Long-Term Debt (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

Long-term Debt [Text Block]

LONG-TERM DEBT

Debt Issuances

In March 2014, DTE Electric agreed to issue $150 million of 4.60%, 30-year mortgage bonds and $100 million of 3.77%, 12-year mortgage bonds to a group of institutional investors in a private placement transaction. The bonds are expected to close and fund in June 2014. Proceeds will be used for the repayment of existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.

Debt Redemptions

In 2014, the following debt was redeemed:

Company	Month	Type	Interest Rate		Maturity	Amount
						(In millions)
DTE Electric	March	Mortgage Bonds	Various		2014	13
DTE Electric	March	Securitization Bonds	6.62	%	2014	100
DTE Energy	Various	Other Long Term Debt	Various		2014	2
						$	115

In April 2014, DTE Electric called $31 million of 2.35% tax exempt revenue bonds and $32 million of 4.65% tax exempt revenue bonds with final maturities of 2024 and 2028, respectively.