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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt [Text Block]
Debt
The balances and the stated interest rates of outstanding debt of Ameriprise Financial were as follows: 
 
Outstanding Balance
 
Stated Interest Rate
December 31,
December 31,
2016
 
2015
2016
 
2015
(in millions)
 
 
Long-term debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior notes due 2019
$
300

 
$
300

 
7.3
%
 
7.3
%
Senior notes due 2020
750

 
750

 
5.3

 
5.3

Senior notes due 2023
750

 
750

 
4.0

 
4.0

Senior notes due 2024
550

 
550

 
3.7

 
3.7

Senior notes due 2026
500

 

 
2.9

 

Junior subordinated notes due 2066

 
245

 

 
7.5

Capitalized lease obligations
49

 
60

 
 
 
 
Other (1)
18

 
37

 
 
 
 
Total long-term debt
2,917

 
2,692

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances
150

 
150

 
0.8

 
0.5

Repurchase agreements
50

 
50

 
0.9

 
0.5

Total short-term borrowings
200

 
200

 
 

 
 

Total
$
3,117

 
$
2,892

 
 

 
 

(1) Amounts include adjustments for fair value hedges on the Company’s long-term debt and unamortized discount and debt issuance costs. See Note 16 for information on the Company’s fair value hedges.
Long-Term Debt
On August 11, 2016, the Company issued $500 million of unsecured senior notes due September 15, 2026, and incurred debt issuance costs of $4 million. Interest payments are due semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15, commencing on March 15, 2017.
In the first quarter of 2016, the Company extinguished $16 million of its junior subordinated notes due 2066 in open market transactions and recognized a gain of less than $1 million. In the second quarter of 2016, the Company redeemed the remaining $229 million of its junior subordinated notes due 2066 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal balance of the notes plus accrued and compounded interest.
In 2015, the Company extinguished $49 million of its junior subordinated notes due 2066 in open market transactions and recognized a gain of less than $1 million. In November 2015, the Company used cash on hand to fund the repayment of $350 million of its senior notes due 2015.
On September 18, 2014, the Company issued $550 million of unsecured senior notes due October 15, 2024, and incurred debt issuance costs of $5 million. Interest payments are due semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15, commencing on April 15, 2015.
In May 2014, the Company issued a notice of redemption for $200 million of its senior notes due 2039. The notes were redeemed on June 16, 2014 pursuant to the terms of the indenture at the principal value plus accrued interest to the redemption date. The Company recognized an expense for the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs on the notes in the second quarter of 2014.
The Company’s senior notes due 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 and 2026 may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time prior to maturity at a price equal to the greater of the principal amount and the present value of remaining scheduled payments, discounted to the redemption date, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
At December 31, 2016, future maturities of Ameriprise Financial long-term debt were as follows:
 
(in millions)
2017
$
12

2018
13

2019
313

2020
761

2021

Thereafter
1,800

Total future maturities
$
2,899


Short-term Borrowings
The Company enters into repurchase agreements in exchange for cash, which it accounts for as secured borrowings and has pledged Available-for-Sale securities to collateralize its obligations under the repurchase agreements. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company has pledged $33 million and $30 million, respectively, of agency residential mortgage backed securities and $19 million and $22 million, respectively, of commercial mortgage backed securities. The remaining maturity of outstanding repurchase agreements was less than three months as of December 31, 2016 and less than one month as of December 31, 2015. The stated interest rate of the repurchase agreements is a weighted average annualized interest rate on repurchase agreements held as of the balance sheet date.
The Company’s life insurance subsidiary is a member of the FHLB of Des Moines which provides access to collateralized borrowings. The Company has pledged Available-for-Sale securities consisting of commercial mortgage backed securities to collateralize its obligation under these borrowings. The fair value of the securities pledged is recorded in investments and was $771 million and $290 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The remaining maturity of outstanding FHLB advances was less than four months as of December 31, 2016 and less than three months as of December 31, 2015. The stated interest rate of the FHLB advances is a weighted average annualized interest rate on the outstanding borrowings as of the balance sheet date.
The Company has an unsecured revolving credit facility for up to $500 million that expires in May 2020. Under the terms of the credit agreement for the facility, the Company may increase the amount of this facility up to $750 million upon satisfaction of certain approval requirements. Available borrowings under the agreement are reduced by any outstanding letters of credit. The Company had no borrowings outstanding under this facility at both December 31, 2016 and 2015 and outstanding letters of credit issued against this facility were $1 million as of December 31, 2016. The Company’s credit facility contains various administrative, reporting, legal and financial covenants. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants at both December 31, 2016 and 2015.