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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

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,
	2018		2017
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	594	$	403

Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	149.5		157.5
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	2.6		2.6
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	152.1		160.1

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	3.97	$	2.56
Diluted	$	3.91	$	2.52

The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes the incremental effect of 1.1 million and 2.5 million options as of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect.