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Segment Information
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information 2. Segment Information
The Company is organized into three segments: Annuities; Life; and Run-off. In addition, the Company reports certain of its results of operations in Corporate & Other.
Annuities
The Annuities segment consists of a variety of variable, fixed, index-linked and income annuities designed to address contract holders’ needs for protected wealth accumulation on a tax-deferred basis, wealth transfer and income security.
Life
The Life segment consists of insurance products and services, including term, universal, whole and variable life products designed to address policyholders’ needs for financial security and protected wealth transfer, which may be on a tax-advantaged basis.
Run-off
The Run-off segment consists of products that are no longer actively sold and are separately managed, including ULSG, structured settlements, pension risk transfer contracts, certain company-owned life insurance policies and certain funding agreements.
Corporate & Other
Corporate & Other contains the excess capital not allocated to the segments and interest expense related to the Company’s outstanding debt, as well as expenses associated with certain legal proceedings and income tax audit issues. Corporate & Other also includes long-term care and workers’ compensation business reinsured through 100% quota share reinsurance agreements, activities related to funding agreements associated with the Company’s institutional spread margin business, as well as direct-to-consumer life insurance that is no longer actively sold.
Financial Measures and Segment Accounting Policies
Adjusted earnings is a financial measure used by management to evaluate performance and facilitate comparisons to industry results. Consistent with GAAP guidance for segment reporting, adjusted earnings is also used to measure segment performance. The Company believes the presentation of adjusted earnings, as the Company measures it for management purposes, enhances the understanding of its performance by the investor community and contract holders by highlighting the results of operations and the underlying profitability drivers of the business.
Adjusted earnings, which may be positive or negative, focuses on the Company’s primary businesses by excluding the impact of market volatility, which could distort trends.
The following are significant items excluded from total revenues in calculating adjusted earnings:
•Net investment gains (losses);
•Net derivative gains (losses) except earned income and amortization of premium on derivatives that are hedges of investments or that are used to replicate certain investments, but do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment; and
•Certain variable annuity GMIB fees (“GMIB Fees”).
The following are significant items excluded from total expenses in calculating adjusted earnings:
•Amounts associated with benefits related to GMIBs (“GMIB Costs”);
•Amounts associated with periodic crediting rate adjustments based on the total return of a contractually referenced pool of assets; and
•Amortization of DAC and VOBA related to: (i) net investment gains (losses), (ii) net derivative gains (losses) and (iii) GMIB Fees and GMIB Costs.
The tax impact of the adjustments discussed above is calculated net of the statutory tax rate, which could differ from the Company’s effective tax rate.
The segment accounting policies are the same as those used to prepare the Company’s consolidated financial statements, except for the adjustments to calculate adjusted earnings described above. In addition, segment accounting policies include the methods of capital allocation described below.
Segment investment and capitalization targets are based on statutory oriented risk principles and metrics. Segment invested assets backing liabilities are based on net statutory liabilities plus excess capital. For the variable annuity business, the excess capital held is based on the target statutory total asset requirement consistent with the Company’s variable annuity risk management strategy. For insurance businesses other than variable annuities, excess capital held is based on a percentage of required statutory risk-based capital (“RBC”). Assets in excess of those allocated to the segments, if any, are held in Corporate & Other. Segment net investment income reflects the performance of each segment’s respective invested assets.
Operating results by segment, as well as Corporate & Other, were as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2021
AnnuitiesLifeRun-offCorporate
& Other		Total
(In millions)
Pre-tax adjusted earnings $1,762 $442 $243 $(284)$2,163 
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)340 93 53 (104)382 
Post-tax adjusted earnings 1,422 349 190 (180)1,781 
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests— — — 1 1 
Adjusted earnings $1,422 $349 $190 $(181)1,780 
Adjustments for:
Net investment gains (losses)(63)
Net derivative gains (losses)(2,359)
Other adjustments to net income (loss)255 
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit453 
Net income (loss) attributable to Brighthouse Life Insurance Company$66 
Interest revenue $2,207 $618 $1,910 $101 
Interest expense $— $— $— $67 
Year Ended December 31, 2020
AnnuitiesLifeRun-offCorporate
& Other		Total
(In millions)
Pre-tax adjusted earnings $1,383 $23 $(1,655)$(369)$(618)
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)257 3 (356)(102)(198)
Post-tax adjusted earnings 1,126 20 (1,299)(267)(420)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests— — — 1 1 
Adjusted earnings $1,126 $20 $(1,299)$(268)(421)
Adjustments for:
Net investment gains (losses)279 
Net derivative gains (losses)(132)
Other adjustments to net income (loss)(1,267)
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit235 
Net income (loss) attributable to Brighthouse Life Insurance Company$(1,306)
Interest revenue$1,811 $403 $1,269 $62 
Interest expense$— $— $— $68 
Year Ended December 31, 2019
AnnuitiesLifeRun-offCorporate
& Other		Total
(In millions)
Pre-tax adjusted earnings$1,233 $239 $(580)$(234)$658 
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)230 49 (126)(112)41 
Post-tax adjusted earnings 1,003 190 (454)(122)617 
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests— — — 1 1 
Adjusted earnings $1,003 $190 $(454)$(123)616 
Adjustments for:
Net investment gains (losses)92 
Net derivative gains (losses)(2,046)
Other adjustments to net income (loss)150 
Provision for income tax (expense) benefit379 
Net income (loss) attributable to Brighthouse Life Insurance Company$(809)
Interest revenue $1,798 $376 $1,265 $53 
Interest expense$— $— $— $60 
Total revenues by segment, as well as Corporate & Other, were as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
202120202019
(In millions)
Annuities$4,602 $4,005 $4,062 
Life 1,264 1,081 1,115 
Run-off2,555 1,937 2,009 
Corporate & Other180 148 145 
Adjustments(2,201)381 (1,704)
Total$6,400 $7,552 $5,627 
Total assets by segment, as well as Corporate & Other, were as follows at:
December 31,
20212020
(In millions)
Annuities$174,489 $167,806 
Life18,190 17,796 
Run-off37,069 38,366 
Corporate & Other17,507 11,320 
Total$247,255 $235,288 
Total premiums, universal life and investment-type product policy fees and other revenues by major product group were as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
202120202019
(In millions)
Annuity products$2,640 $2,448 $2,522 
Life insurance products1,359 1,418 1,561 
Other products8 11 12 
Total$4,007 $3,877 $4,095 
Substantially all of the Company’s premiums, universal life and investment-type product policy fees and other revenues originated in the U.S.
Revenues derived from any individual customer did not exceed 10% of premiums, universal life and investment-type product policy fees and other revenues for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.