Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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,
	2018			2017		2018		2017
	(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	25			38
Other (1)	(8		)	3
Total long-term debt	2,867			2,891
Short-term borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances	151			150		2.6		1.5
Repurchase agreements	50			50		2.6		1.4
Total short-term borrowings	201			200
Total	$	3,068		$	3,091

⁽¹⁾ Amounts include adjustments for fair value hedges on the Company’s long-term debt and unamortized discount and debt issuance costs. See Note 17 for information on the Company’s fair value hedges.

Schedule of maturities of long-term debt [Table Text Block]

As of December 31, 2018, future maturities of Ameriprise Financial long-term debt were as follows:

	(in millions)
2019	$	314
2020	761
2021	—
2022	—
2023	750
Thereafter	1,050
Total future maturities	$	2,875