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Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Face amount of loan		$ 1,100,000,000
Amounts outstanding		1,362,000,000
Unsecured term loan
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amounts outstanding		500,000,000
Letters of credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amounts outstanding		231,000,000
Unsecured Term Loan Executed in March 2020 \| Unsecured term loan
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Face amount of loan		500,000,000
Amount drawn		500,000,000
DTE Electric
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amounts outstanding		$ 71,000,000
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital		0.53
DTE Electric \| Unsecured term loan
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amounts outstanding		$ 0
DTE Electric \| Letters of credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amounts outstanding		0
DTE Electric \| Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring April 2021, Funded \| Unsecured term loan \| Subsequent Event
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Face amount of loan	$ 200,000,000
Amount drawn	200,000,000
DTE Electric \| Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring April 2021, Unfunded \| Unsecured term loan \| Subsequent Event
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Face amount of loan	200,000,000
Amount drawn	0
DTE Gas
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amounts outstanding		$ 153,000,000
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital		0.47
DTE Gas \| Unsecured term loan
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amounts outstanding		$ 0
DTE Gas \| Letters of credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amounts outstanding		0
DTE Gas \| Unsecured Term Loan, Expiring April 2021 \| Unsecured term loan \| Subsequent Event
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Face amount of loan	100,000,000
Amount drawn	$ 100,000,000
DTE Energy
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amounts outstanding		$ 1,138,000,000
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital		0.59
DTE Energy \| Unsecured term loan
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amounts outstanding		$ 500,000,000
DTE Energy \| Letters of credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amounts outstanding		231,000,000
DTE Energy \| Demand financing agreement
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity, financing agreement		100,000,000
Maximum additional margin financing		50,000,000
Amount outstanding		96,000,000	$ 114,000,000
DTE Energy \| Demand financing agreement plus letter of credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity, financing agreement		150,000,000
DTE Energy \| Other outstanding letters of credit \| Letters of credit
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Amounts outstanding		$ 9,000,000
Maximum
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital		0.65