Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of debt [Table Text Block]

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 [Table Text Block]

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