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Collateral Financing Arrangements	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Collateral Financing Arrangements [Abstract]
Collateral Financing Arrangements	11. Collateral Financing Arrangements *Associated with the Closed Block* In June 2012, following regulatory approval, MRC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., repurchased and canceled $451 million in aggregate principal amount of surplus notes (the “Partial Repurchase”) that MRC issued in December 2007 in connection with MLIC reinsuring a portion of its closed block liabilities to MRC. Payments made by MetLife, Inc. in June 2012 associated with the Partial Repurchase, which also included payments made to the unaffiliated financial institution with which MetLife, Inc. entered into an agreement in 2007 in connection with the issuance of the surplus notes, totaled $451 million, exclusive of accrued interest on the surplus notes. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the amount of the surplus notes issued by MRC that remained outstanding was $1.4 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively. See Note 12 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2011 Annual Report.

Collateral Financing Arrangements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Collateral Financing Arrangements [Abstract]

11. Collateral Financing Arrangements

Associated with the Closed Block

In June 2012, following regulatory approval, MRC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., repurchased and canceled $451 million in aggregate principal amount of surplus notes (the “Partial Repurchase”) that MRC issued in December 2007 in connection with MLIC reinsuring a portion of its closed block liabilities to MRC. Payments made by MetLife, Inc. in June 2012 associated with the Partial Repurchase, which also included payments made to the unaffiliated financial institution with which MetLife, Inc. entered into an agreement in 2007 in connection with the issuance of the surplus notes, totaled $451 million, exclusive of accrued interest on the surplus notes. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the amount of the surplus notes issued by MRC that remained outstanding was $1.4 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively. See Note 12 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2011 Annual Report.