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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders [Text Block]

Earnings per Share

The computations of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019		2018
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	395	$	594
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	138.8		149.5
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	1.3		2.6
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	140.1		152.1
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	2.85	$	3.97
Diluted	$	2.82	$	3.91

The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes the incremental effect of 4.4 million and 1.1 million options as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect.