Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Operating Results
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016	U.S.			Asia			Latin America			EMEA			MetLife Holdings			Brighthouse Financial			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	5,936		$	1,822		$	653		$	500		$	1,093		$	347		$	40		$	10,391		$	—		$	10,391
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	245			394			227			104			357			903			(31		)	2,199			97			2,296
Net investment income	1,590			707			311			81			1,537			941			(7		)	5,160			304			5,464
Other revenues	192			12			11			17			105			50			(28		)	359			7			366
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			257			257
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			(1,051		)	(1,051		)
Total revenues	7,963			2,935			1,202			702			3,092			2,241			(26		)	18,109			(386		)	17,723
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	5,894			1,363			681			257			1,853			814			10			10,872			295			11,167
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	322			331			85			28			261			288			—			1,315			505			1,820
Goodwill impairment	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			260			260
Capitalization of DAC	(124		)	(440		)	(83		)	(103		)	(44		)	(70		)	1			(863		)	—			(863		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	117			331			(2		)	106			219			509			2			1,282			(265		)	1,017
Amortization of negative VOBA	—			(46		)	(1		)	(3		)	—			—			—			(50		)	(5		)	(55		)
Interest expense on debt	2			—			1			—			15			32			241			291			1			292
Other expenses	912			930			335			332			401			560			(3		)	3,467			70			3,537
Total expenses	7,123			2,469			1,016			617			2,705			2,133			251			16,314			861			17,175
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	288			142			53			11			121			40			(287		)	368			(393		)	(25		)
Operating earnings	$	552		$	324		$	133		$	74		$	266		$	68		$	10		1,427
Adjustments to:
Total revenues																						(386		)
Total expenses																						(861		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit																						393
Net income (loss)																						$	573					$	573

	Operating Results
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015	U.S.			Asia			Latin America			EMEA			MetLife Holdings			Brighthouse Financial			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	6,023		$	1,736		$	586		$	501		$	1,115		$	468		$	(53	)	$	10,376		$	(1	)	$	10,375
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	233			382			261			106			370			921			(26		)	2,247			99			2,346
Net investment income	1,522			670			277			82			1,521			862			(85		)	4,849			(890		)	3,959
Other revenues	184			26			10			11			223			99			(58		)	495			(11		)	484
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			382			382
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			485			485
Total revenues	7,962			2,814			1,134			700			3,229			2,350			(222		)	17,967			64			18,031
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	5,976			1,331			581			233			1,885			846			(72		)	10,780			(92		)	10,688
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	304			327			88			27			266			313			6			1,331			(684		)	647
Goodwill impairment	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Capitalization of DAC	(128		)	(435		)	(81		)	(107		)	(101		)	(102		)	(1		)	(955		)	—			(955		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	118			309			48			127			173			197			(1		)	971			160			1,131
Amortization of negative VOBA	—			(77		)	—			(5		)	—			—			—			(82		)	(8		)	(90		)
Interest expense on debt	1			—			—			—			13			32			248			294			8			302
Other expenses	908			896			348			352			647			614			361			4,126			19			4,145
Total expenses	7,179			2,351			984			627			2,883			1,900			541			16,465			(597		)	15,868
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	272			125			(33		)	7			103			103			214			791			174			965
Operating earnings	$	511		$	338		$	183		$	66		$	243		$	347		$	(977	)	711
Adjustments to:
Total revenues																						64
Total expenses																						597
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit																						(174		)
Net income (loss)																						$	1,198					$	1,198

	Operating Results
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016	U.S.			Asia			Latin America			EMEA			MetLife Holdings			Brighthouse Financial			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	16,127		$	5,161		$	1,885		$	1,519		$	3,312		$	1,020		$	51		$	29,075		$	426		$	29,501
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	743			1,114			764			294			1,073			2,622			(87		)	6,523			403			6,926
Net investment income	4,615			2,003			809			244			4,489			2,624			(37		)	14,747			163			14,910
Other revenues	589			45			26			56			512			482			(380		)	1,330			10			1,340
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			538			538
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			(1,815		)	(1,815		)
Total revenues	22,074			8,323			3,484			2,113			9,386			6,748			(453		)	51,675			(275		)	51,400
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	16,210			3,923			1,814			801			5,603			2,525			(26		)	30,850			908			31,758
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	967			974			249			87			780			868			5			3,930			716			4,646
Goodwill impairment	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			260			260
Capitalization of DAC	(356		)	(1,251		)	(236		)	(310		)	(240		)	(255		)	(6		)	(2,654		)	(105		)	(2,759		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	353			921			127			311			636			823			7			3,178			(1,045		)	2,133
Amortization of negative VOBA	—			(167		)	(1		)	(10		)	—			—			—			(178		)	(43		)	(221		)
Interest expense on debt	7			—			1			—			43			96			759			906			4			910
Other expenses	2,772			2,658			968			1,001			1,861			1,739			(163		)	10,836			467			11,303
Total expenses	19,953			7,058			2,922			1,880			8,683			5,796			576			46,868			1,162			48,030
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	720			377			141			32			203			260			(658		)	1,075			(595		)	480
Operating earnings	$	1,401		$	888		$	421		$	201		$	500		$	692		$	(371	)	3,732
Adjustments to:
Total revenues																						(275		)
Total expenses																						(1,162		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit																						595
Net income (loss)																						$	2,890					$	2,890

	Operating Results
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015	U.S.			Asia			Latin America			EMEA			MetLife Holdings			Brighthouse Financial			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	15,712		$	5,297		$	1,925		$	1,534		$	3,345		$	1,159		$	(30	)	$	28,942		$	(2	)	$	28,940
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	700			1,179			856			322			1,117			2,789			(87		)	6,876			298			7,174
Net investment income	4,723			2,033			774			249			4,690			2,536			11			15,016			(649		)	14,367
Other revenues	567			82			27			40			711			310			(212		)	1,525			(28		)	1,497
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			535			535
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			394			394
Total revenues	21,702			8,591			3,582			2,145			9,863			6,794			(318		)	52,359			548			52,907
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	15,675			4,046			1,793			737			5,479			2,103			(103		)	29,730			237			29,967
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	905			992			263			91			793			940			20			4,004			(64		)	3,940
Goodwill impairment	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Capitalization of DAC	(365		)	(1,268		)	(246		)	(372		)	(292		)	(305		)	(2		)	(2,850		)	—			(2,850		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	352			971			195			388			423			595			1			2,925			128			3,053
Amortization of negative VOBA	—			(241		)	(1		)	(13		)	—			—			—			(255		)	(27		)	(282		)
Interest expense on debt	4			—			—			—			41			96			757			898			10			908
Other expenses	2,740			2,669			1,070			1,103			1,988			1,830			408			11,808			28			11,836
Total expenses	19,311			7,169			3,074			1,934			8,432			5,259			1,081			46,260			312			46,572
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	819			332			40			25			454			410			(156		)	1,924			(69		)	1,855
Operating earnings	$	1,572		$	1,090		$	468		$	186		$	977		$	1,125		$	(1,243	)	4,175
Adjustments to:
Total revenues																						548
Total expenses																						(312		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit																						69
Net income (loss)																						$	4,480					$	4,480

The following table presents total assets with respect to the Company’s segments, as well as Corporate & Other, at:

	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(In millions)
U.S.	$	257,943	$	237,858
Asia	133,881		113,895
Latin America	70,421		64,808
EMEA	27,764		26,767
MetLife Holdings	195,267		187,677
Brighthouse Financial	240,696		226,792
Corporate & Other	26,932		20,136
Total	$	952,904	$	877,933