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Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (Fair Value Hierarchy & Balances) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:    
Cumulative Change in Embedded Derivatives Due to Nonperformance $ 162 $ 150
Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 30,486 30,310
Separate account assets 84,027 81,223
Equity Securities [Member] | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 21 18
Foreign government bonds and obligations | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 258 245
U.S. government and agencies obligations | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 47 52
State and municipal obligations | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 2,317 2,160
Asset backed securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 1,506 1,504
Commercial mortgage backed securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 2,768 2,741
Residential mortgage backed securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 6,158 6,124
Corporate debt securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 17,411 17,466
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Cash equivalents 44 12
Total Available-for-Sale securities 18 22
Trading securities 52 3
Total other assets 300 267
Total assets at fair value 414 304
Liabilities:    
Total other liabilities 465 550
Total liabilities at fair value 465 550
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Foreign currency derivative contract | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total other assets 2 2
Liabilities:    
Total other liabilities 1  
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity derivatives | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total other assets 298 265
Liabilities:    
Total other liabilities 464 550
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 6 5
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | U.S. government and agencies obligations | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 12 17
Recurring | Level 2 | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Cash equivalents 1,615 1,841
Total Available-for-Sale securities 28,483 28,165
Trading securities 31 32
Separate account assets 84,027 81,223
Total other assets 3,105 3,151
Total assets at fair value 117,261 114,412
Liabilities:    
Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims, Fair Value Disclosure 5 5
Customer deposits 6 7
Total other liabilities 3,820 4,270
Total liabilities at fair value 3,831 4,282
Recurring | Level 2 | Credit derivative contract | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total other assets    3
Recurring | Level 2 | EIA embedded derivatives | Ameriprise Financial
    
Liabilities:    
Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims, Fair Value Disclosure 5 5
Recurring | Level 2 | Interest rate derivatives | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total other assets 1,670 1,566
Liabilities:    
Total other liabilities 1,306 1,672
Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign currency derivative contract | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total other assets 3 2
Recurring | Level 2 | Other Contract [Member] | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total other assets   4
Liabilities:    
Total other liabilities 141 139
Recurring | Level 2 | Equity derivatives | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total other assets 1,432 1,576
Liabilities:    
Total other liabilities 2,363 2,447
Recurring | Level 2 | Equity Securities [Member] | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 9 7
Recurring | Level 2 | Foreign government bonds and obligations | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 258 245
Recurring | Level 2 | U.S. government and agencies obligations | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 35 35
Recurring | Level 2 | State and municipal obligations | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 2,317 2,160
Recurring | Level 2 | Asset backed securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 1,321 1,244
Recurring | Level 2 | Commercial mortgage backed securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 2,753 2,711
Recurring | Level 2 | Residential mortgage backed securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 5,944 5,937
Recurring | Level 2 | Corporate debt securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 15,846 15,826
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 1,985 2,123
Trading securities 1 2
Total other assets 1  
Total assets at fair value 1,987 2,125
Liabilities:    
Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims, Fair Value Disclosure (163) (450)
Total liabilities at fair value (163) (450)
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Ameriprise Financial
    
Liabilities:    
Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims, Fair Value Disclosure (347) (575)
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | IUL embedded derivatives | Ameriprise Financial
    
Liabilities:    
Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims, Fair Value Disclosure 184 125
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Other Contract [Member] | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total other assets 1  
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 6 6
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Asset backed securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 185 260
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial mortgage backed securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 15 30
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Residential mortgage backed securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 214 187
Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate debt securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 1,565 1,640
Recurring | Total | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Cash equivalents 1,659 1,853
Total Available-for-Sale securities 30,486 30,310
Trading securities 84 37
Separate account assets 84,027 81,223
Total other assets 3,406 3,418
Total assets at fair value 119,662 116,841
Liabilities:    
Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims, Fair Value Disclosure (158) [1] (445) [2]
Customer deposits 6 7
Total other liabilities 4,285 4,820
Total liabilities at fair value 4,133 4,382
Recurring | Total | GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives [Member] | Ameriprise Financial
    
Liabilities:    
Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims, Fair Value Disclosure (347) [3] (575) [4]
Recurring | Total | Credit derivative contract | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total other assets    3
Recurring | Total | IUL embedded derivatives | Ameriprise Financial
    
Liabilities:    
Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims, Fair Value Disclosure 184 125
Recurring | Total | EIA embedded derivatives | Ameriprise Financial
    
Liabilities:    
Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims, Fair Value Disclosure 5 5
Recurring | Total | Interest rate derivatives | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total other assets 1,670 1,566
Liabilities:    
Total other liabilities 1,306 1,672
Recurring | Total | Foreign currency derivative contract | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total other assets 5 4
Liabilities:    
Total other liabilities 1  
Recurring | Total | Other Contract [Member] | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total other assets 1 4
Liabilities:    
Total other liabilities 141 139
Recurring | Total | Equity derivatives | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total other assets 1,730 1,841
Liabilities:    
Total other liabilities 2,827 2,997
Recurring | Total | Other | Ameriprise Financial
    
Liabilities:    
Total other liabilities 10 12
Recurring | Total | Equity Securities [Member] | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 21 18
Recurring | Total | Foreign government bonds and obligations | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 258 245
Recurring | Total | U.S. government and agencies obligations | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 47 52
Recurring | Total | State and municipal obligations | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 2,317 2,160
Recurring | Total | Asset backed securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 1,506 1,504
Recurring | Total | Commercial mortgage backed securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 2,768 2,741
Recurring | Total | Residential mortgage backed securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 6,158 6,124
Recurring | Total | Corporate debt securities | Ameriprise Financial
    
Assets    
Total Available-for-Sale securities 17,411 17,466
Other Liabilities [Member] | Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Ameriprise Financial
    
Liabilities:    
Total other liabilities     
Other Liabilities [Member] | Recurring | Level 2 | Ameriprise Financial
    
Liabilities:    
Total other liabilities $ 10 $ 12
[1] The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $162 million cumulative increase to the embedded derivatives.
[2] The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $150 million cumulative increase to the embedded derivatives.
[3] The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives was a net asset at June 30, 2014 and the amount is reported as a contra liability.
[4] The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives was a net asset at December 31, 2013 and the amount is reported as a contra liability.