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other income
Fee income		$	—			$	—			$	6
All other		2				6				2
Total other income – CMS Energy		$	2			$	6			$	8
Consumers
Other income
Gain on CMS Energy common stock		$	—			$	14			$	—
Fee income		—				—				6
All other		2				3				2
Total other income – Consumers		$	2			$	17			$	8
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other expense
Donations		$	(13	)		$	(31	)		$	(23	)
Civic and political expenditures		(6		)		(27		)		(21		)
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt		(16		)		(18		)		(18		)
Unrealized investment loss		—				—				(5		)
All other		(13		)		—				(8		)
Total other expense – CMS Energy		$	(48	)		$	(76	)		$	(75	)
Consumers
Other expense
Donations		$	(13	)		$	(31	)		$	(23	)
Civic and political expenditures		(6		)		(27		)		(21		)
Unrealized investment loss		—				—				(4		)
All other		(11		)		—				(7		)
Total other expense – Consumers		$	(30	)		$	(58	)		$	(55	)