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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders [Text Block]

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

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



	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014		2015		2014
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	352		$	565	$	1,307	$	1,548
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(45		)	145		102		353
Income from continuing operations attributable to Ameriprise Financial	397			420		1,205		1,195
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			—		—		(1		)
Net income attributable to Ameriprise Financial	$	397		$	420	$	1,205	$	1,194

Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	180.4			190.3		183.5		192.8
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	2.3			3.4		2.5		3.5
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	182.7			193.7		186.0		196.3

Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	2.20		$	2.21	$	6.57	$	6.20
Loss from discontinued operations	—			—		—		(0.01		)
Net income	$	2.20		$	2.21	$	6.57	$	6.19
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	2.17		$	2.17	$	6.48	$	6.09
Loss from discontinued operations	—			—		—		(0.01		)
Net income	$	2.17		$	2.17	$	6.48	$	6.08

The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes the incremental effect of 1.7 million and 0.2 million options as of September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect.