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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per common share [Table Text Block]

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