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

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

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 June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019		2020		2019
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	(539)		$	492	$	1,497	$	887
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	125.0			136.1		125.7		137.4
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	1.2			1.9		1.5		1.7
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	126.2			138.0		127.2		139.1
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	(4.31)		$	3.61	$	11.91	$	6.46
Diluted	$	(4.31)	(1)	$	3.57	$	11.77	$	6.38

⁽¹⁾ Diluted shares used in this calculation represent basic shares due to the net loss. Using actual diluted shares would result in anti-dilution.