Label	Element	Value
Class IB \| Short-Term Investments [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	7.20%
Class IB \| United Kingdom
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	16.20%
Class IB \| Japan
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	14.70%
Class IB \| Canada
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	13.60%
Class IB \| Netherlands
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	6.50%
Class IB \| South Korea
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	5.80%
Class IB \| Italy
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	5.10%
Class IB \| China
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	4.50%
Class IB \| Ireland
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	4.40%
Class IB \| India
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	4.30%
Class IB \| Taiwan
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	4.10%
Class IB \| United States
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	3.60%
Class IB \| Mexico
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	2.50%
Class IB \| Greece
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	2.20%
Class IB \| Belgium
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	2.10%
Class IB \| Germany
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	1.60%
Class IB \| Switzerland
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	1.60%