Fair Value (Details Textuals) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 dte_instances	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 dte_instances	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Fair Value of Cash Equivalents Included in Restricted Cash	$ 96,000,000		$ 96,000,000		$ 109,000,000
Fair Value of Cash Equivalents Included in Other Investments	16,000,000		16,000,000		14,000,000
Other investments	119,000,000		119,000,000		110,000,000
Maturity in Years for Cash and Cash Equivalents			3 months
Number of Certain Forward Market and Basis Prices Used	2		2
Average Maturity of Debt Securities			6 years		6 years
Unrealized losses recognized as regulatory assets	52,000,000		52,000,000		44,000,000
Fermi I Corresponding Regulatory Asset Treatment	0		0
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net	0	0	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss) on Securities Arising During Period, before Tax	0	0	0	0
Trading Securities, Change in Unrealized Holding Gain (Loss)			8,000,000	5,000,000
Cash Equivalents [Member]
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	112,000,000		112,000,000		123,000,000
Equity [Member]
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 6,000,000		$ 6,000,000		$ 5,000,000