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Separate Account Liabilities Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | $ 146,038 |  |
Balance, end of period | 144,634 | $ 146,038 |
Retirement and Income Solutions |  |  |
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 60,040 |  |
Balance, end of period | 53,093 | 60,040 |
Retirement and Income Solutions | Stable Value and Risk Solutions |  |  |
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 48,265 | 58,473 | $ 62,150
Premiums and deposits | 2,203 | 5,253 | 3,676
Policy charges | (285) | (309) | (302)
Surrenders and withdrawals | (11,123) | (5,885) | (8,170)
Benefit payments | (99) | (125) | (142)
Investment performance | 2,595 | (4,503) | 833
Net transfers from (to) general account | (56) | 82 | (41)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net (1) | (157) | (4,721) | 469
Balance, end of period | 41,343 | 48,265 | 58,473
Cash Surrender Value | 35,950 | 42,728 | 48,276
Retirement and Income Solutions | Investment Product |  |  |
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 11,694 | 21,292 | 21,895
Premiums and deposits | 175 | 1,233 | 944
Policy charges | (21) | (25) | (35)
Surrenders and withdrawals | (944) | (7,481) | (2,457)
Benefit payments | 0 | 0 | 0
Investment performance | 774 | (2,823) | 1,189
Net transfers from (to) general account | 3 | (56) | 30
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net (1) | (22) | (446) | (274)
Balance, end of period | 11,659 | 11,694 | 21,292
Latin America |  |  |
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 39,428 |  |
Balance, end of period | 41,320 | 39,428 |
Latin America | Pension Plan |  |  |
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 39,428 | 37,631 | 50,075
Premiums and deposits | 7,936 | 7,058 | 6,251
Policy charges | (287) | (253) | (228)
Surrenders and withdrawals | (5,781) | (5,155) | (4,432)
Benefit payments | (1,702) | (1,559) | (6,410)
Investment performance | 2,814 | 1,490 | 825
Net transfers from (to) general account | 0 | 0 | 0
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net (1) | (1,088) | 216 | (8,450)
Balance, end of period | 41,320 | 39,428 | 37,631
Cash Surrender Value | 41,320 | 39,428 | 37,631
MetLife Holdings |  |  |
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 33,974 |  |
Balance, end of period | 35,548 | 33,974 |
MetLife Holdings | Investment Product |  |  |
Separate Account, Liability [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 28,499 | 40,173 | 40,825
Premiums and deposits | 256 | 267 | 298
Policy charges | (609) | (665) | (789)
Surrenders and withdrawals | (2,948) | (2,911) | (4,461)
Benefit payments | (464) | (431) | (500)
Investment performance | 4,561 | (7,738) | 5,037
Net transfers from (to) general account | (74) | (199) | (237)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net (1) | 3 | 3 | 0
Balance, end of period | 29,224 | 28,499 | 40,173
Cash Surrender Value | $ 29,078 | $ 28,348 | $ 39,932

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