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Fair Value (Fair Value of Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Sep. 30, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Carrying amount    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Notes receivable, excluding capital leases $ 37 $ 38
Dividends payable 161 158
Short-term borrowings 77 621
Notes payable — Other, excluding capital leases 11 12
Long-term debt 13,621 12,288
Carrying amount | DTE Electric    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Short-term borrowings 51 238
Notes payable — Other, excluding capital leases 2 2
Long-term debt 6,537 6,017
Carrying amount | DTE Electric | Affiliates    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Short-term borrowings 143 116
Fair value | Level 1    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Notes receivable, excluding capital leases 0 0
Dividends payable 161 158
Short-term borrowings 0 0
Notes payable — Other, excluding capital leases 0 0
Long-term debt 1,840 1,939
Fair value | Level 1 | DTE Electric    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Short-term borrowings 0 0
Notes payable — Other, excluding capital leases 0 0
Long-term debt 0 0
Fair value | Level 1 | DTE Electric | Affiliates    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Short-term borrowings 0 0
Fair value | Level 2    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Notes receivable, excluding capital leases 0 0
Dividends payable 0 0
Short-term borrowings 77 621
Notes payable — Other, excluding capital leases 0 0
Long-term debt 11,094 10,571
Fair value | Level 2 | DTE Electric    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Short-term borrowings 51 238
Notes payable — Other, excluding capital leases 0 0
Long-term debt 6,715 6,441
Fair value | Level 2 | DTE Electric | Affiliates    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Short-term borrowings 0 0
Fair value | Level 3    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Notes receivable, excluding capital leases 37 38
Dividends payable 0 0
Short-term borrowings 0 0
Notes payable — Other, excluding capital leases 11 12
Long-term debt 930 764
Fair value | Level 3 | DTE Electric    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Short-term borrowings 0 0
Notes payable — Other, excluding capital leases 2 2
Long-term debt 0 171
Fair value | Level 3 | DTE Electric | Affiliates    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Short-term borrowings $ 143 $ 116