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Retirement Benefits and Trusteed Assets (Pension Plan - Benefits related to Qualified and Nonqualified Pension Plans Expected to be paid in the Next Ten Years) (Details) (Pension Plan, USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Pension Plan
  
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]  
2015 $ 269us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
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2016 277us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
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2017 286us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
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2018 298us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
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2019 309us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
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2020-2024 1,634us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
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Total Expected Future Benefit Payments $ 3,073dte_TotalExpectedFutureBenefitPayments
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