Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Operating Results
Year Ended December 31, 2015	U.S.			Asia			Latin America			EMEA			MetLife Holdings			Brighthouse Financial			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	20,861		$	6,937		$	2,581		$	2,036		$	4,545		$	1,675		$	(87	)	$	38,548		$	(3	)	$	38,545
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	943			1,542			1,117			424			1,482			3,718			(113		)	9,113			394			9,507
Net investment income	6,209			2,675			1,038			326			6,201			3,327			13			19,789			(508		)	19,281
Other revenues	751			105			41			61			930			422			(290		)	2,020			(37		)	1,983
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			597			597
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			38			38
Total revenues	28,764			11,259			4,777			2,847			13,158			9,142			(477		)	69,470			481			69,951
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	20,837			5,275			2,408			988			7,357			2,875			(175		)	39,565			537			40,102
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	1,216			1,309			349			120			1,062			1,255			23			5,334			276			5,610
Capitalization of DAC	(493		)	(1,720		)	(341		)	(472		)	(410		)	(399		)	(2		)	(3,837		)	—			(3,837		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	471			1,256			271			497			577			731			(1		)	3,802			134			3,936
Amortization of negative VOBA	—			(309		)	(1		)	(16		)	—			—			—			(326		)	(35		)	(361		)
Interest expense on debt	4			—			—			—			55			128			1,013			1,200			8			1,208
Other expenses	3,685			3,611			1,429			1,469			2,694			2,484			434			15,806			17			15,823
Total expenses	25,720			9,422			4,115			2,586			11,335			7,074			1,292			61,544			937			62,481
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	1,040			457			37			21			581			555			(365		)	2,326			(178		)	2,148
Operating earnings	$	2,004		$	1,380		$	625		$	240		$	1,242		$	1,513		$	(1,404	)	5,600
Adjustments to:
Total revenues																						481
Total expenses																						(937		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit																						178
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income tax																						$	5,322					$	5,322

At December 31, 2015	U.S.		Asia (1)		Latin America		EMEA		MetLife Holdings		Brighthouse Financial		Corporate & Other		Total
	(In millions)
Total assets	$	237,858	$	113,895	$	64,808	$	26,767	$	187,677	$	226,792	$	20,136	$	877,933
Separate account assets	$	79,540	$	8,964	$	46,061	$	3,996	$	48,590	$	114,447	$	—	$	301,598
Separate account liabilities	$	79,540	$	8,964	$	46,061	$	3,996	$	48,590	$	114,447	$	—	$	301,598

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(1) Total assets includes $90.0 billion of assets from the Japan operations which represents 10% of total consolidated assets.

	Operating Results
Year Ended December 31, 2014	U.S.			Asia			Latin America			EMEA			MetLife Holdings			Brighthouse Financial			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	20,243		$	7,566		$	2,796		$	2,309		$	4,545		$	1,474		$	89		$	39,022		$	45		$	39,067
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	909			1,693			1,239			466			1,374			3,963			(103		)	9,541			405			9,946
Net investment income	6,111			2,886			1,219			428			6,409			3,156			275			20,484			669			21,153
Other revenues	721			106			33			60			1,062			534			(483		)	2,033			(3		)	2,030
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			(197		)	(197		)
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			1,317			1,317
Total revenues	27,984			12,251			5,287			3,263			13,390			9,127			(222		)	71,080			2,236			73,316
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	20,110			5,724			2,615			1,053			7,217			2,711			48			39,478			1,000			40,478
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	1,168			1,544			394			148			1,098			1,275			34			5,661			1,282			6,943
Capitalization of DAC	(488		)	(1,914		)	(377		)	(680		)	(326		)	(397		)	—			(4,182		)	(1		)	(4,183		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	458			1,397			313			613			444			810			(8		)	4,027			105			4,132
Amortization of negative VOBA	—			(364		)	(1		)	(31		)	—			—			—			(396		)	(46		)	(442		)
Interest expense on debt	12			—			—			—			58			133			975			1,178			38			1,216
Other expenses	3,550			3,975			1,588			1,846			2,670			2,472			153			16,254			114			16,368
Total expenses	24,810			10,362			4,532			2,949			11,161			7,004			1,202			62,020			2,492			64,512
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	1,073			582			129			29			714			570			(719		)	2,378			87			2,465
Operating earnings	$	2,101		$	1,307		$	626		$	285		$	1,515		$	1,553		$	(705	)	6,682
Adjustments to:
Total revenues																						2,236
Total expenses																						(2,492		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit																						(87		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income tax																						$	6,339					$	6,339

At December 31, 2014	U.S.		Asia (1)		Latin America		EMEA		MetLife Holdings		Brighthouse Financial		Corporate & Other		Total
	(In millions)
Total assets	$	240,606	$	117,894	$	71,928	$	29,217	$	194,106	$	231,568	$	17,018	$	902,337
Separate account assets	$	79,602	$	9,078	$	50,301	$	4,070	$	51,021	$	122,922	$	—	$	316,994
Separate account liabilities	$	79,602	$	9,078	$	50,301	$	4,070	$	51,021	$	122,922	$	—	$	316,994

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(1) Total assets includes $95.0 billion of assets from the Japan operations which represents 11% of total consolidated assets.

	Operating Results
Year Ended December 31, 2013	U.S.			Asia			Latin America			EMEA			MetLife Holdings			Brighthouse Financial			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	19,303		$	7,801		$	2,698		$	2,297		$	4,481		$	926		$	77		$	37,583		$	91		$	37,674
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	900			1,722			991			386			1,256			3,930			(100		)	9,085			366			9,451
Net investment income	5,866			2,943			1,135			425			6,343			3,221			461			20,394			1,838			22,232
Other revenues	706			92			23			97			938			615			(517		)	1,954			(34		)	1,920
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			161			161
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			(3,239		)	(3,239		)
Total revenues	26,775			12,558			4,847			3,205			13,018			8,692			(79		)	69,016			(817		)	68,199
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	19,355			5,755			2,361			1,039			7,094			2,084			58			37,746			1,620			39,366
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	1,241			1,690			417			147			1,098			1,380			42			6,015			2,164			8,179
Capitalization of DAC	(475		)	(2,143		)	(418		)	(714		)	(468		)	(568		)	—			(4,786		)	—			(4,786		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	439			1,542			305			683			494			620			—			4,083			(533		)	3,550
Amortization of negative VOBA	—			(427		)	(2		)	(95		)	—			—			—			(524		)	(55		)	(579		)
Interest expense on debt	11			—			—			1			39			112			996			1,159			123			1,282
Other expenses	3,349			4,317			1,549			1,812			2,814			2,628			127			16,596			539			17,135
Total expenses	23,920			10,734			4,212			2,873			11,071			6,256			1,223			60,289			3,858			64,147
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	952			565			116			51			660			704			(704		)	2,344			(1,683		)	661
Operating earnings	$	1,903		$	1,259		$	519		$	281		$	1,287		$	1,732		$	(598	)	6,383
Adjustments to:
Total revenues																						(817		)
Total expenses																						(3,858		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit																						1,683
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income tax																						$	3,391					$	3,391

Premiums, Universal Life and Investment-Type Policy Fees and Other Revenue by Product Groups for Reportable Segment

The following table presents total premiums, universal life and investment-type product policy fees and other revenues by major product groups of the Company’s segments, as well as Corporate & Other:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
	(In millions)
Life insurance	$	23,037	$	23,483	$	23,189
Accident & health insurance	13,090		13,336		13,214
Annuities	9,653		9,984		8,987
Property & casualty insurance	3,504		3,524		3,270
Non-insurance	751		716		385
Total	$	50,035	$	51,043	$	49,045

Total premiums, universal life & investment-type product policy fees and other revenues associated with the Company's U.S. and foreign operations

The following table presents total premiums, universal life and investment-type product policy fees and other revenues associated with the Company’s U.S. and foreign operations:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
	(In millions)
U.S.	$	35,042	$	34,536	$	32,529
Foreign:
Japan	6,264		6,917		7,373
Other	8,729		9,590		9,143
Total	$	50,035	$	51,043	$	49,045