Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Purchase Commitments

The Registrants estimate the following commitments from 2016 through 2051 for DTE Energy, and 2016 through 2033 for DTE Electric, as detailed in the following table:

	DTE Energy		DTE Electric
	(In millions)
2016	$	2,038	$	493
2017	1,160		412
2018	611		240
2019	397		120
2020	353		88
2021 and thereafter	3,043		992
	$	7,602	$	2,345