Earnings per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per Share

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

	Years Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	2,760	$	1,534	$	1,893
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	117.3		123.8		134.1
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	2.7		1.9		1.9
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	120.0		125.7		136.0
Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic	$	23.53	$	12.39	$	14.12
Diluted	$	23.00	$	12.20	$	13.92

The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes the incremental effect of nil, nil and $1.0 million options as of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect.