Regulatory Requirements (Table) (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
RiverSource Life [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory net gain from operations	$ 1,412	[1]	$ 1,633	[1]	$ 2,189	[1]
Statutory net income (loss)	1,154	[1]	1,337	[1]	1,976	[1]
Property and casualty [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory net income (loss)	$ (25)		$ 11		$ 27

[1] Statutory net gain (loss) from operations and statutory net income (loss) are significantly impacted by changes in reserves for variable annuity guaranteed benefits, however, these impacts are substantially offset by unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives which are not included in statutory income but are recorded directly to surplus.