| Intangible Assets and Liabilities and Unearned Revenue, excluding Goodwill [Text Block] |
8. Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs, Value of Business Acquired and Unearned Revenue DAC and VOBA Information regarding total DAC and VOBA by segment, as well as Corporate & Other, was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2026 | | | Group Benefits | | RIS | | Asia (1) | | Latin America (2) | | EMEA (2) | | Corporate & Other (3) | | Total | | | (In millions) | | | DAC: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of period | $ | 250 | | | $ | 785 | | | $ | 11,643 | | | $ | 2,343 | | | $ | 2,021 | | | $ | 2,691 | | | $ | 19,733 | | | | Capitalizations | 12 | | | 170 | | | 935 | | | 466 | | | 317 | | | 9 | | | 1,909 | | | | Amortization | (20) | | | (47) | | | (405) | | | (337) | | | (204) | | | (96) | | | (1,109) | | | | Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | — | | | — | | | (263) | | | 63 | | | (38) | | | (2) | | | (240) | | | | Balance, end of period | $ | 242 | | | $ | 908 | | | $ | 11,910 | | | $ | 2,535 | | | $ | 2,096 | | | $ | 2,602 | | | $ | 20,293 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | VOBA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of period | $ | — | | | $ | 10 | | | $ | 875 | | | $ | 393 | | | $ | 91 | | | $ | 5 | | | $ | 1,374 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Amortization | — | | | (1) | | | (29) | | | (22) | | | (5) | | | (1) | | | (58) | | | | Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | — | | | — | | | (30) | | | (6) | | | (2) | | | — | | | (38) | | | | Balance, end of period | $ | — | | | $ | 9 | | | $ | 816 | | | $ | 365 | | | $ | 84 | | | $ | 4 | | | $ | 1,278 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2025 | | | Group Benefits | | RIS | | Asia (1) | | Latin America (2) | | EMEA (2) | | Corporate & Other (3) | | Total | | | (In millions) | | | DAC: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of period | $ | 250 | | | $ | 552 | | | $ | 10,785 | | | $ | 1,836 | | | $ | 1,664 | | | $ | 3,091 | | | $ | 18,178 | | | Transfer, January 1 (4) | — | | | 98 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (98) | | | — | | | | Capitalizations | 12 | | | 83 | | | 769 | | | 348 | | 262 | | | 11 | | | 1,485 | | | | Amortization | (13) | | | (39) | | | (417) | | | (247) | | | (178) | | | (106) | | | (1,000) | | | | Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | — | | | — | | | 499 | | | 177 | | | 145 | | | 3 | | | 824 | | | | Balance, end of period | $ | 249 | | | $ | 694 | | | $ | 11,636 | | | $ | 2,114 | | | $ | 1,893 | | | $ | 2,901 | | | $ | 19,487 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | VOBA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance, beginning of period | $ | — | | | $ | 13 | | | $ | 935 | | | $ | 393 | | | $ | 94 | | | $ | 14 | | | $ | 1,449 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Amortization | — | | | (1) | | | (33) | | | (19) | | | (6) | | | (1) | | | (60) | | | | Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | — | | | — | | | 81 | | | 27 | | | 9 | | | — | | | 117 | | | | Balance, end of period | $ | — | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | 983 | | | $ | 401 | | | $ | 97 | | | $ | 13 | | | $ | 1,506 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total DAC and VOBA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Balance at June 30, 2026 | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 21,571 | | | | Balance at June 30, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 20,993 | | | Balance at December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 21,107 | | |
__________________(1)Includes DAC balances primarily related to accident & health, universal and variable universal life, variable life and fixed annuity products and VOBA balances primarily related to accident & health products. (2)Includes DAC balances primarily related to universal life, variable universal life, ordinary life and accident & health products. (3)Includes DAC balances primarily related to whole life, variable annuities, term life, universal life, and long-term care products. See Note 1 for further information on the Strategic Reorganization. (4)A product previously reported within the former MetLife Holdings segment was moved to the RIS segment as part of the Strategic Reorganization. Accordingly, the reported balances for the six months ended June 30, 2025 have been updated to reflect this change. See Note 1 for further information on the Strategic Reorganization. Unearned Revenue Information regarding the Company’s unearned revenue primarily related to interest sensitive whole life, variable life and universal life products by segment, as well as Corporate & Other, included in other policy-related balances was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2026 | | | RIS | | Asia | | Latin
America | | EMEA | | Corporate & Other (1) | | Total | | | (In millions) | | Balance, beginning of period | | $ | 23 | | | $ | 3,346 | | | $ | 997 | | | $ | 723 | | | $ | 73 | | | $ | 5,162 | | | Deferrals | | 1 | | | 231 | | | 77 | | | 55 | | | 5 | | | 369 | | | Amortization | | (3) | | | (117) | | | (65) | | | (39) | | | (2) | | | (226) | | | Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | | — | | | (36) | | | 23 | | | (5) | | | — | | | (18) | | | Balance, end of period | | $ | 21 | | | $ | 3,424 | | | $ | 1,032 | | | $ | 734 | | | $ | 76 | | | $ | 5,287 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2025 | | | RIS | | Asia | | Latin
America | | EMEA | | Corporate & Other (1) | | Total | | | (In millions) | | Balance, beginning of period | | $ | 27 | | | $ | 3,076 | | | $ | 841 | | | $ | 622 | | | $ | 69 | | | $ | 4,635 | | | Deferrals | | 1 | | | 229 | | | 68 | | | 59 | | | 6 | | | 363 | | | Amortization | | (3) | | | (124) | | | (55) | | | (37) | | | (3) | | | (222) | | | Effect of foreign currency translation and other, net | | — | | | 52 | | | 81 | | | 39 | | | — | | | 172 | | | Balance, end of period | | $ | 25 | | | $ | 3,233 | | | $ | 935 | | | $ | 683 | | | $ | 72 | | | $ | 4,948 | |
__________________(1)See Note 1 for information on the Strategic Reorganization.
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