Regulatory Requirements (Table) (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
RiverSource Life [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory net gain from operations	[1]	$ 834	$ 1,033	$ 1,412
Statutory net income (loss)	[1]	322	633	1,154
IDS Property Casualty [Member]
Statutory Accounting Practices [Line Items]
Statutory net income (loss)		$ (8)	$ (44)	$ (25)

[1] Statutory net gain (loss) from operations and statutory net income (loss) are significantly impacted by changes in reserves for variable annuity guaranteed benefits, however, these impacts are substantially offset by unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives which are not included in statutory income but are recorded directly to surplus.