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Long-term Debt	6 Months Ended
Long-term Debt	Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-term Debt	7. Long-term Debt Surplus Note On March 25, 2019, Brighthouse Life Insurance Company issued a $412 million surplus note due March 2059 to Brighthouse Holdings, LLC, which bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.07%, payable annually. Payments of interest and principal on this surplus note may be made only with the prior approval of the Delaware Department of Insurance.