Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value

Schedule of assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities of Ameriprise Financial measured at fair value on a recurring basis:



	December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	147	$	2,025	$	—		$	2,172
Available-for-Sale securities:
Corporate debt securities	—		13,936		1,139			15,075
Residential mortgage backed securities	—		6,456		155			6,611
Commercial mortgage backed securities	—		4,374		—			4,374
Asset backed securities	—		1,573		7			1,580
State and municipal obligations	—		2,463		—			2,463
U.S. government and agency obligations	503		—		—			503
Foreign government bonds and obligations	—		314		—			314
Common stocks	1		—		—			1
Common stocks measured at net asset value (“NAV”)								6			⁽¹⁾
Total Available-for-Sale securities	504		29,116		1,301			30,927
Trading securities	10		34		—			44
Separate account assets at NAV								87,368			⁽¹⁾
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes	623		—		—			623
Other assets:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		1,104		—			1,104
Equity derivative contracts	63		2,360		—			2,423
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	2		34		—			36
Total other assets	65		3,498		—			3,563
Total assets at fair value	$	1,349	$	34,673	$	1,301		$	124,697

Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	—	$	5	$	—		$	5
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—		601			601
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—		(49		)	(49		)	⁽²⁾
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	—		5		552			557			⁽³⁾
Customer deposits	—		10		—			10
Other liabilities:
Interest rate derivative contracts	1		415		—			416
Equity derivative contracts	7		2,876		—			2,883
Credit derivative contracts	—		2		—			2
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	4		23		—			27
Other	9		6		28			43
Total other liabilities	21		3,322		28			3,371
Total liabilities at fair value	$	21	$	3,337	$	580		$	3,938



	December 31, 2016
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	30	$	1,796	$	—	$	1,826
Available-for-Sale securities:
Corporate debt securities	—		14,925		1,311		16,236
Residential mortgage backed securities	—		6,650		268		6,918
Commercial mortgage backed securities	—		3,367		—		3,367
Asset backed securities	—		1,481		68		1,549
State and municipal obligations	—		2,358		—		2,358
U.S. government and agency obligations	8		—		—		8
Foreign government bonds and obligations	—		261		—		261
Common stocks	8		8		1		17
Common stocks at NAV							5		⁽¹⁾
Total Available-for-Sale securities	16		29,050		1,648		30,719
Trading securities	9		16		—		25
Separate account assets at NAV							80,210		⁽¹⁾
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes	425		—		—		425
Other assets:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		1,778		—		1,778
Equity derivative contracts	43		1,531		—		1,574
Credit derivative contracts	—		1		—		1
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	13		80		—		93
Total other assets	56		3,390		—		3,446
Total assets at fair value	$	536	$	34,252	$	1,648	$	116,651

Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	—	$	5	$	—	$	5
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—		464		464
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—		614		614		⁽⁴⁾
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	—		5		1,078		1,083		⁽⁵⁾
Customer deposits	—		8		—		8
Other liabilities:
Interest rate derivative contracts	2		987		—		989
Equity derivative contracts	3		2,132		—		2,135
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	2		45		—		47
Other	3		8		13		24
Total other liabilities	10		3,172		13		3,195
Total liabilities at fair value	$	10	$	3,185	$	1,091	$	4,286

⁽¹⁾Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

⁽²⁾The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $443 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $492 million of individual contracts in an asset position at December 31, 2017.

⁽³⁾ The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(399) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives at December 31, 2017.

⁽⁴⁾The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $880 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $266 million of individual contracts in an asset position at December 31, 2016.

⁽⁵⁾The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(498) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives at December 31, 2016.

Schedule of debt of the consolidated investment entities and the stated interest rates

The balances and the stated interest rates of outstanding debt of Ameriprise Financial were as follows:



	Outstanding Balance				Stated Interest Rate
	December 31,				December 31,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(in millions)
Long-term debt:
Senior notes due 2019	$	300	$	300	7.3	%	7.3	%
Senior notes due 2020	750		750		5.3		5.3
Senior notes due 2023	750		750		4.0		4.0
Senior notes due 2024	550		550		3.7		3.7
Senior notes due 2026	500		500		2.9		2.9
Capitalized lease obligations	38		49
Other ⁽¹⁾	3		18
Total long-term debt	2,891		2,917

Short-term borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances	150		150		1.5		0.8
Repurchase agreements	50		50		1.4		0.9
Total short-term borrowings	200		200
Total	$	3,091	$	3,117

⁽¹⁾ Amounts include adjustments for fair value hedges on the Company’s long-term debt and unamortized discount and debt issuance costs. See Note 16 for information on the Company’s fair value hedges.

Schedule of maturities of long-term debt

At December 31, 2017, future maturities of Ameriprise Financial long-term debt were as follows:



	(in millions)
2018	$	13
2019	314
2020	761
2021	—
2022	—
Thereafter	1,800
Total future maturities	$	2,888

Consolidated investment entities [Member]

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value

Schedule of assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:



	December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Investments:
Corporate debt securities	$	—	$	27	$	—	$	27
Common stocks	18		8		4		30
Other investments	5		—		—		5
Syndicated loans	—		1,889		180		2,069
Total investments	23		1,924		184		2,131
Receivables	—		25		—		25
Total assets at fair value	$	23	$	1,949	$	184	$	2,156

Liabilities
Debt ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	2,208	$	—	$	2,208
Other liabilities	—		63		—		63
Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	2,271	$	—	$	2,271



	December 31, 2016
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Investments:
Corporate debt securities	$	—	$	19	$	—	$	19
Common stocks	22		6		5		33
Other investments	4		—		—		4
Syndicated loans	—		1,944		254		2,198
Total investments	26		1,969		259		2,254
Receivables	—		11		—		11
Total assets at fair value	$	26	$	1,980	$	259	$	2,265

Liabilities
Debt ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	2,319	$	—	$	2,319
Other liabilities	—		95		—		95
Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	2,414	$	—	$	2,414

⁽¹⁾ The carrying value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Schedule of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The following tables provide a summary of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:



	Corporate Debt Securities			Common Stocks				Syndicated Loans

Balance, January 1, 2017	$	—		$	5			$	254
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	—			(1		)	⁽¹⁾	—
Purchases	—			3				146
Sales	(2		)	(2		)		(28		)
Settlements	—			—				(70		)
Transfers into Level 3	2			7				266
Transfers out of Level 3	—			(8		)		(388		)
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	—		$	4			$	180

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets and liabilities held at December 31, 2017	$	—		$	(1	)	⁽¹⁾	$	(1	)	⁽¹⁾



	Common Stocks				Syndicated Loans				Other Assets				Debt
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2016	$	3			$	529			$	2,065			$	(6,630	)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies ⁽²⁾	(2		)		(304		)		(2,065		)		6,630
Balance, January 1, 2016, as adjusted	1				225				—				—
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	2			⁽¹⁾	7			⁽¹⁾	1			⁽³⁾	—
Purchases	1				145				—				—
Sales	—				(24		)		(1		)		—
Settlements	—				(69		)		—				—
Transfers into Level 3	3				405				—				—
Transfers out of Level 3	(2		)		(435		)		—				—
Balance, December 31, 2016	$	5			$	254			$	—			$	—

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets and liabilities held at December 31, 2016	$	1		⁽¹⁾	$	3		⁽¹⁾	$	—			$	—



	Common Stocks				Syndicated Loans				Other Assets				Debt
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2015	$	7			$	484			$	1,935			$	(6,030	)
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	(1		)	⁽¹⁾	(24		)	⁽¹⁾	170			⁽³⁾	215			⁽¹⁾
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—				—				(154		)		—
Purchases	—				303				638				—
Sales	—				(36		)		(524		)		—
Issues	—				—				—				(1,267		)
Settlements	—				(161		)		—				452
Transfers into Level 3	7				776				—				—
Transfers out of Level 3	(10		)		(813		)		—				—
Balance, December 31, 2015	$	3			$	529			$	2,065			$	(6,630	)

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets and liabilities held at December 31, 2015	$	—			$	(19	)	⁽¹⁾	$	20		⁽³⁾	$	219		⁽¹⁾

⁽¹⁾ Included in net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽²⁾ The cumulative effect of change in accounting policies includes the adoption impact of ASU 2015-02 and ASU 2014-13 – Consolidation: Measuring the Financial Assets and the Financial Liabilities of a Consolidated Collateralized Financing Entity (“ASU 2014-13”).

⁽³⁾Included in other revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Schedule of fair value and unpaid principal balance of assets and liabilities carried at fair value under the fair value option

The following table presents the fair value and unpaid principal balance of loans and debt for which the fair value option has been elected:



	December 31,
	2017			2016
	(in millions)
Syndicated loans
Unpaid principal balance	$	2,140		$	2,281
Excess unpaid principal over fair value	(71		)	(83		)
Fair value	$	2,069		$	2,198
Fair value of loans more than 90 days past due	$	24		$	8
Fair value of loans in nonaccrual status	24			8
Difference between fair value and unpaid principal of loans more than 90 days past due, loans in nonaccrual status or both	35			34

Debt
Unpaid principal balance	$	2,342		$	2,459
Excess unpaid principal over fair value	(134		)	(140		)
Carrying value ⁽¹⁾	$	2,208		$	2,319

⁽¹⁾The carrying value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Schedule of debt of the consolidated investment entities and the stated interest rates

Debt of the consolidated investment entities and the stated interest rates were as follows:



	Carrying Value				Weighted Average Interest Rate
	December 31,				December 31,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(in millions)
Debt of consolidated CLOs due 2025-2026	$	2,208	$	2,319	2.8	%	2.5	%

Schedule of maturities of long-term debt

At December 31, 2017, future maturities of debt were as follows:



	(in millions)
2018	$	—
2019	54
2020	—
2021	—
2022	—
Thereafter	2,288
Total future maturities	$	2,342

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the application of the fair value option for measurement and reporting of eligible financial assets and liabilities (as defined), as well as certain other eligible items (as defined) included in the statement of financial position, whether such option is elected for a single eligible item or a group of similar eligible items and is in addition to other disclosures concerning fair value which the company may be required to provide. Such disclosure might be expected to include: (1) for items included in the statement of financial position: (a) for each line item in the statement of financial position that includes an item or items for which the fair value option has been elected, provide the aggregate carrying amount of ineligible items included in each line item in the balance sheet, if any; (b) the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance (assuming contractual principal amounts and fair value option elected) of: (i) loans and long-term receivables (other than securities otherwise reported at fair value) and (ii) long-term debt instruments; (c) for loans held as assets for which the fair value option has been elected: (i) the aggregate fair value of loans that are 90 days or more past due, (ii) if the policy is to recognize interest income separately from other changes in fair value, the aggregate fair value of loans in nonaccrual status, and (iii) the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance for loans that are 90 days or more past due, in nonaccrual status, or both; (2) for items included in the income statement: (a) the amounts of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings and in which line in the income statement those gains and losses are reported whether or not combined with gains and losses from items required to be accounted for at fair value; (b) for loans and other receivables held as assets, the estimated amount of gains or losses included in earnings attributable to changes in instrument-specific credit risk; (c) for liabilities with fair values that have been significantly affected during the reporting period by changes in the instrument-specific credit risk, the estimated amount of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings that are attributable to changes in the instrument-specific credit risk; and (3) certain other disclosures as required or determined to be provided.

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