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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

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

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2020		2019
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	2,036	$	395
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	126.4		138.8
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	1.8		1.3
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	128.2		140.1
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	16.11	$	2.85
Diluted	$	15.88	$	2.82

The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes the incremental effect of 4.5 million and 4.4 million options as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect.