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Financing Receivables Financing Receivables (Purchases and Sales) (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses      
Loans purchased $ 227us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantPurchases $ 158us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantPurchases $ 162us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantPurchases
Loans sold 13us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantSales 3us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantSales 464us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantSales
Consumer loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses      
Loans purchased     51us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantPurchases
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= amp_ResidentialandConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
Loans sold     452us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantSales
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= amp_ResidentialandConsumerPortfolioSegmentMember
Syndicated loans [Member]      
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses      
Loans purchased 227us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantPurchases
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= amp_SyndicatedLoansMember
158us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantPurchases
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= amp_SyndicatedLoansMember
111us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantPurchases
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= amp_SyndicatedLoansMember
Loans sold $ 13us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantSales
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= amp_SyndicatedLoansMember
$ 3us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantSales
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= amp_SyndicatedLoansMember
$ 12us-gaap_FinancingReceivableSignificantSales
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= amp_SyndicatedLoansMember