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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings per Common Share

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

	Years Ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	1,534	$	1,893	$	2,098
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	123.8		134.1		145.6
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	1.9		1.9		2.1
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	125.7		136.0		147.7
Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic	$	12.39	$	14.12	$	14.41
Diluted	$	12.20	$	13.92	$	14.20