Property, Plant, and Equipment (Schedule of AFUDC and Capitalized Interest Rates (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Non-regulated businesses capitalized interest	3.90%	4.00%	4.00%
DTE Electric
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
AFUDC	5.47%	5.43%	5.41%
DTE Gas
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
AFUDC	5.56%	5.56%	5.71%

Effective rate, including composite rate, of cost of financing additions to qualifying regulated assets, commonly called allowance for funds used during construction.

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