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Policyholder Account Balances - LDTI Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | $ 219,269 |  |
Balance, end of period | 219,543 |  |
Group Life - Term | Group Benefits |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 7,692 | $ 8,028 |
Deposits | 1,959 | 1,685 |
Policy charges | (327) | (318) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (1,767) | (1,608) |
Benefit payments | (6) | (6) |
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts | (3) | 1 |
Interest credited | 96 | 93 |
Balance, end of period | $ 7,644 | $ 7,875 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 2.50% | 2.40% |
Cash surrender value | $ 7,584 | $ 7,813 |
Group Life - Term | In the event of death | Group Benefits |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 264,497 | 251,590 |
Capital Markets Investment Products and Stable Value GICs | RIS |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 64,140 | 63,723 |
Deposits | 37,608 | 38,526 |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (37,540) | (39,865) |
Interest credited | 1,180 | 971 |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | (443) | 748 |
Balance, end of period | $ 64,945 | $ 64,103 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 3.70% | 3.10% |
Cash surrender value | $ 1,850 | $ 2,309 |
Annuities and Risk Solutions | RIS |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 17,711 | 15,549 |
Deposits | 1,467 | 1,362 |
Policy charges | (63) | (96) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (189) | (83) |
Benefit payments | (471) | (385) |
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts | 20 | 54 |
Interest credited | 360 | 307 |
Other | (38) | (15) |
Balance, end of period | $ 18,797 | $ 16,693 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 4.00% | 3.80% |
Cash surrender value | $ 8,209 | $ 7,683 |
Annuities and Risk Solutions | In the event of death | RIS |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 43,702 | 43,311 |
Universal and Variable Universal Life | Asia |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 49,739 | 46,417 |
Deposits | 3,146 | 3,244 |
Policy charges | (545) | (563) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (1,736) | (1,238) |
Benefit payments | (234) | (287) |
Interest credited | 744 | 683 |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | (1,885) | (1,405) |
Balance, end of period | $ 49,229 | $ 46,851 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 3.10% | 3.00% |
Cash surrender value | $ 43,078 | $ 40,257 |
Universal and Variable Universal Life | In the event of death | Asia |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 88,255 | 92,521 |
Fixed Annuity | Asia |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 36,863 | 32,454 |
Deposits | 3,412 | 4,612 |
Policy charges | (1) | (1) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (1,645) | (1,003) |
Benefit payments | (1,174) | (1,071) |
Interest credited | 509 | 404 |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | (335) | (271) |
Balance, end of period | $ 37,629 | $ 35,124 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 2.80% | 2.40% |
Cash surrender value | $ 32,555 | $ 30,244 |
Fixed Annuity | MetLife Holdings |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 11,537 | 13,286 |
Deposits | 86 | 132 |
Policy charges | (7) | (8) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (903) | (1,038) |
Benefit payments | (211) | (224) |
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts | 58 | 47 |
Interest credited | 183 | 200 |
Other | 4 | 15 |
Balance, end of period | $ 10,747 | $ 12,410 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 3.40% | 3.20% |
Cash surrender value | $ 10,154 | $ 11,629 |
Fixed Annuity | In the event of death | Asia |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 0 | 6,224 |
Fixed Annuity | In the event of death | MetLife Holdings |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 2,541 | 3,246 |
Fixed Annuity | At annuitization or exercise of other living benefits | MetLife Holdings |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 707 | 813 |
Variable Annuity | EMEA |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 2,720 | 2,802 |
Deposits | 2 | 2 |
Policy charges | (30) | (32) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (142) | (132) |
Benefit payments | (61) | (64) |
Interest credited | 87 | 32 |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | (24) | 153 |
Balance, end of period | $ 2,552 | $ 2,761 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 6.80% | 2.40% |
Cash surrender value | $ 2,552 | $ 2,761 |
Variable Annuity | In the event of death | EMEA |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 410 | 635 |
Variable Annuity | At annuitization or exercise of other living benefits | EMEA |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | 529 | 797 |
Life and Other | MetLife Holdings |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | 11,641 | 12,402 |
Deposits | 381 | 446 |
Policy charges | (347) | (354) |
Surrenders and withdrawals | (523) | (612) |
Benefit payments | (76) | (85) |
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts | 19 | 21 |
Interest credited | 211 | 223 |
Other | (3) | 3 |
Balance, end of period | $ 11,303 | $ 12,044 |
Weighted-average annual crediting rate | 3.70% | 3.70% |
Cash surrender value | $ 10,863 | $ 11,556 |
Net amount at risk percentage after taking reinsurance into consideration | 99.00% |  | 99.00%
Life and Other | In the event of death | MetLife Holdings |  |  |
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net amount at risk | $ 65,885 | $ 69,633 |

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