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Long-term Debt	6 Months Ended
Long-term Debt	Jun. 30, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-term Debt	7. Long-term Debt Repurchase Facility In April 2018, Brighthouse Life Insurance Company entered into a committed repurchase facility (the “Repurchase Facility”) with a financial institution, pursuant to which Brighthouse Life Insurance Company may enter into repurchase transactions in an aggregate amount up to $2.0 billion in respect of certain eligible securities. The Repurchase Facility has a term of three years, beginning on July 31, 2018 and ending on July 31, 2021.