Fair Value (Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | $ 2,377 | $ 1,391 |
Derivative asset, netting | (1,911) | (1,120) |
Derivative assets, net | 466 | 271 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (2,562) | (1,508) |
Derivative liability, netting | 1,829 | 1,078 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (733) | (430) |
DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 2,010 | 2,071 |
Current liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (1,868) | (1,037) |
Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (694) | (471) |
Natural gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 711 | 454 |
Derivative asset, netting | (679) | (394) |
Derivative assets, net | 32 | 60 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (905) | (594) |
Derivative liability, netting | 553 | 347 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (352) | (247) |
Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 1,334 | 643 |
Derivative asset, netting | (905) | (441) |
Derivative assets, net | 429 | 202 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (1,325) | (622) |
Derivative liability, netting | 950 | 443 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (375) | (179) |
Environmental & Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 332 | 294 |
Derivative asset, netting | (327) | (285) |
Derivative assets, net | 5 | 9 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (326) | (288) |
Derivative liability, netting | 326 | 288 |
Derivative liabilities, net | 0 | 0 |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (6) | (4) |
Derivative liability, netting | 0 | 0 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (6) | (4) |
Cash equivalents | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 37 | 39 |
Private equity and other | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 236 | 205 |
Hedge funds and similar investments | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 95 | 76 |
Equity securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 1,033 | 1,107 |
Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 609 | 644 |
Recurring | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 123 | 4 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (1,911) | (1,120) |
Derivative assets, net | 466 | 271 |
Total assets | 2,742 | 2,507 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 1,829 | 1,078 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (733) | (430) |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at end of period | 2,009 | 2,077 |
Net Assets at end of period, netting | (82) | (42) |
Recurring | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 38 | 0 |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 2,082 | 2,111 |
Recurring | Current assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (1,524) | (854) |
Total assets | 475 | 185 |
Recurring | Current assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 41 | 9 |
Recurring | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (387) | (266) |
Total assets | 2,267 | 2,322 |
Recurring | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 2,041 | 2,102 |
Recurring | Current liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 1,415 | 799 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (453) | (238) |
Recurring | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 414 | 279 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (280) | (192) |
Recurring | Restricted cash | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 3 | 1 |
Recurring | Restricted cash | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 1 | |
Recurring | Natural gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (679) | (394) |
Derivative assets, net | 32 | 60 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 553 | 347 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (352) | (247) |
Recurring | Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (905) | (441) |
Derivative assets, net | 429 | 202 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 950 | 443 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (375) | (179) |
Recurring | Environmental & Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative asset, netting | (327) | (285) |
Derivative assets, net | 5 | 9 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 326 | 288 |
Derivative liabilities, net | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Foreign currency exchange contracts | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liability, netting | 0 | 0 |
Derivative liabilities, net | (6) | (4) |
Recurring | Derivative assets — FTRs | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, net | 3 | 9 |
Recurring | Cash equivalents | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 37 | 39 |
Other investments | 71 | 86 |
Recurring | Cash equivalents | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 37 | 39 |
Other investments | 11 | 11 |
Recurring | Private equity and other | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 236 | 205 |
Recurring | Private equity and other | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 236 | 205 |
Recurring | Hedge funds and similar investments | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 95 | 76 |
Recurring | Hedge funds and similar investments | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 95 | 76 |
Recurring | Equity securities | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 1,033 | 1,107 |
Other investments | 65 | 68 |
Recurring | Equity securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 1,033 | 1,107 |
Other investments | 20 | 20 |
Recurring | Fixed income securities | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 609 | 644 |
Other investments | 7 | 7 |
Recurring | Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 609 | 644 |
Recurring | Level 1 | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 123 | 4 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 505 | 273 |
Total assets | 1,836 | 1,576 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (232) | (177) |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at end of period | 1,604 | 1,399 |
Recurring | Level 1 | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 38 | 0 |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 1,134 | 1,169 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Current assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 532 | 227 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Current assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 38 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 1,304 | 1,349 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 1,096 | 1,169 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Current liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (218) | (168) |
Recurring | Level 1 | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (14) | (9) |
Recurring | Level 1 | Natural gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 505 | 273 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (232) | (177) |
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 | 0 | 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 | 37 | 39 |
Other investments | 71 | 86 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Cash equivalents | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 37 | 39 |
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 | Hedge funds and similar investments | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 65 | 58 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Hedge funds and similar investments | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 65 | 58 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Equity securities | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 851 | 917 |
Other investments | 65 | 68 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Equity securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 851 | 917 |
Other investments | 20 | 20 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Fixed income securities | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 112 | 124 |
Other investments | 7 | 7 |
Recurring | Level 1 | Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 112 | 124 |
Recurring | Level 2 | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 1,466 | 900 |
Total assets | 1,894 | 1,336 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (1,583) | (898) |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at end of period | 311 | 438 |
Recurring | Level 2 | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 428 | 436 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Current assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 1,128 | 646 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Current assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 766 | 690 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 428 | 436 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Current liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (1,165) | (609) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (418) | (289) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Natural gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 135 | 115 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (372) | (172) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 1,006 | 500 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (880) | (434) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Environmental & Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 325 | 285 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (325) | (288) |
Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign currency exchange contracts | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (6) | (4) |
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 | Hedge funds and similar investments | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 30 | 18 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Hedge funds and similar investments | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 30 | 18 |
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 | 398 | 418 |
Other investments | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 2 | Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 398 | 418 |
Recurring | Level 3 | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 406 | 218 |
Total assets | 406 | 218 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (747) | (433) |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at end of period | (341) | (215) |
Recurring | Level 3 | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 3 | 9 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Current assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 339 | 166 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Current assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 3 | 9 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 67 | 52 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Current liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (485) | (260) |
Recurring | Level 3 | Noncurrent liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (262) | (173) |
Recurring | Level 3 | Natural gas | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 71 | 66 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (301) | (245) |
Recurring | Level 3 | Electricity | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 328 | 143 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (445) | (188) |
Recurring | Level 3 | Environmental & Other | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Derivative assets, gross | 7 | 9 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Derivative liabilities, gross | (1) | 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 | 3 | 9 |
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 | Hedge funds and similar investments | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 0 | 0 |
Recurring | Level 3 | Hedge funds and similar investments | 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 | 517 | 497 |
Derivative liabilities | | |
Net Assets (Liabilities) at end of period | 517 | 497 |
Recurring | Other | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 517 | 497 |
Recurring | Other | Noncurrent assets | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 517 | 497 |
Recurring | Other | Noncurrent assets | DTE Electric | | |
Derivative assets | | |
Total assets | 517 | 497 |
Recurring | Other | Private equity and other | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 236 | 205 |
Recurring | Other | Private equity and other | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 236 | 205 |
Recurring | Other | Equity securities | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 182 | 190 |
Recurring | Other | Equity securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 182 | 190 |
Recurring | Other | Fixed income securities | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | 99 | 102 |
Recurring | Other | Fixed income securities | DTE Electric | | |
Assets | | |
Nuclear decommissioning trusts | $ 99 | $ 102 |