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Other Income and Other Expense | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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 except for a $14 million gain on the sale of CMS Energy common stock by Consumers in 2017. This gain was eliminated on CMS Energy’s consolidated statements of income. Presented in the following table are the components of other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:
In Millions |
Years Ended December 31 | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | (31 | )
Civic and political expenditures |  | (6 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (27 | )
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt |  | — |  |  | (16 | ) |  | (18 | )
All other |  | (4 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | — |
Total other expense – CMS Energy |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | (48 | ) |  | $ | (76 | )
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | (31 | )
Civic and political expenditures |  | (6 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (27 | )
All other |  | (4 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | — |
Total other expense – Consumers |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | (30 | ) |  | $ | (58 | )
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 except for a $14 million gain on the sale of CMS Energy common stock by Consumers in 2017. This gain was eliminated on CMS Energy’s consolidated statements of income. Presented in the following table are the components of other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:
In Millions |
Years Ended December 31 | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | (31 | )
Civic and political expenditures |  | (6 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (27 | )
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt |  | — |  |  | (16 | ) |  | (18 | )
All other |  | (4 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | — |
Total other expense – CMS Energy |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | (48 | ) |  | $ | (76 | )
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | (31 | )
Civic and political expenditures |  | (6 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (27 | )
All other |  | (4 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | — |
Total other expense – Consumers |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | (30 | ) |  | $ | (58 | )

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