Investments Investments (Holdings info) (Details) (Ameriprise Financial [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Investments	$ 35,899	$ 35,735
Available-for-sale securities [Member]
Investments	30,256	30,310
Mortgage loans, net [Member]
Investments	3,457	3,510
Policy and certificate loans [Member]
Investments	805	774
Other investments [Member]
Investments	$ 1,381	$ 1,141