Capital and Operating Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Operating Leases

The Registrants' future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases at December 31, 2016 were:

	DTE Energy		DTE Electric
	(In millions)
2017	$	33	$	18
2018	28		15
2019	24		14
2020	13		10
2021	11		9
2022 and thereafter	66		31
Total minimum lease payments	$	175	$	97

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Receivables for Capital Leases

The components of DTE Energy's net investment in capital leases at December 31, 2016, were as follows:

	DTE Energy
	(In millions)
2017	$	12
2018	12
2019	11
2020	9
2021	—
2022 and thereafter	—
Total minimum future lease receipts	44
Residual value of leased pipeline	40
Less unearned income	(20		)
Net investment in capital lease	64
Less current portion	(7		)
	$	57