Earnings per Share Attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Common Shareholders (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per common share [Table Text Block]

The computations of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	476	$	467	$	955	$	983
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	61		93		147		208
Income from continuing operations attributable to Ameriprise Financial	415		374		808		775
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		—		—		(1		)
Net income attributable to Ameriprise Financial	$	415	$	374	$	808	$	774
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	183.8		192.7		185.1		194.1
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	2.6		3.5		2.6		3.5
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	186.4		196.2		187.7		197.6
Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	2.26	$	1.94	$	4.37	$	3.99
Loss from discontinued operations	—		—		—		—
Net income	$	2.26	$	1.94	$	4.37	$	3.99
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	2.23	$	1.91	$	4.30	$	3.92
Loss from discontinued operations	—		—		—		—
Net income	$	2.23	$	1.91	$	4.30	$	3.92