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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]    
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 825us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities $ 982us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Cash flows from investing activities    
Sales, maturities and repayments of fixed maturity securities 7,427us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 4,603us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
Sales, maturities and repayments of equity securities 7us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity 14us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity
Sales, maturities and repayments of mortgage loans 123us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfMortgageNotesReceivable 807us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleAndCollectionOfMortgageNotesReceivable
Sales, maturities and repayments of real estate and real estate joint ventures 103us-gaap_ProceedsFromRealEstateAndRealEstateJointVentures 1us-gaap_ProceedsFromRealEstateAndRealEstateJointVentures
Sales, maturities and repayments of other limited partnership interests 37us-gaap_ProceedsFromLimitedPartnershipInvestments 37us-gaap_ProceedsFromLimitedPartnershipInvestments
Purchases of fixed maturity securities (7,681)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt (5,189)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt
Purchases of equity securities (27)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity (9)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquity
Purchases of mortgage loans (435)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireMortgageNotesReceivable (126)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireMortgageNotesReceivable
Purchases of real estate and real estate joint ventures (5)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRealEstateAndRealEstateJointVentures (89)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireRealEstateAndRealEstateJointVentures
Purchases of other limited partnership interests (47)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLimitedPartnershipInterests (62)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLimitedPartnershipInterests
Cash received in connection with freestanding derivatives 59mlus_Cashreceivedinconnectionwithfreestandingderivatives 45mlus_Cashreceivedinconnectionwithfreestandingderivatives
Cash paid in connection with freestanding derivatives (259)mlus_CashPaidInConnectionWithFreestandingDerivatives (345)mlus_CashPaidInConnectionWithFreestandingDerivatives
Cash received under repurchase agreements (Note 4) 199us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForInSecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchase 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForInSecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchase
Cash paid under reverse repurchase agreements (Note 4) (199)us-gaap_PaymentsForSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResell 0us-gaap_PaymentsForSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResell
Net change in policy loans 4us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromPolicyLoans 5us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromPolicyLoans
Net change in short-term investments (2,088)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromShortTermInvestments 214us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromShortTermInvestments
Net change in other invested assets 22mlus_NetChangeInOtherInvestedAssets 28mlus_NetChangeInOtherInvestedAssets
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (2,760)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (66)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Cash flows from financing activities    
Policyholder account balances: Deposits 4,546us-gaap_ProceedsFromAnnuitiesAndInvestmentCertificates 4,464us-gaap_ProceedsFromAnnuitiesAndInvestmentCertificates
Policyholder account balances: Withdrawals (4,840)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfAnnuitiesAndInvestmentCertificates (5,007)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfAnnuitiesAndInvestmentCertificates
Net change in payables for collateral under securities loaned and other transactions 1,893mlus_NetChangeInPayablesForCollateralUnderSecuritiesLoanedAndOtherTransactions 1,423mlus_NetChangeInPayablesForCollateralUnderSecuritiesLoanedAndOtherTransactions
Long-term debt repaid (7)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (459)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Financing element on certain derivative instruments (37)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities (58)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities
Dividends paid to MetLife, Inc. 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (77)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 1,555us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 286us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents balances 1us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 8us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Change in cash and cash equivalents (379)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 1,210us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 1,206us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValueIncludingDiscontinuedOperations 1,400us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValueIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 827us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValueIncludingDiscontinuedOperations 2,610us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValueIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:    
Net cash paid for Interest 2us-gaap_InterestPaid 21us-gaap_InterestPaid
Net cash paid (received) for Income tax 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet 2us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet
Non-cash transactions:    
Capital contributions from MetLife, Inc. 1mlus_SupplementalCapitalContributionFromParent 3mlus_SupplementalCapitalContributionFromParent
Transfer of fixed maturity securities to affiliates $ 0us-gaap_TransferToInvestments $ 333us-gaap_TransferToInvestments