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MetLife, Inc
(NYSE:MET) 

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MetLife, Inc. engages in the insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management businesses worldwide. It operates through five segments: U.S.; Asia; Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and MetLife Holdings. The company offers life, dental, group short-and long-term disabili...

Founded: 1868
Full Time Employees: 45,000 (Jun 2022)
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Insurance-Life

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      revenues
                                                 
      premiums
    10,555,000,000 10,810,000,000 11,723,000,000 12,617,000,000 10,647,000,000 11,628,000,000 10,053,000,000 16,900,000,000 11,230,000,000 11,678,000,000 10,771,000,000 9,358,000,000 17,547,000,000 11,721,000,000 10,771,000,000 9,455,000,000 9,132,000,000 10,327,000,000 13,897,000,000 9,935,000,000 8,736,000,000 9,466,000,000 10,781,000,000 10,129,000,000 9,405,000,000 10,242,000,000 15,153,000,000 9,178,000,000 10,876,000,000 9,935,000,000 9,315,000,000 10,391,000,000 9,417,000,000 9,693,000,000 10,375,000,000 9,312,000,000 9,253,000,000 9,703,000,000 9,873,000,000 9,219,000,000 9,094,000,000 9,158,000,000 9,151,000,000 9,161,000,000 9,342,000,000 
      universal life and investment-type product policy fees
    1,247,000,000 1,259,000,000 1,229,000,000 1,217,000,000 1,228,000,000 1,281,000,000 1,248,000,000 1,674,000,000 1,334,000,000 1,288,000,000 1,418,000,000 1,349,000,000 1,302,000,000 1,516,000,000 1,418,000,000 1,521,000,000 1,422,000,000 1,391,000,000 1,376,000,000 1,497,000,000 1,299,000,000 1,431,000,000 1,440,000,000 1,412,000,000 1,365,000,000 1,343,000,000 1,370,000,000 1,392,000,000 1,428,000,000 2,302,000,000 2,302,000,000 2,296,000,000 2,286,000,000 2,344,000,000 2,346,000,000 2,434,000,000 2,394,000,000 2,628,000,000 2,458,000,000 2,421,000,000 2,372,000,000 2,371,000,000 2,291,000,000 2,097,000,000 1,998,000,000 
      net investment income
    6,089,000,000 5,661,000,000 4,885,000,000 5,405,000,000 5,227,000,000 5,205,000,000 5,436,000,000 3,635,500,000 4,825,000,000 5,072,000,000  4,464,000,000 3,585,000,000 3,583,000,000 4,284,000,000 5,568,000,000 5,280,000,000 5,314,000,000 5,240,000,000 4,729,000,000 4,087,000,000 3,061,000,000 4,623,000,000 4,693,000,000 4,908,000,000 4,486,000,000 4,473,000,000 3,745,000,000 4,295,000,000 4,959,000,000 5,196,000,000 5,464,000,000 4,887,000,000 4,559,000,000 3,959,000,000 4,947,000,000 5,461,000,000 5,410,000,000 5,259,000,000 5,035,000,000 5,026,000,000 5,282,000,000 6,077,000,000 4,719,000,000 4,257,000,000 
      other revenues
    724,000,000 679,000,000 687,000,000 641,000,000 648,000,000 638,000,000 674,000,000 768,000,000 606,000,000 621,000,000  628,000,000 730,000,000 616,000,000 660,000,000 663,000,000 664,000,000 631,000,000 499,000,000 455,000,000 456,000,000 439,000,000 419,000,000 478,000,000 494,000,000 479,000,000 475,000,000 474,000,000 301,000,000 382,000,000 374,000,000 366,000,000 487,000,000 487,000,000 484,000,000 518,000,000 495,000,000 518,000,000 490,000,000 478,000,000 476,000,000 490,000,000 480,000,000 393,000,000 720,000,000 
      net investment gains
    -325,000,000 -273,000,000 -387,000,000 -311,000,000 -77,000,000 -421,000,000 -375,000,000 1,388,000,000 -927,000,000 -1,039,000,000 -518,000,000 355,000,000 -414,000,000 -685,000,000 -518,000,000 -84,000,000 1,605,000,000 134,000,000 -33,000,000 -20,000,000 231,000,000 -288,000,000 161,000,000 61,000,000 15,000,000 117,000,000 -227,000,000 -333,000,000                  
      net derivative gains
    -929,000,000 -796,000,000 432,000,000 -903,000,000 767,000,000 -508,000,000 -979,000,000 -83,000,000 -1,202,000,000 -997,000,000 -859,000,000 162,000,000 -480,000,000 -1,195,000,000 -859,000,000 -218,000,000 421,000,000 -2,235,000,000 -1,561,000,000 -581,000,000 -710,000,000 4,201,000,000 1,254,000,000 724,000,000 115,000,000 -378,000,000 -59,000,000 349,000,000 -190,000,000 -437,000,000 -926,000,000 -1,051,000,000 -2,099,000,000 1,335,000,000 485,000,000 -912,000,000 821,000,000 478,000,000 311,000,000 343,000,000 -546,000,000 -1,690,000,000 -630,000,000 2,092,000,000 4,196,000,000 
      total revenues
    17,361,000,000 17,340,000,000 18,569,000,000 18,666,000,000 18,440,000,000 17,823,000,000 16,057,000,000 22,021,000,000 15,866,000,000 16,623,000,000 15,756,000,000 16,316,000,000 22,270,000,000 15,556,000,000 15,756,000,000 16,905,000,000 18,524,000,000 15,562,000,000 19,418,000,000 16,015,000,000 14,099,000,000 18,310,000,000 18,678,000,000 17,497,000,000 16,302,000,000 16,289,000,000 21,185,000,000 14,805,000,000 16,104,000,000 17,245,000,000 16,269,000,000 17,723,000,000 15,244,000,000 18,433,000,000 18,031,000,000 16,166,000,000 18,710,000,000 18,846,000,000 18,266,000,000 17,085,000,000 16,337,000,000 15,721,000,000 17,683,000,000 18,398,000,000 20,458,000,000 
      yoy
    -5.85% -2.71% 15.64% -15.24% 16.22% 7.22% 1.91% 34.97% -28.76% 6.86% 0.00% -3.48% 20.22% -0.04% -18.86% 5.56% 31.39% -15.01% 3.96% -8.47% -13.51% 12.41% -11.83% 18.18% 1.23% -5.54% 30.22% -16.46% 5.64% -6.44% -9.77% 9.63% -18.52% -2.19% -1.29% -5.38% 14.53% 19.88% 3.30% -7.14% -20.14%     
      qoq
    0.12% -6.62% -0.52% 1.23% 3.46% 11.00% -27.08% 38.79% -4.55% 5.50% -3.43% -26.74% 43.16% -1.27% -6.80% -8.74% 19.03% -19.86% 21.25% 13.59% -23.00% -1.97% 6.75% 7.33% 0.08% -23.11% 43.09% -8.07% -6.62% 6.00% -8.20% 16.26% -17.30% 2.23% 11.54% -13.60% -0.72% 3.18% 6.91% 4.58% 3.92% -11.10% -3.89% -10.07%  
      expenses
                                                 
      policyholder benefits and claims
    10,369,000,000 10,767,000,000 11,806,000,000 12,572,000,000 10,597,000,000 11,485,000,000 10,074,000,000 17,801,000,000 11,130,000,000 11,809,000,000 11,193,000,000 9,636,000,000 17,993,000,000 11,790,000,000 11,193,000,000 10,103,000,000 9,405,000,000 10,523,000,000 13,772,000,000 10,000,000,000 8,667,000,000 9,022,000,000 10,648,000,000 9,993,000,000 9,072,000,000 10,080,000,000 14,866,000,000 8,718,000,000 10,645,000,000 10,302,000,000 9,859,000,000 10,855,000,000 10,274,000,000 9,678,000,000 10,334,000,000 9,352,000,000 9,257,000,000 9,512,000,000 9,988,000,000 9,324,000,000 9,472,000,000 8,960,000,000 9,395,000,000 8,911,000,000 9,017,000,000 
      policyholder liability remeasurement losses
    -159,000,000 5,000,000  -41,000,000 -132,000,000 -10,000,000  -10,500,000 -17,000,000 -16,000,000                                    
      market risk benefit remeasurement losses
    -263,000,000 -277,000,000  -86,250,000 531,000,000 -182,000,000                                        
      interest credited to policyholder account balances
    2,561,000,000 2,400,000,000 1,647,000,000 2,012,000,000 2,037,000,000 2,000,000,000 2,290,000,000 -1,763,000,000 1,658,000,000 1,933,000,000 630,000,000 1,590,000,000 980,000,000 492,000,000 630,000,000 1,287,000,000 1,515,000,000 1,351,000,000 1,756,000,000 1,416,000,000 1,962,000,000 80,000,000 1,500,000,000 1,515,000,000 1,961,000,000 1,334,000,000 1,424,000,000 769,000,000 1,338,000,000 1,562,000,000 1,712,000,000 1,820,000,000 1,500,000,000 1,326,000,000 647,000,000 1,298,000,000 1,995,000,000 1,817,000,000 1,709,000,000 1,469,000,000 1,600,000,000 1,846,000,000 2,590,000,000 1,022,000,000 738,000,000 
      policyholder dividends
    134,000,000 146,000,000 144,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 148,000,000 147,000,000 238,000,000 153,000,000 151,000,000 198,000,000 155,000,000 155,000,000 193,000,000 198,000,000 189,000,000 236,000,000 247,000,000 302,000,000 206,000,000 290,000,000 292,000,000 296,000,000 302,000,000 300,000,000 327,000,000 309,000,000 297,000,000 302,000,000 320,000,000 317,000,000 312,000,000 324,000,000 315,000,000 354,000,000 331,000,000 339,000,000 347,000,000 397,000,000 303,000,000 312,000,000 329,000,000 313,000,000 352,000,000 384,000,000 
      other expenses
    3,509,000,000 3,319,000,000  2,415,000,000 3,263,000,000 3,180,000,000  2,640,000,000 3,204,000,000 3,133,000,000 3,020,000,000 2,206,500,000 2,723,000,000    2,881,000,000                             
      total expenses
    16,151,000,000 16,360,000,000 17,215,000,000 17,285,000,000 16,446,000,000 16,621,000,000 15,012,000,000 20,383,000,000 15,332,000,000 16,193,000,000 15,041,000,000 14,589,000,000 21,851,000,000 15,558,000,000 15,041,000,000 14,863,000,000 14,037,000,000 15,271,000,000 19,254,000,000 15,092,000,000 13,902,000,000 12,667,000,000 15,887,000,000 15,200,000,000 14,558,000,000 15,210,000,000 20,084,000,000 13,149,000,000 15,603,000,000 16,243,000,000 15,452,000,000 17,175,000,000 15,344,000,000 15,511,000,000 15,868,000,000 15,053,000,000 15,651,000,000 15,894,000,000 16,316,000,000 15,259,000,000 15,361,000,000 15,160,000,000 16,436,000,000 15,060,000,000 15,152,000,000 
      income before provision for income tax
    1,210,000,000 980,000,000  1,060,250,000 1,994,000,000 1,202,000,000  1,638,000,000 534,000,000 430,000,000  283,000,000 419,000,000    4,487,000,000                             
      provision for income tax expense
    308,000,000 245,000,000  268,000,000 653,000,000 249,000,000  68,000,000 39,000,000 22,000,000 41,000,000 -20,000,000 19,000,000    1,075,000,000                             
      net income
    902,000,000 735,000,000 950,000,000 1,275,000,000 1,341,000,000 953,000,000 875,000,000 1,570,000,000 495,000,000 408,000,000 674,000,000 1,346,000,000 400,000,000 138,000,000 674,000,000 1,589,000,000 3,412,000,000 363,000,000 158,000,000 709,000,000 150,000,000 4,401,000,000 2,190,000,000 1,746,000,000 1,385,000,000 915,000,000 894,000,000 1,257,000,000 -75,000,000 887,000,000 829,000,000 573,000,000 114,000,000 2,203,000,000 1,198,000,000 1,119,000,000 2,163,000,000 2,094,000,000 1,376,000,000 1,339,000,000 975,000,000 510,000,000 992,000,000 2,303,000,000 3,576,000,000 
      yoy
    -32.74% -22.88% 8.57% -18.79% 170.91% 133.58% 29.82% 16.64% 23.75% 195.65% 0.00% -15.29% -88.28% -61.98% 326.58% 124.12% 2174.67% -91.75% -92.79% -59.39% -89.17% 380.98% 144.97% 38.90% -1946.67% 3.16% 7.84% 119.37% -165.79% -59.74% -30.80% -48.79% -94.73% 5.21% -12.94% -16.43% 121.85% 310.59% 38.71% -41.86% -72.73%     
      qoq
    22.72% -22.63% -25.49% -4.92% 40.71% 8.91% -44.27% 217.17% 21.32% -39.47% -49.93% 236.50% 189.86% -79.53% -57.58% -53.43% 839.94% 129.75% -77.72% 372.67% -96.59% 100.96% 25.43% 26.06% 51.37% 2.35% -28.88% -1776.00% -108.46% 7.00% 44.68% 402.63% -94.83% 83.89% 7.06% -48.27% 3.30% 52.18% 2.76% 37.33% 91.18% -48.59% -56.93% -35.60%  
      net income margin %
    5.20% 4.24% 5.12% 6.83% 7.27% 5.35% 5.45% 7.13% 3.12% 2.45% 4.28% 8.25% 1.80% 0.89% 4.28% 9.40% 18.42% 2.33% 0.81% 4.43% 1.06% 24.04% 11.73% 9.98% 8.50% 5.62% 4.22% 8.49% -0.47% 5.14% 5.10% 3.23% 0.75% 11.95% 6.64% 6.92% 11.56% 11.11% 7.53% 7.84% 5.97% 3.24% 5.61% 12.52% 17.48% 
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 -1,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 4,250,000 6,000,000 6,000,000  3,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000  3,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 -4,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 -5,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000  10,000,000 11,000,000 3,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 -6,000,000 
      net income attributable to metlife, inc.
    896,000,000 729,000,000 945,000,000 1,271,000,000 1,342,000,000 946,000,000 867,000,000 1,568,000,000 489,000,000 402,000,000 669,000,000 1,343,000,000 395,000,000 132,000,000 669,000,000 1,584,000,000 3,407,000,000 358,000,000 158,000,000 706,000,000 145,000,000 4,398,000,000 2,184,000,000 1,741,000,000 1,381,000,000 912,000,000 891,000,000 1,253,000,000 -81,000,000 884,000,000 826,000,000 577,000,000 110,000,000 2,201,000,000 1,203,000,000 1,115,000,000 2,158,000,000 2,094,000,000 1,366,000,000 1,328,000,000 972,000,000 502,000,000 986,000,000 2,295,000,000 3,582,000,000 
      less: preferred stock dividends
    66,000,000 31,000,000 66,000,000 32,000,000 67,000,000 34,000,000 67,000,000 41,250,000 67,000,000 32,000,000  29,000,000 64,000,000 29,000,000 63,000,000 63,000,000 35,000,000 68,000,000 34,000,000 59,000,000 77,000,000 32,000,000 32,000,000 57,000,000 32,000,000 32,000,000 46,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 46,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 46,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 31,000,000 30,000,000 30,000,000 31,000,000 30,000,000 30,000,000 31,000,000 30,000,000 31,000,000 30,000,000 
      preferred stock redemption premium
    12,000,000                6,000,000   14,000,000                          
      net income available to metlife, inc.’s common shareholders
    818,000,000 698,000,000 879,000,000 1,239,000,000 1,275,000,000 912,000,000 800,000,000 201,500,000 422,000,000 370,000,000  1,314,000,000 331,000,000 103,000,000 606,000,000 1,521,000,000 3,366,000,000 290,000,000 124,000,000 633,000,000 68,000,000 4,366,000,000 2,152,000,000 1,684,000,000 1,349,000,000 880,000,000 845,000,000 1,247,000,000 -87,000,000 838,000,000 820,000,000 571,000,000 64,000,000 2,195,000,000 1,197,000,000 1,042,000,000 2,128,000,000 2,064,000,000 1,335,000,000 1,298,000,000 942,000,000 471,000,000 956,000,000 2,264,000,000 3,552,000,000 
      comprehensive income
    3,197,000,000 1,125,000,000 2,960,000,000 1,293,500,000 4,838,000,000 -11,000,000 347,000,000 -165,250,000 -3,373,000,000 -829,000,000 -12,159,000,000 -9,601,250,000 -10,923,000,000 -15,323,000,000 -12,159,000,000 1,392,000,000 5,325,000,000 -7,312,000,000 2,061,500,000 -1,818,000,000 5,957,000,000 4,107,000,000 5,759,000,000 6,466,000,000 6,555,000,000 -940,000,000 -1,885,000,000 -1,448,000,000 -182,000,000 2,926,000,000 1,879,000,000 -463,000,000 3,884,000,000 8,388,000,000 1,653,000,000 -3,994,000,000 3,101,000,000 1,972,000,000 4,228,000,000 4,482,000,000 -188,000,000 -3,881,000,000 178,000,000 3,765,000,000  
      less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of income tax
    8,000,000 7,000,000 3,000,000 4,250,000  8,000,000 9,000,000 250,000 6,000,000 8,000,000  3,250,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 3,250,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 9,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 10,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 -3,000,000 7,000,000 93,000,000 2,000,000 -23,000,000 63,000,000 -56,000,000 19,000,000 43,000,000 -58,000,000  9,000,000 1,000,000  
      comprehensive income attributable to metlife, inc.
    3,189,000,000 1,118,000,000 2,957,000,000 1,289,250,000 4,838,000,000 -19,000,000 338,000,000 -165,500,000 -3,379,000,000 -837,000,000 -12,162,000,000 -9,604,500,000 -10,928,000,000 -15,328,000,000 -12,162,000,000 1,386,000,000 5,319,000,000 -7,317,000,000 2,058,250,000 -1,821,000,000 5,951,000,000 4,103,000,000 5,750,000,000 6,461,000,000 6,549,000,000 -942,000,000 -1,889,000,000 -1,452,000,000 -192,000,000 2,924,000,000 1,875,000,000 -460,000,000 3,877,000,000 8,295,000,000 1,651,000,000 -3,971,000,000 3,038,000,000 2,028,000,000 4,209,000,000 4,439,000,000 -130,000,000 -3,876,000,000 169,000,000 3,764,000,000  
      net income available to metlife, inc.’s common shareholders per common share:
                                                 
      basic
    1,230,000 1,040,000 1,290,000 1,780,000 1,820,000 1,280,000 1,110,000 1,880,000 560,000 480,000 740,000 1,650,000 420,000 130,000 740,000 1,780,000 3,850,000 330,000 150,000 700,000 70,000 4,780,000 2,310,000 1,780,000 1,410,000 890,000 830,000 1,200,000 -80,000 780,000 750,000 520,000 60,000 1,990,000 1,070,000 930,000 1,890,000 1,830,000 1,180,000 1,150,000 850,000 430,000 870,000 2,130,000 3,350,000 
      diluted
    1,220,000 1,030,000 1,280,000 1,770,000 1,810,000 1,280,000 1,100,000 1,860,000 560,000 480,000 730,000 1,630,000 410,000 130,000 730,000 1,770,000 3,830,000 330,000 150,000 690,000 70,000 4,750,000 2,300,000 1,770,000 1,400,000 880,000 830,000 1,190,000 -80,000 770,000 750,000 510,000 60,000 1,980,000 1,060,000 920,000 1,870,000 1,810,000 1,170,000 1,140,000 840,000 430,000 870,000 2,120,000 3,330,000 
      policyholder liability remeasurement (gains) losses
      -31,000,000    -22,000,000                                       
      market risk benefit remeasurement (gains) losses
      299,000,000    -694,000,000                                       
      other incomes
      3,350,000,000    3,217,000,000       3,083,000,000 3,020,000,000 3,284,000,000  3,150,000,000 3,424,000,000 3,470,000,000 2,983,000,000 3,273,000,000 3,443,000,000 3,390,000,000 3,225,000,000 3,469,000,000 3,485,000,000 3,365,000,000 3,318,000,000 4,059,000,000 3,564,000,000 3,928,000,000 3,246,000,000 4,192,000,000 4,533,000,000 4,072,000,000 4,060,000,000 4,218,000,000 4,222,000,000 4,163,000,000 3,977,000,000 4,025,000,000 4,138,000,000 4,775,000,000 5,013,000,000 
      income before benefit from income tax
      1,354,000,000    1,045,000,000       -2,000,000 715,000,000 2,042,000,000  291,000,000 164,000,000 923,000,000 197,000,000 5,643,000,000 2,791,000,000 2,297,000,000 1,744,000,000     1,002,000,000 817,000,000 548,000,000 -100,000,000 2,922,000,000            
      benefit from income tax benefit
      404,000,000    170,000,000       -140,000,000 41,000,000 453,000,000  -72,000,000 6,000,000 214,000,000 47,000,000 1,242,000,000 601,000,000 551,000,000 359,000,000 164,000,000 207,000,000 399,000,000 -392,000,000 115,000,000 -12,000,000 -25,000,000 -214,000,000 719,000,000 965,000,000 -6,000,000 896,000,000 858,000,000 574,000,000 484,000,000 3,000,000 53,000,000 252,000,000 1,038,000,000 1,734,000,000 
      market risk benefits remeasurement losses
           -356,250,000 -796,000,000 -817,000,000                                    
      income from before provisions for income taxes
              715,000,000                                   
      net income available to metlife, inc.'s common shareholders
              606,000,000                                   
      net income available to metlife, inc.'s common shareholders per common share:
                                                 
      basic
    1,230,000 1,040,000 1,290,000 1,780,000 1,820,000 1,280,000 1,110,000 1,880,000 560,000 480,000 740,000 1,650,000 420,000 130,000 740,000 1,780,000 3,850,000 330,000 150,000 700,000 70,000 4,780,000 2,310,000 1,780,000 1,410,000 890,000 830,000 1,200,000 -80,000 780,000 750,000 520,000 60,000 1,990,000 1,070,000 930,000 1,890,000 1,830,000 1,180,000 1,150,000 850,000 430,000 870,000 2,130,000 3,350,000 
      diluted
    1,220,000 1,030,000 1,280,000 1,770,000 1,810,000 1,280,000 1,100,000 1,860,000 560,000 480,000 730,000 1,630,000 410,000 130,000 730,000 1,770,000 3,830,000 330,000 150,000 690,000 70,000 4,750,000 2,300,000 1,770,000 1,400,000 880,000 830,000 1,190,000 -80,000 770,000 750,000 510,000 60,000 1,980,000 1,060,000 920,000 1,870,000 1,810,000 1,170,000 1,140,000 840,000 430,000 870,000 2,120,000 3,330,000 
      income from continuing operations before benefit from income tax
                             1,079,000,000 1,101,000,000 1,656,000,000 501,000,000      2,163,000,000 1,113,000,000 3,059,000,000 2,952,000,000 1,950,000,000 1,826,000,000 976,000,000 561,000,000 1,247,000,000 3,338,000,000 5,306,000,000 
      income from continuing operations, net of income tax
                             915,000,000 894,000,000 1,257,000,000 893,000,000      1,198,000,000 1,119,000,000 2,163,000,000 2,094,000,000 1,376,000,000 1,342,000,000 973,000,000 508,000,000 995,000,000 2,300,000,000 3,572,000,000 
      income from discontinued operations, net of income tax
                                -968,000,000           -3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000  3,000,000 4,000,000 
      income from continuing operations, net of income tax, available to metlife, inc.’s common shareholders:
                                                 
      basic
                             890,000 830,000 1,200,000 830,000      1,070,000 930,000 1,890,000 1,830,000 1,180,000 1,150,000 850,000 430,000 870,000 2,130,000 3,350,000 
      diluted
                             880,000 830,000 1,190,000 820,000      1,060,000 920,000 1,870,000 1,810,000 1,170,000 1,140,000 840,000 430,000 870,000 2,120,000 3,330,000 
      cash dividends declared per common share
                              420,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 375,000 375,000 375,000 350,000 350,000 350,000 275,000  550,000 185,000   
      other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities
                                -6,000,000 -3,000,000  -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -78,000,000 -43,000,000  -8,000,000 -17,000,000 -9,000,000 -14,000,000 -13,000,000 -35,000,000 -29,000,000 -118,000,000 -95,000,000 
      other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities transferred to other comprehensive income
                                1,000,000   -6,000,000 -6,000,000  16,000,000 -2,000,000 -10,000,000 -14,000,000 -6,000,000 4,000,000 -21,000,000  -31,000,000 27,000,000 -189,000,000 
      other net investment gains
                                -601,000,000 107,000,000 8,000,000 271,000,000 280,000,000 93,000,000 409,000,000 -131,000,000 304,000,000 140,000,000 -110,000,000 -401,000,000 -51,000,000 149,000,000 374,000,000 27,000,000 229,000,000 
      total net investment gains
                                -606,000,000 104,000,000 8,000,000 257,000,000 266,000,000 15,000,000 382,000,000 -133,000,000 286,000,000 109,000,000 -125,000,000 -411,000,000 -85,000,000 110,000,000 314,000,000 -64,000,000 -55,000,000 
      income from continuing operations:
                                                 
      basic
                             890,000 830,000 1,200,000 830,000      1,070,000 930,000 1,890,000 1,830,000 1,180,000 1,150,000 850,000 430,000 870,000 2,130,000 3,350,000 
      diluted
                             880,000 830,000 1,190,000 820,000      1,060,000 920,000 1,870,000 1,810,000 1,170,000 1,140,000 840,000 430,000 870,000 2,120,000 3,330,000 
      goodwill impairment
                                   260,000,000              
      preferred stock repurchase premium
                                       42,000,000          
      income from continuing operations, net of income tax, available to metlife, inc.’s common shareholders per common share:
                                                 
      basic
                             890,000 830,000 1,200,000 830,000      1,070,000 930,000 1,890,000 1,830,000 1,180,000 1,150,000 850,000 430,000 870,000 2,130,000 3,350,000 
      diluted
                             880,000 830,000 1,190,000 820,000      1,060,000 920,000 1,870,000 1,810,000 1,170,000 1,140,000 840,000 430,000 870,000 2,120,000 3,330,000 
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        assets
                                                     
        investments:
                                                     
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit loss of 249 and 160, respectively); and amortized cost: 337,201 and 307,421, respectively
      315,931,000,000                                               
        equity securities, at estimated fair value
      858,000,000 788,000,000 790,000,000 747,000,000 712,000,000 746,000,000 754,000,000 750,000,000 757,000,000 742,000,000 769,000,000 1,695,000,000 1,684,000,000 973,000,000 1,085,000,000 988,000,000 1,269,000,000 941,000,000 1,001,000,000 1,063,000,000 1,079,000,000 1,111,000,000 1,105,000,000 1,050,000,000 1,341,000,000 1,476,000,000 1,432,000,000 1,479,000,000 1,483,000,000 1,544,000,000                  
        contractholder-directed equity securities and fair value option securities, at estimated fair value
      13,959,000,000 12,270,000,000 11,694,000,000 10,725,000,000 10,672,000,000 9,289,000,000 10,106,000,000 10,313,000,000 10,331,000,000 9,680,000,000 10,204,000,000 10,063,000,000 9,668,000,000 8,954,000,000 9,875,000,000 11,418,000,000 12,142,000,000 12,055,000,000 12,177,000,000 12,975,000,000 13,319,000,000 12,276,000,000 11,911,000,000 11,145,000,000 12,671,000,000 13,000,000,000 13,245,000,000 13,540,000,000 13,848,000,000 16,444,000,000                  
        mortgage loans
      84,593,000,000 85,843,000,000 86,868,000,000 87,908,000,000 89,012,000,000 90,415,000,000 89,802,000,000 91,458,000,000 92,506,000,000 92,230,000,000 92,986,000,000 85,572,000,000 83,763,000,000 82,437,000,000 82,055,000,000 79,968,000,000 79,353,000,000 80,964,000,000 81,497,000,000 83,015,000,000 83,919,000,000 82,881,000,000 82,890,000,000 81,344,000,000 78,959,000,000 77,997,000,000 78,601,000,000 72,461,000,000 70,852,000,000 71,055,000,000 68,057,000,000 77,572,000,000 76,541,000,000 71,156,000,000 69,399,000,000 68,651,000,000 63,553,000,000 64,010,000,000 62,409,000,000 58,038,000,000 57,223,000,000 57,139,000,000 57,733,000,000 55,636,000,000 55,614,000,000 58,941,000,000 62,949,000,000 
        policy loans
      8,547,000,000 8,589,000,000 8,664,000,000 8,663,000,000 8,545,000,000 8,822,000,000 8,691,000,000 8,800,000,000 8,788,000,000 8,725,000,000 8,788,000,000 8,863,000,000 8,874,000,000 8,783,000,000 8,876,000,000 9,036,000,000 9,111,000,000 9,186,000,000 9,256,000,000 9,334,000,000 9,493,000,000 9,580,000,000 9,639,000,000 9,638,000,000 9,671,000,000 9,705,000,000 9,670,000,000 9,703,000,000 9,702,000,000 9,744,000,000 9,585,000,000 11,072,000,000 11,115,000,000 11,177,000,000 11,240,000,000 11,257,000,000 11,549,000,000 11,575,000,000 11,606,000,000 11,756,000,000 11,785,000,000 11,762,000,000 11,782,000,000 11,722,000,000 11,781,000,000 11,912,000,000 11,932,000,000 
        real estate and real estate joint ventures
      13,440,000,000 13,932,000,000 14,007,000,000 13,481,000,000 13,342,000,000 13,731,000,000 13,517,000,000 12,992,000,000 13,332,000,000 13,133,000,000 13,045,000,000 13,155,000,000 13,137,000,000 12,532,000,000 12,376,000,000 12,379,000,000 12,216,000,000 12,182,000,000 11,901,000,000 12,007,000,000 11,933,000,000 11,643,000,000 11,524,000,000 11,250,000,000 10,246,000,000 10,326,000,000 10,022,000,000 9,977,000,000 9,741,000,000 9,862,000,000 9,486,000,000 9,484,000,000 9,464,000,000 9,186,000,000 9,063,000,000 8,733,000,000 9,923,000,000 10,207,000,000 10,310,000,000 10,393,000,000 10,101,000,000 9,930,000,000 10,053,000,000 9,886,000,000 9,998,000,000 8,477,000,000 8,197,000,000 
        other limited partnership interests
      14,917,000,000 14,741,000,000 14,279,000,000 14,137,000,000 14,378,000,000 14,186,000,000 14,288,000,000 14,301,000,000 14,764,000,000 14,918,000,000 14,722,000,000 14,437,000,000 14,414,000,000 14,387,000,000 14,636,000,000 14,570,000,000 14,625,000,000 13,480,000,000 11,980,000,000 10,961,000,000 9,470,000,000 8,569,000,000 7,794,000,000 8,230,000,000 7,441,000,000 7,054,000,000 6,787,000,000 6,374,000,000 5,985,000,000 5,876,000,000 5,501,000,000 6,874,000,000 6,762,000,000 6,878,000,000 6,982,000,000 7,022,000,000 7,901,000,000 8,099,000,000 8,074,000,000 8,214,000,000 7,964,000,000 7,819,000,000 7,253,000,000 7,197,000,000 7,087,000,000 6,726,000,000 6,538,000,000 
        short-term investments, principally at estimated fair value
      3,601,000,000 5,962,000,000 5,300,000,000 5,543,000,000 5,156,000,000 4,609,000,000 3,804,000,000 4,884,000,000 6,045,000,000 6,497,000,000 6,921,000,000 4,184,000,000 4,935,000,000 5,266,000,000 3,043,000,000 3,146,000,000 7,176,000,000 7,150,000,000 3,759,000,000 4,781,000,000 3,904,000,000 3,832,000,000 5,345,000,000 5,930,000,000 3,536,000,000 2,811,000,000 4,524,000,000 5,231,000,000 3,853,000,000 5,121,000,000 7,217,000,000 7,177,000,000 9,968,000,000 11,655,000,000 9,838,000,000 11,621,000,000 14,957,000,000 14,594,000,000 14,130,000,000 12,240,000,000 12,366,000,000 13,908,000,000 12,664,000,000 12,990,000,000 13,653,000,000 18,526,000,000 15,913,000,000 
        other invested assets
      16,332,000,000 16,932,000,000 16,352,000,000 17,470,000,000 18,504,000,000 19,706,000,000 18,131,000,000 18,097,000,000 18,202,000,000 18,755,000,000 19,656,000,000 19,479,000,000 20,038,000,000 22,299,000,000 19,901,000,000 18,696,000,000 18,655,000,000 18,683,000,000 18,977,000,000 18,677,000,000 20,593,000,000 22,544,000,000 24,731,000,000 27,839,000,000 21,979,000,000 20,036,000,000 18,175,000,000 16,336,000,000 17,017,000,000 17,486,000,000 17,652,000,000                 
        total investments
      472,178,000,000 463,702,000,000 456,691,000,000 450,409,000,000 441,364,000,000 455,283,000,000 436,829,000,000 440,004,000,000 446,137,000,000 435,662,000,000 450,948,000,000 441,302,000,000 433,293,000,000 426,396,000,000 436,025,000,000 470,280,000,000 494,821,000,000 495,679,000,000 491,243,000,000 485,754,000,000 508,519,000,000 506,245,000,000 494,944,000,000 483,111,000,000 471,893,000,000 461,094,000,000 450,866,000,000 439,941,000,000 438,812,000,000 441,843,000,000 445,706,000,000 514,036,000,000 506,878,000,000 548,791,000,000 543,511,000,000 524,727,000,000 501,577,000,000 500,384,000,000 516,751,000,000 507,551,000,000 505,305,000,000 493,247,000,000 484,925,000,000 491,206,000,000 512,472,000,000 516,419,000,000 504,410,000,000 
        cash and cash equivalents, principally at estimated fair value
      22,032,000,000 20,233,000,000 22,178,000,000 21,326,000,000 20,068,000,000 21,765,000,000 20,786,000,000 19,840,000,000 20,639,000,000 14,912,000,000 15,417,000,000 18,456,000,000 20,195,000,000 22,200,000,000 20,548,000,000 23,488,000,000 20,047,000,000 18,956,000,000 25,037,000,000 19,635,000,000 19,795,000,000 24,405,000,000 24,289,000,000 24,094,000,000 19,452,000,000 18,435,000,000 14,506,000,000 12,490,000,000 16,312,000,000 13,927,000,000 13,023,000,000 17,319,000,000 17,411,000,000 15,883,000,000 17,067,000,000 13,290,000,000 10,216,000,000 8,074,000,000 8,127,000,000 8,783,000,000 7,393,000,000 8,573,000,000 11,376,000,000 9,184,000,000 9,983,000,000 16,035,000,000 10,001,000,000 
        accrued investment income
      3,719,000,000 3,791,000,000 3,532,000,000 3,557,000,000 3,489,000,000 3,722,000,000 3,657,000,000 3,636,000,000 3,589,000,000 3,704,000,000 3,505,000,000 3,554,000,000 3,446,000,000 3,355,000,000 3,154,000,000 3,251,000,000 3,185,000,000 3,354,000,000 3,202,000,000 3,363,000,000 3,388,000,000 3,424,000,000 3,388,000,000 3,828,000,000 3,561,000,000 3,535,000,000 3,569,000,000 3,691,000,000 3,512,000,000 3,638,000,000 3,692,000,000 3,970,000,000 3,984,000,000 4,197,000,000 3,884,000,000 4,198,000,000 4,187,000,000 3,990,000,000 4,298,000,000 4,380,000,000 4,234,000,000 4,446,000,000 4,519,000,000 4,357,000,000 4,555,000,000 4,404,000,000 4,793,000,000 
        premiums, reinsurance and other receivables
      49,059,000,000 40,329,000,000 31,503,000,000 31,251,000,000 29,761,000,000 31,443,000,000 31,820,000,000 29,986,000,000 28,971,000,000 19,002,000,000 18,530,000,000 18,692,000,000 17,461,000,000 17,666,000,000 17,769,000,000 17,926,000,000 17,149,000,000 17,816,000,000 18,236,000,000 18,727,000,000 17,870,000,000 20,712,000,000 20,848,000,000 21,224,000,000 20,723,000,000 20,425,000,000 20,615,000,000 19,820,000,000 19,608,000,000 19,368,000,000 18,588,000,000 26,487,000,000 25,916,000,000 26,178,000,000 26,035,000,000 27,843,000,000 25,808,000,000 24,872,000,000 24,190,000,000 23,814,000,000 23,730,000,000 23,031,000,000 23,473,000,000 23,283,000,000 23,052,000,000 23,974,000,000 23,137,000,000 
        market risk benefits, at estimated fair value
      458,000,000 392,000,000 352,000,000 317,000,000 372,000,000 310,000,000 356,000,000 351,000,000 286,000,000 334,000,000 279,000,000 227,000,000                                    
        deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired
      21,107,000,000 21,175,000,000 20,993,000,000 20,162,000,000 19,627,000,000 20,401,000,000 19,568,000,000 19,842,000,000 20,151,000,000 19,737,000,000 19,850,000,000 19,976,000,000 22,983,000,000 21,523,000,000 20,248,000,000 18,409,000,000 16,061,000,000 16,191,000,000 16,527,000,000 17,214,000,000 16,389,000,000 16,179,000,000 16,353,000,000 17,254,000,000 17,382,000,000 17,880,000,000 18,349,000,000 19,160,000,000 19,013,000,000 19,330,000,000 18,399,000,000 25,408,000,000 25,547,000,000 24,748,000,000 24,748,000,000 23,973,000,000 23,996,000,000 24,379,000,000 24,003,000,000 25,503,000,000 25,915,000,000 26,352,000,000 25,639,000,000 24,782,000,000 24,645,000,000 24,505,000,000 27,623,000,000 
        current income tax recoverable
      660,000,000 374,000,000 554,000,000 338,000,000 295,000,000 304,000,000 348,000,000  190,000,000  189,000,000  42,000,000 194,000,000 274,000,000 39,000,000 184,000,000  52,000,000 214,000,000      97,000,000     3,000,000 66,000,000 25,000,000  51,000,000 125,000,000            
        deferred income tax asset
      2,585,000,000 2,719,000,000 2,925,000,000 2,524,000,000 2,994,000,000 2,469,000,000 2,681,000,000 2,751,000,000 2,612,000,000 3,174,000,000 2,377,000,000 2,257,000,000 2,830,000,000 2,700,000,000                                  
        goodwill
      9,613,000,000 9,095,000,000 9,142,000,000 9,036,000,000 8,901,000,000 9,155,000,000 8,950,000,000 9,037,000,000 9,236,000,000 9,109,000,000 9,261,000,000 9,379,000,000 9,297,000,000 9,005,000,000 9,151,000,000 9,510,000,000 9,535,000,000 9,638,000,000 9,768,000,000 9,944,000,000 10,112,000,000 9,360,000,000 9,245,000,000 9,159,000,000 9,278,000,000 9,408,000,000 9,418,000,000 9,440,000,000 9,499,000,000 9,733,000,000 9,556,000,000 9,385,000,000 9,350,000,000 9,592,000,000 9,852,000,000 9,729,000,000 9,546,000,000 9,644,000,000 9,717,000,000 10,216,000,000 10,430,000,000 10,433,000,000 9,509,000,000 9,447,000,000 9,696,000,000 11,823,000,000 12,006,000,000 
        other assets
      11,822,000,000 11,572,000,000 11,425,000,000 11,253,000,000 11,082,000,000 11,315,000,000 11,043,000,000 11,126,000,000 11,139,000,000 10,862,000,000 10,977,000,000 12,006,000,000 11,026,000,000 11,294,000,000 11,895,000,000 11,743,000,000 11,615,000,000 11,614,000,000 11,651,000,000 12,164,000,000 11,685,000,000 10,471,000,000 11,173,000,000 10,617,000,000 10,166,000,000 10,029,000,000 10,100,000,000 8,493,000,000 8,230,000,000 8,387,000,000 8,149,000,000 8,073,000,000 8,055,000,000 7,867,000,000 7,747,000,000 7,496,000,000 7,881,000,000 7,589,000,000 7,980,000,000 8,900,000,000 9,136,000,000 8,387,000,000 7,952,000,000 7,830,000,000 8,062,000,000 7,711,000,000 8,340,000,000 
        separate account assets
      151,933,000,000 146,344,000,000 143,175,000,000 138,143,000,000 139,504,000,000 148,809,000,000 139,707,000,000 141,003,000,000 144,634,000,000 135,624,000,000 145,946,000,000 148,417,000,000 146,038,000,000 135,771,000,000 143,829,000,000 165,056,000,000 179,873,000,000 180,954,000,000 189,947,000,000 196,200,000,000 199,970,000,000 189,696,000,000 187,343,000,000 168,454,000,000 190,357,000,000 191,264,000,000 185,765,000,000 185,416,000,000 191,347,000,000 196,358,000,000 203,399,000,000 320,455,000,000 317,521,000,000 315,648,000,000 309,672,000,000 306,047,000,000 299,249,000,000 319,477,000,000 324,724,000,000 319,480,000,000 324,977,000,000 316,434,000,000 255,250,000,000 245,573,000,000 249,220,000,000 220,317,000,000 191,499,000,000 
        total assets
      745,166,000,000 719,726,000,000 702,470,000,000 688,316,000,000 677,457,000,000 704,976,000,000 675,745,000,000 677,576,000,000 687,584,000,000 652,120,000,000 677,279,000,000 674,266,000,000 666,611,000,000 650,104,000,000 662,893,000,000 724,284,000,000 759,708,000,000 761,664,000,000 773,253,000,000 769,814,000,000 795,146,000,000 780,492,000,000 767,583,000,000 737,741,000,000 742,812,000,000 732,167,000,000 713,188,000,000 698,451,000,000 706,333,000,000 712,584,000,000 720,515,000,000 925,199,000,000 914,687,000,000 952,904,000,000 942,567,000,000 917,428,000,000 882,460,000,000 898,409,000,000 919,790,000,000 908,627,000,000 911,120,000,000 890,903,000,000 822,643,000,000 815,662,000,000 841,685,000,000 825,188,000,000 785,230,000,000 
        liabilities, mezzanine equity and equity
                                                     
        liabilities
                                                     
        future policy benefits
      208,855,000,000 199,169,000,000 198,965,000,000 197,667,000,000 193,646,000,000 201,340,000,000 190,993,000,000 191,013,000,000 196,406,000,000 181,755,000,000 190,474,000,000 191,741,000,000 204,228,000,000 199,671,000,000 193,474,000,000 195,789,000,000 199,721,000,000 197,086,000,000 199,376,000,000 197,755,000,000 206,656,000,000 203,929,000,000 196,522,000,000 193,106,000,000 193,310,000,000 191,139,000,000 187,508,000,000 185,476,000,000 184,461,000,000 180,348,000,000 176,005,000,000 205,836,000,000 203,226,000,000 208,561,000,000 204,461,000,000 196,967,000,000 190,754,000,000 188,928,000,000 191,217,000,000 189,282,000,000 189,675,000,000 189,970,000,000 186,528,000,000 184,697,000,000 190,054,000,000 188,509,000,000 182,736,000,000 
        policyholder account balances
      236,857,000,000 235,312,000,000 232,433,000,000 225,623,000,000 221,445,000,000 224,609,000,000 219,543,000,000 219,168,000,000 219,269,000,000 213,933,000,000 214,413,000,000 212,569,000,000 203,082,000,000 198,251,000,000 200,580,000,000 206,762,000,000 203,473,000,000 203,973,000,000 204,948,000,000 205,186,000,000 205,176,000,000 201,072,000,000 198,147,000,000 193,875,000,000 189,060,000,000 190,033,000,000 187,333,000,000 184,094,000,000 182,493,000,000 184,289,000,000 182,513,000,000 216,257,000,000 214,757,000,000 216,192,000,000 213,526,000,000 207,593,000,000 202,291,000,000 204,262,000,000 206,591,000,000 215,226,000,000 213,799,000,000 209,498,000,000 214,512,000,000 215,195,000,000 224,044,000,000 225,909,000,000 217,764,000,000 
        other policy-related balances
      20,070,000,000 20,361,000,000 19,899,000,000 19,523,000,000 18,899,000,000 19,932,000,000 19,379,000,000 20,219,000,000 19,736,000,000 19,665,000,000 19,642,000,000 19,598,000,000 19,651,000,000 19,491,000,000 19,284,000,000 19,553,000,000 17,751,000,000 17,735,000,000 17,527,000,000 18,045,000,000 17,101,000,000 16,883,000,000 16,870,000,000 16,755,000,000 16,960,000,000 16,815,000,000 16,967,000,000 16,207,000,000 15,908,000,000 16,023,000,000 15,026,000,000 14,708,000,000 14,713,000,000 14,857,000,000 14,447,000,000 14,435,000,000 14,521,000,000 14,393,000,000 14,586,000,000 15,026,000,000 15,361,000,000 15,369,000,000 15,530,000,000 15,279,000,000 15,472,000,000 15,664,000,000 15,451,000,000 
        policyholder dividends payable
      356,000,000 369,000,000 367,000,000 356,000,000 385,000,000 381,000,000 365,000,000 357,000,000 386,000,000 381,000,000 366,000,000 356,000,000 387,000,000 429,000,000 457,000,000 450,000,000 478,000,000 525,000,000 572,000,000 562,000,000 587,000,000 595,000,000 670,000,000 654,000,000 692,000,000 689,000,000 671,000,000 709,000,000 695,000,000 672,000,000 730,000,000 722,000,000 699,000,000 763,000,000 734,000,000 706,000,000 716,000,000 699,000,000 677,000,000 710,000,000 682,000,000 656,000,000 769,000,000 750,000,000 713,000,000 786,000,000 871,000,000 
        payables for collateral under securities loaned and other transactions
      17,115,000,000 17,139,000,000 17,147,000,000 17,440,000,000 17,128,000,000 17,132,000,000 17,719,000,000 17,470,000,000 17,524,000,000 17,797,000,000 18,806,000,000 19,863,000,000 20,937,000,000 24,890,000,000 23,819,000,000 30,481,000,000 31,920,000,000 31,382,000,000 30,620,000,000 28,694,000,000 29,475,000,000 34,772,000,000 34,133,000,000 35,530,000,000 28,443,000,000 25,354,000,000 25,084,000,000 26,075,000,000 27,030,000,000 26,151,000,000 27,132,000,000 33,725,000,000 32,899,000,000 44,422,000,000 45,790,000,000 41,165,000,000 37,991,000,000 35,532,000,000 37,312,000,000 33,776,000,000 33,187,000,000 32,469,000,000 31,866,000,000 33,247,000,000 34,215,000,000 40,302,000,000 34,933,000,000 
        short-term debt
      355,000,000 378,000,000 379,000,000 381,000,000 465,000,000 404,000,000 390,000,000 127,000,000 119,000,000 161,000,000 200,000,000 168,000,000 175,000,000 183,000,000 196,000,000 323,000,000 341,000,000 346,000,000 393,000,000 302,000,000 393,000,000 351,000,000 303,000,000 298,000,000 142,000,000 158,000,000 289,000,000 290,000,000 479,000,000 526,000,000 214,000,000 235,000,000 260,000,000 201,000,000 103,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 101,000,000 451,000,000 
        long-term debt
      14,467,000,000 15,300,000,000 15,374,000,000 14,695,000,000 15,086,000,000 15,278,000,000 14,809,000,000 15,972,000,000 15,548,000,000 15,475,000,000 14,539,000,000 14,622,000,000 14,647,000,000 14,520,000,000 13,677,000,000 13,848,000,000 13,933,000,000 14,010,000,000 14,518,000,000 14,509,000,000 14,603,000,000 14,539,000,000 14,513,000,000 14,510,000,000 13,443,000,000 13,346,000,000 12,850,000,000 13,408,000,000 14,536,000,000 15,707,000,000 16,688,000,000 19,508,000,000 16,511,000,000 16,553,000,000 16,586,000,000 17,915,000,000 16,755,000,000 16,770,000,000 17,714,000,000 16,389,000,000 16,783,000,000 16,793,000,000 18,252,000,000 18,577,000,000 18,721,000,000 18,879,000,000 24,753,000,000 
        collateral financing arrangement
      352,000,000 398,000,000 438,000,000 463,000,000 476,000,000 529,000,000 555,000,000 590,000,000 637,000,000 651,000,000 675,000,000 704,000,000 716,000,000 729,000,000 741,000,000 754,000,000 766,000,000 806,000,000 818,000,000 833,000,000 845,000,000 924,000,000 968,000,000 981,000,000 1,013,000,000 1,026,000,000 1,048,000,000 1,073,000,000 1,085,000,000 1,108,000,000 1,220,000,000                 
        subordinated debt securities
      4,155,000,000 4,154,000,000 4,153,000,000 4,153,000,000                                            
        notes issued by collateralized financing entities
      1,206,000,000                                               
        deferred income tax liability
      536,000,000 574,000,000 430,000,000 430,000,000 132,000,000 956,000,000 216,000,000 835,000,000 927,000,000 128,000,000 752,000,000 1,111,000,000 325,000,000 172,000,000 1,301,000,000 5,690,000,000 9,693,000,000 9,850,000,000 9,748,000,000 8,570,000,000 11,008,000,000 10,839,000,000 11,334,000,000 10,009,000,000 10,153,000,000 8,766,000,000 7,075,000,000 4,924,000,000 5,377,000,000 6,304,000,000 8,554,000,000 10,383,000,000 9,550,000,000 14,359,000,000 14,966,000,000 13,776,000,000 11,363,000,000 10,762,000,000 13,305,000,000 11,357,000,000 10,453,000,000 8,906,000,000 5,955,000,000 6,602,000,000 8,699,000,000 8,603,000,000 7,214,000,000 
        other liabilities
      57,582,000,000 48,452,000,000 39,074,000,000 38,843,000,000 36,843,000,000 38,162,000,000 38,748,000,000 36,158,000,000 35,805,000,000 34,698,000,000 34,555,000,000 25,112,000,000 25,980,000,000 27,509,000,000 25,011,000,000 23,888,000,000 22,538,000,000 23,697,000,000 23,250,000,000 24,457,000,000 23,614,000,000 26,589,000,000 23,963,000,000 27,570,000,000 25,070,000,000 24,548,000,000 25,091,000,000 25,202,000,000 24,930,000,000 24,013,000,000 26,745,000,000 27,060,000,000 27,232,000,000 32,127,000,000 32,285,000,000 32,878,000,000 27,977,000,000 27,741,000,000 28,040,000,000 25,373,000,000 25,214,000,000 24,178,000,000 22,902,000,000 25,331,000,000 24,260,000,000 25,395,000,000 23,121,000,000 
        separate account liabilities
      151,933,000,000 146,344,000,000 143,175,000,000 138,143,000,000 139,504,000,000 148,809,000,000 139,707,000,000 141,003,000,000 144,634,000,000 135,624,000,000 145,946,000,000 148,417,000,000 146,038,000,000 135,771,000,000 143,829,000,000 165,056,000,000 179,873,000,000 180,954,000,000 189,947,000,000 196,200,000,000 199,970,000,000 189,696,000,000 187,343,000,000 168,454,000,000 190,357,000,000 191,264,000,000 185,765,000,000 185,416,000,000 191,347,000,000 196,358,000,000 203,399,000,000 320,455,000,000 317,521,000,000 315,648,000,000 309,672,000,000 306,047,000,000 299,249,000,000 319,477,000,000 324,724,000,000 319,480,000,000 324,977,000,000 316,434,000,000 255,250,000,000 245,573,000,000 249,220,000,000 220,317,000,000 191,499,000,000 
        total liabilities
      716,245,000,000 690,535,000,000 674,543,000,000 660,561,000,000 649,754,000,000 673,812,000,000 648,205,000,000 648,780,000,000 657,331,000,000 626,225,000,000 646,787,000,000 641,843,000,000 639,324,000,000 624,774,000,000 625,526,000,000 670,047,000,000 691,959,000,000 692,331,000,000 703,830,000,000 703,677,000,000 720,329,000,000 706,923,000,000 691,643,000,000 667,278,000,000 674,193,000,000 668,121,000,000 654,450,000,000 646,642,000,000 652,501,000,000 656,076,000,000 663,571,000,000 855,530,000,000 846,579,000,000 874,438,000,000 863,194,000,000 841,463,000,000 811,393,000,000 828,420,000,000 845,381,000,000 837,226,000,000 840,838,000,000 824,464,000,000 761,265,000,000 755,124,000,000 776,717,000,000 762,364,000,000 724,355,000,000 
        contingencies, commitments and guarantees
                                                     
        mezzanine equity
                                                     
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
      241,000,000                                       102,000,000 108,000,000 107,000,000      
        equity
                                                     
        metlife, inc.’s stockholders’ equity:
                                                     
        preferred stock, par value 0.01 per share...
                                            1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000   
        common stock, par value 0.01 per share...
      12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      32,858,000,000 32,855,000,000 33,822,000,000 33,820,000,000 33,791,000,000 33,766,000,000 33,740,000,000 33,718,000,000 33,690,000,000 33,666,000,000 33,630,000,000 33,617,000,000 33,616,000,000 33,589,000,000 33,548,000,000 33,531,000,000 33,511,000,000 33,457,000,000 33,440,000,000 33,910,000,000 33,812,000,000 33,744,000,000 33,728,000,000 33,711,000,000 32,639,000,000 32,602,000,000 32,535,000,000 32,475,000,000 32,454,000,000 31,653,000,000 31,066,000,000 31,021,000,000 30,990,000,000 30,797,000,000 30,783,000,000 30,769,000,000 30,726,000,000 30,718,000,000 30,632,000,000 29,488,000,000 29,438,000,000 29,384,000,000 29,221,000,000 28,137,000,000 28,072,000,000 26,927,000,000 26,744,000,000 
        retained earnings
      44,290,000,000 43,887,000,000 43,447,000,000 43,131,000,000 42,626,000,000 41,765,000,000 40,873,000,000 40,350,000,000 40,146,000,000 39,958,000,000 39,928,000,000 39,957,000,000 41,953,000,000 41,032,000,000 41,101,000,000 41,406,000,000 41,197,000,000 40,426,000,000 39,318,000,000 36,373,000,000 36,491,000,000 36,782,000,000 36,568,000,000 36,919,000,000 32,948,000,000 31,209,000,000 29,944,000,000 27,331,000,000 26,870,000,000 26,453,000,000 24,410,000,000 35,270,000,000 34,863,000,000 37,054,000,000 36,924,000,000 37,301,000,000 35,153,000,000 34,376,000,000 33,754,000,000 30,928,000,000 29,259,000,000 28,319,000,000 26,766,000,000 25,824,000,000 25,958,000,000 26,904,000,000 26,951,000,000 
        treasury stock
      -30,678,000,000 -30,244,000,000 -29,737,000,000 -29,222,000,000 -27,798,000,000 -27,418,000,000 -26,637,000,000 -25,774,000,000 -24,591,000,000 -23,724,000,000 -22,923,000,000 -22,245,000,000 -21,458,000,000 -20,862,000,000 -20,188,000,000 -19,072,000,000 -18,157,000,000 -16,956,000,000 -15,941,000,000 -14,828,000,000 -13,829,000,000 -13,258,000,000 -13,178,000,000 -13,178,000,000 -12,428,000,000 -11,643,000,000 -10,893,000,000 -9,193,000,000 -8,557,000,000 -7,442,000,000 -5,779,000,000 -5,284,000,000 -4,332,000,000 -3,172,000,000 -3,172,000,000 -3,172,000,000 -2,279,000,000 -2,172,000,000 -2,158,000,000 -615,000,000 -176,000,000 -172,000,000 -172,000,000 -172,000,000 -172,000,000 -172,000,000 -172,000,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      -18,084,000,000 -17,566,000,000 -19,859,000,000 -20,248,000,000 -21,186,000,000 -17,240,000,000 -20,736,000,000 -19,771,000,000 -19,242,000,000 -24,254,000,000 -20,386,000,000 -19,147,000,000 -27,083,000,000 -28,695,000,000 -17,372,000,000 -1,912,000,000 10,919,000,000 12,111,000,000 12,309,000,000 10,397,000,000 18,072,000,000 16,036,000,000 18,563,000,000 12,757,000,000 15,197,000,000 11,631,000,000 6,911,000,000 1,000,000,000 2,854,000,000 5,634,000,000 7,005,000,000 8,436,000,000 6,396,000,000 13,595,000,000 14,632,000,000 10,865,000,000 6,891,000,000 6,443,000,000 11,529,000,000 10,992,000,000 11,058,000,000 8,215,000,000 5,100,000,000 6,202,000,000 10,580,000,000 8,735,000,000 6,813,000,000 
        total metlife, inc.’s stockholders’ equity
      28,398,000,000 28,944,000,000 27,685,000,000 27,493,000,000 27,445,000,000 30,885,000,000 27,252,000,000 28,535,000,000 30,015,000,000 25,658,000,000 30,261,000,000 32,194,000,000 27,040,000,000 25,076,000,000 37,101,000,000 53,965,000,000 67,482,000,000 69,050,000,000 69,138,000,000 65,864,000,000 74,558,000,000 73,316,000,000 75,693,000,000 70,221,000,000 68,368,000,000 63,811,000,000 58,509,000,000 51,625,000,000 53,633,000,000 56,310,000,000 56,714,000,000 69,455,000,000 67,929,000,000 78,286,000,000 79,179,000,000 75,775,000,000 70,503,000,000 69,377,000,000 73,770,000,000 70,805,000,000 69,591,000,000 65,758,000,000 60,927,000,000 60,003,000,000 64,450,000,000 62,406,000,000 60,348,000,000 
        noncontrolling interests
      282,000,000 247,000,000 242,000,000 262,000,000 258,000,000 279,000,000 288,000,000 261,000,000 238,000,000 237,000,000 231,000,000 229,000,000 247,000,000 254,000,000 266,000,000 272,000,000 267,000,000 283,000,000 285,000,000 273,000,000 259,000,000 253,000,000 247,000,000 242,000,000 251,000,000 235,000,000 229,000,000 184,000,000 199,000,000 198,000,000 230,000,000 214,000,000 179,000,000 180,000,000 194,000,000 190,000,000 485,000,000 520,000,000 544,000,000 494,000,000 583,000,000 574,000,000 341,000,000 405,000,000 422,000,000 323,000,000 397,000,000 
        total equity
      28,680,000,000 29,191,000,000 27,927,000,000 27,755,000,000 27,703,000,000 31,164,000,000 27,540,000,000 28,796,000,000 30,253,000,000 25,895,000,000 30,492,000,000 32,423,000,000 27,287,000,000 25,330,000,000 37,367,000,000 54,237,000,000 67,749,000,000 69,333,000,000 69,423,000,000 66,137,000,000 74,817,000,000 73,569,000,000 75,940,000,000 70,463,000,000 68,619,000,000 64,046,000,000 58,738,000,000 51,809,000,000 53,832,000,000 56,508,000,000 56,944,000,000 69,669,000,000 68,108,000,000 78,466,000,000 79,373,000,000 75,965,000,000 70,988,000,000 69,897,000,000 74,314,000,000 71,299,000,000 70,174,000,000 66,332,000,000 61,268,000,000 60,408,000,000 64,872,000,000 62,729,000,000 60,745,000,000 
        total liabilities, mezzanine equity and equity
      745,166,000,000                                               
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit loss of 248 and 160, respectively); and amortized cost: 324,833 and 307,421, respectively
       304,645,000,000                                              
        liabilities and equity
                                                     
        total liabilities and equity
       719,726,000,000 702,470,000,000 688,316,000,000 677,457,000,000 704,976,000,000 675,745,000,000 677,576,000,000 687,584,000,000 652,120,000,000 677,279,000,000 674,266,000,000 666,611,000,000 650,104,000,000 662,893,000,000 724,284,000,000 759,708,000,000 761,664,000,000 773,253,000,000 769,814,000,000 795,146,000,000 780,492,000,000 767,583,000,000 737,741,000,000 742,812,000,000 732,167,000,000 713,188,000,000 698,451,000,000 706,333,000,000 712,584,000,000 720,515,000,000 925,199,000,000 914,687,000,000 952,904,000,000 942,567,000,000 917,428,000,000 882,460,000,000 898,409,000,000 919,790,000,000 908,627,000,000 911,120,000,000 890,903,000,000 822,643,000,000 815,662,000,000 841,685,000,000 825,188,000,000 785,230,000,000 
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit loss of 151 and 160, respectively); and amortized cost: 321,735 and 307,421, respectively
        298,737,000,000                                             
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit loss of 137 and 160, respectively); and amortized cost: 315,474 and 307,421, respectively
         291,735,000,000                                            
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit loss of 160 and 184, respectively); and amortized cost: 307,421 and 300,555, respectively
          281,043,000,000                                           
        junior subordinated debt securities
          3,164,000,000 3,163,000,000 3,163,000,000 3,162,000,000 3,161,000,000 3,160,000,000 3,160,000,000 3,159,000,000 3,158,000,000 3,158,000,000 3,157,000,000 3,156,000,000 3,156,000,000 3,155,000,000 3,154,000,000 3,153,000,000 3,153,000,000 3,152,000,000 3,151,000,000 3,151,000,000 3,149,000,000 3,149,000,000 3,148,000,000 3,146,000,000 3,146,000,000 3,145,000,000 3,144,000,000 3,169,000,000 3,169,000,000 3,168,000,000 3,168,000,000 3,168,000,000 3,194,000,000 3,193,000,000 3,193,000,000 3,193,000,000 3,193,000,000 3,193,000,000 3,193,000,000 3,193,000,000 3,193,000,000 3,192,000,000 3,192,000,000 
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit loss of 162 and 184, respectively); and amortized cost: 309,406 and 300,555, respectively
           293,779,000,000                                          
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit loss of 121 and 184, respectively); and amortized cost: 303,191 and 300,555, respectively
            277,736,000,000                                         
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit loss of 113 and 184, respectively); and amortized cost: 300,623 and 300,555, respectively
             278,409,000,000                                        
        current income tax payable
             10,000,000  59,000,000  554,000,000      103,000,000   129,000,000 638,000,000 928,000,000 708,000,000 31,000,000  505,000,000 166,000,000 222,000,000 155,000,000    151,000,000   21,000,000 71,000,000 243,000,000 293,000,000 232,000,000 239,000,000 199,000,000 111,000,000 231,000,000 310,000,000 385,000,000 
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit loss of 184 and 183, respectively); and amortized cost: 300,555 and 306,025, respectively
              281,412,000,000                                       
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit loss of 182 and 183, respectively); and amortized cost: 306,181 and 306,025, respectively
               270,982,000,000                                      
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit loss of 197 and 183, respectively); and amortized cost: 307,045 and 306,025, respectively
                283,857,000,000                                     
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit loss of 193 and 183, respectively); and amortized cost: 304,962 and 306,025, respectively
                 283,854,000,000                                    
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value (net of allowance for credit loss of 183 and 91, respectively); and amortized cost: 306,025 and 310,884, respectively
                  276,780,000,000                                   
        assets held-for-sale
                     4,582,000,000 7,238,000,000 7,462,000,000 7,590,000,000 6,599,000,000 7,418,000,000                           
        policyholder dividend obligation
                      1,682,000,000 1,952,000,000 2,115,000,000 1,546,000,000 2,969,000,000 2,944,000,000 2,798,000,000 1,677,000,000 2,370,000,000 1,834,000,000 1,116,000,000 456,000,000 792,000,000 1,277,000,000 2,201,000,000 2,237,000,000 1,983,000,000 3,352,000,000 3,343,000,000 2,586,000,000 2,309,000,000 2,328,000,000 3,483,000,000 2,825,000,000 2,986,000,000 2,463,000,000 2,013,000,000 2,273,000,000 3,599,000,000 3,369,000,000 2,782,000,000 
        liabilities held-for-sale
                     4,297,000,000 6,634,000,000 6,757,000,000 6,844,000,000 3,865,000,000 4,650,000,000                           
        fixed maturity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value
                   270,765,000,000 284,178,000,000 320,079,000,000 340,274,000,000 341,038,000,000 340,695,000,000 332,941,000,000 354,809,000,000 353,809,000,000 340,005,000,000 326,685,000,000 326,049,000,000 318,689,000,000 308,410,000,000 304,840,000,000 306,331,000,000 304,711,000,000 308,894,000,000 364,084,000,000 355,528,000,000 390,442,000,000 387,508,000,000 371,981,000,000 351,578,000,000 351,353,000,000 366,275,000,000 368,070,000,000 367,056,000,000 355,069,000,000 348,787,000,000 356,514,000,000 374,294,000,000 366,339,000,000 353,927,000,000 
        equity securities available-for-sale, at estimated fair value
                                    2,776,000,000 3,415,000,000 3,377,000,000 3,289,000,000 3,333,000,000 3,374,000,000 3,399,000,000 3,677,000,000 3,713,000,000 3,689,000,000 3,863,000,000 3,693,000,000 3,241,000,000 3,231,000,000 3,188,000,000 2,882,000,000 3,118,000,000 
        fair value option securities, at estimated fair value
                                    16,538,000,000 14,762,000,000 14,399,000,000               
        assets of disposed subsidiary
                                                     
        liabilities of disposed subsidiary
                                                     
        other invested assets, principally at estimated fair value
                                     19,596,000,000 19,724,000,000 30,278,000,000 31,834,000,000 27,095,000,000 23,356,000,000 20,409,000,000 23,763,000,000 17,905,000,000 17,116,000,000 16,433,000,000 16,766,000,000 17,920,000,000 20,269,000,000 24,288,000,000 23,138,000,000 
        collateral financing arrangements
                                     1,235,000,000 4,059,000,000 4,084,000,000 4,113,000,000 4,127,000,000 4,152,000,000 4,164,000,000 4,196,000,000 4,196,000,000 4,196,000,000 4,196,000,000 4,196,000,000 4,196,000,000 4,196,000,000 4,196,000,000 5,297,000,000 
        fair value option and trading securities, at estimated fair value
                                       14,730,000,000 14,314,000,000 14,993,000,000 15,361,000,000 16,460,000,000 16,471,000,000 17,246,000,000 17,831,000,000 17,494,000,000 16,646,000,000 16,110,000,000 16,588,000,000   
        redeemable noncontrolling interests in partially-owned consolidated subsidiaries
                                          79,000,000 92,000,000 95,000,000    110,000,000 130,000,000 96,000,000   
        mortgage loans:
                                                     
        held-for-investment, principally at amortized cost
                                                57,508,000,000 55,636,000,000 55,343,000,000 57,201,000,000 59,209,000,000 
        held-for-sale, principally at estimated fair value
                                                225,000,000  271,000,000 1,740,000,000 3,740,000,000 
        bank deposits
                                                   6,832,000,000 10,685,000,000 
        trading and other securities, at estimated fair value
                                                   18,328,000,000 18,698,000,000 
        redeemable noncontrolling interests in partially owned consolidated subsidiaries
                                                   95,000,000 130,000,000 
        2,100 aggregate liquidation preference
                                                   1,000,000  
        assets of subsidiaries held-for-sale
                                                    3,421,000,000 
        liabilities of subsidiaries held-for-sale
                                                    3,221,000,000 
        preferred stock, 84,000,000 shares issued and outstanding; 2,100 aggregate liquidation preference
                                                    1,000,000 
        convertible preferred stock, 0 and 6,857,000 shares issued and outstanding at september 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010, respectively
                                                     
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 
                                                     
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                     
          net income
                                                     
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                     
          depreciation and amortization expenses
                                                     
          amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts associated with investments
                                                     
          losses on investments and from sales of businesses
                                                     
          losses on derivatives
                                                     
          loss from equity method investments, net of dividends or distributions
                                                     
          interest credited to policyholder account balances
                                                     
          universal life and investment-type product policy fees
                                                     
          change in contractholder-directed equity securities and fair value option securities
                                                     
          change in accrued investment income
                                                     
          change in premiums, reinsurance and other receivables
                                                     
          change in market risk benefits
                                                     
          change in deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired
                                                     
          change in income tax
                                                     
          change in other assets
                                                     
          change in insurance-related liabilities and policy-related balances
                                                     
          change in other liabilities
                                                     
          other
        530,000,000 -13,000,000 -23,000,000 -51,000,000 812,000,000 -57,000,000 -113,000,000 -14,000,000 322,000,000 -18,000,000 -10,000,000 -97,000,000 274,000,000 5,000,000 -115,000,000 81,000,000 180,000,000 -36,000,000 -23,000,000 17,000,000 215,000,000 -29,000,000 240,000,000 -75,000,000 -37,000,000 -37,000,000 -55,000,000 12,000,000 -74,000,000 86,000,000 -62,000,000 -96,000,000 -98,000,000 -139,000,000 -222,000,000 -23,000,000 -41,000,000 -64,000,000 -86,000,000 -21,000,000 -44,000,000 -66,000,000 -40,000,000 -18,000,000 40,000,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        7,076,000,000 3,567,000,000 2,187,000,000 4,262,000,000 4,611,000,000 4,169,000,000 3,490,000,000 2,328,000,000 5,182,000,000 3,475,000,000 3,038,000,000 2,026,000,000 2,534,000,000 4,278,000,000 4,438,000,000 1,954,000,000 5,340,000,000 3,506,000,000 2,254,000,000 1,496,000,000 5,153,000,000 3,793,000,000 846,000,000 1,847,000,000 4,146,000,000 2,387,000,000 2,072,000,000 3,533,000,000 5,608,000,000 1,296,000,000 4,734,000,000 3,401,000,000 2,098,000,000 2,928,000,000 4,291,000,000 1,964,000,000 2,639,000,000 4,202,000,000 2,686,000,000 4,029,000,000 4,437,000,000 2,484,000,000 2,670,000,000 4,581,000,000 2,733,000,000 
          capital expenditures
          free cash flows
        7,076,000,000 3,567,000,000 2,187,000,000 4,262,000,000 4,611,000,000 4,169,000,000 3,490,000,000 2,328,000,000 5,182,000,000 3,475,000,000 3,038,000,000 2,026,000,000 2,534,000,000 4,278,000,000 4,438,000,000 1,954,000,000 5,340,000,000 3,506,000,000 2,254,000,000 1,496,000,000 5,153,000,000 3,793,000,000 846,000,000 1,847,000,000 4,146,000,000 2,387,000,000 2,072,000,000 3,533,000,000 5,608,000,000 1,296,000,000 4,734,000,000 3,401,000,000 2,098,000,000 2,928,000,000 4,291,000,000 1,964,000,000 2,639,000,000 4,202,000,000 2,686,000,000 4,029,000,000 4,437,000,000 2,484,000,000 2,670,000,000 4,581,000,000 2,733,000,000 
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                     
          sales, maturities and repayments of:
                                                     
          fixed maturity securities available-for-sale
        16,543,000,000 15,425,000,000 13,441,000,000 14,062,000,000 14,295,000,000 14,515,000,000 15,371,000,000 11,469,000,000 13,304,000,000 13,097,000,000 13,678,000,000 18,737,000,000 22,557,000,000 18,365,000,000 28,278,000,000 19,737,000,000 25,061,000,000 19,579,000,000 19,223,000,000 24,976,000,000 21,107,000,000 16,838,000,000 20,656,000,000 19,378,000,000 14,969,000,000 20,449,000,000 21,606,000,000                   
          equity securities
        44,000,000 42,000,000 45,000,000 9,000,000 69,000,000 45,000,000 7,000,000 37,000,000 11,000,000 80,000,000 866,000,000 61,000,000 252,000,000 148,000,000 89,000,000 384,000,000 232,000,000 141,000,000 179,000,000 156,000,000 105,000,000 137,000,000 100,000,000 25,000,000 37,000,000 34,000,000 149,000,000 43,000,000 93,000,000 187,000,000 452,000,000 264,000,000 188,000,000 126,000,000 262,000,000 631,000,000 294,000,000 126,000,000 58,000,000 135,000,000 248,000,000 72,000,000 118,000,000 200,000,000 249,000,000 
          mortgage loans
        5,398,000,000 2,827,000,000 3,187,000,000 3,234,000,000 3,160,000,000 2,426,000,000 2,560,000,000 2,217,000,000 1,934,000,000 2,224,000,000 3,002,000,000 1,345,000,000 1,796,000,000 2,298,000,000 3,281,000,000 3,404,000,000 6,491,000,000 4,066,000,000 4,963,000,000 3,663,000,000 3,452,000,000 2,791,000,000 2,236,000,000 2,821,000,000 2,870,000,000 3,296,000,000 1,769,000,000 2,537,000,000 2,265,000,000 2,076,000,000 2,367,000,000 2,578,000,000 1,776,000,000 3,767,000,000 3,894,000,000 2,857,000,000 3,281,000,000 3,775,000,000 2,719,000,000 4,360,000,000 3,584,000,000 2,973,000,000 2,967,000,000 2,523,000,000 2,510,000,000 
          real estate and real estate joint ventures
        259,000,000 174,000,000 24,000,000 48,000,000 191,000,000 264,000,000 155,000,000 143,000,000 20,000,000 47,000,000 50,000,000 26,000,000 630,000,000 28,000,000 355,000,000 83,000,000 125,000,000 424,000,000 630,000,000 106,000,000 10,000,000 7,000,000 13,000,000 90,000,000 414,000,000 35,000,000 103,000,000 139,000,000 294,000,000 128,000,000 199,000,000 451,000,000 39,000,000 152,000,000 115,000,000 56,000,000 1,141,000,000 223,000,000 280,000,000 147,000,000 125,000,000 260,000,000 52,000,000 185,000,000 86,000,000 
          other limited partnership interests
        356,000,000 165,000,000 203,000,000 301,000,000 241,000,000 216,000,000 224,000,000 402,000,000 217,000,000 157,000,000 247,000,000 294,000,000 309,000,000 79,000,000 326,000,000 901,000,000 265,000,000 180,000,000 158,000,000 174,000,000 292,000,000 145,000,000 14,000,000 146,000,000 146,000,000 152,000,000 250,000,000 177,000,000 198,000,000 139,000,000 193,000,000 228,000,000 461,000,000 575,000,000 155,000,000 295,000,000 277,000,000 303,000,000 279,000,000 172,000,000 163,000,000 220,000,000 36,000,000 285,000,000 225,000,000 
          short-term investments
        5,122,000,000 4,139,000,000 3,296,000,000 4,143,000,000 2,098,000,000 2,102,000,000 3,888,000,000 3,753,000,000 2,437,000,000 4,418,000,000 2,814,000,000 3,448,000,000                                  
          purchases and originations of:
                                                     
          cash received in connection with freestanding derivatives
        367,000,000 723,000,000 635,000,000 803,000,000 563,000,000 691,000,000 531,000,000 503,000,000 1,185,000,000 514,000,000 246,000,000 1,200,000,000 1,349,000,000 662,000,000 1,421,000,000 1,092,000,000 879,000,000 805,000,000 411,000,000 1,358,000,000 -276,000,000 -133,000,000 269,000,000 4,987,000,000 1,253,000,000 703,000,000 1,021,000,000 754,000,000 402,000,000 1,974,000,000 945,000,000 1,430,000,000 2,515,000,000 780,000,000 1,141,000,000 1,337,000,000 852,000,000 577,000,000 947,000,000 274,000,000 308,000,000 395,000,000 556,000,000 447,000,000 330,000,000 
          cash paid in connection with freestanding derivatives
        -1,333,000,000 -1,205,000,000 -946,000,000 -1,013,000,000 -1,198,000,000 -522,000,000 -1,209,000,000 -1,052,000,000 -1,446,000,000 -1,474,000,000 -1,196,000,000 -1,546,000,000 -1,725,000,000 -1,550,000,000 -2,604,000,000 -1,914,000,000 -1,196,000,000 -1,192,000,000 -814,000,000 -4,788,000,000 -1,347,000,000 -883,000,000 -577,000,000 -1,440,000,000 -832,000,000 -1,231,000,000 -1,231,000,000 -1,107,000,000 -446,000,000 -2,192,000,000 -1,706,000,000 -2,326,000,000 -3,372,000,000 -1,608,000,000 -1,536,000,000 -1,173,000,000 -287,000,000 -1,106,000,000 -1,494,000,000 -527,000,000 -958,000,000 -1,045,000,000 -1,293,000,000 -1,872,000,000 -2,428,000,000 
          purchases of businesses
                                                     
          purchases of investments in operating joint ventures
        -20,000,000            -240,000,000                             
          net change in policy loans
        7,000,000 44,000,000 57,000,000 -87,000,000 165,000,000 -42,000,000 63,000,000 -80,000,000 -8,000,000 26,000,000 20,000,000 -4,000,000 16,000,000 9,000,000 44,000,000 35,000,000 49,000,000 42,000,000 52,000,000 85,000,000 144,000,000 94,000,000 -8,000,000 20,000,000 10,000,000 -20,000,000 16,000,000 -20,000,000 -17,000,000 -25,000,000 -22,000,000 26,000,000 -20,000,000 94,000,000 22,000,000 85,000,000 15,000,000 2,000,000 -7,000,000 -14,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 18,000,000 -59,000,000 -52,000,000 
          net change in other invested assets
        -92,000,000 -103,000,000 100,000,000 457,000,000 -978,000,000 49,000,000 -226,000,000 -280,000,000 -2,000,000 56,000,000 -890,000,000 -243,000,000 38,000,000 -87,000,000 -514,000,000 -223,000,000 32,000,000 -307,000,000 63,000,000 -23,000,000 -121,000,000 -120,000,000 66,000,000 -1,000,000 -306,000,000 118,000,000 -53,000,000 10,000,000 118,000,000 46,000,000 22,000,000 -163,000,000 -43,000,000 -191,000,000 -119,000,000 252,000,000 -93,000,000 -90,000,000 -167,000,000 -31,000,000 -335,000,000 115,000,000 53,000,000 52,000,000 -226,000,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        -4,286,000,000 -5,018,000,000 -2,981,000,000 -3,322,000,000 -5,364,000,000 -2,162,000,000 -1,340,000,000 -2,627,000,000 576,000,000 -2,972,000,000 -6,346,000,000 -1,504,000,000 -197,000,000 -4,112,000,000 2,115,000,000 -426,000,000 -2,862,000,000 -8,280,000,000 1,009,000,000 -1,054,000,000 -2,162,000,000 -6,679,000,000 -1,391,000,000 -8,337,000,000 -5,351,000,000 557,000,000 -5,699,000,000 -6,228,000,000 -4,279,000,000 -485,000,000 -10,009,000,000 -2,873,000,000 -4,276,000,000 -4,678,000,000 -4,169,000,000 -5,739,000,000 -147,000,000 140,000,000 -6,900,000,000 -4,969,000,000 -8,864,000,000 2,164,000,000 1,278,000,000 1,866,000,000 -9,719,000,000 
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                     
          policyholder account balances - deposits
        25,419,000,000 27,181,000,000 27,064,000,000 28,692,000,000 23,008,000,000 24,858,000,000 25,567,000,000 24,444,000,000 21,260,000,000 22,458,000,000                                    
          policyholder account balances - withdrawals
        -24,359,000,000 -25,480,000,000 -24,753,000,000 -26,916,000,000 -22,580,000,000 -24,269,000,000 -24,692,000,000 -23,373,000,000 -20,042,000,000 -21,821,000,000                                    
          net change in payables for collateral under securities loaned and other transactions
        65,000,000 28,000,000 -351,000,000 233,000,000 150,000,000 -779,000,000 335,000,000 50,000,000 -356,000,000 -955,000,000 -906,000,000 -1,066,000,000 -4,128,000,000 1,207,000,000 -6,478,000,000 -1,331,000,000 604,000,000 773,000,000 1,932,000,000 -1,426,000,000 -4,487,000,000 624,000,000 -1,395,000,000 8,796,000,000 2,978,000,000 337,000,000 388,000,000 -914,000,000 966,000,000 667,000,000 1,111,000,000 814,000,000 391,000,000 -1,367,000,000 4,433,000,000 4,161,000,000 2,459,000,000 -1,780,000,000 1,985,000,000 590,000,000 833,000,000 2,058,000,000 -1,381,000,000 -968,000,000 528,000,000 
          long-term debt issued
        30,000,000 624,000,000 89,000,000 21,000,000 277,000,000 512,000,000 758,000,000 -14,000,000 1,003,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,007,000,000   14,000,000   50,000,000 1,074,000,000   10,000,000 14,000,000 668,000,000      86,000,000 1,492,000,000      
          long-term debt repaid
        -774,000,000 -51,000,000 -3,000,000 -555,000,000 -50,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,477,000,000 -264,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -7,000,000 -1,012,000,000 -8,000,000 -54,000,000 -13,000,000 -10,000,000 -42,000,000 -512,000,000 -13,000,000 -15,000,000 -4,000,000 -82,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -885,000,000 -10,000,000 -1,111,000,000 -168,000,000 -32,000,000 -51,000,000 -5,000,000 -4,000,000 -9,000,000 -1,259,000,000 -5,000,000 -58,000,000 -1,013,000,000 -7,000,000 -318,000,000 -1,024,000,000 -1,460,000,000 -409,000,000 -116,000,000 -240,000,000 
          collateral financing arrangement repaid
        -46,000,000 -40,000,000 -25,000,000 -13,000,000 -53,000,000 -26,000,000 -35,000,000 -47,000,000 -14,000,000 -24,000,000 -29,000,000 -12,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -40,000,000 -12,000,000 -15,000,000 -12,000,000 -79,000,000 -44,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -13,000,000                     
          subordinated debt securities issued
        1,000,000,000                                          
          derivatives with certain financing elements and other derivative-related transactions
        -115,000,000 -58,000,000 -3,000,000 -71,000,000 -116,000,000 109,000,000 -95,000,000 -55,000,000                                      
          proceeds from mortgage loan secured financing
        88,000,000 17,000,000 268,000,000 66,000,000 138,000,000 55,000,000 50,000,000 42,000,000 342,000,000 63,000,000                                    
          repayments of mortgage loan secured financing
        -364,000,000 -205,000,000 -417,000,000 -255,000,000 -304,000,000 -159,000,000 -258,000,000 -161,000,000 -120,000,000 -62,000,000                                    
          treasury stock acquired in connection with share repurchases
        -460,000,000 -502,000,000 -510,000,000 -1,411,000,000 -406,000,000 -774,000,000 -855,000,000 -1,172,000,000 -859,000,000 -792,000,000 -672,000,000 -780,000,000 -596,000,000 -674,000,000 -1,116,000,000 -940,000,000 -1,176,000,000 -1,015,000,000 -1,113,000,000 -999,000,000 -571,000,000 -80,000,000 -500,000,000 -785,000,000 -750,000,000 -500,000,000 -636,000,000 -1,115,000,000 -1,041,000,000 -495,000,000 -952,000,000 -858,000,000 -70,000,000 -107,000,000 -14,000,000 -986,000,000 -439,000,000      
          redemption of preferred stock
                                                  
          preferred stock redemption premium
                                                  
          dividends on preferred stock
        -31,000,000 -66,000,000 -31,000,000 -66,000,000 -32,000,000 -67,000,000 -34,000,000 -67,000,000 -33,000,000 -67,000,000 -32,000,000 -66,000,000 -29,000,000 -64,000,000 -29,000,000 -63,000,000 -29,000,000 -63,000,000 -35,000,000 -68,000,000 -34,000,000 -59,000,000 -77,000,000 -32,000,000 -32,000,000 -57,000,000 -32,000,000 -32,000,000 -46,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -46,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -46,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -31,000,000 -30,000,000 -30,000,000 -31,000,000 -30,000,000 -30,000,000 -31,000,000 -30,000,000 
          dividends on common stock
        -375,000,000 -378,000,000 -382,000,000 -374,000,000 -378,000,000 -383,000,000 -389,000,000 -377,000,000 -386,000,000 -392,000,000 -399,000,000 -389,000,000 -393,000,000 -400,000,000 -408,000,000 -397,000,000 -405,000,000 -413,000,000 -421,000,000 -408,000,000 -415,000,000 -419,000,000 -419,000,000 -404,000,000 -413,000,000 -419,000,000 -405,000,000 -419,000,000 -428,000,000 -416,000,000 -427,000,000 -431,000,000 -437,000,000 -441,000,000 -441,000,000 -413,000,000 -420,000,000 -420,000,000 -394,000,000 -395,000,000 -395,000,000 -311,000,000 -303,000,000 -302,000,000 -203,000,000 
          net cash from financing activities
        -998,000,000 -508,000,000 1,449,000,000 220,000,000 -519,000,000 -1,146,000,000 -1,205,000,000 -261,000,000 -176,000,000 -848,000,000 379,000,000 -2,295,000,000 -4,701,000,000 1,775,000,000 -9,133,000,000 1,951,000,000 -1,335,000,000 -1,108,000,000 1,632,000,000 -564,000,000 -6,993,000,000 2,885,000,000 680,000,000 14,157,000,000 2,327,000,000 934,000,000 2,316,000,000 -1,081,000,000 1,394,000,000 218,000,000 883,000,000 -693,000,000 1,499,000,000 612,000,000 3,376,000,000 4,240,000,000 -288,000,000 -4,287,000,000 1,723,000,000 2,411,000,000 3,225,000,000 -3,659,000,000 -1,794,000,000 -7,114,000,000 1,324,000,000 
          effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents balances
        7,000,000 14,000,000 197,000,000 98,000,000 -425,000,000 118,000,000 1,000,000 -239,000,000 145,000,000 -160,000,000 -110,000,000 34,000,000 359,000,000 -289,000,000 -383,000,000 -84,000,000 -86,000,000 -200,000,000 -192,000,000 157,000,000 117,000,000 60,000,000 -171,000,000 -105,000,000 51,000,000 -4,000,000 -46,000,000 -338,000,000 197,000,000 96,000,000 73,000,000 213,000,000 -46,000,000 279,000,000 73,000,000 -62,000,000 -108,000,000 -190,000,000 -81,000,000 22,000,000 -1,000,000 38,000,000 -132,000,000 -93,000,000 
          change in cash and cash equivalents
        1,799,000,000 -1,945,000,000 852,000,000 1,258,000,000 -1,697,000,000 979,000,000 946,000,000 -799,000,000 5,727,000,000 -505,000,000 -3,039,000,000 -1,739,000,000 -2,005,000,000 1,652,000,000 -2,963,000,000 3,395,000,000 1,057,000,000 -6,082,000,000 4,895,000,000 -314,000,000 -3,845,000,000 116,000,000 195,000,000 7,496,000,000 1,017,000,000 3,929,000,000 -1,315,000,000 -3,822,000,000 2,385,000,000 1,226,000,000 -4,296,000,000 -92,000,000 -466,000,000 -1,184,000,000 3,777,000,000 538,000,000 2,142,000,000 -53,000,000 -2,681,000,000 1,390,000,000 -1,180,000,000 988,000,000 2,192,000,000 -799,000,000 -5,755,000,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                     
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
                                                     
          net cash paid for:
                                                     
          interest
        287,000,000 247,000,000                     290,000,000 136,000,000 137,000,000 362,000,000 148,000,000 217,000,000    319,000,000 255,000,000 252,000,000 374,000,000 249,000,000 249,000,000 373,000,000 214,000,000 218,000,000 378,000,000 245,000,000 273,000,000 354,000,000 264,000,000 
          income tax
        326,000,000 308,000,000                     165,000,000 -35,000,000 86,000,000 642,000,000 114,000,000 118,000,000    396,000,000 109,000,000 71,000,000 268,000,000 125,000,000 560,000,000 197,000,000 147,000,000 81,000,000 235,000,000 97,000,000 95,000,000 227,000,000 217,000,000 
          non-cash transactions:
                                                     
          funds withheld liabilities established in connection with reinsurance transactions
                                                     
          fixed maturity securities available-for-sale disposed of in connection with a reinsurance transaction
                                                     
          fixed maturity securities available-for-sale received in connection with pension risk transfer transactions
                                                    
          mortgage loans disposed of in connection with a reinsurance transaction
                                                     
          real estate and real estate joint ventures acquired in satisfaction of debt
        96,000,000 71,000,000                                         55,000,000 
          short-term investments received in connection with pension risk transfer transactions
                                                     
          other invested assets received in connection with the sale of other limited partnership interests
                                                   
          consolidation of real estate and real estate joint ventures:
                                                     
          increase in real estate and real estate joint ventures
                                                     
          increase in short-term debt
                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
         20,068,000,000  20,639,000,000  20,195,000,000  20,047,000,000  19,795,000,000  16,598,000,000 15,821,000,000 12,701,000,000 17,877,000,000 12,752,000,000 10,808,000,000 7,585,000,000 15,738,000,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
         -1,945,000,000 852,000,000 21,326,000,000  979,000,000 946,000,000 19,840,000,000  -505,000,000 -3,039,000,000 18,456,000,000  1,652,000,000 -2,940,000,000 23,488,000,000  -6,081,000,000 5,402,000,000 19,635,000,000  116,000,000 195,000,000 24,094,000,000 1,017,000,000 3,929,000,000 14,506,000,000 -3,822,000,000 2,385,000,000 13,927,000,000 -4,296,000,000 -92,000,000 17,411,000,000 -1,184,000,000 3,777,000,000 13,290,000,000 2,142,000,000 -53,000,000 8,127,000,000 1,390,000,000 -1,180,000,000 8,573,000,000 2,192,000,000 -799,000,000 9,983,000,000 
          increase of real estate and real estate joint ventures
                                                     
          increase of short-term debt
                                                     
          standard
                                                     
          asu 2023-09, income taxes (topic 740): improvements to income tax disclosures
                                                     
          asu 2024-03, income statement – reporting comprehensive income – expense disaggregation disclosures (subtopic 220-40): disaggregation of income statement expenses, as amended by asu 2025-01, income statement—reporting comprehensive income—expense disaggregation disclosures (subtopic 220-40): clarifying the effective date
                                                     
          asu 2025-06, intangibles—goodwill and other— internal-use software (subtopic 350-40): targeted improvements to the accounting for internal-use software
                                                     
          sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of 0, 0 and 67, respectively
                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents, including subsidiaries held-for-sale, beginning of year
                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents, including subsidiaries held-for-sale, end of year
                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents, subsidiaries held-for-sale, beginning of year
                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents, subsidiaries held-for-sale, end of year
                                                     
          sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of 0, 67 and 611, respectively
                                                     
          payables for collateral under securities loaned and other transactions:
                                                     
          cash paid for other transactions with tenors greater than three months
                        -100,000,000 -125,000,000 -50,000,000 -125,000,000 -75,000,000                   
          derivatives with certain financing elements and other derivative related transaction
                                                     
          equity securities received due to in-kind distributions from other limited partnership interests
                                                     
          other invested assets reclassified to contractholder-directed equity securities and fair value option securities
                                                     
          sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of 0 and 67, respectively
                                                     
          financing element on certain derivative instruments and other derivative related transactions
                 -228,000,000 -2,000,000 60,000,000   16,000,000 105,000,000 -35,000,000 -13,000,000 -8,000,000 326,000,000 62,000,000 134,000,000 -75,000,000 -167,000,000 32,000,000 15,000,000 -29,000,000 -27,000,000 -25,000,000 37,000,000 -15,000,000 -282,000,000 188,000,000             
          cash and cash equivalents, including subsidiaries held-for-sale, beginning of period
                 20,195,000,000  20,116,000,000                              
          cash and cash equivalents, including subsidiaries held-for-sale, end of period
                 -505,000,000 -3,039,000,000 18,456,000,000  1,652,000,000 -2,963,000,000 23,511,000,000                              
          cash and cash equivalents, subsidiaries held-for-sale, beginning of period
                     69,000,000                              
          cash and cash equivalents, subsidiaries held-for-sale, end of period
                       23,000,000                              
          policyholder account balances:
                                                     
          deposits
                   26,963,000,000 19,329,000,000 27,598,000,000 27,774,000,000 28,335,000,000 20,831,000,000 24,671,000,000 25,143,000,000 25,722,000,000 19,871,000,000 23,506,000,000 25,300,000,000 24,820,000,000 24,134,000,000 21,620,000,000 23,891,000,000 25,179,000,000 21,997,000,000 24,861,000,000 22,711,000,000 23,583,000,000 21,271,000,000 23,877,000,000 21,423,000,000 19,925,000,000 24,950,000,000 21,970,000,000 22,463,000,000 27,008,000,000 27,843,000,000 19,004,000,000 18,661,000,000 20,137,000,000 21,370,000,000 
          withdrawals
                   -26,885,000,000 -18,772,000,000 -26,686,000,000 -28,775,000,000 -23,653,000,000 -21,045,000,000 -24,500,000,000 -23,468,000,000 -23,527,000,000 -20,395,000,000 -21,747,000,000 -22,632,000,000 -20,477,000,000 -23,710,000,000 -20,041,000,000 -20,904,000,000 -22,893,000,000 -20,529,000,000 -24,447,000,000 -19,846,000,000 -23,287,000,000 -19,100,000,000 -21,252,000,000 -20,583,000,000 -19,310,000,000 -26,568,000,000 -23,636,000,000 -22,736,000,000 -23,680,000,000 -24,993,000,000 -22,628,000,000 -19,289,000,000 -25,818,000,000 -20,034,000,000 
          sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of 67, 611 and 0, respectively
                                                     
          purchases of businesses, net of cash received of 4, 0 and 191, respectively
                                                     
          cash received for other transactions with tenors greater than three months
                            100,000,000 50,000,000                      
          preferred stock issued, net of issuance costs
                            989,000,000 972,000,000    780,000,000 494,000,000       -2,000,000         
          business acquisitions
                                                     
          assets
                                                     
          liabilities
                                                     
          cash paid, excluding transaction costs
                                                     
          increase in equity securities due to in-kind distributions received from other limited partnership interests
                                                     
          reclassification of certain other invested assets to contractholder-directed equity securities and fair value option securities
                                                     
          sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of 67 and 611, respectively
                                                    
          net change in short-term investments
                     -2,387,000,000 233,000,000 3,986,000,000 -112,000,000 -3,281,000,000 944,000,000 -828,000,000 -306,000,000 1,537,000,000 553,000,000 -2,125,000,000 -721,000,000 1,747,000,000 -545,000,000 -1,356,000,000 1,215,000,000 -160,000,000 -1,123,000,000 2,806,000,000 -1,892,000,000 -1,817,000,000 1,887,000,000 -2,302,000,000 -411,000,000 -543,000,000 -5,690,000,000 122,000,000 1,327,000,000 47,000,000 392,000,000 577,000,000 3,303,000,000 
          sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of 611, 0 and 0, respectively
                                                     
          purchases of businesses, net of cash received of 0, 191 and 0, respectively
                                                     
          subsidiaries held-for-sale
                                                     
          assets held-for-sale
                                                     
          liabilities held-for-sale
                                                     
          net assets held-for-sale
                                                     
          operating lease liability associated with the recognition of right-of-use assets
                                                     
          sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of 611 and 0, respectively
                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents, including subsidiary held-for-sale, beginning of period
                         20,560,000,000                          
          cash and cash equivalents, including subsidiary held-for-sale, end of period
                         -6,082,000,000 4,895,000,000 20,246,000,000                          
          cash and cash equivalents, subsidiary held-for-sale, beginning of period
                         765,000,000                          
          cash and cash equivalents, subsidiary held-for-sale, end of period
                         -1,000,000 -507,000,000 611,000,000                          
          (gains) losses on investments and from sales of businesses
                                                     
          (gains) losses on derivatives
                                                     
          (income) income from equity method investments, net of dividends or distributions
                                                     
          purchases of businesses, net of cash received of 191, 0 and 0, respectively
                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents, including subsidiary held-for-sale, end of year
                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents, subsidiary held-for-sale, end of year
                                                     
          net cash paid (received) for:
                                                     
          subsidiary held-for-sale
                                                     
          brighthouse common stock exchange transaction
                                                     
          reduction of long-term debt
                                              413,000,000    
          reduction of fair value option securities
                                                    
          reclassification of certain equity securities to other invested assets
                                                     
          increase in policyholder account balances associated with funding agreement backed notes issued but not settled
                                                     
          brighthouse common stock exchange transaction:
                                                     
          collateral financing arrangements repaid
                                  -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -23,000,000 -13,000,000 -16,000,000 -2,824,000,000 -12,000,000 -29,000,000 -14,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000         
          purchases of:
                                                     
          cash disposed due to distribution of brighthouse
                                                     
          distribution of brighthouse
                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents, of disposed subsidiary, beginning of period
                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents, of disposed subsidiary, end of period
                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents, from continuing operations, beginning of period
                                   12,701,000,000                
          cash and cash equivalents, from continuing operations, end of period
                                   -3,822,000,000 2,385,000,000 13,927,000,000                
          fixed maturity securities available-for-sale received in connection with pension risk transfer transaction
                                                     
          disposal of brighthouse
                                                     
          assets disposed
                                                     
          liabilities disposed
                                                     
          net assets disposed
                                                     
          cash disposed
                                                     
          net non-cash disposed
                                                     
          fixed maturity securities
                                    28,444,000,000 26,053,000,000 19,424,000,000 24,034,000,000 23,086,000,000 34,109,000,000 32,410,000,000 35,095,000,000 31,443,000,000 42,218,000,000 35,647,000,000 28,393,000,000 28,890,000,000 27,904,000,000 31,298,000,000 34,650,000,000 30,024,000,000 
          fixed maturity securities received in connection with pension risk transfer transaction
                                                     
          sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of 0 and 135, respectively
                                                     
          reduction of fixed maturity securities in connection with a reinsurance transaction
                                         224,000,000          
          deconsolidation of operating joint venture:
                                                     
          reduction of fixed maturity securities
                                         917,000,000          
          reduction of noncontrolling interests
                                         373,000,000          
          net change in short-term debt
                                        18,000,000 -6,000,000      -75,000,000    
          cash received under repurchase agreements
                                            199,000,000       
          cash paid under reverse repurchase agreements
                                            -199,000,000       
          sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of 135 and 0, respectively
                                                     
          repurchase of preferred stock
                                            -555,000,000         
          preferred stock repurchase premium
                                            -15,000,000         
          fixed maturity securities received in connection with pension risk transfer transactions
                                                     
          deconsolidation of operating joint venture
                                                     
          sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of 0 and 262, respectively
                                                     
          purchases of investments in insurance joint ventures
                                               -28,000,000      
          cash received (paid) in connection with collateral financing arrangements
                                                     
          fixed maturity securities received in connection with pension closeout transactions
                                                     
          deconsolidation of metlife core property fund:
                                                     
          reduction of redeemable noncontrolling interests
                                               774,000,000    
          reduction of real estate and real estate joint ventures
                                               1,132,000,000    
          sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of 262 and 13, respectively
                                                     
          sale of bank deposits
                                                  -6,395,000,000 
          net change in bank deposits
                                                  8,000,000 
          common stock issued, net of issuance costs
                                                     
          deconsolidation of metlife core property fund
                                                     
          sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of 262 and 0, respectively
                                                     
          dividends on common stock declared and unpaid
                                                     
          sales of businesses
                                                   373,000,000 
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                                                     
          net change in securitized reverse residential mortgage loans
                                                     
          sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of 13 and 0, respectively
                                                     
          net change in liability for securitized reverse residential mortgage loans
                                                     
          redemption of advances agreements in long-term debt
                                                     
          issuance of funding agreements in policyholder account balances
                                                     
          sale of interest in joint venture
                                                     
          cash received in connection with collateral financing arrangements
                                                     
          cash paid in connection with collateral financing arrangements
                                                     
          debt issuance costs
                                                     
          stock options exercised
                                                     
          redemption of convertible preferred stock
                                                     
          net cash paid during the period for:
                                                     
          non-cash transactions during the period: