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Policyholder Account Balances - LDTI Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | $ 219,269 |  |
Balance, end of period | $ 219,168 |  |
Net amount at risk percentage after taking reinsurance into consideration | 99.00% |  | 99.00%
Group Life - Term | Group Benefits |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | $ 7,692 | $ 8,028 |
Deposits | 1,083 | 851 |
Policy charges | (163) | (160) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (906) | (799) |
Benefit payments | (4) | (1) |
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts | (3) | 1 |
Interest credited | 48 | 45 |
Balance, end of period | $ 7,747 | $ 7,965 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 2.50% | 2.30% |
Cash surrender value | $ 7,687 | $ 7,904 |
Group Life - Term | In the event of death | Group Benefits |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 260,502 | 249,463 |
Capital Markets Investment Products and Stable Value GICs | RIS |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 64,140 | 63,723 |
Deposits | 18,073 | 21,234 |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (18,070) | (22,590) |
Interest credited | 573 | 460 |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | (447) | 457 |
Balance, end of period | $ 64,269 | $ 63,284 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 3.60% | 2.90% |
Cash surrender value | $ 1,992 | $ 2,074 |
Annuities and Risk Solutions | RIS |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 17,711 | 15,549 |
Deposits | 700 | 629 |
Policy charges | (15) | (47) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (58) | (39) |
Benefit payments | (242) | (191) |
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts | 19 | 55 |
Interest credited | 177 | 151 |
Other | (26) | 21 |
Balance, end of period | $ 18,266 | $ 16,128 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 3.90% | 3.80% |
Cash surrender value | $ 8,043 | $ 7,592 |
Annuities and Risk Solutions | In the event of death | RIS |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 42,677 | 41,924 |
Universal and Variable Universal Life | Asia |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 49,739 | 46,417 |
Deposits | 1,682 | 1,070 |
Policy charges | (282) | (242) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (826) | (517) |
Benefit payments | (124) | (149) |
Interest credited | 382 | 344 |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | (1,087) | (153) |
Balance, end of period | $ 49,484 | $ 46,770 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 3.10% | 3.00% |
Cash surrender value | $ 42,842 | $ 40,028 |
Universal and Variable Universal Life | In the event of death | Asia |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 90,786 | 94,001 |
Fixed Annuity | Asia |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 36,863 | 32,454 |
Deposits | 1,665 | 2,733 |
Policy charges | 0 | (1) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (740) | (445) |
Benefit payments | (649) | (545) |
Interest credited | 248 | 191 |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | (418) | (115) |
Balance, end of period | $ 36,969 | $ 34,272 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 2.70% | 2.30% |
Cash surrender value | $ 32,072 | $ 29,162 |
Fixed Annuity | MetLife Holdings |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 11,537 | 13,286 |
Deposits | 38 | 41 |
Policy charges | (3) | (4) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (457) | (531) |
Benefit payments | (108) | (119) |
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts | 27 | 35 |
Interest credited | 91 | 100 |
Other | 4 | 10 |
Balance, end of period | $ 11,129 | $ 12,818 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 3.30% | 3.10% |
Cash surrender value | $ 10,507 | $ 11,981 |
Fixed Annuity | In the event of death | Asia |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 3 | 0 |
Fixed Annuity | In the event of death | MetLife Holdings |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 2,486 | 3,600 |
Fixed Annuity | At annuitization or exercise of other living benefits | MetLife Holdings |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 614 | 831 |
Variable Annuity | EMEA |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 2,720 | 2,802 |
Deposits | 1 | 1 |
Policy charges | (15) | (16) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (73) | (65) |
Benefit payments | (31) | (31) |
Interest credited | 54 | 77 |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | (25) | 77 |
Balance, end of period | $ 2,631 | $ 2,845 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 8.40% | 11.60% |
Cash surrender value | $ 2,631 | $ 2,845 |
Variable Annuity | In the event of death | EMEA |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 422 | 565 |
Variable Annuity | At annuitization or exercise of other living benefits | EMEA |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 541 | 713 |
Life and Other | MetLife Holdings |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 11,641 | 12,402 |
Deposits | 206 | 226 |
Policy charges | (174) | (179) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (265) | (287) |
Benefit payments | (39) | (47) |
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts | 11 | 6 |
Interest credited | 106 | 113 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Balance, end of period | $ 11,486 | $ 12,234 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 3.70% | 3.70% |
Cash surrender value | $ 11,038 | $ 11,731 |
Life and Other | In the event of death | MetLife Holdings |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | $ 66,684 | $ 70,483 |

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