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Other Income and Other Expense (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Components Of Other Income And Other Expense |
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fee income |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 7 |
All other |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
Total other income – CMS Energy |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 10 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fee income |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 7 |
Gain on CMS Energy common stock |  |  | 9 |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |
All other |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Total other income – Consumers |  | $ | 19 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 14 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Civic and political expenditures |  | $ | (10) |  | $ | (14) |  | $ | (5) |
Donations |  |  | (1) |  |  | (15) |  |  | (4) |
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt |  |  | - |  |  | (20) |  |  | (4) |
All other |  |  | (6) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (7) |
Total other expense – CMS Energy |  | $ | (17) |  | $ | (55) |  | $ | (20) |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Civic and political expenditures |  | $ | (10) |  | $ | (14) |  | $ | (5) |
Donations |  |  | (1) |  |  | (15) |  |  | (4) |
All other |  |  | (6) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (7) |
Total other expense – Consumers |  | $ | (17) |  | $ | (35) |  | $ | (16) |
Consumers Energy Company [Member] |
Components Of Other Income And Other Expense |
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fee income |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 7 |
All other |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
Total other income – CMS Energy |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 10 |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fee income |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 7 |
Gain on CMS Energy common stock |  |  | 9 |  |  | - |  |  | 4 |
All other |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Total other income – Consumers |  | $ | 19 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 14 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Civic and political expenditures |  | $ | (10) |  | $ | (14) |  | $ | (5) |
Donations |  |  | (1) |  |  | (15) |  |  | (4) |
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt |  |  | - |  |  | (20) |  |  | (4) |
All other |  |  | (6) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (7) |
Total other expense – CMS Energy |  | $ | (17) |  | $ | (55) |  | $ | (20) |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Civic and political expenditures |  | $ | (10) |  | $ | (14) |  | $ | (5) |
Donations |  |  | (1) |  |  | (15) |  |  | (4) |
All other |  |  | (6) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (7) |
Total other expense – Consumers |  | $ | (17) |  | $ | (35) |  | $ | (16) |

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