Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

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
	March 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
	(in millions)
Long-term debt:
Senior notes due 2020	$	—		$	750		—	%	5.3	%
Senior notes due 2022	500			500			3.0		3.0
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
Finance lease liabilities	54			57			N/A		N/A
Other (1)	(10		)	(10		)	N/A		N/A
Total long-term debt	2,344			3,097
Short-term borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances	200			201			1.4		1.8
Total	$	2,544		$	3,298

⁽¹⁾  Amounts include adjustments for fair value hedges on the Company’s long-term debt and unamortized discount and debt issuance costs. See Note 14 for information on the Company’s fair value hedges.