Label	Element	Value
Class IB \| Corporate Bonds [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	33.00%
Class IB \| Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	18.50%
Class IB \| Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	8.50%
Class IB \| Foreign Government and Agency Securities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	8.20%
Class IB \| Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	6.50%
Class IB \| Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	5.40%
Class IB \| Asset-Backed Securities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	3.80%
Class IB \| Senior Floating Rate Interests [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	3.50%
Class IB \| Convertible Bonds [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	3.20%
Class IB \| U.S. Government and Agency Securities [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	0.10%
Class IB \| Short-Term Investments [Member]
Holdings [Line Items]	oef_HoldingsLineItems
Percent of Total Investments	oef_PctOfTotalInv	9.30%