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Retirement Benefits and Trusteed Assets (Pension Plan - Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations recognized in Reg Assets and OCI) (Details) (Pension Plan, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Pension Plan
   
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in Regulatory assets and Other comprehensive income    
Net actuarial (gain) loss $ 805dte_RegulatoryAssetsandOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodbeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
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$ (581)dte_RegulatoryAssetsandOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodbeforeTax
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Amortization of net actuarial loss (157)dte_RegulatoryAssetsandOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansforNetGainLossbeforeTax
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(208)dte_RegulatoryAssetsandOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentfromAOCIPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansforNetGainLossbeforeTax
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= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Prior service cost (7)dte_RegulatoryAssetsandDefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedinOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetPriorServiceCostCreditbeforeTax
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0dte_RegulatoryAssetsandDefinedBenefitPlanAmountsRecognizedinOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetPriorServiceCostCreditbeforeTax
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Total recognized Regulatory assets and Other comprehensive income 641dte_RegulatoryAssetsandOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentbeforeTax
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(789)dte_RegulatoryAssetsandOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionandOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentbeforeTax
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Total recognized in net periodic pension cost, Regulatory assets and Other comprehensive income 820dte_ChangesInPlanAssetsAndBenefitObligationsRecognizedInPensionCostComprehensiveIncomeAndRegulatoryAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
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(561)dte_ChangesInPlanAssetsAndBenefitObligationsRecognizedInPensionCostComprehensiveIncomeAndRegulatoryAssets
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Estimated amounts to be amortized from Regulatory assets and Accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost during next fiscal year    
Future amortization of net actuarial loss into net periodic benefit cost $ 206dte_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationofGainLossIncludingRegulatoryAssets
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$ 151dte_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationofGainLossIncludingRegulatoryAssets
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= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember