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Separate Account Assets Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
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Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | $ 143,175 | $ 139,504
Other invested assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 5,286 | 4,310
Separate Account, Debt Security | Materials |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 274 | 246
Separate Account, Debt Security | Communications |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 778 | 830
Separate Account, Debt Security | Consumer |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 1,859 | 1,950
Separate Account, Debt Security | Energy |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 1,883 | 1,808
Separate Account, Debt Security | Financial |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 9,080 | 9,082
Separate Account, Debt Security | Commercial and Industrial Sector |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 3,239 | 3,061
Separate Account, Debt Security | Technology |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 621 | 520
Separate Account, Debt Security | Government and agency |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 26,809 | 24,642
Separate Account, Debt Security | Public utilities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 1,304 | 1,285
Separate Account, Debt Security | Municipals |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 315 | 280
Separate Account, Debt Security | Total corporate bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 17,734 | 17,497
Separate Account, Debt Security | Total bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 46,162 | 43,704
Separate Account, Debt Security | Mortgage-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 8,164 | 9,059
Separate Account, Debt Security | Asset-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations (collectively, “ABS & CLO”) |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 2,435 | 2,162
Separate Account, Debt Security | Redeemable preferred stock |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 109 | 8
Separate Account, Debt Security | Total fixed maturity securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 56,870 | 54,933
Separate Account, Equity Security | Mutual funds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 66,491 | 63,627
Separate Account, Equity Security | Separate Account, Equity Security |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 10,638 | 8,707
Investments |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 139,285 | 131,577
Other Assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 3,890 | 7,927
RIS |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 47,993 | 51,420
RIS | Other invested assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 1,409 | 1,398
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Materials |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 273 | 245
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Communications |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 749 | 811
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Consumer |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 1,809 | 1,903
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Energy |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 939 | 958
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Financial |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 3,182 | 3,472
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Commercial and Industrial Sector |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 769 | 775
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Technology |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 586 | 518
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Government and agency |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 9,683 | 9,950
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Public utilities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 1,095 | 1,090
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Municipals |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 293 | 250
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total corporate bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 8,307 | 8,682
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 19,378 | 19,972
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Mortgage-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 8,164 | 9,021
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Asset-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations (collectively, “ABS & CLO”) |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 2,435 | 2,145
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Redeemable preferred stock |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 3 | 8
RIS | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total fixed maturity securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 29,980 | 31,146
RIS | Separate Account, Equity Security | Mutual funds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 10,923 | 10,035
RIS | Separate Account, Equity Security | Separate Account, Equity Security |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 2,817 | 2,830
RIS | Investments |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 45,129 | 45,409
RIS | Other Assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 2,864 | 6,011
Asia |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 9,744 | 8,231
Asia | Other invested assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 341 | 312
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Materials |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Communications |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 29 | 15
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Consumer |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 45 | 34
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Energy |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 126 | 113
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Financial |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 517 | 515
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Commercial and Industrial Sector |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 4 | 46
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Technology |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 35 | 0
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Government and agency |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 1,253 | 1,115
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Public utilities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 209 | 188
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Municipals |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 22 | 18
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total corporate bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 756 | 723
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 2,240 | 2,044
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Mortgage-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Asset-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations (collectively, “ABS & CLO”) |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Redeemable preferred stock |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 106 | 0
Asia | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total fixed maturity securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 2,346 | 2,044
Asia | Separate Account, Equity Security | Mutual funds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 3,455 | 3,098
Asia | Separate Account, Equity Security | Separate Account, Equity Security |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 3,137 | 2,324
Asia | Investments |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 9,279 | 7,778
Asia | Other Assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 465 | 453
Latin America |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 43,827 | 38,765
Latin America | Other invested assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 3,497 | 2,557
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Materials |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Communications |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Consumer |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Energy |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 805 | 729
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Financial |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 4,946 | 4,760
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Commercial and Industrial Sector |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 2,465 | 2,231
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Technology |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Government and agency |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 12,132 | 10,545
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Public utilities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Municipals |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total corporate bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 8,216 | 7,720
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 20,348 | 18,265
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Mortgage-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Asset-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations (collectively, “ABS & CLO”) |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Redeemable preferred stock |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Latin America | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total fixed maturity securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 20,348 | 18,265
Latin America | Separate Account, Equity Security | Mutual funds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 16,275 | 14,295
Latin America | Separate Account, Equity Security | Separate Account, Equity Security |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 3,185 | 2,353
Latin America | Investments |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 43,305 | 37,470
Latin America | Other Assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 522 | 1,295
EMEA |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 6,048 | 4,875
EMEA | Other invested assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 39 | 43
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Materials |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 1 | 0
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Communications |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Consumer |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 5 | 0
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Energy |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 13 | 4
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Financial |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 435 | 309
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Commercial and Industrial Sector |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 1 | 7
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Technology |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Government and agency |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 3,741 | 3,017
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Public utilities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Municipals |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total corporate bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 455 | 320
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 4,196 | 3,337
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Mortgage-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Asset-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations (collectively, “ABS & CLO”) |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Redeemable preferred stock |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
EMEA | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total fixed maturity securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 4,196 | 3,337
EMEA | Separate Account, Equity Security | Mutual funds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 277 | 129
EMEA | Separate Account, Equity Security | Separate Account, Equity Security |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 1,499 | 1,200
EMEA | Investments |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 6,011 | 4,709
EMEA | Other Assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 37 | 166
MetLife Holdings |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 34,210 | 34,894
MetLife Holdings | Other invested assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Materials |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 1
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Communications |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 4
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Consumer |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 13
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Energy |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 4
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Financial |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 26
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Commercial and Industrial Sector |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 2
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Technology |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 2
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Government and agency |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 15
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Public utilities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 7
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Municipals |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 12
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total corporate bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 52
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 86
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Mortgage-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 38
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Asset-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations (collectively, “ABS & CLO”) |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 17
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Redeemable preferred stock |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total fixed maturity securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 141
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Equity Security | Mutual funds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 34,208 | 34,751
MetLife Holdings | Separate Account, Equity Security | Separate Account, Equity Security |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
MetLife Holdings | Investments |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 34,208 | 34,892
MetLife Holdings | Other Assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 2 | 2
Group Benefits |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 1,353 | 1,319
Group Benefits | Other invested assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Materials |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Communications |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Consumer |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Energy |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Financial |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Commercial and Industrial Sector |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Technology |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Government and agency |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Public utilities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Municipals |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total corporate bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total bonds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Mortgage-backed securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Asset-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations (collectively, “ABS & CLO”) |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Redeemable preferred stock |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Debt Security | Total fixed maturity securities |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Equity Security | Mutual funds |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 1,353 | 1,319
Group Benefits | Separate Account, Equity Security | Separate Account, Equity Security |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 0 | 0
Group Benefits | Investments |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | 1,353 | 1,319
Group Benefits | Other Assets |  |
Fair Value, Separate Account Investment [Line Items] |  |
Separate account assets | $ 0 | $ 0

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