CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Total	Total Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Shareholders' Equity	Common Shares [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Appropriated Retained Earnings of Consolidated Investment Entities [Member]	Treasury Shares [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Balances at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 9,694	$ 8,988	$ 3	$ 6,237	$ 5,603	$ 428	$ (4,034)	$ 751	$ 706
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011			221,942,983
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	901	1,029			1,029				(128)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	472	443						443	29
Total comprehensive income (loss)	1,373	1,472							(99)
Net income (loss) reclassified to appropriated retained earnings	0	(84)				(84)			84
Dividends to shareholders	(251)	(251)			(251)
Noncontrolling interests investments in subsidiaries	125								125
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(207)								(207)
Repurchase of common shares	(1,380)	(1,380)					(1,380)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)			(25,441,707)
Share-based compensation plans	366	355		266			89		11
Share-based compensation plans (in shares)			7,441,718
Other	(8)	(8)				(8)
Balances at Dec. 31, 2012	9,712	9,092	3	6,503	6,381	336	(5,325)	1,194	620
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012			203,942,994
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	1,475	1,334			1,334				141
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(574)	(599)						(599)	25
Total comprehensive income (loss)	901	735							166
Net income (loss) reclassified to appropriated retained earnings	0	1				1			(1)
Dividends to shareholders	(411)	(411)			(411)
Noncontrolling interests investments in subsidiaries	392								392
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(161)								(161)
Repurchase of common shares	(1,735)	(1,735)					(1,735)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)			(21,184,706)
Share-based compensation plans	534	510		426	(15)		99		24
Share-based compensation plans (in shares)			9,360,019
Balances at Dec. 31, 2013	9,232	8,192	3	6,929	7,289	337	(6,961)	595	1,040
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013			192,118,307
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	2,000	1,619			1,619				381
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	4	67						67	(63)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	2,004	1,686							318
Net income (loss) reclassified to appropriated retained earnings	0	(103)				(103)			103
Dividends to shareholders	(435)	(435)			(435)
Noncontrolling interests investments in subsidiaries	176								176
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(465)								(465)
Repurchase of common shares	(1,717)	(1,717)					(1,717)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)			(14,739,666)
Share-based compensation plans	510	501		416	(4)		89		9
Share-based compensation plans (in shares)			5,730,868
Balances at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 9,305	$ 8,124	$ 3	$ 7,345	$ 8,469	$ 234	$ (8,589)	$ 662	$ 1,181
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014			183,109,509