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Long-Term Debt (Debt Issuances) (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt face amount $ 950,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
June 2014 3.77% Mortgage Bonds Maturing in 2026 [Member] | Mortgages [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt instrument stated interest rate 3.77%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt face amount 100,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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June 2014 4.60% Mortgage Bonds Maturing in 2044 [Member] | Mortgages [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt instrument stated interest rate 4.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dteelectric_June20144.60MortgageBondsMaturingin2044Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgagesMember
Debt face amount 150,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dteelectric_June20144.60MortgageBondsMaturingin2044Member
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July 2014 3.375% Mortgage Bonds Maturing in 2025 [Member] | Mortgages [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt instrument stated interest rate 3.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dteelectric_July20143.375MortgageBondsMaturingin2025Member
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= us-gaap_MortgagesMember
Debt face amount 350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dteelectric_July20143.375MortgageBondsMaturingin2025Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgagesMember
July 2014 4.30% Mortgage Bonds Maturing in 2044 [Member] | Mortgages [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt instrument stated interest rate 4.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dteelectric_July20144.30MortgageBondsMaturingin2044Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgagesMember
Debt face amount $ 350,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dteelectric_July20144.30MortgageBondsMaturingin2044Member
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MortgagesMember