CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	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, 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
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	1,687	1,562			1,562				125
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(469)	(409)						(409)	(60)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	1,218	1,153							65
Net income (loss) reclassified to appropriated retained earnings	0	(97)				(97)			97
Dividends to shareholders	(474)	(474)			(474)
Noncontrolling interests investments in subsidiaries	255								255
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(415)								(415)
Repurchase of common shares	(1,815)	(1,815)					(1,815)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)			(14,951,703)
Share-based compensation plans	331	326		266	(6)		66		5
Share-based compensation plans (in shares)			2,875,454
Balances at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 8,405	$ 7,217	$ 3	$ 7,611	$ 9,551	$ 137	$ (10,338)	$ 253	$ 1,188
Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015			171,033,260