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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings per Common Share

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