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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders [Text Block]

Earnings per Share

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	403	$	364

Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	157.5		172.6
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	2.6		1.8
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	160.1		174.4

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	2.56	$	2.11
Diluted	$	2.52	$	2.09

The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes the incremental effect of 2.5 million and 4.9 million options as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect.