Shareholder Fees	Dec. 31, 2022
Calvert VP SRI Balanced Portfolio \| Class I
Shareholder Fees:
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of net asset value at purchase or redemption)	none
Calvert VP SRI Balanced Portfolio \| Class F
Shareholder Fees:
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of net asset value at purchase or redemption)	none
Calvert VP SRI Mid Cap Portfolio \| Calvert VP SRI Mid Cap Portfolio
Shareholder Fees:
Maximum Sales Charge (load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load) (as a percentage of the lower of net asset value at purchase or redemption)	none

Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of ____) A.3.instructions.2.a.i "Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)" includes the maximum total deferred sales charge (load) payable upon redemption, in installments, or both, expressed as a percentage of the amount or amounts stated in response to Item 7(a), except that, for a sales charge (load) based on net asset value at the time of purchase, show the sales charge (load) as a percentage of the offering price at the time of purchase. A Fund may include in a footnote to the table, if applicable, a tabular presentation showing the amount of deferred sales charges (loads) over time or a narrative explanation of the sales charges (loads) (e.g., __% in the first year after purchase, declining to __% in the __ year and eliminated thereafter). A.3.instructions.2.a.ii If more than one type of sales charge (load) is imposed (e.g., a deferred sales charge (load) and a front-end sales charge (load)), the first caption in the table should read "Maximum Sales Charge (Load)" and show the maximum cumulative percentage. Show the percentage amounts and the terms of each sales charge (load) comprising that figure on separate lines below.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Form
-Number N-1A
-Chapter A
-Section 3
-Subsection instructions
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph a
-Clause i

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