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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

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

Schedule of Earnings per Common Share

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	1,030		$	1,284		$	736
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(106	)		163			15
Income from continuing operations attributable to Ameriprise Financial		1,136			1,121			721
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		(60	)		(24	)		1
Net income attributable to Ameriprise Financial	$	1,076		$	1,097		$	722
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding		241.4			257.4			242.2
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options
and other share-based awards		4.9			4.9			2.2
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding		246.3			262.3			244.4
Earnings per share attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shareholders:
Basic:
Income from continuing operations	$	4.71		$	4.36		$	2.98
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(0.25	)		(0.10	)		—
Net income	$	4.46		$	4.26		$	2.98
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations	$	4.61		$	4.27		$	2.95
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(0.24	)		(0.09	)		—
Net income	$	4.37		$	4.18		$	2.95