Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Assets
Amortized cost of fixed maturity securities valuation allowances	$ 249	$ 160
Amortized Cost	337,201	307,421
Contractholder-directed equity securities and fair value option securities, at estimated fair value (includes $1,751 and $0, respectively, relating to variable interest entities)	13,959	10,672
Financing Receivable, Held-for-Sale	35	0
Mortgage loans valuation allowances	1,193	800
Real estate and real estate joint ventures (includes $378 and $378, respectively, under the fair value option; $132 and $65, respectively, of real estate held-for-sale; $302 and $183, respectively, relating to variable interest entities)	13,440	13,342
Real Estate Held-for-sale	132	65
Other Invested Assets - Leveraged and Direct Financing Leases	1,698	1,851
Other invested assets, at estimated fair value	16,332	18,504
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	11,500	11,900
Premiums, reinsurance and other receivables relating to variable interest entities	49,059	29,761
Liabilities
Short-term Debt	355	465
Other liabilities	57,582	36,843
Long-term debt (includes $28 and $0, respectively, relating to variable interest entities)	$ 14,467	$ 15,086
MetLife, Inc.’s stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, Liquidation Preference, Value	$ 2,905	$ 3,905
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	3,000,000,000	3,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	1,195,587,190	1,194,168,628
Common stock, shares outstanding	655,333,773	689,211,065
Treasury stock, shares	540,253,417	504,957,563
Residential mortgage loans - FVO
Assets
Real estate and real estate joint ventures (includes $378 and $378, respectively, under the fair value option; $132 and $65, respectively, of real estate held-for-sale; $302 and $183, respectively, relating to variable interest entities)	$ 378	$ 378
Variable interest entities
Assets
Contractholder-directed equity securities and fair value option securities, at estimated fair value (includes $1,751 and $0, respectively, relating to variable interest entities)	1,751	0
Real estate and real estate joint ventures (includes $378 and $378, respectively, under the fair value option; $132 and $65, respectively, of real estate held-for-sale; $302 and $183, respectively, relating to variable interest entities)	302	183
Other invested assets, at estimated fair value	560	424
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	96	0
Premiums, reinsurance and other receivables relating to variable interest entities	0	47
Liabilities
Short-term Debt	117	133
Other liabilities	167	0
Long-term debt (includes $28 and $0, respectively, relating to variable interest entities)	$ 28	$ 0