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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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 March 31,
	2016		2015
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Ameriprise Financial	$	364	$	393

Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	172.6		186.3
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	1.8		2.8
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	174.4		189.1

Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic	$	2.11	$	2.11
Diluted	2.09		2.08

The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes the incremental effect of 4.9 million and 1.6 million options as of March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect.