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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per common share [Table Text Block]

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

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	543	$	503	$	1,430	$	1,559
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	132.7		144.4		135.8		147.0
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	1.8		2.1		1.7		2.2
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	134.5		146.5		137.5		149.2
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	4.09	$	3.48	$	10.53	$	10.61
Diluted	$	4.04	$	3.43	$	10.40	$	10.45