Label	Element	Value
Class IB \| Financials [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	24.50%
Class IB \| Industrials [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	13.00%
Class IB \| Health Care [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	10.50%
Class IB \| Consumer Discretionary [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	9.60%
Class IB \| Information Technology [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	7.90%
Class IB \| Energy [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	6.80%
Class IB \| Real Estate [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	5.80%
Class IB \| Materials [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	3.40%
Class IB \| Utilities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	2.70%
Class IB \| Consumer Staples [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	1.40%
Class IB \| Communication Services [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	0.50%
Class IB \| Short-Term Investments [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	13.90%