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Policyholder Account Balances - LDTI Rollforward (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2024
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period $ 221,445  
Balance, end of period 235,312  
Group Life | Group Benefits    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 7,632 $ 7,692
Deposits 2,756 2,857
Policy charges (504) (493)
Surrenders and withdrawals (2,453) (2,512)
Benefit payments (7) (9)
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts 2 (3)
Interest credited 131 144
Balance, end of period $ 7,557 $ 7,676
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 2.30% 2.50%
Cash surrender value $ 7,489 $ 7,614
Group Life | In the event of death | Group Benefits    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 266,256 265,266
Capital Markets Investment Products and Stable Value GICs | RIS    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 63,715 64,140
Deposits 62,374 56,170
Surrenders and withdrawals (63,407) (57,068)
Interest credited 1,811 1,811
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net 1,559 277
Balance, end of period $ 66,052 $ 65,330
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 3.80% 3.80%
Cash surrender value $ 1,282 $ 1,953
Annuities and Risk Solutions | RIS    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 20,699 17,711
Deposits 2,893 2,367
Policy charges (148) (122)
Surrenders and withdrawals (485) (239)
Benefit payments (827) (731)
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts (3) 20
Interest credited 676 556
Other 19 10
Balance, end of period $ 22,824 $ 19,572
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 4.20% 4.00%
Cash surrender value $ 10,345 $ 8,476
Annuities and Risk Solutions | In the event of death | RIS    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 45,079 44,437
Universal and Variable Universal Life | Asia    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 50,801 49,739
Deposits 4,932 4,694
Policy charges (754) (812)
Surrenders and withdrawals (2,076) (2,483)
Benefit payments (416) (345)
Interest credited 1,221 1,153
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net 958 (190)
Balance, end of period $ 54,666 $ 51,756
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 3.10% 3.10%
Cash surrender value $ 48,266 $ 46,366
Universal and Variable Universal Life | In the event of death | Asia    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 85,131 89,793
Fixed Annuity | Asia    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 38,421 36,863
Deposits 5,590 5,002
Policy charges (3) (2)
Surrenders and withdrawals (1,299) (2,248)
Benefit payments (1,402) (1,718)
Interest credited 939 784
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net 462 61
Balance, end of period $ 42,708 $ 38,742
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 3.10% 2.80%
Cash surrender value $ 38,919 $ 35,005
Fixed Annuity | MetLife Holdings    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 10,142 11,537
Deposits 128 121
Policy charges (8) (10)
Surrenders and withdrawals (1,021) (1,292)
Benefit payments (271) (298)
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts 245 105
Interest credited 233 265
Other 3 9
Balance, end of period $ 9,451 $ 10,437
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 3.20% 3.30%
Cash surrender value $ 8,920 $ 9,866
Fixed Annuity | In the event of death | Asia    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 2 8
Fixed Annuity | In the event of death | MetLife Holdings    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 2,295 2,238
Fixed Annuity | At annuitization or exercise of other living benefits | MetLife Holdings    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 693 657
Variable Annuity | EMEA    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 2,337 2,720
Deposits 2 2
Policy charges (39) (44)
Surrenders and withdrawals (186) (214)
Benefit payments (97) (95)
Interest credited 111 117
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net 169 131
Balance, end of period $ 2,297 $ 2,617
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 6.60% 6.00%
Cash surrender value $ 2,297 $ 2,617
Variable Annuity | In the event of death | EMEA    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 394 426
Variable Annuity | At annuitization or exercise of other living benefits | EMEA    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Net amount at risk 507 550
Life and Other | MetLife Holdings    
Policyholder Account Balance [Roll Forward]    
Balance, beginning of period 11,132 11,641
Deposits 624 549
Policy charges (501) (519)
Surrenders and withdrawals (755) (744)
Benefit payments (122) (114)
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts 38 26
Interest credited 297 318
Other 3 127
Balance, end of period $ 10,716 $ 11,284
Weighted-average annual crediting rate 3.70% 3.80%
Cash surrender value $ 10,113 $ 10,722
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 $ 61,507 $ 64,816