Junior Subordinated Debt Securities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Junior Subordinated Notes [Abstract]

Outstanding Junior Subordinated Debt Securities

Outstanding junior subordinated debt securities, and exchangeable surplus trust securities which MetLife, Inc. will exchange for junior subordinated debt securities prior to redemption or repayment, were as follows:

										Carrying Value at December 31,
Issuer	Issue Date		Face Value		Interest Rate (2)		Scheduled Redemption Date	Interest Rate Subsequent to Scheduled Redemption Date (3)	Final Maturity	2014		2013
		(In millions)								(In millions)
MetLife, Inc.	July 2009		$	500	10.750	%	August 2039	LIBOR + 7.548%	August 2069	$	500	$	500
MetLife Capital Trust X (1)	April 2008		$	750	9.250	%	April 2038	LIBOR + 5.540%	April 2068	750		750
MetLife Capital Trust IV (1)	December 2007		$	700	7.875	%	December 2037	LIBOR + 3.960%	December 2067	695		695
MetLife, Inc.	December 2006		$	1,250	6.400	%	December 2036	LIBOR + 2.205%	December 2066	1,248		1,248
										$	3,193	$	3,193

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(1) MetLife Capital Trust X and MetLife Capital Trust IV are VIEs which are consolidated in the financial statements of the Company. The securities issued by these entities are exchangeable surplus trust securities, which will be exchanged for a like amount of MetLife, Inc.’s junior subordinated debt securities on the scheduled redemption date; mandatorily under certain circumstances, and at any time upon MetLife, Inc. exercising its option to redeem the securities.

(2) Prior to the scheduled redemption date, interest is payable semiannually in arrears.

(3) In the event the securities are not redeemed on or before the scheduled redemption date, interest will accrue after such date at an annual rate of three-month LIBOR plus the indicated margin, payable quarterly in arrears.