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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per common share [Table Text Block]

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

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014			2013
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	565	$	448	$	1,548		$	1,096
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	145		67		353			57
Income from continuing operations attributable to Ameriprise Financial	420		381		1,195			1,039
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		1		(1		)	(1		)
Net income attributable to Ameriprise Financial	$	420	$	382	$	1,194		$	1,038
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	190.3		201.3		192.8			204.8
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	3.4		3.8		3.5			3.9
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	193.7		205.1		196.3			208.7
Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	2.21	$	1.90	$	6.20		$	5.07
Loss from discontinued operations	—		—		(0.01		)	—
Net income	$	2.21	$	1.90	$	6.19		$	5.07
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	2.17	$	1.86	$	6.09		$	4.97
Loss from discontinued operations	—		—		(0.01		)	—
Net income	$	2.17	$	1.86	$	6.08		$	4.97