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Market Risk Benefits Rollforward (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2024
Market Risk Benefit [Line Items]    
Beginning balance $ 2,209  
Ending balance 2,193  
Retirement Assurance | Asia    
Market Risk Benefit [Line Items]    
Beginning balance 178 $ 203
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of cumulative changes in the instrument-specific credit risk 179 205
Attributed fees collected 2 3
Benefit payments (10) (9)
Effect of changes in interest rates 0 4
Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior 1 (2)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net 12 (3)
Balance, end of period, before the cumulative effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk 184 198
Cumulative effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk (1) (1)
Ending balance 183 197
Retirement Assurance | Asia | At annuitization or exercise of other living benefits    
Market Risk Benefit [Line Items]    
Net amount at risk $ 130 $ 122
Average attained age of policyholders 58 years 58 years
Variable Annuity | MetLife Holdings    
Market Risk Benefit [Line Items]    
Beginning balance $ 2,069 $ 2,722
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of cumulative changes in the instrument-specific credit risk 1,992 2,772
Attributed fees collected 248 266
Benefit payments (69) (67)
Effect of changes in interest rates (50) (70)
Effect of changes in capital markets (420) (527)
Effect of changes in equity index volatility 8 37
Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior 186 176
Effect of changes in future expected policyholder behavior and other assumptions (15) 12
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net 149 34
Effect of changes in risk margin 0 (7)
Balance, end of period, before the cumulative effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk 2,029 2,626
Cumulative effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk 83 (19)
Effect of foreign currency translation on the cumulative instrument-specific credit risk 2 1
Ending balance 2,114 2,608
Variable Annuity | MetLife Holdings | In the event of death    
Market Risk Benefit [Line Items]    
Net amount at risk $ 2,299 $ 2,243
Average attained age of policyholders 72 years 71 years
Variable Annuity | MetLife Holdings | At annuitization or exercise of other living benefits    
Market Risk Benefit [Line Items]    
Net amount at risk $ 665 $ 643
Average attained age of policyholders 71 years 68 years
Insurance, Other    
Market Risk Benefit [Line Items]    
Beginning balance $ (38) $ (32)
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of cumulative changes in the instrument-specific credit risk (53) (50)
Attributed fees collected 34 38
Benefit payments (3) (5)
Effect of changes in interest rates (40) (12)
Effect of changes in capital markets (32) (8)
Effect of changes in equity index volatility (1) 0
Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior 4 6
Effect of changes in future expected policyholder behavior and other assumptions (4) (2)
Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net (29) 22
Effect of changes in risk margin (1) (1)
Balance, end of period, before the cumulative effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk (125) (12)
Cumulative effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk 20 13
Effect of foreign currency translation on the cumulative instrument-specific credit risk 1 1
Ending balance (104) 2
Less: Reinsurance recoverable 12 16
Balance, end of period, net of reinsurance $ (116) $ (14)