Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Operating Results
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019	Annuities		Life		Run-off			Corporate & Other			Total
	(In millions)
Pre-tax adjusted earnings	$	347	$	25	$	(46	)	$	(66	)	$	260
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	63		5		(10		)	(20		)	38
Post-tax adjusted earnings	284		20		(36		)	(46		)	222
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—			—			—
Adjusted earnings	$	284	$	20	$	(36	)	$	(46	)	222
Adjustments for:
Net investment gains (losses)											(10		)
Net derivative gains (losses)											(1,310		)
Other adjustments to net income											85
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit											259
Net income (loss) attributable to Brighthouse Life Insurance Company											$	(754	)
Interest revenue	$	418	$	82	$	276		$	12
Interest expense	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	10

	Operating Results
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018	Annuities		Life		Run-off		Corporate & Other			Total
	(In millions)
Pre-tax adjusted earnings	$	255	$	64	$	64	$	(17	)	$	366
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)	44		12		13		(9		)	60
Post-tax adjusted earnings	211		52		51		(8		)	306
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—			—
Adjusted earnings	$	211	$	52	$	51	$	(8	)	306
Adjustments for:
Net investment gains (losses)										(4		)
Net derivative gains (losses)										(287		)
Other adjustments to net income										(99		)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit										82
Net income (loss) attributable to Brighthouse Life Insurance Company										$	(2	)
Interest revenue	$	359	$	88	$	343	$	10
Interest expense	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1

The following table presents total assets with respect to the Company’s segments, as well as Corporate & Other, at:

	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
	(In millions)
Annuities	$	145,246	$	137,079
Life	15,168		14,928
Run-off	33,182		32,390
Corporate & Other	11,430		11,433
Total	$	205,026	$	195,830

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated

The following table presents total revenues with respect to the Company’s segments, as well as Corporate & Other:

	Three Months Ended   March 31,
	2019			2018
Annuities	$	967		$	977
Life	254			300
Run-off	476			549
Corporate & Other	37			36
Adjustments	(1,257		)	(238		)
Total	$	477		$	1,624