Debt (Schedule of debt) (Details) - Ameriprise Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt and stated interest rates
Total long-term debt		$ 2,707	$ 3,062
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations		2,707	3,062
Short-term borrowings		200	200
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations		2,907	3,262
Federal Home Loan Bank advances [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Short-term borrowings		$ 150	$ 150
Short-term borrowings, stated interest rate (as a percent)		0.50%	0.30%
Repurchase agreements [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Short-term borrowings		$ 50	$ 50
Short-term borrowings, stated interest rate (as a percent)		0.50%	0.40%
Senior notes due 2015 [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Total long-term debt	[1]		$ 358
Stated interest rate (as a percent)			5.70%
Senior notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Total long-term debt	[1]	$ 322	$ 326
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		7.30%	7.30%
Senior notes due 2020 [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Total long-term debt	[1]	$ 782	$ 786
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		5.30%	5.30%
Senior notes due 2023 [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Total long-term debt		$ 750	$ 750
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		4.00%	4.00%
Senior notes due 2024 [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Total long-term debt		$ 548	$ 548
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		3.70%	3.70%
Junior subordinated notes due 2066 [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Total long-term debt		$ 245	$ 294
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		7.50%	7.50%
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Capital lease obligation	[2]	$ 60

[1] Amounts include adjustments for fair value hedges on the Company’s long-term debt. See Note 16 for information on the Company’s fair value hedges.

[2] (2) In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company recorded a capital lease that had previously been incorrectly recorded as an operating lease for the Ameriprise Financial Center. See Note 1 for additional information.