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Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Sep. 30, 2018
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Event	16. Subsequent Events Common Stock Repurchase Authorization On November 1, 2018, MetLife, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors authorized an additional $2.0 billion of common stock repurchases. Common Stock Dividend On October 23, 2018, the MetLife, Inc. Board of Directors declared a fourth quarter 2018 common stock dividend of $0.42 per share payable on December 13, 2018 to shareholders of record as of November 6, 2018. The Company estimates that the aggregate dividend payment will be $416 million. New York Special Considerations Letter The NYDFS issued its annual “Special Considerations” letter (“SCL”) to New York licensed insurers on November 2, 2018, including to one of the Company’s primary insurance subsidiaries, MLIC. The SCL includes certain provisions that require such insurers, among other things, to use certain assumptions and perform certain tests as part of year-end asset adequacy testing. The Company is currently evaluating the SCL’s potential impact.