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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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,
	2017		2016		2015
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	1,480	$	1,314	$	1,687
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—		125
Net income attributable to Ameriprise Financial	$	1,480	$	1,314	$	1,562
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	154.1		166.3		181.7
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	2.6		1.9		2.5
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	156.7		168.2		184.2
Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic	$	9.60	$	7.90	$	8.60
Diluted	$	9.44	$	7.81	$	8.48

The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes the incremental effect of nil, 1.5 million and 1.7 million options as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect.