Other Income and Other Expense (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]

Components Of Other Expense

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]

Components Of Other Expense

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)