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Other Income and Other Expense | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Other Income and Other Expense | 16:OTHER INCOME AND OTHER EXPENSE Presented in the following tables are the components of other income and other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory return on capital expenditures |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1 |
Return on stranded costs |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
Fee income |  |  | 8 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
All other |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |
Total other income |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 11 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory return on capital expenditures |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1 |
Gain on CMS Energy common stock |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
Return on stranded costs |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
Fee income |  |  | 8 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
All other |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |
Total other income |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 14 |  | $ | 16 |
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt |  | $ | (20) |  | $ | (4) |  | $ | - |
Donations |  |  | (15) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (11) |
Civic and political expenditures |  |  | (14) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (17) |
All other |  |  | (6) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (5) |
Total other expense |  | $ | (55) |  | $ | (20) |  | $ | (33) |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (15) |  | $ | (4) |  | $ | (11) |
Civic and political expenditures |  |  | (14) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (17) |
All other |  |  | (6) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (5) |
Total other expense |  | $ | (35) |  | $ | (16) |  | $ | (33) |
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Other Income and Other Expense | 16:OTHER INCOME AND OTHER EXPENSE Presented in the following tables are the components of other income and other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory return on capital expenditures |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1 |
Return on stranded costs |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
Fee income |  |  | 8 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
All other |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |
Total other income |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 11 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory return on capital expenditures |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1 |
Gain on CMS Energy common stock |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
Return on stranded costs |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1 |
Fee income |  |  | 8 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
All other |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |
Total other income |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 14 |  | $ | 16 |
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt |  | $ | (20) |  | $ | (4) |  | $ | - |
Donations |  |  | (15) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (11) |
Civic and political expenditures |  |  | (14) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (17) |
All other |  |  | (6) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (5) |
Total other expense |  | $ | (55) |  | $ | (20) |  | $ | (33) |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (15) |  | $ | (4) |  | $ | (11) |
Civic and political expenditures |  |  | (14) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (17) |
All other |  |  | (6) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (5) |
Total other expense |  | $ | (35) |  | $ | (16) |  | $ | (33) |

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