Earnings per Share Attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Common Shareholders (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings per Common Share

The computations of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders are as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2014			2013
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	516		$	366
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	115			30
Income from continuing operations attributable to Ameriprise Financial	401			336
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(1		)	(1		)
Net income attributable to Ameriprise Financial	$	400		$	335
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	195.5			208.4
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	3.6			3.9
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	199.1			212.3
Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	2.05		$	1.61
Loss from discontinued operations	—			—
Net income	$	2.05		$	1.61
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	2.01		$	1.58
Loss from discontinued operations	—			—
Net income	$	2.01		$	1.58