Debt - Short-term Borrowings (Details) - Ameriprise Financial - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Commercial mortgage backed securities
Short-term borrowings
FHLB advances, securities pledged as collateral	$ 1,100	$ 1,300
Residential mortgage backed securities
Short-term borrowings
FHLB advances, securities pledged as collateral	$ 518	$ 604
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings \| Maximum
Short-term borrowings
Term	3 months	3 months

Amount of the collateral pledged in support of federal home loan bank advances outstanding.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 470
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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