Long-term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt

Long-term debt outstanding was as follows:

	Interest Rate	Maturity	December 31,
			2017		2016
			(In millions)
Surplus note — affiliated with MetLife, Inc. (1)	8.595%	2038	$	—	$	744
Surplus note — affiliated with MetLife, Inc.	5.130%	2032	—		750
Surplus note — affiliated with MetLife, Inc.	6.000%	2033	—		350
Long-term debt — unaffiliated (2)	7.028%	2030	35		37
Total long-term debt (3)			$	35	$	1,881

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(1) Includes $6 million of unamortized debt issuance costs at December 31, 2016.

(2) Represents non-recourse debt for which creditors have no access, subject to customary exceptions, to the general assets of the Company other than recourse to certain investment companies.

(3) Excludes $11 million and $23 million of long-term debt related to CSEs at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. See Note 7 for more information regarding CSEs.