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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jun. 30, 2026
Dec. 31, 2025
Assets    
Amortized cost of fixed maturity securities valuation allowances $ 158 $ 194
Amortized Cost 172,369 167,384
Mortgage loans valuation allowances 822 701
Mortgage loans (net of allowance for credit loss of $822 and $701, respectively; includes $183 and $180, respectively, relating to variable interest entities) 54,833 55,870
Real estate and real estate joint ventures (includes $377 and $378, respectively, under the fair value option; $127 and $64, respectively, of real estate held-for-sale; $2,490 and $2,435, respectively, relating to variable interest entities) 8,621 8,798
Real Estate Held-for-sale 127 64
Other Invested Assets - Leveraged and Direct Financing Leases 348 435
Other invested assets - VIE 16,816 15,086
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at carrying Value 7,111 8,392
Liabilities    
Other liabilities (includes $45 and $0, respectively, relating to variable interest entities) $ 31,621 $ 31,164
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company stockholder’s equity:    
Common stock, par value $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued 494,466,664 494,466,664
Common stock, shares outstanding 494,466,664 494,466,664
Residential mortgage loans-FVO    
Assets    
Real estate and real estate joint ventures (includes $377 and $378, respectively, under the fair value option; $127 and $64, respectively, of real estate held-for-sale; $2,490 and $2,435, respectively, relating to variable interest entities) $ 377 $ 378
Other Investments, FVO    
Assets    
Other invested assets - VIE 1,806 866
Variable interest entities    
Assets    
Mortgage loans (net of allowance for credit loss of $822 and $701, respectively; includes $183 and $180, respectively, relating to variable interest entities) 183 180
Real estate and real estate joint ventures (includes $377 and $378, respectively, under the fair value option; $127 and $64, respectively, of real estate held-for-sale; $2,490 and $2,435, respectively, relating to variable interest entities) 2,490 2,435
Other invested assets - VIE 40 45
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at carrying Value 83 0
Liabilities    
Other liabilities (includes $45 and $0, respectively, relating to variable interest entities) 45 0
Variable interest entities | Other Investments, FVO    
Assets    
Other invested assets - VIE $ 800 $ 0