Label	Element	Value
Class IB \| Corporate Bonds [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	36.60%
Class IB \| Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	23.50%
Class IB \| Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	11.30%
Class IB \| Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	5.80%
Class IB \| Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	4.80%
Class IB \| Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	4.30%
Class IB \| Senior Floating Rate Interests [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	3.40%
Class IB \| Foreign Government and Agency Securities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	2.30%
Class IB \| Municipal Bonds [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	0.80%
Class IB \| Short-Term Investments [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	7.20%