Other Income and Other Expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]

Other Income and Other Expense

Other Income and Other Expense

Other income was not significant for any of the periods presented. Presented in the following table are the components of other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2021			2020			2019
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other expense
Donations		$	(6)		$	(35)		$	(3)
Civic and political expenditures		(5)			(5)			(6)
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt		—			(16)			—
All other		(7)			(6)			(4)
Total other expense – CMS Energy		$	(18)		$	(62)		$	(13)
Consumers
Other expense
Donations		$	(6)		$	(33)		$	(3)
Civic and political expenditures		(5)			(5)			(6)
All other		(7)			(5)			(4)
Total other expense – Consumers		$	(18)		$	(43)		$	(13)

Consumers Energy Company

Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]

Other Income and Other Expense

Other Income and Other Expense

Other income was not significant for any of the periods presented. Presented in the following table are the components of other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:

In Millions
Years Ended December 31	2021			2020			2019
CMS Energy, including Consumers
Other expense
Donations		$	(6)		$	(35)		$	(3)
Civic and political expenditures		(5)			(5)			(6)
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt		—			(16)			—
All other		(7)			(6)			(4)
Total other expense – CMS Energy		$	(18)		$	(62)		$	(13)
Consumers
Other expense
Donations		$	(6)		$	(33)		$	(3)
Civic and political expenditures		(5)			(5)			(6)
All other		(7)			(5)			(4)
Total other expense – Consumers		$	(18)		$	(43)		$	(13)