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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

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

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

The computations of basicanddiluted earnings per shareattributabletoAmeripriseFinancial,Inc.commonshareholders areasfollows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	1,314	$	1,687	$	2,002
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		125		381
Income from continuing operations attributable to Ameriprise Financial	1,314		1,562		1,621
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		—		(2		)
Net income attributable to Ameriprise Financial	$	1,314	$	1,562	$	1,619
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	166.3		181.7		191.6
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	1.9		2.5		3.4
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	168.2		184.2		195.0
Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	7.90	$	8.60	$	8.46
Loss from discontinued operations	—		—		(0.01		)
Net income	$	7.90	$	8.60	$	8.45
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	7.81	$	8.48	$	8.31
Loss from discontinued operations	—		—		(0.01		)
Net income	$	7.81	$	8.48	$	8.30

The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes the incremental effect of 1.5 million, 1.7 million and 0.1 million options as of December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect.