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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Value of Business Acquired and Unearned Revenue | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Present Value of Future Insurance Profits, Net [Abstract] |
Intangible Assets and Liabilities and Unearned Revenue, excluding Goodwill [Text Block] | 8. Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Value of Business Acquired and Unearned Revenue DAC and VOBA Information regarding total DAC and VOBA by segment, as well as Corporate & Other, was as follows at:
| Group Benefits |  | RIS |  | Asia (1) |  | Latin America (2) |  | EMEA (2) |  | MetLife Holdings (3) |  | Corporate & Other |  | Total |
| (In millions) |
DAC: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at January 1, 2024 | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | 397 |  |  | $ | 10,864 |  |  | $ | 1,950 |  |  | $ | 1,618 |  |  | $ | 3,271 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 18,388 |  |
Capitalizations | 13 |  |  | 160 |  |  | 1,032 |  |  | 527 |  |  | 362 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 2,114 |  |
Amortization | (19) |  |  | (43) |  |  | (579) |  |  | (348) |  |  | (254) |  |  | (171) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (1,420) |  |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | (71) |  |  | (224) |  |  | (5) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (300) |  |
Balance at September 30, 2024 | $ | 252 |  |  | $ | 514 |  |  | $ | 11,246 |  |  | $ | 1,905 |  |  | $ | 1,721 |  |  | $ | 3,113 |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 18,782 |  |
Balance at January 1, 2023 | $ | 265 |  |  | $ | 267 |  |  | $ | 10,270 |  |  | $ | 1,542 |  |  | $ | 1,480 |  |  | $ | 3,791 |  |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 17,644 |  |
Capitalizations | 16 |  |  | 136 |  |  | 1,202 |  |  | 470 |  | 341 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 2,189 |  |
Amortization | (19) |  |  | (34) |  |  | (518) |  |  | (306) |  |  | (245) |  |  | (194) |  |  | (8) |  |  | (1,324) |  |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | (600) |  |  | 125 |  |  | (27) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (502) |  |
Balance at September 30, 2023 | $ | 262 |  |  | $ | 369 |  |  | $ | 10,354 |  |  | $ | 1,831 |  |  | $ | 1,549 |  |  | $ | 3,614 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 18,007 |  |
VOBA: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at January 1, 2024 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 1,119 |  |  | $ | 497 |  |  | $ | 113 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,763 |  |
Amortization | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | (55) |  |  | (32) |  |  | (11) |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | (103) |  |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | (19) |  |  | (22) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (41) |  |
Balance at September 30, 2024 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 1,045 |  |  | $ | 443 |  |  | $ | 102 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,619 |  |
Balance at January 1, 2023 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 1,290 |  |  | $ | 545 |  |  | $ | 127 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,009 |  |
Amortization | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | (69) |  |  | (38) |  |  | (12) |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | (124) |  |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | (144) |  |  | (10) |  |  | (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (155) |  |
Balance at September 30, 2023 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 1,077 |  |  | $ | 497 |  |  | $ | 114 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,730 |  |
Total DAC and VOBA: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at September 30, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 20,401 |  |
Balance at September 30, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 19,737 |  |
Balance at December 31, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 20,151 |  |
__________________ (1)Includes DAC balances primarily related to accident & health, universal and variable universal life, variable life and fixed annuity products and VOBA balances primarily related to accident & health products. (2)Includes DAC balances primarily related to universal life and variable universal life products. (3)Includes DAC balances primarily related to universal life, variable universal life, whole life, term life and variable annuity products. Unearned Revenue Information regarding the Company’s unearned revenue primarily related to universal life and variable universal life products by segment included in other policy-related balances was as follows:
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
|  | RIS |  | Asia |  | Latin America |  | EMEA |  | MetLife Holdings |  | Total
|  | (In millions)
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 2,850 |  |  | $ | 989 |  |  | $ | 608 |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | 4,537 |
Deferrals |  | 1 |  |  | 424 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 72 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 620 |
Amortization |  | (4) |  |  | (167) |  |  | (88) |  |  | (51) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (314) |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net |  | — |  |  | (9) |  |  | (124) |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | (130) |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 3,098 |  |  | $ | 888 |  |  | $ | 632 |  |  | $ | 67 |  |  | $ | 4,713 |
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
|  | RIS |  | Asia |  | Latin America |  | EMEA |  | MetLife Holdings |  | Total
|  | (In millions)
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 2,382 |  |  | $ | 848 |  |  | $ | 559 |  |  | $ | 281 |  |  | $ | 4,106 |
Deferrals |  | 2 |  |  | 477 |  |  | 108 |  |  | 71 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 699 |
Amortization |  | (5) |  |  | (129) |  |  | (87) |  |  | (47) |  |  | (16) |  |  | (284) |
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net |  | — |  |  | (49) |  |  | 85 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 40 |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 2,681 |  |  | $ | 954 |  |  | $ | 587 |  |  | $ | 306 |  |  | $ | 4,561 |

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