Metlife, inc. (MET)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08Dec'07
Cash flows from operating activities
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

5,909

5,128

4,020

854

5,385

6,336

3,393

1,362

6,415

2,663

-2,447

3,278

4,465

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expenses

630

628

795

652

693

713

714

596

679

585

520

375

457

Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts associated with investments, net

999

1,013

1,044

1,110

1,141

611

167

426

477

1,078

967

939

-955

(Gains) losses on investments and from sales of businesses, net

444

-298

-363

183

560

-202

155

-332

-

-

-

-

-

(Gains) losses on derivatives, net

135

207

-3,610

-8,779

-1,371

21

-5,122

-3,187

3,181

-854

-7,715

1,127

619

(Income) loss from equity method investments, net of dividends or distributions

-254

-251

-194

-475

-481

-327

-99

-108

-315

-48

-1,279

-

-

Interest credited to policyholder account balances

6,464

4,013

6,260

6,282

5,610

6,943

8,179

-7,729

-5,603

-4,925

-4,852

-4,911

5,790

Universal life and investment-type product policy fees

5,603

5,502

7,708

9,207

9,507

9,946

9,451

8,556

7,806

6,037

5,218

5,462

-5,310

Undistributed equity earnings of real estate joint ventures and other limited partnership interests

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-679

-606

Interest credited to bank deposits

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

78

95

137

-163

-166

200

Goodwill impairment

-

-

-

260

0

0

-

1,868

0

0

-

-

-

Change in contractholder-directed equity securities and fair value option securities

139

-2,212

436

-111

-784

739

1,433

-1,900

-648

1,369

1,152

418

200

Change in residential mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-373

-3,370

4,530

487

800

1,946

0

Change in mortgage servicing rights

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-153

60

165

687

185

0

Change in accrued investment income

-8

121

280

31

-138

-207

-293

-219

-525

206

110

-428

-275

Change in premiums, reinsurance and other receivables

514

1,809

991

2,158

831

650

582

109

-58

1,023

1,653

1,929

-283

Change in deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired, net

463

249

693

937

-488

-1,134

920

1,139

591

370

1,609

-545

-1,178

Change in income tax

233

940

-2,796

-1,522

715

2,075

871

-883

1,742

1,231

-2,681

920

101

Change in other assets

-426

-260

-691

-3,248

-2,752

-2,573

-1,767

-2,951

-2,360

-1,948

660

-5,737

582

Change in insurance-related liabilities and policy-related balances

7,803

7,454

8,511

6,321

6,408

5,847

6,897

5,918

7,081

6,491

6,403

5,307

5,463

Change in other liabilities

71

-483

1,603

2,801

1,172

1,885

1,008

-1,699

1,136

-315

865

163

581

Other, net

285

-62

184

139

94

101

123

201

-261

-153

16

199

51

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

13,786

11,738

12,283

14,774

14,052

16,376

16,131

17,160

10,273

7,985

3,797

10,702

9,902

Cash flows from investing activities
Sales, maturities and repayments of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale

77,820

106,677

95,945

150,658

146,732

118,526

117,523

103,823

104,302

86,529

64,428

102,250

112,062

Sales, maturities and repayments of equity securities

294

342

1,433

1,241

1,117

490

725

1,140

2,006

1,371

2,545

2,707

1,738

Sales, maturities and repayments of mortgage loans

12,838

9,918

10,353

12,977

12,647

14,128

12,881

14,673

13,486

6,361

5,769

6,077

9,854

Sales, maturities and repayments of real estate and real estate joint ventures

1,123

1,227

972

826

3,256

1,012

356

1,018

1,296

322

43

140

664

Sales, maturities and repayments of other limited partnership interests

625

675

1,082

1,542

1,827

823

807

974

1,121

522

947

593

1,121

Purchases of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale

87,455

105,401

105,683

146,397

148,799

130,197

117,826

115,793

116,939

100,713

83,940

86,874

112,534

Purchases of equity securities

130

235

920

1,006

996

530

943

627

1,481

949

1,986

1,494

2,883

Purchases of mortgage loans

17,657

17,059

14,374

21,017

20,449

17,464

14,677

11,442

14,694

8,967

4,692

10,096

14,365

Purchases of real estate and real estate joint ventures

1,962

1,118

1,446

1,515

1,298

2,282

1,880

1,942

1,534

786

579

1,170

2,228

Purchases of other limited partnership interests

1,674

1,406

1,486

1,313

1,429

1,764

1,356

1,323

1,147

1,008

803

1,643

2,041

Cash received in connection with freestanding derivatives

2,914

3,778

5,315

4,259

2,690

1,760

1,567

1,933

2,815

1,814

3,292

8,168

-

Cash paid in connection with freestanding derivatives

3,749

4,173

8,696

6,963

4,211

4,003

6,710

3,258

3,478

2,548

5,393

6,454

-

Cash received under repurchase agreements

-

-

-

-

199

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash paid under repurchase agreements

-

-

-

-

199

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash received under reverse repurchase agreements

-

-

-

-

199

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash paid under reverse repurchase agreements

-

-

-

-

199

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net change in securitized reverse residential mortgage loans

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,198

0

0

-

-

-

Cash disposed due to distribution of Brighthouse

0

0

663

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sales of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents disposed of $0, $0 and $135, respectively

-

-

-

156

0

436

393

576

126

0

-50

-4

-694

Sale of bank deposits

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,395

0

0

-

-

-

-

Sale of interest in joint venture

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

265

0

0

-

-

Disposal of subsidiary

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

0

-19

-313

0

Purchases of businesses

32

0

211

0

0

-

1,840

16

163

3,021

0

469

43

Purchases of investments in operating joint ventures

-

-

-

-

0

277

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Net change in policy loans

-5

37

67

-195

-287

27

112

111

66

225

259

467

190

Net change in short-term investments

-152

-870

-2,087

-1,270

777

-5,167

-2,955

-593

7,949

-3,033

-5,534

11,269

-55

Net change in other invested assets

567

-340

171

306

936

512

547

791

19

-148

-1,394

2,206

1,020

Other, net

131

32

346

457

59

341

86

158

169

186

160

147

140

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

-17,586

-5,634

-16,876

-5,850

-10,398

-15,055

-15,165

-11,929

-22,218

-18,303

-13,929

-2,671

-10,644

Cash flows from financing activities
Policyholder account balances: Deposits

92,122

92,327

88,511

88,188

92,904

89,520

79,193

91,284

91,946

74,296

77,517

70,051

54,977

Policyholder account balances: Withdrawals

85,598

88,061

82,380

83,263

94,621

88,037

84,874

86,994

87,625

69,739

79,799

56,406

51,903

Net change in payables for collateral under securities loaned and other transactions

2,019

-821

903

-3,636

1,544

5,031

-3,276

-29

6,444

3,076

-6,863

-13,077

-1,710

Cash received for other transactions with tenors greater than three months

125

200

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash paid for other transactions with tenors greater than three months

200

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net change in bank deposits

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-4,169

96

-32

3,164

2,185

-305

Net change in short-term debt

-

-

-

-

-

-75

75

-586

380

-606

-1,747

1,992

-782

Long-term debt issued

1,382

24

3,657

0

3,893

1,000

1,372

750

1,346

5,090

2,961

339

726

Long-term debt repaid

906

1,871

1,073

1,279

1,438

2,862

1,746

1,702

2,042

1,061

555

422

286

Collateral financing arrangements issued

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

105

310

4,882

Collateral financing arrangement repaid

67

61

2,951

68

57

0

0

349

502

0

0

-

0

Distribution of Brighthouse

0

0

2,793

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Financing element on certain derivative instruments and other derivative related transactions, net

126

-144

151

1,367

-181

747

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net change in liability for securitized reverse residential mortgage loans

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,198

0

0

-

-

-

Cash received in connection with redeemable noncontrolling interests

-

-

-

-

-

-

774

0

0

-

775

0

-

Common stock issued, net of issuance costs

-

-

-

-

-

1,000

1,000

1,000

2,950

3,529

0

290

0

Cash received (paid) in connection with collateral financing arrangements

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-44

37

0

400

-800

0

Treasury stock acquired in connection with share repurchases

2,285

3,992

2,927

372

1,930

1,000

0

0

-

-

-

1,250

1,705

Proceeds from Issuance of Preferred Stock and Preference Stock

0

1,274

0

0

1,483

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Repurchase of preferred stock

-

-

-

-

1,460

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Preferred stock repurchase premium

-

-

-

-

42

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Junior subordinated debt securities issued

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

500

750

694

Shares subject to mandatory redemption

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

131

Debt issuance costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30

34

14

Stock options exercised

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8

-

110

Redemption of convertible preferred stock

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,805

0

0

-

-

Preferred stock redemption premium

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

146

0

0

-

-

Common stock issued to settle stock forward contracts

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,035

0

0

Treasury stock issued in connection with common stock issuance, net of issuance costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,936

0

Treasury stock issued to settle stock forward contracts

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1,035

0

Dividends on preferred stock

178

141

103

103

116

122

122

122

122

122

122

125

137

Dividends on common stock

1,643

1,678

1,717

1,736

1,653

1,499

1,119

811

787

784

610

592

541

Other, net

-77

-145

118

139

94

47

-184

609

212

-266

-42

7

67

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

4,568

-2,801

-906

-3,497

-1,218

2,256

-8,907

35

9,382

13,381

-4,103

6,189

3,942

Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents balances

9

-183

323

-302

-492

-354

-212

11

-22

-129

108

-349

61

Change in cash and cash equivalents

777

3,120

-5,176

5,125

1,944

3,223

-8,153

5,277

-2,585

2,934

-14,127

13,871

3,261

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Net cash paid for Interest

964

1,130

1,118

1,202

1,178

1,213

1,270

1,335

1,565

1,489

989

1,107

1,011

Net cash paid (received) for Income tax

1,099

1,935

1,530

672

1,127

748

677

554

676

-23

397

27

2,128

Non-cash transactions:
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale received in connection with pension risk transfer transactions

637

3,016

0

985

903

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Operating lease liability associated with the recognition of right-of-use assets

341

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Reduction of long-term debt

0

944

0

0

571

413

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Reduction of fair value option securities

0

1,030

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Reclassification of certain equity securities to other invested assets

0

792

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Assets acquired

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,988

595

327

125,728

0

-

-

Liabilities assumed

-

-

-

-

-

-

972

579

94

109,306

0

-

-

Noncontrolling interests assumed

-

-

-

-

-

-

176

0

0

-

-

-

-

Cash paid, excluding transaction costs of $0, $0 and $17, respectively

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1,840

-16

-233

7,196

0

-783

-

Reduction of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale in connection with a reinsurance transaction

-

-

-

224

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Reduction of other invested assets in connection with a reinsurance transaction

-

-

-

676

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Reduction of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale

-

-

-

917

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Reduction of noncontrolling interests

-

-

-

373

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Assets disposed

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

22,135

0

Liabilities disposed

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-20,689

0

Net assets disposed

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,446

0

Cash disposed

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

270

0

Transaction costs, including cash paid of $0, $19 and $43, respectively

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

60

0

Treasury stock received in common stock exchange

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,318

0

Loss on disposal of subsidiary

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

458

0

Fixed maturity securities redeemed

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

32

32

0

Long-term debt issued

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,035

1,035

0

Junior subordinated debt securities redeemed

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,067

1,067

0

Purchase money mortgages on sales of real estate joint ventures

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

93

0

-

Real estate and real estate joint ventures acquired in satisfaction of debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

553

292

93

-

1

1

Collateral financing arrangements repaid

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

102

148

0

0

-

-

Redemption of advances agreements in long-term debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,806

0

0

-

-

-

Issuance of funding agreements in policyholder account balances

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,806

0

0

-

-

-

Reduction of redeemable noncontrolling interests

-

-

-

-

-

774

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Reduction of real estate and real estate joint ventures

-

-

-

-

688

1,132

0

0

-

-

211

-

-

Contribution of equity securities to MetLife Foundation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

12

Purchase money mortgages on real estate sale

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Fixed maturity securities received in connection with insurance contract commutation

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

115

0