Income Tax	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Tax	12. Income TaxThe Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2022, reflecting an income tax benefit, increased from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to tax benefits from foreign earnings taxed at different rates than the U.S. statutory rate, tax credits and non-taxable investment income. The Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was (14%), reflecting an income tax benefit despite having income before provision for income tax and, differed from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to tax benefits from foreign earnings taxed at different rates than the U.S. statutory rate, tax credits, the corporate tax deduction for stock compensation and non-taxable investment income.For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2021, the effective tax rate on income (loss) before provision for income tax was 24% and 21%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2021 differed from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to tax charges from foreign earnings taxed at different rates than the U.S. statutory rate, the completed sale of MetLife P&C and the pending disposition of MetLife Poland and Greece, partially offset by tax benefits related to tax credits and non-taxable investment income. The Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was equal to the statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to tax charges from foreign earnings taxed at different rates than the U.S. statutory rate, the completed sale of MetLife P&C and the pending disposition of MetLife Poland and Greece, offset by tax benefits related to tax credits, non-taxable investment income and the corporate tax deduction for stock compensation.