Fair Value (Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | $ 1,041 | $ 567 |
Derivative asset, netting | (820) | (411) |
Derivative assets, net | 221 | 156 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (1,216) | (533) |
Derivative liability, netting | 820 | 405 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (396) | (128) |
DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 2,019 | 1,855 |
Current liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (855) | (386) |
Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (361) | (147) |
Natural gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 336 | 233 |
Derivative asset, netting | (289) | (156) |
Derivative assets, net | 47 | 77 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (528) | (223) |
Derivative liability, netting | 289 | 151 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (239) | (72) |
Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 330 | 180 |
Derivative asset, netting | (192) | (120) |
Derivative assets, net | 138 | 60 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (325) | (168) |
Derivative liability, netting | 192 | 125 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (133) | (43) |
Environmental & Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 375 | 154 |
Derivative asset, netting | (339) | (135) |
Derivative assets, net | 36 | 19 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (356) | (137) |
Derivative liability, netting | 339 | 129 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (17) | (8) |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (7) | (5) |
Derivative liability, netting | 0 | 0 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (7) | (5) |
Cash equivalents | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 34 | 27 |
Private equity and other | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 159 | 104 |
Equity securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 1,168 | 1,169 |
Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 658 | 555 |
Recurring | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 3,325 | 438 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (820) | (411) |
Derivative assets, net | 221 | 156 |
Total assets | 5,720 | 2,609 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 820 | 405 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (396) | (128) |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at end of period | 5,324 | 2,481 |
Net Assets at end of period, netting | 0 | (6) |
Recurring | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 4 |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 2,063 | 1,890 |
Recurring | Current assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (623) | (330) |
Total assets | 3,496 | 554 |
Recurring | Current assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 15 | 8 |
Recurring | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (197) | (81) |
Total assets | 2,224 | 2,055 |
Recurring | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 2,048 | 1,882 |
Recurring | Current liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 623 | 318 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (232) | (68) |
Recurring | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 197 | 87 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (164) | (60) |
Recurring | Restricted cash | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 1 | 2 |
Recurring | Natural gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (289) | (156) |
Derivative assets, net | 47 | 77 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 289 | 151 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (239) | (72) |
Recurring | Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (192) | (120) |
Derivative assets, net | 138 | 60 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 192 | 125 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (133) | (43) |
Recurring | Environmental & Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (339) | (135) |
Derivative assets, net | 36 | 19 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 339 | 129 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (17) | (8) |
Recurring | Foreign currency exchange contracts | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 0 | 0 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (7) | (5) |
Recurring | Derivative assets — FTRs | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, net | 15 | 4 |
Recurring | Cash equivalents | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 34 | 27 |
Other investments | 86 | 97 |
Recurring | Cash equivalents | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 34 | 27 |
Other investments | 11 | 11 |
Recurring | Private equity and other | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 159 | 104 |
Recurring | Private equity and other | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 159 | 104 |
Recurring | Equity securities | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 1,168 | 1,169 |
Other investments | 62 | 55 |
Recurring | Equity securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 1,168 | 1,169 |
Other investments | 18 | 16 |
Recurring | Fixed income securities | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 658 | 555 |
Other investments | 7 | 8 |
Recurring | Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 658 | 555 |
Recurring | Level 1 | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 3,325 | 438 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 181 | 99 |
Total assets | 4,781 | 1,773 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (131) | (88) |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at end of period | 4,650 | 1,685 |
Recurring | Level 1 | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 4 |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 1,149 | 1,107 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Current assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 3,480 | 532 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Current assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 0 | 4 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 1,301 | 1,241 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 1,149 | 1,103 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Current liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (124) | (84) |
Recurring | Level 1 | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (7) | (4) |
Recurring | Level 1 | Natural gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 180 | 99 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (131) | (88) |
Recurring | Level 1 | Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 0 | 0 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Environmental & Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 1 | 0 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Foreign currency exchange contracts | | |
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 | Cash equivalents | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 34 | 27 |
Other investments | 86 | 97 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Cash equivalents | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 34 | 27 |
Other investments | 11 | 11 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Private equity and other | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Private equity and other | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Equity securities | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 952 | 947 |
Other investments | 62 | 55 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Equity securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 952 | 947 |
Other investments | 18 | 16 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Fixed income securities | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 134 | 102 |
Other investments | 7 | 8 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 134 | 102 |
Recurring | Level 2 | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 724 | 352 |
Total assets | 1,149 | 723 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (734) | (327) |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at end of period | 415 | 396 |
Recurring | Level 2 | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 425 | 371 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Current assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 530 | 260 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Current assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 619 | 463 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 425 | 371 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Current liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (511) | (223) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (223) | (104) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Natural gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 110 | 74 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (170) | (59) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 255 | 128 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (201) | (126) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Environmental & Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 359 | 150 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (356) | (137) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign currency exchange contracts | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (7) | (5) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Derivative assets — FTRs | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, net | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Cash equivalents | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Other investments | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Cash equivalents | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Other investments | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Private equity and other | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Private equity and other | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 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 | 425 | 371 |
Other investments | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 425 | 371 |
Recurring | Level 3 | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 136 | 116 |
Total assets | 136 | 116 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (351) | (118) |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at end of period | (215) | (2) |
Recurring | Level 3 | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 15 | 4 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Current assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 109 | 92 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Current assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 15 | 4 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 27 | 24 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Current liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (220) | (79) |
Recurring | Level 3 | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (131) | (39) |
Recurring | Level 3 | Natural gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 46 | 60 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (227) | (76) |
Recurring | Level 3 | Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 75 | 52 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (124) | (42) |
Recurring | Level 3 | Environmental & Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 15 | 4 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Foreign currency exchange contracts | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | 0 | |
Recurring | Level 3 | Derivative assets — FTRs | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, net | 15 | 4 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Cash equivalents | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Other investments | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Cash equivalents | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Other investments | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Private equity and other | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Private equity and other | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
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 | Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 474 | 408 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at end of period | 474 | 408 |
Recurring | Other | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 474 | 408 |
Recurring | Other | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 474 | 408 |
Recurring | Other | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 474 | 408 |
Recurring | Other | Private equity and other | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 159 | 104 |
Recurring | Other | Private equity and other | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 159 | 104 |
Recurring | Other | Equity securities | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 216 | 222 |
Recurring | Other | Equity securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 216 | 222 |
Recurring | Other | Fixed income securities | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 99 | 82 |
Recurring | Other | Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | $ 99 | $ 82 |