Subsequent Event

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Event

14. Subsequent Events

Common Stock Dividend

On July 7, 2015, the MetLife, Inc. Board of Directors declared a third quarter 2015 common stock dividend of$0.375 per share payable on September 11, 2015 to shareholders of record as of August 7, 2015. The Company estimates that the aggregate dividend payment will be$420 million.

Preferred Stock Repurchase

On July 1, 2015, MetLife, Inc. redeemed and canceled the remaining 22,807,587 shares of Series B preferred shares not tendered in the tender offer and settled, in cash, $570 million of payables included in other liabilities at June 30, 2015. See Note 9.