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Derivatives (Credit Derivatives) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]      
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps $ 186,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue $ 175,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue  
Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps 10,206,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted 10,527,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted  
Weighted Average Years to Maturity 4 years 3 years 11 months  
Aaa/Aa/A      
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]      
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps 15,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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20,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps 2,136,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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2,377,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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Weighted Average Years to Maturity 2 years 7 months 2 years 7 months  
Aaa/Aa/A | Single name credit default swaps (corporate)      
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]      
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps 8,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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10,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps 636,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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677,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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= met_AaaAaMember
 
Weighted Average Years to Maturity 2 years 4 months 2 years 5 months  
Aaa/Aa/A | Credit default swaps referencing indices      
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]      
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps 7,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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10,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps 1,500,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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1,700,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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Weighted Average Years to Maturity 2 years 8 months 2 years 7 months  
Baa      
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]      
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps 120,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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117,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
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Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps 7,297,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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7,365,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= met_BaaMember
 
Weighted Average Years to Maturity 4 years 5 months 4 years 3 months  
Baa | Single name credit default swaps (corporate)      
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]      
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps 23,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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23,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps 1,555,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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1,591,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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Weighted Average Years to Maturity 2 years 7 months 2 years 9 months  
Baa | Credit default swaps referencing indices      
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]      
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps 97,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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94,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps 5,742,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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5,774,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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Weighted Average Years to Maturity 4 years 11 months 4 years 8 months  
Ba      
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]      
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps 1,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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(1,000,000)us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps 160,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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160,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= met_BaMember
 
Weighted Average Years to Maturity 2 years 1 month 2 years 5 months  
Ba | Single name credit default swaps (corporate)      
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]      
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps 1,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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0us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps 60,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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60,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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Weighted Average Years to Maturity 2 years 8 months 3 years  
Ba | Credit default swaps referencing indices      
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]      
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps 0us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
/ us-gaap_CreditDerivativesByContractTypeAxis
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(1,000,000)us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps 100,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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100,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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Weighted Average Years to Maturity 1 year 10 months   2 years
B      
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]      
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps 50,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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39,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps 613,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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625,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
/ us-gaap_InternalCreditAssessmentAxis
= met_BMember
 
Weighted Average Years to Maturity 4 years 8 months 4 years 11 months  
B | Single name credit default swaps (corporate)      
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]      
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps 0us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps 0us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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0us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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Weighted Average Years to Maturity 0 years 0 years  
B | Credit default swaps referencing indices      
Credit Derivatives [Line Items]      
Estimated Fair Value of Credit Default Swaps 50,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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39,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativeLiabilitiesAtFairValue
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Maximum Amount of Future Payments under Credit Default Swaps $ 613,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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$ 625,000,000us-gaap_CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted
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Weighted Average Years to Maturity 4 years 8 months 4 years 11 months