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Other Income and Other Expense | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Other Income and Other Expense | 3: OTHER INCOME AND OTHER EXPENSE Presented in the following tables are the components of other income and other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:
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 |
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 and Other Expense | 3: OTHER INCOME AND OTHER EXPENSE Presented in the following tables are the components of other income and other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:
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 |
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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- Definition The entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or income deductions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 5 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3, 6, 7, 9 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3,6,7,9) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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