Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of debt [Table Text Block]

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.

Schedule of maturities of long-term debt [Table Text Block]

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