Fair Value (Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 |
Assets: | | |
Decommissioning fund outstanding commitments | $ 15 | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 503 | $ 549 |
Derivative asset, netting | (364) | (468) |
Derivative assets, net | 139 | 81 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (489) | (656) |
Derivative liability, netting | 387 | 489 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (102) | (167) |
DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Decommissioning fund outstanding commitments | 15 | |
Current derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (334) | (493) |
Noncurrent derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (155) | (163) |
Natural Gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 226 | 348 |
Derivative asset, netting | (155) | (306) |
Derivative assets, net | 71 | 42 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (216) | (461) |
Derivative liability, netting | 156 | 321 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (60) | (140) |
Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 266 | 193 |
Derivative asset, netting | (207) | (157) |
Derivative assets, net | 59 | 36 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (268) | (189) |
Derivative liability, netting | 227 | 163 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (41) | (26) |
Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 8 | 2 |
Derivative asset, netting | 0 | 0 |
Derivative assets, net | 8 | 2 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (3) | (3) |
Derivative liability, netting | 3 | 2 |
Derivative liabilities, net | 0 | (1) |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 3 | 6 |
Derivative asset, netting | (2) | (5) |
Derivative assets, net | 1 | 1 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (2) | (3) |
Derivative liability, netting | 1 | 3 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (1) | 0 |
Recurring | | |
Assets: | | |
Cash equivalents | 18 | 17 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (364) | (468) |
Derivative assets, net | 139 | 81 |
Total assets | 1,728 | 1,583 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 387 | 489 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (102) | (167) |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at the end of the period | 1,626 | 1,416 |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at the end of the period, netting | 23 | 21 |
Recurring | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Cash equivalents | 11 | 11 |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 1,420 | 1,342 |
Recurring | Current assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (274) | (400) |
Total assets | 99 | 64 |
Recurring | Current assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 19 | 13 |
Recurring | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (90) | (68) |
Total assets | 1,629 | 1,519 |
Recurring | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 1,401 | 1,329 |
Recurring | Current derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 295 | 424 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (39) | (69) |
Recurring | Noncurrent derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 92 | 65 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (63) | (98) |
Recurring | Restricted assets | | |
Assets: | | |
Cash equivalents | 7 | 7 |
Recurring | Other investments | | |
Assets: | | |
Cash equivalents | 11 | 10 |
Recurring | Other investments | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Cash equivalents | 11 | 11 |
Recurring | Natural Gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (155) | (306) |
Derivative assets, net | 71 | 42 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 156 | 321 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (60) | (140) |
Recurring | Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (207) | (157) |
Derivative assets, net | 59 | 36 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 227 | 163 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (41) | (26) |
Recurring | Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | 0 | 0 |
Derivative assets, net | 8 | 2 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 3 | 2 |
Derivative liabilities, net | 0 | (1) |
Recurring | Foreign currency exchange contracts | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (2) | (5) |
Derivative assets, net | 1 | 1 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 1 | 3 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (1) | 0 |
Recurring | Derivative assets — FTRs | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, net | 8 | 2 |
Recurring | Equity securities | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 911 | 887 |
Other investments | 114 | 104 |
Recurring | Equity securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 911 | 887 |
Other investments | 9 | 9 |
Recurring | Fixed income securities | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 479 | 425 |
Other investments | 65 | 61 |
Recurring | Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 479 | 425 |
Recurring | Cash equivalents | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 2 | 8 |
Recurring | Cash equivalents | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 2 | 8 |
Recurring | Level 1 | | |
Assets: | | |
Cash equivalents | 15 | 14 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 74 | 216 |
Total assets | 1,190 | 1,301 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (74) | (226) |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at the end of the period | 1,116 | 1,075 |
Recurring | Level 1 | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Cash equivalents | 8 | 8 |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 939 | 923 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Current assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 74 | 205 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Current assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 8 | 8 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 1,116 | 1,096 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 931 | 915 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Current derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (61) | (203) |
Recurring | Level 1 | Noncurrent derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (13) | (23) |
Recurring | Level 1 | Natural Gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 74 | 216 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (74) | (226) |
Recurring | Level 1 | Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 0 | 0 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 0 | 0 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Foreign currency exchange contracts | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 0 | 0 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Derivative assets — FTRs | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, net | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Equity securities | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 911 | 887 |
Other investments | 114 | 104 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Equity securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 911 | 887 |
Other investments | 9 | 9 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Fixed income securities | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 9 | 11 |
Other investments | 65 | 61 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 9 | 11 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Cash equivalents | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 2 | 8 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Cash equivalents | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 2 | 8 |
Recurring | Level 2 | | |
Assets: | | |
Cash equivalents | 3 | 3 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 305 | 239 |
Total assets | 778 | 656 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (285) | (248) |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at the end of the period | 493 | 408 |
Recurring | Level 2 | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Cash equivalents | 3 | 3 |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 473 | 417 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Current assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 225 | 199 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Current assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 3 | 3 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 553 | 457 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 470 | 414 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Current derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (215) | (211) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Noncurrent derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (70) | (37) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Natural Gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 96 | 79 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (69) | (86) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 206 | 154 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (214) | (159) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 0 | 0 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign currency exchange contracts | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 3 | 6 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (2) | (3) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Derivative assets — FTRs | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, net | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Equity securities | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Other investments | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Equity securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Other investments | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Fixed income securities | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 470 | 414 |
Other investments | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 470 | 414 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Cash equivalents | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Cash equivalents | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | | |
Assets: | | |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 124 | 94 |
Total assets | 124 | 94 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (130) | (182) |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at the end of the period | (6) | (88) |
Recurring | Level 3 | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 8 | 2 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Current assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 74 | 60 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Current assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 8 | 2 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 50 | 34 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Current derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (58) | (79) |
Recurring | Level 3 | Noncurrent derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (72) | (103) |
Recurring | Level 3 | Natural Gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 56 | 53 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (73) | (149) |
Recurring | Level 3 | Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 60 | 39 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (54) | (30) |
Recurring | Level 3 | Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 8 | 2 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (3) | (3) |
Recurring | Level 3 | Foreign currency exchange contracts | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 0 | 0 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Derivative assets — FTRs | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, net | 8 | 2 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Equity securities | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Other investments | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Equity securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Other investments | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Fixed income securities | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Other investments | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Cash equivalents | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Cash equivalents | DTE Electric | | |
Assets: | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | $ 0 | $ 0 |