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

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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 June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Ameriprise Financial	$	335	415		$	699	$	808
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	168.3		183.8		170.4		185.1
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	1.8		2.6		1.8		2.6
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	170.1		186.4		172.2		187.7
Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic	$	1.99	$	2.26	$	4.10	$	4.37
Diluted	$	1.97	$	2.23	$	4.06	$	4.30