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Other Income and Other Expense | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
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. Presented in the following table are the components of other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (6) |  |  | $ | (35) |  |  | $ | (3) |
Civic and political expenditures |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (6) |
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt |  | — |  |  | (16) |  |  | — |
All other |  | (7) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (4) |
Total other expense – CMS Energy |  | $ | (18) |  |  | $ | (62) |  |  | $ | (13) |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (6) |  |  | $ | (33) |  |  | $ | (3) |
Civic and political expenditures |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (6) |
All other |  | (7) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (4) |
Total other expense – Consumers |  | $ | (18) |  |  | $ | (43) |  |  | $ | (13) |
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. Presented in the following table are the components of other expense at CMS Energy and Consumers:
In Millions
Years Ended December 31 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019
CMS Energy, including Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (6) |  |  | $ | (35) |  |  | $ | (3) |
Civic and political expenditures |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (6) |
Loss on reacquired and extinguished debt |  | — |  |  | (16) |  |  | — |
All other |  | (7) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (4) |
Total other expense – CMS Energy |  | $ | (18) |  |  | $ | (62) |  |  | $ | (13) |
Consumers |  |  |  |  |  |
Other expense |  |  |  |  |  |
Donations |  | $ | (6) |  |  | $ | (33) |  |  | $ | (3) |
Civic and political expenditures |  | (5) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (6) |
All other |  | (7) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (4) |
Total other expense – Consumers |  | $ | (18) |  |  | $ | (43) |  |  | $ | (13) |

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