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Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (Assets & liabilities reported at FV) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Liabilities    
Cumulative change in embedded derivatives due to nonperformance $ (238) $ 150
Ameriprise Financial [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 30,256 30,310
Separate account assets 82,420 81,223
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Corporate debt securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 17,322 17,466
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Residential mortgage backed securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 6,232 6,124
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Commercial mortgage backed securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 2,637 2,741
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Asset backed securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 1,488 1,504
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | State and municipal obligations [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 2,257 2,160
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | U.S. government and agencies obligations [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 47 52
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Foreign government bonds and obligations [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 253 245
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 20 18
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
    
Assets    
Cash equivalents 29 12
Available-for-Sale securities 18 22
Trading securities 114 3
Other assets 317 267
Total assets at fair value 478 304
Liabilities    
Other liabilities 472 550
Total liabilities at fair value 472 550
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Other assets [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 1  
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity derivative contracts [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 314 265
Liabilities    
Other liabilities 472 550
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 2 2
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | U.S. government and agencies obligations [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 12 17
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 6 5
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
    
Assets    
Cash equivalents 2,404 1,841
Available-for-Sale securities 28,108 28,165
Trading securities 81 32
Separate account assets 82,420 81,223
Other assets 3,147 3,151
Total assets at fair value 116,160 114,412
Liabilities    
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims 6 5
Customer deposits 6 7
Other liabilities 3,547 4,270
Total liabilities at fair value 3,559 4,282
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
    
Liabilities    
Other liabilities 17 12
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Interest rate derivative contracts [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 1,587 1,566
Liabilities    
Other liabilities 1,208 1,672
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity derivative contracts [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 1,552 1,576
Liabilities    
Other liabilities 2,205 2,447
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Credit derivative contracts [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 4 3
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 4 2
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Other derivative contracts [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets   4
Liabilities    
Other liabilities 117 139
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | EIA embedded derivatives [Member]
    
Liabilities    
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims 6 5
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Corporate debt securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 15,756 15,826
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Residential mortgage backed securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 5,959 5,937
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Commercial mortgage backed securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 2,544 2,711
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Asset backed securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 1,295 1,244
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | State and municipal obligations [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 2,257 2,160
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | U.S. government and agencies obligations [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 35 35
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Foreign government bonds and obligations [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 253 245
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 9 7
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 2,130 2,123
Trading securities 1 2
Other assets 1  
Total assets at fair value 2,132 2,125
Liabilities    
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims 125 (450)
Total liabilities at fair value 125 (450)
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Other derivative contracts [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 1  
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | IUL embedded derivatives [Member]
    
Liabilities    
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims 202 125
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives [Member]
    
Liabilities    
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims (77) (575)
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Corporate debt securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 1,566 1,640
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Residential mortgage backed securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 273 187
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Commercial mortgage backed securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 93 30
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Asset backed securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 193 260
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 5 6
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member]
    
Assets    
Cash equivalents 2,433 1,853
Available-for-Sale securities 30,256 30,310
Trading securities 196 37
Separate account assets 82,420 81,223
Other assets 3,465 3,418
Total assets at fair value 118,770 116,841
Liabilities    
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims 131 [1] (445) [2]
Customer deposits 6 7
Other liabilities 4,019 4,820
Total liabilities at fair value 4,156 4,382
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | Other assets [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 1  
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
    
Liabilities    
Other liabilities 17 12
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | Interest rate derivative contracts [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 1,587 1,566
Liabilities    
Other liabilities 1,208 1,672
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | Equity derivative contracts [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 1,866 1,841
Liabilities    
Other liabilities 2,677 2,997
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | Credit derivative contracts [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 4 3
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 6 4
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | Other derivative contracts [Member]
    
Assets    
Other assets 1 4
Liabilities    
Other liabilities 117 139
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | EIA embedded derivatives [Member]
    
Liabilities    
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims 6 5
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | IUL embedded derivatives [Member]
    
Liabilities    
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims 202 125
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives [Member]
    
Liabilities    
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims (77) [3] (575) [4]
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | Corporate debt securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 17,322 17,466
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | Residential mortgage backed securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 6,232 6,124
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | Commercial mortgage backed securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 2,637 2,741
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | Asset backed securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 1,488 1,504
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | State and municipal obligations [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 2,257 2,160
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | U.S. government and agencies obligations [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 47 52
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | Foreign government bonds and obligations [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities 253 245
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Total [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
    
Assets    
Available-for-Sale securities $ 20 $ 18
[1] The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $238 million cumulative decrease 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 September 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.