Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities - Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Assets
Separate account assets at NAV	$ 73,962	$ 97,491
Other assets: derivative contracts	3,020	5,574
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net	1,261	2,862
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	2,748	4,223
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
Assets
Receivables: embedded derivatives	303	133
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	911	1,600
Ameriprise Financial
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	40,811	32,050
Ameriprise Financial | Corporate debt securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	9,698	9,932
Ameriprise Financial | Residential mortgage backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	15,703	10,944
Ameriprise Financial | Commercial mortgage backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	6,212	4,986
Ameriprise Financial | Asset backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	6,264	3,654
Ameriprise Financial | State and municipal obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	797	1,092
Ameriprise Financial | U.S. government and agency obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	2,079	1,301
Ameriprise Financial | Foreign government bonds and obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	41	92
Ameriprise Financial | Other securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	17	49
Ameriprise Financial | Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Cumulative increase (decrease) in embedded derivatives due to nonperformance	(510)	(598)
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | Corporate debt securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	404	502
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | Asset backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	1	2
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities ceded embedded derivatives
Assets
Receivables: embedded derivatives	48	59
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	44	56
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | IUL embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	739	905
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net	608	1,486
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	(137)	406
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis
Assets
Cash equivalents	5,103	5,819
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	40,811	32,050
Investments at net asset value	9	11
Trading and other securities	227	242
Separate account assets at NAV	73,962	97,491
Investments and cash equivalents segregated for regulatory purposes	646	600
Other assets: derivative contracts	3,020	5,574
Total assets at fair value	123,826	141,846
Liabilities
Other	272	277
Other liabilities	3,020	4,500
Total liabilities at fair value	4,281	7,362
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Corporate debt securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	9,698	9,932
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Residential mortgage backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	15,703	10,944
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Commercial mortgage backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	6,212	4,986
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Asset backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	6,264	3,654
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | State and municipal obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	797	1,092
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | U.S. government and agency obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	2,079	1,301
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Foreign government bonds and obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	41	92
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Other securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	17	49
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Fixed deferred indexed annuities ceded embedded derivatives
Assets
Receivables: embedded derivatives	48	59
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net	1,257	2,858
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	47	61
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | IUL embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	739	905
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net	608	1,486
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	(137)	406
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Customer deposits - SMC embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	4	4
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Interest rate derivative contracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	267	1,252
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	355	468
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Equity derivate dontracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	2,704	4,293
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	2,377	3,754
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Credit derivative contracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	13	9
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	2
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Foreign exchange derivative contracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	36	20
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	14	1
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1
Assets
Cash equivalents	1,268	2,341
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	2,079	1,301
Trading and other securities	211	217
Investments and cash equivalents segregated for regulatory purposes	646	600
Other assets: derivative contracts	136	160
Total assets at fair value	4,340	4,619
Liabilities
Other	205	212
Other liabilities	354	315
Total liabilities at fair value	354	315
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Corporate debt securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Residential mortgage backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Commercial mortgage backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Asset backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | State and municipal obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | U.S. government and agency obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	2,079	1,301
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Foreign government bonds and obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Other securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities ceded embedded derivatives
Assets
Receivables: embedded derivatives	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | IUL embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Customer deposits - SMC embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Interest rate derivative contracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	7	1
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	4	1
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Equity derivate dontracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	129	158
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	139	101
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Credit derivative contracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	0	0
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Foreign exchange derivative contracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	0	1
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	6	1
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2
Assets
Cash equivalents	3,835	3,478
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	38,321	30,205
Trading and other securities	16	25
Investments and cash equivalents segregated for regulatory purposes	0	0
Other assets: derivative contracts	2,884	5,414
Total assets at fair value	45,056	39,122
Liabilities
Other	5	4
Other liabilities	2,604	4,124
Total liabilities at fair value	2,611	4,133
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Corporate debt securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	9,293	9,430
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Residential mortgage backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	15,703	10,944
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Commercial mortgage backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	6,212	4,951
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Asset backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	6,258	3,647
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | State and municipal obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	797	1,092
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | U.S. government and agency obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Foreign government bonds and obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	41	92
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Other securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	17	49
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities ceded embedded derivatives
Assets
Receivables: embedded derivatives	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net	3	5
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	3	5
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | IUL embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Customer deposits - SMC embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	4	4
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Interest rate derivative contracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	260	1,251
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	351	467
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Equity derivate dontracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	2,575	4,135
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	2,238	3,653
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Credit derivative contracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	13	9
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	2
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Foreign exchange derivative contracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	36	19
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	8	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3
Assets
Cash equivalents	0	0
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	411	544
Trading and other securities	0	0
Investments and cash equivalents segregated for regulatory purposes	0	0
Other assets: derivative contracts	0	0
Total assets at fair value	459	603
Liabilities
Other	62	61
Other liabilities	62	61
Total liabilities at fair value	1,316	2,914
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Corporate debt securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	405	502
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Residential mortgage backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Commercial mortgage backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	35
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Asset backed securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	6	7
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | State and municipal obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | U.S. government and agency obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Foreign government bonds and obligations
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Other securities
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities ceded embedded derivatives
Assets
Receivables: embedded derivatives	48	59
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net	1,254	2,853
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	44	56
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | IUL embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	739	905
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net	608	1,486
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	(137)	406
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Customer deposits - SMC embedded derivatives
Liabilities
Liabilities embedded derivatives	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Interest rate derivative contracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	0	0
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Equity derivate dontracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	0	0
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	0	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Credit derivative contracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	0	0
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Foreign exchange derivative contracts
Assets
Other assets: derivative contracts	0	0
Liabilities
Other liabilities: derivative contracts	$ 0	$ 0