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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt [Text Block]
Debt
The balances and the stated interest rates of outstanding debt of Ameriprise Financial were as follows: 
 
Outstanding Balance
 
Stated Interest Rate
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(in millions)
 
 

 
 

Long-term debt:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Senior notes due 2015
$
358

(1) 
$
366

(1) 
5.7
%
 
5.7
%
Senior notes due 2019
326

(1) 
327

(1) 
7.3

 
7.3

Senior notes due 2020
786

(1) 
783

(1) 
5.3

 
5.3

Senior notes due 2023
750

 
750

 
4.0

 
4.0

Senior notes due 2024
548

 

 
3.7

 

Senior notes due 2039

 
200

 

 
7.8

Junior subordinated notes due 2066
294

 
294

 
7.5

 
7.5

Total long-term debt
3,062

 
2,720

 
 

 
 

Short-term borrowings:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances
150

 
450

 
0.3

 
0.3

Repurchase agreements
50

 
50

 
0.4

 
0.3

Total short-term borrowings
200

 
500

 
 

 
 

Total
$
3,262

 
$
3,220

 
 

 
 

(1) Amounts include adjustments for fair value hedges on the Company’s long-term debt. See Note 16 for information on the Company’s fair value hedges.
Long-Term Debt
The amounts included in the table above are net of any unamortized discount and premium associated with issuing these notes.
On September 18, 2014, the Company issued $550 million of unsecured senior notes due October 15, 2024, and incurred debt issuance costs of $5 million. Interest payments are due semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15, commencing on April 15, 2015.
In May 2014, the Company issued a notice of redemption for $200 million of its senior notes due 2039. The notes were redeemed on June 16, 2014 pursuant to the terms of the indenture at the principal value plus accrued interest to the redemption date. The Company recognized an expense for the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs on the notes in the second quarter of 2014.
On November 13, 2013, the Company issued $150 million of unsecured senior notes due October 15, 2023, and incurred debt issuance costs of $1 million. These notes form part of the series of senior notes due 2023 along with other notes of this series issued on September 6, 2013. Interest payments are due semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15, commencing April 15, 2014.
In October 2013, the Company issued a notice of redemption for $350 million of its senior notes due November 2015. The notes were redeemed pursuant to the terms of the indenture at the principal value plus an aggregate premium and accrued interest to the redemption date. The redemption date of the notes was November 4, 2013. The Company recorded a net pretax loss of $19 million on the redemption of the notes in the fourth quarter of 2013.
On September 6, 2013, the Company issued $600 million of unsecured senior notes due October 15, 2023, and incurred debt issuance costs of $5 million. Interest payments are due semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15, commencing April 15, 2014.
On March 11, 2010, the Company issued $750 million of unsecured senior notes which mature March 15, 2020, and incurred debt issuance costs of $6 million. Interest payments are due semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15.
On June 8, 2009, the Company issued $300 million of unsecured senior notes which mature June 28, 2019, and incurred debt issuance costs of $3 million. Interest payments are due semi-annually in arrears on June 28 and December 28.
On June 3, 2009, the Company issued $200 million of unsecured senior notes which mature June 15, 2039, and incurred debt issuance costs of $6 million. Interest payments are due quarterly in arrears on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15.
On May 26, 2006, the Company issued $500 million of unsecured junior subordinated notes, which mature June 1, 2066, and incurred debt issuance costs of $6 million. For the initial 10-year period, the junior notes carry a fixed interest rate of 7.5% payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1. From June 1, 2016 until the maturity date, interest on the junior notes will accrue at an annual rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus a margin equal to 290.5 basis points, payable quarterly in arrears. The Company has the option to defer interest payments, subject to certain limitations. In addition, interest payments are mandatorily deferred if the Company does not meet specified capital adequacy, net income or shareholders’ equity levels. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had met the specified levels.
On November 23, 2005, the Company issued $1.5 billion of unsecured senior notes including $800 million of five-year notes which matured November 15, 2010 and 10-year notes which mature November 15, 2015, and incurred debt issuance costs of $7 million. Interest payments are due semi-annually on May 15 and November 15.
The Company’s senior notes due 2015, 2019, 2020, 2023 and 2024 may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time prior to maturity at a price equal to the greater of the principal amount and the present value of remaining scheduled payments, discounted to the redemption date, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The Company’s junior subordinated notes due 2066 may be redeemed, in whole or in part, on or after June 1, 2016 at a price equal to the principal amount plus accrued and compounded interest, provided that if the notes are not redeemed in whole, at least $50 million aggregate principal amount of notes (excluding notes held by the Company) remain outstanding after the redemption. Otherwise, the Company’s junior subordinated notes due 2066 are redeemable in whole at any time, subject to make whole provisions, which are equal to the principal amount plus the present value of interest payments based on the terms of the note.
The Company’s junior subordinated notes due 2066 and credit facility contain various administrative, reporting, legal and financial covenants. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants at both December 31, 2014 and 2013.
At December 31, 2014, future maturities of Ameriprise Financial long-term debt were as follows:
 
(in millions)
2015
$
350

2016

2017

2018

2019
300

Thereafter
2,344

Total future maturities
$
2,994


Short-term Borrowings
The Company enters into repurchase agreements in exchange for cash, which it accounts for as secured borrowings. The Company has pledged Available-for-Sale securities consisting of agency residential mortgage backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities to collateralize its obligation under the repurchase agreements. The fair value of the securities pledged is recorded in investments and was $52 million at both December 31, 2014 and 2013. The stated interest rate of the repurchase agreements is a weighted average annualized interest rate on repurchase agreements held as of the balance sheet date.
The Company’s insurance subsidiary is a member of the FHLB of Des Moines which provides access to collateralized borrowings. The Company has pledged Available-for-Sale securities consisting of commercial mortgage backed securities to collateralize its obligation under these borrowings. The fair value of the securities pledged is recorded in investments and was $298 million and $574 million at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The stated interest rate of the FHLB advances is a weighted average annualized interest rate on the outstanding borrowings as of the balance sheet date.
On September 30, 2013, the Company entered into a restated credit agreement for $500 million expiring on September 28, 2018. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company may increase the amount of this facility to $750 million upon satisfaction of certain approval requirements. The Company had no borrowings outstanding under this facility at both December 31, 2014 and 2013. Available borrowings under the agreement are reduced by any outstanding letters of credit and outstanding letters of credit issued against this facility was $1 million as of December 31, 2014.