Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Operating Results
Year Ended December 31, 2016	U.S.			Asia			Latin America			EMEA			MetLife Holdings			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	21,501		$	6,902		$	2,529		$	2,027		$	4,506		$	40		$	37,505		$	(303	)	$	37,202
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	989			1,487			1,025			391			1,436			2			5,330			152			5,482
Net investment income	6,206			2,707			1,084			318			5,944			178			16,437			353			16,790
Other revenues	784			61			34			73			581			110			1,643			42			1,685
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			305			305
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			(874		)	(874		)
Total revenues	29,480			11,157			4,672			2,809			12,467			330			60,915			(325		)	60,590
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	21,558			5,191			2,443			1,067			7,534			41			37,834			(295		)	37,539
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	1,302			1,298			328			112			1,042			6			4,088			1,088			5,176
Capitalization of DAC	(471		)	(1,668		)	(321		)	(403		)	(281		)	(7		)	(3,151		)	(1		)	(3,152		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	471			1,224			184			408			736			8			3,031			(325		)	2,706
Amortization of negative VOBA	—			(208		)	(1		)	(13		)	—			—			(222		)	(47		)	(269		)
Interest expense on debt	9			—			2			—			57			1,139			1,207			(50		)	1,157
Other expenses	3,706			3,586			1,336			1,323			2,392			595			12,938			355			13,293
Total expenses	26,575			9,423			3,971			2,494			11,480			1,782			55,725			725			56,450
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	988			492			158			42			288			(947		)	1,021			(355		)	666
Operating earnings	$	1,917		$	1,242		$	543		$	273		$	699		$	(505	)	4,169
Adjustments to:
Total revenues																			(325		)
Total expenses																			(725		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit																			355
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income tax																			$	3,474					$	3,474

At December 31, 2016	U.S.		Asia (1)		Latin America		EMEA		MetLife Holdings		Corporate & Other (2)		Total
	(In millions)
Total assets	$	253,683	$	120,656	$	67,233	$	25,596	$	184,276	$	247,320	$	898,764
Separate account assets	$	85,950	$	8,020	$	48,455	$	4,329	$	48,823	$	1	$	195,578
Separate account liabilities	$	85,950	$	8,020	$	48,455	$	4,329	$	48,823	$	1	$	195,578

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(1) Total assets includes $98.0 billion of assets from the Japan operations which represents 11% of total consolidated assets.

(2) Includes assets of disposed subsidiary of $216,983 million at December 31, 2016.

	Operating Results
Year Ended December 31, 2015	U.S.			Asia			Latin America			EMEA			MetLife Holdings			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	20,861		$	6,937		$	2,581		$	2,036		$	4,545		$	(92	)	$	36,868		$	(465	)	$	36,403
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	943			1,542			1,117			424			1,482			(4		)	5,504			66			5,570
Net investment income	6,209			2,675			1,038			326			6,201			260			16,709			(466		)	16,243
Other revenues	751			105			41			61			930			69			1,957			(30		)	1,927
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			646			646
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			545			545
Total revenues	28,764			11,259			4,777			2,847			13,158			233			61,038			296			61,334
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	20,837			5,275			2,408			988			7,357			(114		)	36,751			(293		)	36,458
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	1,216			1,309			349			120			1,062			23			4,079			336			4,415
Capitalization of DAC	(493		)	(1,720		)	(341		)	(472		)	(410		)	(3		)	(3,439		)	120			(3,319		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	471			1,256			271			497			577			(1		)	3,071			95			3,166
Amortization of negative VOBA	—			(309		)	(1		)	(16		)	—			—			(326		)	(35		)	(361		)
Interest expense on debt	4			—			—			—			55			1,169			1,228			(60		)	1,168
Other expenses	3,685			3,611			1,429			1,469			2,694			929			13,817			282			14,099
Total expenses	25,720			9,422			4,115			2,586			11,335			2,003			55,181			445			55,626
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	1,040			457			37			21			581			(364		)	1,772			(72		)	1,700
Operating earnings	$	2,004		$	1,380		$	625		$	240		$	1,242		$	(1,406	)	4,085
Adjustments to:
Total revenues																			296
Total expenses																			(445		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit																			72
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income tax																			$	4,008					$	4,008

At December 31, 2015	U.S.		Asia (1)		Latin America		EMEA		MetLife Holdings		Corporate & Other (2)		Total
	(In millions)
Total assets	$	237,858	$	113,895	$	64,808	$	26,767	$	187,677	$	246,928	$	877,933
Separate account assets	$	79,540	$	8,964	$	46,061	$	3,996	$	48,590	$	1	$	187,152
Separate account liabilities	$	79,540	$	8,964	$	46,061	$	3,996	$	48,590	$	1	$	187,152

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

(2) Includes assets of disposed subsidiary of $216,437 million at December 31, 2015.

	Operating Results
Year Ended December 31, 2014	U.S.			Asia			Latin America			EMEA			MetLife Holdings			Corporate & Other			Total			Adjustments			Total Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues
Premiums	$	20,243		$	7,566		$	2,796		$	2,309		$	4,545		$	89		$	37,548		$	(578	)	$	36,970
Universal life and investment-type product policy fees	909			1,693			1,239			466			1,374			—			5,681			143			5,824
Net investment income	6,111			2,886			1,219			428			6,409			489			17,542			616			18,158
Other revenues	721			106			33			60			1,062			55			2,037			(75		)	1,962
Net investment gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			338			338
Net derivative gains (losses)	—			—			—			—			—			—			—			722			722
Total revenues	27,984			12,251			5,287			3,263			13,390			633			62,808			1,166			63,974
Expenses
Policyholder benefits and claims and policyholder dividends	20,110			5,724			2,615			1,053			7,217			49			36,768			(22		)	36,746
Interest credited to policyholder account balances	1,168			1,544			394			148			1,098			33			4,385			1,341			5,726
Capitalization of DAC	(488		)	(1,914		)	(377		)	(680		)	(326		)	(1		)	(3,786		)	114			(3,672		)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	458			1,397			313			613			444			(8		)	3,217			(188		)	3,029
Amortization of negative VOBA	—			(364		)	(1		)	(31		)	—			—			(396		)	(46		)	(442		)
Interest expense on debt	12			—			—			—			58			1,162			1,232			(82		)	1,150
Other expenses	3,550			3,975			1,588			1,846			2,670			821			14,450			104			14,554
Total expenses	24,810			10,362			4,532			2,949			11,161			2,056			55,870			1,221			57,091
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	1,073			582			129			29			714			(719		)	1,808			128			1,936
Operating earnings	$	2,101		$	1,307		$	626		$	285		$	1,515		$	(704	)	5,130
Adjustments to:
Total revenues																			1,166
Total expenses																			(1,221		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit																			(128		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of income tax																			$	4,947					$	4,947

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,
	2016		2015		2014
	(In millions)
Life insurance	$	20,436	$	20,847	$	21,409
Accident & health insurance	14,127		13,109		13,427
Annuities	5,552		5,730		5,756
Property & casualty insurance	3,560		3,504		3,524
Non-insurance	694		710		640
Total	$	44,369	$	43,900	$	44,756

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,
	2016		2015		2014
	(In millions)
U.S.	$	29,166	$	29,094	$	28,249
Foreign:
Japan	7,088		6,264		6,917
Other	8,115		8,542		9,590
Total	$	44,369	$	43,900	$	44,756