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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Schedule of balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis[Table Text Block]

The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities of Ameriprise Financial measured at fair value on a recurring basis:



	December 31, 2019
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	267	$	2,924	$	—	$	3,191
Available-for-Sale securities:
Corporate debt securities	—		11,437		750		12,187
Residential mortgage backed securities	—		10,012		17		10,029
Commercial mortgage backed securities	—		5,563		—		5,563
Asset backed securities	—		1,987		19		2,006
State and municipal obligations	—		1,367		—		1,367
U.S. government and agency obligations	1,680		—		—		1,680
Foreign government bonds and obligations	—		271		—		271
Other securities	—		26		—		26
Total Available-for-Sale securities	1,680		30,663		786		33,129
Equity securities	1		—		—		1
Investments at NAV							6		⁽¹⁾
Trading and other securities	12		26		—		38
Separate account assets at NAV							87,488		⁽¹⁾
Investments and cash equivalents segregated for regulatory purposes	14		—		—		14
Other assets:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		1,455		—		1,455
Equity derivative contracts	162		2,722		—		2,884
Credit derivative contracts	—		4		—		4
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	1		17		—		18
Total other assets	163		4,198		—		4,361
Total assets at fair value	$	2,137	$	37,811	$	786	$	128,228

Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	—	$	3	$	43	$	46
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—		881		881
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—		763		763		⁽²⁾
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	—		3		1,687		1,690		⁽³⁾
Customer deposits	—		14		—		14
Other liabilities:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		418		—		418
Equity derivative contracts	36		3,062		—		3,098
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	1		8		—		9
Other	6		4		44		54
Total other liabilities	43		3,492		44		3,579
Total liabilities at fair value	$	43	$	3,509	$	1,731	$	5,283



	December 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	155	$	2,350	$	—	$	2,505
Available-for-Sale securities:
Corporate debt securities	—		13,153		913		14,066
Residential mortgage backed securities	—		6,193		136		6,329
Commercial mortgage backed securities	—		4,857		20		4,877
Asset backed securities	—		1,392		6		1,398
State and municipal obligations	—		2,345		—		2,345
U.S. government and agency obligations	1,745		—		—		1,745
Foreign government bonds and obligations	—		298		—		298
Total Available-for-Sale securities	1,745		28,238		1,075		31,058
Equity securities	—		1		—		1
Investments at NAV							6		⁽¹⁾
Trading and other securities	36		38		—		74
Separate account assets at NAV							77,925		⁽¹⁾
Investments and cash equivalents segregated for regulatory purposes	301		—		—		301
Other assets:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		796		—		796
Equity derivative contracts	191		1,527		—		1,718
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	5		55		—		60
Total other assets	196		2,378		—		2,574
Total assets at fair value	$	2,433	$	33,005	$	1,075	$	114,444

Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	—	$	3	$	14	$	17
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—		628		628
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—		328		328		⁽⁴⁾
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	—		3		970		973		⁽⁵⁾
Customer deposits	—		6		—		6
Other liabilities:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		424		—		424
Equity derivative contracts	78		2,076		—		2,154
Credit derivative contracts	—		18		—		18
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	4		31		—		35
Other	13		6		30		49
Total other liabilities	95		2,555		30		2,680
Total liabilities at fair value	$	95	$	2,564	$	1,000	$	3,659

⁽¹⁾Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

⁽²⁾The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $981 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $218 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of December 31, 2019.

⁽³⁾ The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(502) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2019.

⁽⁴⁾The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $646 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $318 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of December 31, 2018.

⁽⁵⁾The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(726) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2018.

Summary of changes in level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Table Text Block]

The following tables provide a summary of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities of Ameriprise Financial measured at fair value on a recurring basis:



	Available-for-Sale Securities
	Corporate Debt Securities			Residential Mortgage Backed Securities			Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities			Asset Backed Securities			Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2019	$	913		$	136		$	20		$	6		$	1,075
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	(1		)	—			—			—			(1		)	⁽¹⁾
Other comprehensive income (loss)	31			—			—			(1		)	30
Purchases	55			477			—			18			550
Settlements	(248		)	(12		)	—			—			(260		)
Transfers into Level 3	—			—			—			14			14
Transfers out of Level 3	—			(584		)	(20		)	(18		)	(622		)
Balance, December 31, 2019	$	750		$	17		$	—		$	19		$	786

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at December 31, 2019	$	(1	)	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(1	)	⁽¹⁾



	Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims														Other Liabilities
	Indexed Annuity Embedded Derivatives			IUL Embedded Derivatives				GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives				Total			Other Liabilities
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2019	$	14		$	628			$	328			$	970		$	30
Total (gains) losses included in:
Net income	8		⁽²⁾	209			⁽²⁾	80			⁽³⁾	297			(3		)	⁽⁴⁾
Issues	21			113				361				495			18
Settlements	—			(69		)		(6		)		(75		)	(1		)
Balance, December 31, 2019	$	43		$	881			$	763			$	1,687		$	44

Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at December 31, 2019	$	—		$	209		⁽²⁾	$	82		⁽³⁾	$	291		$	—



	Available-for-Sale Securities																Other Derivatives Contracts
	Corporate Debt Securities			Residential Mortgage Backed Securities			Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities			Asset Backed Securities			Total				Other Derivatives Contracts
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	1,139		$	155		$	—		$	7		$	1,301			$	—
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	(1		)	—			—			—			(1		)	⁽¹⁾	(3		)	⁽³⁾
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(26		)	1			—			1			(24		)		—
Purchases	15			70			72			32			189				3
Settlements	(214		)	(29		)	—			(1		)	(244		)		—
Transfers into Level 3	—			—			—			2			2				—
Transfers out of Level 3	—			(61		)	(52		)	(35		)	(148		)		—
Balance, December 31, 2018	$	913		$	136		$	20		$	6		$	1,075			$	—

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at December 31, 2018	$	(1	)	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(1	)	⁽¹⁾	$	—



	Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims															Other Liabilities
	Indexed Annuity Embedded Derivatives				IUL Embedded Derivatives				GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives				Total			Other Liabilities
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	—			$	601			$	(49	)		$	552		$	28
Total (gains) losses included in:
Net income	(3		)	⁽²⁾	(9		)	⁽²⁾	49			⁽³⁾	37			2		⁽⁴⁾
Issues	17				90				350				457			—
Settlements	—				(54		)		(22		)		(76		)	—
Balance, December 31, 2018	$	14			$	628			$	328			$	970		$	30

Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at December 31, 2018	$	—			$	(9	)	⁽²⁾	$	47		⁽³⁾	$	38		$	—



	Available-for-Sale Securities
	Corporate Debt Securities			Residential Mortgage Backed Securities			Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities			Asset Backed Securities			Common Stocks			Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2017	$	1,311		$	268		$	—		$	68		$	1		$	1,648
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	—			—			—			—			1			1			⁽¹⁾
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(8		)	1			—			(4		)	—			(11		)
Purchases	138			132			65			64			—			399
Sales	—			—			—			—			(1		)	(1		)
Settlements	(302		)	(43		)	—			(29		)	—			(374		)
Transfers into Level 3	—			20			—			27			8			55
Transfers out of Level 3	—			(223		)	(65		)	(119		)	(9		)	(416		)
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	1,139		$	155		$	—		$	7		$	—		$	1,301

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at December 31, 2017	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(1	)	$	—		$	(1	)	⁽¹⁾



	Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims											Other Liabilities
	IUL Embedded Derivatives				GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives				Total			Other Liabilities
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2017	$	464			$	614			$	1,078		$	13
Total (gains) losses included in:
Net income	87			⁽²⁾	(977		)	⁽³⁾	(890		)	2		⁽⁴⁾
Issues	92				326				418			13
Settlements	(42		)		(12		)		(54		)	—
Balance, December 31, 2017	$	601			$	(49	)		$	552		$	28

Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at December 31, 2017	$	87		⁽²⁾	$	(946	)	⁽³⁾	$	(859	)	$	—

⁽¹⁾ Included in net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽²⁾ Included in interest credited to fixed accounts in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽³⁾ Included in benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽⁴⁾ Included in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]

The following tables provide a summary of the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements developed by the Company or reasonably available to the Company of Level 3 assets and liabilities:



	December 31, 2019
	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range				Weighted Average
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities (private placements)	$	749	Discounted cash flow	Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries	0.8	%	–	2.8%	1.2	%
Asset backed securities	$	5	Discounted cash flow	Annual short-term default rate	3.3%
				Annual long-term default rate	3.0%
				Discount rate	12.0%
				Constant prepayment rate	5.0	%	–	10.0%	10.0	%
				Loss recovery	36.4	%	–	63.6%	63.6	%
IUL embedded derivatives	$	881	Discounted cash flow	Nonperformance risk ⁽¹⁾	65 bps
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	43	Discounted cash flow	Surrender rate	0.0	%	–	50.0%
				Nonperformance risk ⁽¹⁾	65 bps
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	$	763	Discounted cash flow	Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals ⁽²⁾	0.0%		–	36.0%
				Surrender rate	0.1%		–	73.5%
				Market volatility ⁽³⁾	3.7%		–	15.9%
				Nonperformance risk ⁽¹⁾	65 bps
Contingent consideration liabilities	$	44	Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	9.0%



	December 31, 2018
	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range				Weighted Average
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities (private placements)	$	912	Discounted cash flow	Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries	1.0	%	–	3.6%	1.5	%
Asset backed securities	$	6	Discounted cash flow	Annual short-term default rate	2.3%
				Annual long-term default rate	2.5	%	–	3.0%	2.9	%
				Discount rate	11.5%
				Constant prepayment rate	5.0	%	–	10.0%	10.0	%
				Loss recovery	36.4	%	–	63.6%	63.6	%
IUL embedded derivatives	$	628	Discounted cash flow	Nonperformance risk ⁽¹⁾	119 bps
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	14	Discounted cash flow	Surrender rate	0.0%		–	50.0%
				Nonperformance risk ⁽¹⁾	119 bps
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	$	328	Discounted cash flow	Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals ⁽²⁾	0.0%		–	36.0%
				Surrender rate	0.1%		–	73.4%
				Market volatility ⁽³⁾	4.0%		–	16.1%
				Nonperformance risk ⁽¹⁾	119 bps
Contingent consideration liabilities	$	30	Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	9.0%

⁽¹⁾ The nonperformance risk is the spread added to the observable interest rates used in the valuation of the embedded derivatives.

⁽²⁾ The utilization of guaranteed withdrawals represents the percentage of contractholders that will begin withdrawing in any given year.

⁽³⁾ Market volatility is implied volatility of fund of funds and managed volatility funds.

Schedule of carrying value and the estimated fair value of financial instruments that are not reported at fair value [Table Text Block]

The following tables provide the carrying value and the estimated fair value of financial instruments that are not reported at fair value:



	December 31, 2019
	Carrying Value		Fair Value
	Carrying Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans, net	$	2,778	$	—	$	—	$	2,833	$	2,833
Policy loans	868		—		—		810		810
Receivables	3,168		102		934		2,229		3,265
Restricted and segregated cash	2,372		2,372		—		—		2,372
Other investments and assets	671		—		626		46		672
Financial Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	$	9,110	$	—	$	—	$	10,061	$	10,061
Investment certificate reserves	7,508		—		—		7,497		7,497
Banking and brokerage deposits	6,929		6,929		—		—		6,929
Separate account liabilities — investment contracts	5,403		—		5,403		—		5,403
Debt and other liabilities	3,374		104		3,372		21		3,497



	December 31, 2018
	Carrying Value		Fair Value
	Carrying Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans, net	$	2,696	$	—	$	—	$	2,661	$	2,661
Policy loans	861		—		—		810		810
Receivables	1,677		179		965		489		1,633
Restricted and segregated cash	2,609		2,609		—		—		2,609
Other investments and assets	572		—		491		60		551
Financial Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	$	9,609	$	—	$	—	$	9,672	$	9,672
Investment certificate reserves	7,886		—		—		7,845		7,845
Brokerage deposits	3,660		3,660		—		—		3,660
Separate account liabilities — investment contracts	4,843		—		4,843		—		4,843		⁽¹⁾
Debt and other liabilities	3,296		188		3,059		57		3,304

⁽¹⁾ The fair value of separate account liabilities - investment contracts as of December 31, 2018 was previously incorrectly omitted from the fair value hierarchy based on use of NAV per share as a practical expedient.