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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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 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