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Other Income and Other Expense (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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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 | )
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
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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