Label	Element	Value
Class IB \| Short-Term Investments [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	2.90%
Class IB \| China
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	23.50%
Class IB \| India
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	18.00%
Class IB \| Taiwan
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	17.50%
Class IB \| South Korea
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	10.30%
Class IB \| Brazil
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	5.70%
Class IB \| United States
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	3.90%
Class IB \| Saudi Arabia
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	3.60%
Class IB \| United Arab Emirates
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	3.60%
Class IB \| Greece
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	2.10%
Class IB \| Indonesia
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	1.60%
Class IB \| Mexico
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	1.50%
Class IB \| Philippines
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	1.40%
Class IB \| South Africa
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	1.10%
Class IB \| Malaysia
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	1.10%
Class IB \| Singapore
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	0.90%
Class IB \| Italy
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	0.50%
Class IB \| Poland
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	0.40%
Class IB \| United Kingdom
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	0.40%