10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2018

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from_______________________to_______________________

Commission File No. 1-32525 

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Delaware	13-3180631
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1099 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota	55474
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (612) 671-3131

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report:  Not Applicable

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.       Yes x    No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).       Yes xNo o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filerx	Accelerated Filero
Non-Accelerated Filero (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting companyo
	Emerging growth companyo
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes oNo x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding at April 20, 2018
Common Stock (par value $.01 per share)	144,612,802 shares

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 

FORM 10-Q

INDEX 

Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Operations — Three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017	3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income — Three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017	4
Consolidated Balance Sheets — March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017	5
Consolidated Statements of Equity — Three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017	6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017	7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	9
1. Basis of Presentation	9
2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements	10
3. Revenue from Contracts with Customers	12
4. Variable Interest Entities	15
5. Investments	20
6. Financing Receivables	23
7. Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs	26
8. Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities	26
9. Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees	27
10. Debt	28
11. Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities	29
12. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities	38
13. Derivatives and Hedging Activities	40
14. Shareholders’ Equity	44
15. Regulatory Requirements	45
16. Income Taxes	46
17. Contingencies	46
18. Earnings per Share	47
19. Segment Information	48
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	50
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	71
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures	71
Part II.  Other Information	72
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings	72
Item 1A.  Risk Factors	72
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	72
Item 6.  Exhibits	73
Signatures	74

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AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017 (1)
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Revenues
Management and financial advice fees	$	1,669	$	1,487
Distribution fees	468		441
Net investment income	396		391
Premiums	343		339
Other revenues	308		278
Total revenues	3,184		2,936
Banking and deposit interest expense	16		10
Total net revenues	3,168		2,926
Expenses
Distribution expenses	905		823
Interest credited to fixed accounts	141		162
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses	494		567
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	92		72
Interest and debt expense	51		50
General and administrative expense	789		777
Total expenses	2,472		2,451
Pretax income	696		475
Income tax provision	102		72
Net income	$	594	$	403
Earnings per share
Basic	$	3.97	$	2.56
Diluted	$	3.91	$	2.52
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.83	$	0.75
Supplemental Disclosures:
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities	$	—	$	(1	)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (before taxes)	—		—
Net impairment losses recognized in net investment income	$	—	$	(1	)
(1) Certain prior period amounts have been restated. See Note 1 for more information.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Net income	$	594		$	403
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	29			7
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities	(262		)	7
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives	—			1
Defined benefit plans	—			5
Other	—			(1		)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(233		)	19
Total comprehensive income	$	361		$	422
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017 (1)
	(in millions, except share amounts)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,102		$	2,484
Cash of consolidated investment entities	99			136
Investments	35,320			35,925
Investments of consolidated investment entities, at fair value	2,111			2,131
Separate account assets	85,847			87,368
Receivables	5,860			5,762
Receivables of consolidated investment entities, at fair value	20			25
Deferred acquisition costs	2,718			2,676
Restricted and segregated cash and investments	2,818			3,147
Other assets	7,867			7,826
Total assets	$	144,762		$	147,480
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	$	29,364		$	29,904
Separate account liabilities	85,847			87,368
Customer deposits	10,240			10,303
Short-term borrowings	201			200
Long-term debt	2,881			2,891
Debt of consolidated investment entities, at fair value	2,174			2,206
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,609			1,975
Other liabilities	6,570			6,575
Other liabilities of consolidated investment entities, at fair value	36			63
Total liabilities	138,922			141,485
Equity:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.:
Common shares ($.01 par value; shares authorized, 1,250,000,000; shares issued, 328,114,954 and 327,506,935 respectively)	3			3
Additional paid-in capital	8,116			8,085
Retained earnings	11,796			11,326
Treasury shares, at cost (183,096,597 and 180,872,271 shares, respectively)	(14,070		)	(13,648		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(5		)	229
Total equity	5,840			5,995
Total liabilities and equity	$	144,762		$	147,480
(1) Certain prior period amounts have been restated. See Note 1 for more information.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

	Number of Outstanding Shares		Common Shares		Additional Paid-In Capital		Retained Earnings			Treasury Shares			Accumulated Other  Comprehensive Income			Total
	(in millions, except per share data)
Balances at January 1, 2017, previously reported	154,759,904		$	3	$	7,765	$	10,351		$	(12,027	)	$	200		$	6,292
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies	—		—		—		(3		)	—			—			(3		)
Balances at January 1, 2017, restated	154,759,904		3		7,765		10,348			(12,027		)	200			6,289
Comprehensive income:
Net income	—		—		—		403			—			—			403
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—		—		—		—			—			19			19
Total comprehensive income																422
Dividends to shareholders	—		—		—		(121		)	—			—			(121		)
Repurchase of common shares	(4,118,826	)	—		—		—			(509		)	—			(509		)
Share-based compensation plans	2,347,526		—		92		—			51			—			143
Balances at March 31, 2017	152,988,604		$	3	$	7,857	$	10,630		$	(12,485	)	$	219		$	6,224
Balances at January 1, 2018 (1)	146,634,664		$	3	$	8,085	$	11,326		$	(13,648	)	$	229		$	5,995
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies	—		—		—		1			—			(1		)	—
Comprehensive income:
Net income	—		—		—		594			—			—			594
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—		—		—		—			—			(233		)	(233		)
Total comprehensive income																361
Dividends to shareholders	—		—		—		(125		)	—			—			(125		)
Repurchase of common shares	(3,003,729	)	—		—		—			(482		)	—			(482		)
Share-based compensation plans	1,387,422		—		31		—			60			—			91
Balances at March 31, 2018	145,018,357		$	3	$	8,116	$	11,796		$	(14,070	)	$	(5	)	$	5,840

⁽¹⁾ Prior period retained earnings have been restated. See Note 1 for more information.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income	$	594		$	403
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net	56			63
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	104			38
Share-based compensation	32			31
Net realized investment (gains) losses	(6		)	(19		)
Net trading (gains) losses	(3		)	(1		)
Loss from equity method investments	12			12
Other-than-temporary impairments and provision for loan losses	—			1
Net (gains) losses of consolidated investment entities	1			3
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted and segregated investments	75			25
Deferred acquisition costs	13			5
Other investments, net	(21		)	(98		)
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims, net	(325		)	(434		)
Derivatives, net of collateral	29			304
Receivables	(78		)	(59		)
Brokerage deposits	(207		)	77
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(373		)	(259		)
Other operating assets and liabilities of consolidated investment entities, net	3			—
Other, net	(114		)	(86		)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(208		)	6
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Available-for-Sale securities:
Proceeds from sales	361			46
Maturities, sinking fund payments and calls	1,195			1,274
Purchases	(1,456		)	(1,135		)
Proceeds from sales, maturities and repayments of mortgage loans	75			117
Funding of mortgage loans	(40		)	(112		)
Proceeds from sales and collections of other investments	29			90
Purchase of other investments	(57		)	(54		)
Purchase of investments by consolidated investment entities	(116		)	(285		)
Proceeds from sales, maturities and repayments of investments by consolidated investment entities	130			296
Purchase of land, buildings, equipment and software	(33		)	(33		)
Other, net	(1		)	7
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	$	87		$	211
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2018			2017
		(in millions)
	Cash Flows from Financing Activities
	Investment certificates:
	Proceeds from additions	$	1,336		$	1,284
	Maturities, withdrawals and cash surrenders	(1,192		)	(1,083		)
	Policyholder account balances:
	Deposits and other additions	444			502
	Net transfers from (to) separate accounts	(28		)	(23		)
	Surrenders and other benefits	(501		)	(507		)
	Cash paid for purchased options with deferred premiums	(45		)	(58		)
	Cash received from purchased options with deferred premiums	24			—
	Repayments of long-term debt	(3		)	(2		)
	Dividends paid to shareholders	(122		)	(117		)
	Repurchase of common shares	(425		)	(436		)
	Exercise of stock options	2			6
	Repayments of debt by consolidated investment entities	(52		)	—
	Other, net	(2		)	—
	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(564		)	(434		)
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	12			5
	Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(673		)	(212		)
	Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	5,144			5,392
	Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	4,471		$	5,180
	Supplemental Disclosures:
	Interest paid excluding consolidated investment entities	$	44		$	40
	Interest paid by consolidated investment entities	21			20
	Income taxes paid, net	118			137
	Non-cash investing activity:
	Partnership commitments not yet remitted	—			9
		March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
		(in millions)
	Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,102		$	2,484
	Cash of consolidated investment entities	99			136
	Restricted and segregated cash and investments	2,818			3,147
	Less: Restricted and segregated investments	(548		)	(623		)
	Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash per consolidated statements of cash flows	$	4,471		$	5,144
	See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) 

1.Basis of Presentation

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is a holding company, which primarily conducts business through its subsidiaries to provide financial planning, products and services that are designed to be utilized as solutions for clients’ cash and liquidity, asset accumulation, income, protection and estate and wealth transfer needs. The foreign operations of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. are conducted primarily through Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Sàrl and Ameriprise Asset Management Holdings GmbH (collectively, “Threadneedle”).

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., companies in which it directly or indirectly has a controlling financial interest and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which it is the primary beneficiary (collectively, the “Company”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The interim financial information in this report has not been audited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for fair statement of the consolidated results of operations and financial position for the interim periods have been made. Except for the out-of-period correction described below and the prior period adjustments for the retrospective adoption of the new revenue recognition accounting standard, all adjustments made were of a normal recurring nature.

In the first quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a $20 million decrease to income tax provision related to an out-of-period correction for a reversal of a tax reserve.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. These Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 23, 2018 (“2017 10-K”).

The Company evaluated events or transactions that may have occurred after the balance sheet date for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. No subsequent events or transactions were identified.

On January 1, 2018, the Company retrospectively adopted the new accounting standard for revenue recognition. See Note 2 and Note 3 for further information on the new accounting standard and the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers. The following table presents the impact to the consolidated statements of operations for the prior period presented:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	Previously Reported		Effect of Change			As Adjusted
	(in millions)
Revenues
Management and financial advice fees	$	1,482	$	5		$	1,487
Distribution fees	443		(2		)	441
Net investment income	391		—			391
Premiums	339		—			339
Other revenues	256		22			278
Total revenues	2,911		25			2,936
Banking and deposit interest expense	10		—			10
Total net revenues	2,901		25			2,926
Expenses
Distribution expenses	823		—			823
Interest credited to fixed accounts	162		—			162
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses	567		—			567
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	72		—			72
Interest and debt expense	50		—			50
General and administrative expense	752		25			777
Total expenses	2,426		25			2,451
Pretax income	475		—			475
Income tax provision	72		—			72
Net income	$	403	$	—		$	403

The impact to the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 was a $10 million increase to total assets, a $13 million increase to total liabilities and a $3 million decrease to retained earnings.

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AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

2.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) updated the accounting standards for revenue from contracts with customers. The update provides a five-step revenue recognition model for all revenue arising from contracts with customers and affects all entities that enter into contracts to provide goods or services to their customers (unless the contracts are in the scope of other standards). The standard also updates the accounting for certain costs associated with obtaining and fulfilling a customer contract and requires disclosure of quantitative and qualitative information that enables users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is permitted for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The standard may be applied retrospectively for all periods presented or retrospectively with a cumulative-effect adjustment at the date of adoption. The Company adopted the revenue recognition guidance on a retrospective basis on January 1, 2018. The update does not apply to revenue associated with the manufacturing of insurance and annuity products or financial instruments as these revenues are in the scope of other standards. Therefore, the update did not have an impact on these revenues. The Company’s implementation efforts included the identification of revenue within the guidance and the review of the customer contracts to determine the Company’s performance obligation and the associated timing of each performance obligation. The Company determined that certain payments received primarily related to franchise advisor fees should be presented as revenue rather than a reduction of expense. The adoption of the standard did not have other material impacts on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The impact of the change was an increase to both revenues and expenses of $25 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. See Note 3 for new disclosures on revenue from contracts with customers.

Financial Instruments – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

In January 2016, the FASB updated the accounting standards on the recognition and measurement of financial instruments. The update requires entities to carry marketable equity securities, excluding investments in securities that qualify for the equity method of accounting, at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in net income each reporting period. The update affects other aspects of accounting for equity instruments, as well as the accounting for financial liabilities utilizing the fair value option. The update eliminates the requirement to disclose the methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial assets or liabilities held at cost on the balance sheet and requires entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of these financial instruments. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2018 using a modified retrospective approach. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Future Adoption of New Accounting Standards

Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income

In February 2018, the FASB updated the accounting standards related to the presentation of tax effects stranded in other comprehensive income (“OCI”). The update allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) to retained earnings for tax effects stranded in AOCI resulting from the legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”). The update is optional and entities may elect not to reclassify the stranded tax effects. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Entities may elect to record the impacts either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period (or periods) in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Act is recognized. Early adoption is permitted in any period. The Company is currently evaluating whether it will elect to reclassify the stranded tax effects and the potential impact to the consolidated financial condition.

Derivatives and Hedging – Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities

In August 2017, the FASB updated the accounting standards to amend the hedge accounting recognition and presentation requirements. The objectives of the update are to better align the financial reporting of hedging relationships to the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities and simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance. The update also adds new disclosures and amends existing disclosure requirements. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and should be applied on a modified retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

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AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

Receivables – Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities

In March 2017, the FASB updated the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. Under current guidance, premiums are generally amortized over the contractual life of the security. The amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, non-contingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted. The update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

In January 2017, the FASB updated the accounting standards to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment. The update removes the hypothetical purchase price allocation (Step 2) of the goodwill impairment test. Goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and should be applied prospectively with early adoption permitted for any impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Financial Instruments – Measurement of Credit Losses

In June 2016, the FASB updated the accounting standards related to accounting for credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. The update replaces the current incurred loss model for estimating credit losses with a new model that requires an entity to estimate the credit losses expected over the life of the asset. Generally, the initial estimate of the expected credit losses and subsequent changes in the estimate will be reported in current period earnings and recorded through an allowance for credit losses on the balance sheet. The current credit loss model for Available-for-Sale debt securities does not change; however, the credit loss calculation and subsequent recoveries are required to be recorded through an allowance. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption will be permitted for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. A modified retrospective cumulative adjustment to retained earnings should be recorded as of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective for loans, receivables, and other financial instruments subject to the new expected credit loss model. Prospective adoption is required for establishing an allowance related to Available-for-Sale debt securities, certain beneficial interests, and financial assets purchased with a more-than-insignificant amount of credit deterioration since origination. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

Leases – Recognition of Lease Assets and Liabilities on Balance Sheet

In February 2016, the FASB updated the accounting standards for leases. The update was issued to increase transparency and comparability for the accounting of lease transactions. The standard will require most lease transactions for lessees to be recorded on the balance sheet as lease assets and lease liabilities and both quantitative and qualitative disclosures about leasing arrangements. The Company discloses information related to operating lease arrangements within Note 23 of the 2017 10-K. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 with early adoption permitted. The update should be applied at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

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AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

3. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the new accounting standard for revenue from contracts with customers on a retrospective basis. See Note 2 for additional information on the adoption of the new accounting standard.

The following tables present revenue disaggregated by segment on an adjusted operating basis with a reconciliation of segment revenues to those reported on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
	Advice & Wealth Management		Asset Management		Annuities		Protection		Corporate & Other			Total Segments		Non-operating Revenue		Total
	(in millions)
Management and financial advice fees:
Asset management fees:
Retail	$	—	$	480	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	480	$	—	$	480
Institutional	—		111		—		—		—			111		—		111
Advisory fees	691		—		—		—		—			691		—		691
Financial planning fees	68		—		—		—		—			68		—		68
Transaction and other fees	89		48		14		2		—			153		—		153
Total management and financial advice fees	848		639		14		2		—			1,503		—		1,503
Distribution fees:
Mutual funds	190		69		—		—		—			259		—		259
Insurance and annuity	222		45		84		8		—			359		—		359
Other products	145		—		—		—		—			145		—		145
Total distribution fees	557		114		84		8		—			763		—		763
Other revenues	41		1		—		—		—			42		—		42
Total revenue from contracts with customers	1,446		754		98		10		—			2,308		—		2,308
Revenue from other sources (1)	71		24		515		509		58			1,177		61		1,238
Total segment gross revenues	1,517		778		613		519		58			3,485		61		3,546
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense	16		—		—		—		1			17		—		17
Total segment net revenues	1,501		778		613		519		57			3,468		61		3,529
Less: intersegment revenues	240		12		90		16		(1		)	357		4		361
Total net revenues	$	1,261	$	766	$	523	$	503	$	58		$	3,111	$	57	$	3,168

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	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	Advice & Wealth Management		Asset Management		Annuities		Protection		Corporate & Other		Total Segments		Non-operating Revenue		Total
	(in millions)
Management and financial advice fees:
Asset management fees:
Retail	$	—	$	440	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	440	$	—	$	440
Institutional	—		101		—		—		—		101		—		101
Advisory fees	570		—		—		—		—		570		—		570
Financial planning fees	64		—		—		—		—		64		—		64
Transaction and other fees	89		51		13		2		—		155		—		155
Total management and financial advice fees	723		592		13		2		—		1,330		—		1,330
Distribution fees:
Mutual funds	208		80		—		—		—		288		—		288
Insurance and annuity	199		41		78		8		—		326		—		326
Other products	109		—		—		—		—		109		—		109
Total distribution fees	516		121		78		8		—		723		—		723
Other revenues	37		1		—		—		—		38		—		38
Total revenue from contracts with customers	1,276		714		91		10		—		2,091		—		2,091
Revenue from other sources (1)	55		11		517		511		57		1,151		45		1,196
Total segment gross revenues	1,331		725		608		521		57		3,242		45		3,287
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense	10		—		—		—		—		10		—		10
Total segment net revenues	1,321		725		608		521		57		3,232		45		3,277
Less: intersegment revenues	237		11		84		15		—		347		4		351
Total net revenues	$	1,084	$	714	$	524	$	506	$	57	$	2,885	$	41	$	2,926

⁽¹⁾Revenues not included in the scope of the revenue from contracts with customers standard. The amounts primarily consist of revenue associated with the manufacturing of insurance and annuity products or financial instruments.

The following discussion describes the nature, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from the Company’s contracts with customers on a consolidated basis.

Management and Financial Advice Fees

Asset Management Fees

The Company earns revenue for performing asset management services for retail and institutional clients. The revenue is earned based on a fixed or tiered rate applied, as a percentage, to assets under management. Assets under management vary with market fluctuations and client behavior. The asset management performance obligation is considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. Asset management fees are accrued, invoiced and collected on a monthly or quarterly basis.

The Company’s asset management contracts for Open Ended Investment Companies (“OEICs”) in the UK and Société d'Investissement à Capital Variable (“SICAVs”) in Europe include performance obligations for asset management and fund distribution services. The amounts received for these services are reported as management and financial advice fees. The revenue recognition pattern is the same for both performance obligations as the fund distribution services revenue is variably constrained due to factors outside the Company’s control including market volatility and client behavior (such as how long clients hold their investment) and not recognized until assets under management are known.

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The Company may also earn performance-based management fees on institutional accounts, hedge funds, collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), OEICs, SICAVs and property funds based on a percentage of account returns in excess of either a benchmark index or a contractually specified level. This revenue is variable and impacted primarily by the performance of the assets being managed compared to the benchmark index or contractually specified level. The revenue is not recognized until it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur. Performance-based management fees are invoiced on a quarterly or annual basis.

Advisory Fees

The Company earns revenue for performing investment advisory services for certain brokerage customer’s discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts. The revenue is earned based on a contractual fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the market value of assets held in the account. The investment advisory performance obligation is considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. Advisory fees are accrued daily and invoiced or charged on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Financial Planning Fees

The Company earns revenue for providing financial plans to its clients. The revenue earned for each financial plan is either a fixed fee (received monthly, quarterly or annually) or a variable fee (received monthly or quarterly) based on a contractual fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to assets held in a client’s investment advisory account. The financial planning fee is based on the complexity of a client’s financial and life situation and his or her advisor’s experience. The performance obligation is satisfied at the time the financial plan is delivered to the customer. The Company records a contract liability for the unearned revenue when cash is received before the plan is delivered. The financial plan contracts with clients are annual contracts. Amounts recorded as a contract liability are recognized as revenue when the financial plan is delivered, which occurs within the annual period.

For fixed fee arrangements, revenue is recognized when the financial plan is delivered. The Company accrues revenue for any amounts that have not been received at the time the financial plan is delivered.

For variable fee arrangements, revenue is recognized for cash that has been received when the financial plan is delivered. The amount received after the plan is delivered is variably constrained due to factors outside the Company’s control including market volatility and client behavior. The revenue is recognized when it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur that is generally each month or quarter end as the advisory account balance uncertainty is resolved.

Contract liabilities for financial planning fees, which are included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $133 million and $134 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

The Company pays sales commissions to advisors when a new financial planning contract is obtained or when an existing contract is renewed. The sales commissions paid to the advisors prior to financial plan delivery are considered costs to obtain a contract with a customer and are initially capitalized. When the performance obligation to deliver the financial plan is satisfied, the commission is recognized as distribution expense. Capitalized costs to obtain these contracts are reported in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and were $107 million and $109 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Transaction and Other Fees

The Company earns revenue for providing customer support, shareholder and administrative services (including transfer agent services) for affiliated mutual funds and networking, sub-accounting and administrative services for unaffiliated mutual funds. The Company also receives revenue for providing custodial services and account maintenance services on brokerage and retirement accounts that are not included in an advisory relationship. Transfer agent and administrative revenue is earned based on either a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to assets under management or an annual fixed fee for each fund position. Networking and sub-accounting revenue is earned based on either an annual fixed fee for each account or an annual fixed fee for each fund position. Custodial and account maintenance revenue is generally earned based on a quarterly or annual fixed fee for each account. Each of the customer support and administrative services performance obligations are considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. Transaction and other fees (other than custodial service fees) are invoiced or charged to brokerage accounts on a monthly or quarterly basis. Custodial service fees are invoiced or charged to brokerage accounts on an annual basis. Contract liabilities for custodial service fees, which are included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $48 million and nil as of March 31, 2018 and December 2017, respectively.

The Company earns revenue for providing trade execution services to franchise advisors. The trade execution performance obligation is satisfied at the time of each trade and the revenue is primarily earned based on a fixed fee per trade. These fees are invoiced and collected on a semi-monthly basis.

Distribution Fees

Mutual Funds and Insurance and Annuity Products

The Company earns revenue for selling affiliated and unaffiliated mutual funds, fixed and variable annuities and insurance products. The performance obligation is satisfied at the time of each individual sale. A portion of the revenue is based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to amounts invested at the time of sale. The remaining revenue is recognized over the time the client owns the

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investment or holds the contract and is generally earned based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the net asset value of the fund, or the value of the insurance policy or annuity contract. The ongoing revenue is not recognized at the time of sale because it is variably constrained due to factors outside the Company’s control including market volatility and client behavior (such as how long clients hold their investment, insurance policy or annuity contract). The revenue will not be recognized until it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur.

The Company earns revenue for providing unaffiliated partners an opportunity to educate the Company’s advisors or to support availability and distribution of their products on the Company’s platforms. These payments allow the outside parties to train and support the advisors, explain the features of their products and distribute marketing and educational materials, and support trading and operational systems necessary to enable the Company’s client servicing and production distribution efforts. The Company earns revenue for placing and maintaining unaffiliated fund partners and insurance companies’ products on the Company’s sales platform (subject to the Company’s due diligence standards). The revenue is primarily earned based on a fixed fee or a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the market value of assets invested. These performance obligations are considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. These fees are invoiced and collected on monthly basis.

Other Products

The Company earns revenue for selling unaffiliated alternative products. The performance obligation is satisfied at the time of each individual sale. A portion of the revenue is based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to amounts invested at the time of sale. The remaining revenue is recognized over the time the client owns the investment and is earned generally based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the market value of the investment. The ongoing revenue is not recognized at the time of sale because it is variably constrained due to factors outside the Company’s control including market volatility and client behavior (such as how long clients hold their investment). The revenue will not be recognized until it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur.

The Company earns revenue from brokerage clients for the execution of requested trades. The performance obligation is satisfied at the time of trade execution and amounts are received on the settlement date. The revenue varies for each trade based on various factors that include the type of investment, dollar amount of the trade and how the trade is executed (online or broker assisted).

The Company earns revenue for placing clients’ deposits in its brokerage sweep program with third-party banks. The amount received from the third-party banks is impacted by short-term interest rates. The performance obligation with the financial institutions that participate in the sweep program is considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. The revenue is earned daily and settled monthly based on a rate applied, as a percentage, to the deposits placed.

Other Revenues

The Company earns revenue from fees charged to franchise advisors for providing various services the advisors need to manage and grow their practices. The primary services include: licensing of intellectual property and software, compliance supervision, insurance coverage, technology services and support, consulting and other services. The services are either provided by the Company or third- party providers. The Company controls the services provided by third parties as it has the right to direct the third parties to perform the services, is primarily responsible for performing the services and sets the prices the advisors are charged. The Company recognizes revenue for the gross amount of the fees received from the advisors. The fees are primarily collected monthly as a reduction of commission payments.

Intellectual property and software licenses, along with compliance supervision, insurance coverage, and technology services and support are primarily earned based on a monthly fixed fee. These services are considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. The consulting and other services performance obligations are satisfied as the services are delivered and revenue is earned based upon the level of service requested. Prior to the implementation of the revenue recognition standard, fees received from the advisors for software licenses, compliance supervision, technology services and support, consulting, and other services were recorded as a reduction to the Company’s expenses to provide the services and totaled $26 million and $24 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Receivables

Receivables for revenue from contracts with customers are recognized when the performance obligation is satisfied and the Company has an unconditional right to the revenue. Receivables related to revenues from contracts with customers were $638 million and $657 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

4.  Variable Interest Entities

The Company provides asset management services to investment entities which are considered to be VIEs, such as CLOs, hedge funds, property funds, certain non-U.S. series funds (OEICs and SICAVs) and private equity funds (collectively, “investment entities”), which are sponsored by the Company. In addition, the Company invests in structured investments other than CLOs and certain affordable housing partnerships which are considered VIEs. The Company consolidates certain investment entities (collectively, “consolidated investment entities”) if the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. The Company has no obligation to provide financial or other support to the non-consolidated VIEs beyond its investment nor has the Company provided any support to these entities.

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CLOs

CLOs are asset backed financing entities collateralized by a pool of assets, primarily syndicated loans and, to a lesser extent, high-yield bonds. Multiple tranches of debt securities are issued by a CLO, offering investors various maturity and credit risk characteristics. The debt securities issued by the CLOs are non-recourse to the Company. The CLO’s debt holders have recourse only to the assets of the CLO. The assets of the CLOs cannot be used by the Company. Scheduled debt payments are based on the performance of the CLO’s collateral pool. The Company earns management fees from the CLOs based on the CLO’s collateral pool and, in certain instances, may also receive incentive fees. The fee arrangement is at market and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services. The Company has invested in a portion of the unrated, junior subordinated notes of certain CLOs.

The Company’s maximum exposure to loss with respect to non-consolidated CLOs is limited to its amortized cost, which was $6 million as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The Company classifies these investments as Available-for-Sale securities. See Note 5 for additional information on these investments.

Property Funds

The Company provides investment advice and related services to property funds some of which are considered VIEs. For investment management services, the Company generally earns management fees based on the market value of assets under management, and in certain instances may also receive performance-based fees. The fee arrangement is at market and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services. The Company does not have a significant economic interest and is not required to consolidate any of the property funds. The carrying value of the Company’s investment in property funds is reflected in other investments and was $25 million and $24 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds

The Company has determined that consolidation is not required for hedge funds and private equity funds which are sponsored by the Company and considered VIEs. For investment management services, the Company earns management fees based on the market value of assets under management, and in certain instances may also receive performance-based fees. The fee arrangement is at market and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services and the Company does not have a significant economic interest in any fund. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss with respect to its investment in these entities is limited to its carrying value. The carrying value of the Company’s investment in these entities is reflected in other investments and was $7 million as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Non-U.S. Series Funds

The Company manages non-U.S. series funds, which are considered VIEs. For investment management services, the Company earns management fees based on the market value of assets under management, and in certain instances may also receive performance-based fees. The fee arrangement is at market and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services. The Company does not consolidate these funds and its maximum exposure to loss is limited to its carrying value. The carrying value of the Company’s investment in these funds is reflected in other investments and was $29 million and $25 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Affordable Housing Partnerships and Other Real Estate Partnerships

The Company is a limited partner in affordable housing partnerships that qualify for government-sponsored low income housing tax credit programs and partnerships that invest in multi-family residential properties that were originally developed with an affordable housing component. The Company has determined it is not the primary beneficiary and therefore does not consolidate these partnerships.

A majority of the limited partnerships are VIEs. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investment in the VIEs is limited to the carrying value. The carrying value is reflected in other investments and was $397 million and $408 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company had an $80 million and a $97 million liability recorded as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, related to original purchase commitments not yet remitted to the VIEs. The Company has not provided any additional support and is not contractually obligated to provide additional support to the VIEs beyond the above mentioned funding commitments.

Structured Investments

The Company invests in structured investments which are considered VIEs for which it is not the sponsor. These structured investments typically invest in fixed income instruments and are managed by third parties and include asset backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and residential mortgage backed securities. The Company classifies these investments as Available-for-Sale securities. The Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of these structures due to the size of the Company’s investment in the entities and position in the capital structure of these entities. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investment in these structured investments is limited to its carrying value. See Note 5 for additional information on these structured investments.

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

The Company categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy. See Note 11 for the definition of the three levels of the fair value hierarchy.

The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	March 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Investments:
Corporate debt securities	$	—	$	24	$	—	$	24
Common stocks	25		5		11		41
Other investments	4		—		—		4
Syndicated loans	—		1,842		200		2,042
Total investments	29		1,871		211		2,111
Receivables	—		20		—		20
Total assets at fair value	$	29	$	1,891	$	211	$	2,131
Liabilities
Debt (1)	$	—	$	2,174	$	—	$	2,174
Other liabilities	—		36		—		36
Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	2,210	$	—	$	2,210

	December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Investments:
Corporate debt securities	$	—	$	27	$	—	$	27
Common stocks	18		8		4		30
Other investments	5		—		—		5
Syndicated loans	—		1,889		180		2,069
Total investments	23		1,924		184		2,131
Receivables	—		25		—		25
Total assets at fair value	$	23	$	1,949	$	184	$	2,156
Liabilities
Debt (1)	$	—	$	2,206	$	—	$	2,206
Other liabilities	—		63		—		63
Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	2,269	$	—	$	2,269

⁽¹⁾  The carrying value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

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The following tables provide a summary of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Common Stocks				Syndicated Loans
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	4			$	180
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	4			(1)	2			(1)
Purchases	—				18
Sales	—				(1		)
Settlements	—				(11		)
Transfers into Level 3	4				61
Transfers out of Level 3	(1		)		(49		)
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	11			$	200
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at March 31, 2018	$	4		(1)	$	2		(1)

	Corporate Debt Securities		Common Stocks			Syndicated Loans
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	—	$	5		$	254
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	—		—			3			(1)
Purchases	—		—			55
Sales	—		—			(8		)
Settlements	—		—			(23		)
Transfers into Level 3	2		1			72
Transfers out of Level 3	—		(2		)	(130		)
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	2	$	4		$	223
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at March 31, 2017	$	—	$	—		$	2		(1)

⁽¹⁾ Included in net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Securities and loans transferred from Level 3 primarily represent assets with fair values that are now obtained from a third-party pricing service with observable inputs or priced in active markets. Securities and loans transferred to Level 3 represent assets with fair values that are now based on a single non-binding broker quote. The Company recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy as of the beginning of the quarter in which each transfer occurred. For assets and liabilities held at the end of the reporting periods that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

All Level 3 measurements as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were obtained from non-binding broker quotes where unobservable inputs utilized in the fair value calculation are not reasonably available to the Company.

Determination of Fair Value

Assets

Investments

The fair value of syndicated loans obtained from third-party pricing services using a market approach with observable inputs is classified as Level 2. The fair value of syndicated loans obtained from third-party pricing services with a single non-binding broker quote as the underlying valuation source is classified as Level 3. The underlying inputs used in non-binding broker quotes are not readily available to the Company.

In consideration of the above, management is responsible for the fair values recorded on the financial statements. Prices received from third-party pricing services are subjected to exception reporting that identifies loans with significant daily price movements as well as no movements. The Company reviews the exception reporting and resolves the exceptions through reaffirmation of the price or recording an appropriate fair value estimate. The Company also performs subsequent transaction testing. The Company performs

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annual due diligence of the third-party pricing services. The Company’s due diligence procedures include assessing the vendor’s valuation qualifications, control environment, analysis of asset-class specific valuation methodologies and understanding of sources of market observable assumptions and unobservable assumptions, if any, employed in the valuation methodology. The Company also considers the results of its exception reporting controls and any resulting price challenges that arise.

See Note 11 for a description of the Company’s determination of the fair value of corporate debt securities, common stocks and other investments.

Receivables

For receivables of the consolidated CLOs, the carrying value approximates fair value as the nature of these assets has historically been short term and the receivables have been collectible. The fair value of these receivables is classified as Level 2.

Liabilities

Debt

The fair value of the CLOs’ assets, typically syndicated bank loans, is more observable than the fair value of the CLOs’ debt tranches for which market activity is limited and less transparent. As a result, the fair value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The fair value of the CLOs’ debt is classified as Level 2.

Other Liabilities

Other liabilities consist primarily of securities purchased but not yet settled held by consolidated CLOs. The carrying value approximates fair value as the nature of these liabilities has historically been short term. The fair value of these liabilities is classified as Level 2.

Fair Value Option

The Company has elected the fair value option for the financial assets and liabilities of the consolidated CLOs. Management believes that the use of the fair value option better matches the changes in fair value of assets and liabilities related to the CLOs.

The followingtablepresentsthefairvalueandunpaidprincipalbalanceofloansanddebtforwhichthefairvalueoptionhasbeenelected:

	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Syndicated loans
Unpaid principal balance	$	2,097		$	2,140
Excess unpaid principal over fair value	(55		)	(71		)
Fair value	$	2,042		$	2,069
Fair value of loans more than 90 days past due	$	21		$	24
Fair value of loans in nonaccrual status	21			24
Difference between fair value and unpaid principal of loans more than 90 days past due, loans in nonaccrual status or both	36			35
Debt
Unpaid principal balance	$	2,290		$	2,340
Excess unpaid principal over fair value	(116		)	(134		)
Carrying value (1)	$	2,174		$	2,206

⁽¹⁾ The carrying value of the CLOs’ debtis set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Interest income from syndicated loans, bonds and structured investments is recorded based on contractual rates in net investment income. Gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of investments and gains and losses on sales of investments are also recorded in net investment income. Interest expense on debt is recorded in interest and debt expense with gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of debt recorded in net investment income.

Total net gains (losses) recognized in net investment income related to changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities for which the fair value option was elected were $(1) million and $(3) million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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Debt of the consolidated investment entities and the stated interest rates were as follows:

	Carrying Value				Weighted Average Interest Rate
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Debt of consolidated CLOs due 2025-2026	$	2,174	$	2,206	3.1	%	2.8	%

The debt of the consolidated CLOs has both fixed and floating interest rates, which range from 0% to 7.8%. The interest rates on the debt of CLOs are weighted average rates based on the outstanding principal and contractual interest rates.

5.  Investments

The following is a summary of Ameriprise Financial investments:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	$	30,319	$	30,927
Mortgage loans, net	2,721		2,756
Policy and certificate loans	844		845
Other investments	1,436		1,397
Total	$	35,320	$	35,925

Other investments primarily reflect the Company’s interests in affordable housing partnerships, trading securities, seed money investments, syndicated loans and held-to-maturity certificates of deposit with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of more than 90 days but less than 12 months. As of January 1, 2018, marketable equity securities were reclassified from Available-for-Sale securities to other investments due to the adoption of a new accounting standard on the recognition and measurement of financial instruments. The carrying value of held-to-maturity certificates of deposit was $230 million and $205 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, which approximates fair value due to the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization.

The following is a summary of net investment income:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Investment income on fixed maturities	$	329		$	337
Net realized gains (losses)	6			17
Affordable housing partnerships	(11		)	(12		)
Other	46			24
Consolidated investment entities	26			25
Total	$	396		$	391

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Available-for-Sale securities distributed by type were as follows:

Description of Securities	March 31, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Noncredit OTTI (1)
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities	$	13,676	$	858	$	(100	)	$	14,434	$	—
Residential mortgage backed securities	6,031		41		(80		)	5,992		—
Commercial mortgage backed securities	4,395		25		(100		)	4,320		—
Asset backed securities	1,502		30		(9		)	1,523		—
State and municipal obligations	2,192		217		(14		)	2,395		—
U.S. government and agencies obligations	1,372		1		—			1,373		—
Foreign government bonds and obligations	273		14		(5		)	282		—
Total	$	29,441	$	1,186	$	(308	)	$	30,319	$	—

Description of Securities	December 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Noncredit OTTI (1)
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities	$	13,976	$	1,131	$	(32	)	$	15,075	$	—
Residential mortgage backed securities	6,585		63		(37		)	6,611		—
Commercial mortgage backed securities	4,362		48		(36		)	4,374		—
Asset backed securities	1,549		36		(5		)	1,580		1
State and municipal obligations	2,215		259		(11		)	2,463		—
U.S. government and agencies obligations	502		1		—			503		—
Foreign government bonds and obligations	298		20		(4		)	314		—
Common stocks	5		3		(1		)	7		—
Total	$	29,492	$	1,561	$	(126	)	$	30,927	$	1

⁽¹⁾  Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses in AOCI. Amount includes unrealized gains and losses on impaired securities subsequent to the initial impairment measurement date. These amounts are included in gross unrealized gains and losses as of the end of the period.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, investment securities with a fair value of $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, were pledged to meet contractual obligations under derivative contracts and short-term borrowings, of which $724 million and $803 million, respectively, may be sold, pledged or rehypothecated by the counterparty.

As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, fixed maturity securities comprised approximately 86% of Ameriprise Financial investments. Rating agency designations are based on the availability of ratings from Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”), including Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) and Fitch Ratings Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Company uses the median of available ratings from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, or, if fewer than three ratings are available, the lower rating is used. When ratings from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch are unavailable, the Company may utilize ratings from other NRSROs or rate the securities internally. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s internal analysts rated $936 million and $979 million, respectively, of securities using criteria similar to those used by NRSROs.

A summary of fixed maturity securities by rating was as follows:

Ratings	March 31, 2018						December 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Total Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Total Fair Value
	(in millions, except percentages)
AAA	$	11,823	$	11,706	39	%	$	11,293	$	11,331	37	%
AA	1,688		1,862		6		1,898		2,114		7
A	4,398		4,705		15		4,760		5,243		17

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BBB	10,355		10,868		36		10,317		10,989		35
Below investment grade (1)	1,177		1,178		4		1,219		1,243		4
Total fixed maturities	$	29,441	$	30,319	100	%	$	29,487	$	30,920	100	%

⁽¹⁾  The amortized cost and fair value of below investment grade securities includes interest in CLOs managed by the Company of $6 million and $7 million, respectively, at March 31, 2018, and $6 million and $7 million, respectively, at December 31, 2017. These securities are not rated but are included in below investment grade due to their risk characteristics.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, approximately 33% and 37%, respectively, of the securities rated AAA were GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC mortgage backed securities. No holdings of any other issuer were greater than 10% of total equity.

The following tables provide information about Available-for-Sale securities with gross unrealized losses and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

Description of Securities	March 31, 2018
	Less than 12 months						12 months or more						Total
	Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(in millions, except number of securities)
Corporate debt securities	282	$	4,289	$	(63	)	64	$	656	$	(37	)	346	$	4,945	$	(100	)
Residential mortgage backed securities	163	2,716		(38		)	127	1,373		(42		)	290	4,089		(80		)
Commercial mortgage backed securities	127	2,272		(60		)	57	749		(40		)	184	3,021		(100		)
Asset backed securities	43	531		(6		)	22	158		(3		)	65	689		(9		)
State and municipal obligations	174	375		(6		)	34	182		(8		)	208	557		(14		)
Foreign government bonds and obligations	13	46		(1		)	12	19		(4		)	25	65		(5		)
Total	802	$	10,229	$	(174	)	316	$	3,137	$	(134	)	1,118	$	13,366	$	(308	)

Description of Securities	December 31, 2017
	Less than 12 months						12 months or more						Total
	Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(in millions, except number of securities)
Corporate debt securities	150	$	1,791	$	(8	)	70	$	740	$	(24	)	220	$	2,531	$	(32	)
Residential mortgage backed securities	102	1,772		(11		)	130	1,467		(26		)	232	3,239		(37		)
Commercial mortgage backed securities	67	1,178		(12		)	58	783		(24		)	125	1,961		(36		)
Asset backed securities	36	424		(2		)	26	187		(3		)	62	611		(5		)
State and municipal obligations	76	141		(1		)	34	180		(10		)	110	321		(11		)
Foreign government bonds and obligations	3	6		—			15	23		(4		)	18	29		(4		)
Common stocks	—	—		—			4	1		(1		)	4	1		(1		)
Total	434	$	5,312	$	(34	)	337	$	3,381	$	(92	)	771	$	8,693	$	(126	)

As part of Ameriprise Financial’s ongoing monitoring process, management determined that the change in gross unrealized losses on its Available-for-Sale securities is primarily attributable to a rise in interest rates as well as widening credit spreads.

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The following table presents a rollforward of the cumulative amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for other-than-temporary impairments related to credit losses on Available-for-Sale securities for which a portion of the securities’ total other-than-temporary impairments was recognized in OCI:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Beginning balance	$	2	$	69
Credit losses for which an other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized	—		1
Ending balance	$	2	$	70

Net realized gains and losses on Available-for-Sale securities, determined using the specific identification method, recognized in earnings were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
Gross realized investment gains	$	6		$	19
Gross realized investment losses	(1		)	—
Other-than-temporary impairments	—			(1		)
Total	$	5		$	18

Other-than-temporaryimpairmentsforthethreemonthsendedMarch 31, 2017primarilyrelatedtocreditlossesonassetbackedsecurities.

See Note 14 for a rollforward of net unrealized investment gains (losses) included in AOCI.

Available-for-Sale securities by contractual maturity as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(in millions)
Due within one year	$	3,224	$	3,247
Due after one year through five years	6,425		6,507
Due after five years through 10 years	3,591		3,612
Due after 10 years	4,273		5,118
	17,513		18,484
Residential mortgage backed securities	6,031		5,992
Commercial mortgage backed securities	4,395		4,320
Asset backed securities	1,502		1,523
Total	$	29,441	$	30,319

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities are not due at a single maturity date. As such, these securities were not included in the maturities distribution.

6.  Financing Receivables

The Company’s financing receivables primarily include commercial mortgage loans, syndicated loans, policy loans, certificate loans, advisor loans and margin loans. Commercial mortgage loans, syndicated loans, policy loans and certificate loans are reflected in investments. Advisor loans and margin loans are recorded in receivables.

Allowance for Loan Losses

Policy and certificate loans do not exceed the cash surrender value at origination. As there is minimal risk of loss related to policy and certificate loans, the Company does not record an allowance for loan losses. The Company monitors collateral supporting margin loans and requests additional collateral when necessary in order to mitigate the risk of loss. As there is minimal risk of loss related to margin loans, the allowance for loan losses is immaterial.

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Commercial Mortgage Loans and Syndicated Loans

The following table presents a rollforward of the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended and the ending balance of the allowance for loan losses by impairment method:

	March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Beginning balance	$	26	$	29
Provisions	—		—
Ending balance	$	26	$	29
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	$	2
Collectively evaluated for impairment	26		27

The recorded investment in financing receivables by impairment method was as follows:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	17	$	17
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,229		3,258
Total	$	3,246	$	3,275

As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s recorded investment in financing receivables individually evaluated for impairment for which there was no related allowance for loan losses was $17 million. Unearned income, unamortized premiums and discounts, and net unamortized deferred fees and costs are not material to the Company’s total loan balance.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company purchased $33 million and $70 million, respectively, of syndicated loans, and sold $3 million and nil, respectively, of syndicated loans.

The Company has not acquired any loans with deteriorated credit quality as of the acquisition date.

Loans to Financial Advisors

As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, principal amounts outstanding for advisor loans were $509 million, and allowance for loan losses were $23 million. The allowance for loan losses related to loans to financial advisors is not included in the table disclosures above. Of the gross balance outstanding, the portion associated with financial advisors who are no longer affiliated with the Company was $18 million and $19 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The allowance for loan losses on these loans was $12 million at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Credit Quality Information

Nonperforming loans, which are generally loans 90 days or more past due, were $21 million and $19 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. All other loans were considered to be performing.

Commercial Mortgage Loans

The Company reviews the credit worthiness of the borrower and the performance of the underlying properties in order to determine the risk of loss on commercial mortgage loans. Based on this review, the commercial mortgage loans are assigned an internal risk rating, which management updates as necessary. Commercial mortgage loans which management has assigned its highest risk rating were nil of total commercial mortgage loans as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Loans with the highest risk rating represent distressed loans which the Company has identified as impaired or expects to become delinquent or enter into foreclosure within the next six months. In addition, the Company reviews the concentrations of credit risk by region and property type.

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Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by U.S. region were as follows:

	Loans				Percentage
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
East North Central	$	213	$	215	8	%	8	%
East South Central	89		90		3		3
Middle Atlantic	190		192		7		7
Mountain	251		256		9		9
New England	73		74		3		3
Pacific	801		812		29		29
South Atlantic	749		768		27		28
West North Central	231		235		9		8
West South Central	143		133		5		5
	2,740		2,775		100	%	100	%
Less: allowance for loan losses	19		19
Total	$	2,721	$	2,756

Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by property type were as follows:

	Loans				Percentage
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Apartments	$	567	$	566	21	%	20	%
Hotel	40		40		1		1
Industrial	472		476		17		17
Mixed use	44		44		2		2
Office	470		492		17		18
Retail	930		937		34		34
Other	217		220		8		8
	2,740		2,775		100	%	100	%
Less: allowance for loan losses	19		19
Total	$	2,721	$	2,756

Syndicated Loans

The recorded investment in syndicated loans as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $506 million and $498 million, respectively. The Company’s syndicated loan portfolio is diversified across industries and issuers. The primary credit indicator for syndicated loans is whether the loans are performing in accordance with the contractual terms of the syndication. Total nonperforming syndicated loans as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $5 million.

Troubled Debt Restructurings

The recorded investment in restructured loans was not material as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The troubled debt restructurings did not have a material impact to the Company’s allowance for loan losses or income recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. There are no commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans have been restructured.

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7.  Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs

The balances of and changes in deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”) were as follows:

	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1	$	2,676		$	2,648
Capitalization of acquisition costs	79			67
Amortization	(92		)	(72		)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities (gains) losses	55			—
Balance at March 31	$	2,718		$	2,643

The balances of and changes in deferred sales inducement costs (“DSIC”), which is included in other assets, were as follows:

	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1	$	276		$	302
Capitalization of sales inducement costs	1			2
Amortization	(11		)	(9		)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities (gains) losses	9			—
Balance at March 31	$	275		$	295

8.  Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Policyholder account balances
Fixed annuities (1)	$	9,765			$	9,934
Variable annuity fixed sub-accounts	5,139				5,166
Variable universal life (“VUL”)/universal life (“UL”) insurance	3,041				3,047
Indexed universal life (“IUL”) insurance	1,469				1,384
Other life insurance	709				720
Total policyholder account balances	20,123				20,251
Future policy benefits
Variable annuity guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”)	202				463
Variable annuity guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”)	(76		)	(2)	(80		)	(2)
Other annuity liabilities	31				78
Fixed annuity life contingent liabilities	1,473				1,484
Life and disability income insurance	1,217				1,221
Long term care insurance	4,860				4,896
VUL/UL and other life insurance additional liabilities	646				688
Total future policy benefits	8,353				8,750
Policy claims and other policyholders’ funds	888				903
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	$	29,364			$	29,904

⁽¹⁾ Includes fixed deferred annuities, non-life contingent fixed payout annuities and indexed annuity host contracts.

⁽²⁾ Includes the fair value of GMAB embedded derivatives that was a net asset as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 reported as a contra liability.

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Separate account liabilities consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Variable annuity	$	73,592	$	75,174
VUL insurance	7,215		7,352
Other insurance	33		34
Threadneedle investment liabilities	5,007		4,808
Total	$	85,847	$	87,368

9.  Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees

The majority of the variable annuity contracts offered by the Company contain guaranteed minimum death benefit (“GMDB”) provisions. The Company also offers variable annuities with death benefit provisions that gross up the amount payable by a certain percentage of contract earnings, which are referred to as gain gross-up (“GGU”) benefits. In addition, the Company offers contracts with GMWB and GMAB provisions. The Company previously offered contracts containing guaranteed minimum income benefit (“GMIB”) provisions.

Certain UL policies offered by the Company provide secondary guarantee benefits. The secondary guarantee ensures that, subject to specified conditions, the policy will not terminate and will continue to provide a death benefit even if there is insufficient policy value to cover the monthly deductions and charges.

The following table provides information related to variable annuity guarantees for which the Company has established additional liabilities:

Variable Annuity  Guarantees by Benefit Type (1)	March 31, 2018							December 31, 2017
	Total Contract Value		Contract Value in Separate Accounts		Net Amount at Risk		Weighted Average Attained Age	Total Contract Value		Contract Value in Separate Accounts		Net Amount at Risk		Weighted Average Attained Age
	(in millions, except age)
GMDB:
Return of premium	$	60,402	$	58,458	$	30	66	$	61,418	$	59,461	$	9	66
Five/six-year reset	8,603		5,890		18		66	8,870		6,149		12		66
One-year ratchet	6,330		5,970		43		69	6,548		6,187		11		69
Five-year ratchet	1,507		1,451		2		65	1,563		1,506		1		65
Other	1,088		1,066		64		72	1,099		1,075		50		72
Total — GMDB	$	77,930	$	72,835	$	157	66	$	79,498	$	74,378	$	83	66
GGU death benefit	$	1,093	$	1,041	$	126	70	$	1,118	$	1,067	$	133	70
GMIB	$	219	$	202	$	8	69	$	233	$	216	$	7	69
GMWB:
GMWB	$	2,386	$	2,378	$	1	71	$	2,508	$	2,500	$	1	71
GMWB for life	43,837		43,729		194		67	44,375		44,259		129		67
Total — GMWB	$	46,223	$	46,107	$	195	67	$	46,883	$	46,759	$	130	67
GMAB	$	2,914	$	2,911	$	2	59	$	3,086	$	3,083	$	—	59

⁽¹⁾  Individual variable annuity contracts may have more than one guarantee and therefore may be included in more than one benefit type. Variable annuity contracts for which the death benefit equals the account value are not shown in this table.

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The net amount at risk for GMDB, GGU and GMAB is defined as the current guaranteed benefit amount in excess of the current contract value. The net amount at risk for GMIB is defined as the greater of the present value of the minimum guaranteed annuity payments less the current contract value or zero. The net amount at risk for GMWB is defined as the greater of the present value of the minimum guaranteed withdrawal payments less the current contract value or zero.

The following table provides information related to insurance guarantees for which the Company has established additional liabilities:

	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
	Net Amount at Risk		Weighted Average Attained Age	Net Amount at Risk		Weighted Average Attained Age
	(in millions, except age)
UL secondary guarantees	$	6,464	65	$	6,460	65

The net amount at risk for UL secondary guarantees is defined as the current guaranteed death benefit amount in excess of the current policyholder account balance.

Changes in additional liabilities (contra liabilities) for variable annuity and insurance guarantees were as follows:

	GMDB & GGU			GMIB			GMWB (1)			GMAB (1)			UL
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	16		$	8		$	1,017		$	(24	)	$	434
Incurred claims	1			—			(380		)	(29		)	23
Paid claims	(1		)	(1		)	—			—			(8		)
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	16		$	7		$	637		$	(53	)	$	449
Balance at January 1, 2018	$	17		$	6		$	463		$	(80	)	$	489
Incurred claims	1			—			(261		)	4			26
Paid claims	(1		)	—			—			—			(7		)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	17		$	6		$	202		$	(76	)	$	508

⁽¹⁾ The incurred claims for GMWB and GMAB represent the change in the fair value of the liabilities (contra liabilities) less paid claims.

The liabilities for guaranteed benefits are supported by general account assets.

The following table summarizes the distribution of separate account balances by asset type for variable annuity contracts providing guaranteed benefits:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Mutual funds:
Equity	$	44,619	$	46,038
Bond	22,867		23,529
Other	5,631		5,109
Total mutual funds	$	73,117	$	74,676

10.  Debt

The balances and the stated interest rates of outstanding debt of Ameriprise Financial were as follows: 

	Outstanding Balance				Stated Interest Rate
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Long-term debt:
Senior notes due 2019	$	300	$	300	7.3	%	7.3	%
Senior notes due 2020	750		750		5.3		5.3

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	Outstanding Balance					Stated Interest Rate
	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018	December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Senior notes due 2023	750			750		4.0	4.0
Senior notes due 2024	550			550		3.7	3.7
Senior notes due 2026	500			500		2.9	2.9
Capitalized lease obligations	34			38
Other (1)	(3		)	3
Total long-term debt	2,881			2,891
Short-term borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances	151			150		1.7	1.5
Repurchase agreements	50			50		1.7	1.4
Total short-term borrowings	201			200
Total	$	3,082		$	3,091

⁽¹⁾ Amounts include adjustments for fair value hedges on the Company’s long-term debt and unamortized discount and debt issuance costs. See Note 13 for information on the Company’s fair value hedges.

Short-term Borrowings

The Company enters into repurchase agreements in exchange for cash, which it accounts for as secured borrowings and has pledged Available-for-Sale securities to collateralize its obligations under the repurchase agreements. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company has pledged $45 million and $43 million, respectively, of agency residential mortgage backed securities and $7 million and $8 million, respectively, of commercial mortgage backed securities. The remaining maturity of outstanding repurchase agreements was less than two months as of March 31, 2018 and less than one month as of December 31, 2017. The stated interest rate of the repurchase agreements is a weighted average annualized interest rate on repurchase agreements held as of the balance sheet date.

The Company’s life insurance subsidiary is a member of the FHLB of Des Moines which provides access to collateralized borrowings. The Company has pledged Available-for-Sale securities consisting of commercial mortgage backed securities to collateralize its obligation under these borrowings. The fair value of the securities pledged is recorded in investments and was $732 million and $750 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The remaining maturity of outstanding FHLB advances was less than three months as of March 31, 2018 and less than four months as of December 31, 2017. The stated interest rate of the FHLB advances is a weighted average annualized interest rate on outstanding borrowings as of the balance sheet date.

On October 12, 2017, the Company entered into an amended and restated credit agreement that provides for an unsecured revolving credit facility of up to $750 million that expires in October 2022. Under the terms of the credit agreement for the facility, the Company may increase the amount of this facility up to $1.0 billion upon satisfaction of certain approval requirements. As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had no borrowings outstanding and $1 million of letters of credit issued against the facility. The Company’s credit facility contains various administrative, reporting, legal and financial covenants. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

11.  Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date; that is, an exit price. The exit price assumes the asset or liability is not exchanged subject to a forced liquidation or distressed sale.

Valuation Hierarchy

The Company categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used by the Company’s valuation techniques. A level is assigned to each fair value measurement based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date.

Level 2 Prices or valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 3 Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

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The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities of Ameriprise Financial measured at fair value on a recurring basis: 

	March 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	139	$	1,480	$	—	$	1,619
Available-for-Sale securities:
Corporate debt securities	—		13,339		1,095		14,434
Residential mortgage backed securities	—		5,846		146		5,992
Commercial mortgage backed securities	—		4,320		—		4,320
Asset backed securities	—		1,506		17		1,523
State and municipal obligations	—		2,395		—		2,395
U.S. government and agency obligations	1,373		—		—		1,373
Foreign government bonds and obligations	—		282		—		282
Total Available-for-Sale securities	1,373		27,688		1,258		30,319
Equity securities	1		—		—		1
Equity securities at net asset value (“NAV”)							6		(1)
Trading securities	13		42		—		55
Separate account assets at NAV							85,847		(1)
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes	548		—		—		548
Other assets:
Interest rate derivative contracts	1		818		—		819
Equity derivative contracts	114		2,202		—		2,316
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	1		33		—		34
Total other assets	116		3,053		—		3,169
Total assets at fair value	$	2,190	$	32,263	$	1,258	$	121,564

Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	—	$	4	$	3		$	7
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—		585			585
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—		(329		)	(329		)	(2)
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	—		4		259			263			(3)
Customer deposits	—		9		—			9
Other liabilities:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		512		—			512
Equity derivative contracts	74		2,692		—			2,766
Credit derivative contracts	—		2		—			2
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	3		22		—			25
Other	14		9		28			51
Total other liabilities	91		3,237		28			3,356
Total liabilities at fair value	$	91	$	3,250	$	287		$	3,628

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	December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	147	$	2,025	$	—	$	2,172
Available-for-Sale securities:
Corporate debt securities	—		13,936		1,139		15,075
Residential mortgage backed securities	—		6,456		155		6,611
Commercial mortgage backed securities	—		4,374		—		4,374
Asset backed securities	—		1,573		7		1,580
State and municipal obligations	—		2,463		—		2,463
U.S. government and agencies obligations	503		—		—		503
Foreign government bonds and obligations	—		314		—		314
Common stocks	1		—		—		1
Common stocks at NAV							6		(1)
Total Available-for-Sale securities	504		29,116		1,301		30,927
Trading securities	10		34		—		44
Separate account assets at NAV							87,368		(1)
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes	623		—		—		623
Other assets:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		1,104		—		1,104
Equity derivative contracts	63		2,360		—		2,423
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	2		34		—		36
Total other assets	65		3,498		—		3,563
Total assets at fair value	$	1,349	$	34,673	$	1,301	$	124,697

Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	—	$	5	$	—		$	5
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—		601			601
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—		(49		)	(49		)	(4)
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	—		5		552			557			(5)
Customer deposits	—		10		—			10
Other liabilities:
Interest rate derivative contracts	1		415		—			416
Equity derivative contracts	7		2,876		—			2,883
Credit derivative contracts	—		2		—			2
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	4		23		—			27
Other	9		6		28			43
Total other liabilities	21		3,322		28			3,371
Total liabilities at fair value	$	21	$	3,337	$	580		$	3,938

⁽¹⁾ Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

⁽²⁾ The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $309 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $638 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of March 31, 2018.

⁽³⁾  The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(432) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of March 31, 2018.

⁽⁴⁾  The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $443 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $492 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of December 31, 2017.

⁽⁵⁾  The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(399) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2017.

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The following tables provide a summary of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities of Ameriprise Financial measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Available-for-Sale Securities
	Corporate Debt Securities			Residential Mortgage Backed Securities			Asset Backed Securities		Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	1,139		$	155		$	7	$	1,301
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	(1		)	—			—		(1		)	(1)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(14		)	(2		)	—		(16		)
Purchases	—			—			10		10
Settlements	(29		)	(7		)	—		(36		)
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	1,095		$	146		$	17	$	1,258
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to assets held at March 31, 2018	$	(1	)	$	—		$	—	$	(1	)	(1)

	Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims													Other Liabilities
	Indexed Annuity Embedded Derivatives		IUL Embedded Derivatives				GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives				Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	—	$	601			$	(49	)		$	552		$	28
Total (gains) losses included in:
Net income	—		(25		)	(2)	(356		)	(3)	(381		)	—
Issues	3		20				83				106			—
Settlements	—		(11		)		(7		)		(18		)	—
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	3	$	585			$	(329	)		$	259		$	28
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at March 31, 2018	$	—	$	(25	)	(2)	$	(348	)	(3)	$	(373	)	$	—

	Available-for-Sale Securities
	Corporate Debt Securities			Residential Mortgage Backed Securities			Asset Backed Securities			Common Stocks			Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2017	$	1,311		$	268		$	68		$	1		$	1,648
Total gains (losses) included in:
Other comprehensive income	—			—			1			—			1
Purchases	62			132			49			—			243
Settlements	(29		)	(12		)	(13		)	—			(54		)
Transfers into Level 3	—			—			—			8			8
Transfers out of Level 3	—			(72		)	(41		)	(1		)	(114		)
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	1,344		$	316		$	64		$	8		$	1,732
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at March 31, 2017	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

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	Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims											Other Liabilities
	IUL Embedded Derivatives				GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives				Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2017	$	464			$	614			$	1,078		$	13
Total (gains) losses included in:
Net income	19			(2)	(499		)	(3)	(480		)	—
Issues	22				77				99			—
Settlements	(12		)		(4		)		(16		)	—
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	493			$	188			$	681		$	13
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at March 31, 2017	$	19		(2)	$	(484	)	(3)	$	(465	)	$	—

⁽¹⁾ Includedin net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽²⁾ Included in interest credited to fixed accounts in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽³⁾ Included in benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The increase (decrease) to pretax income of the Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk on the fair value of its embedded derivatives was $33 million and $(45) million, net of DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual, for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Securities transferred from Level 3 primarily represent securities with fair values that are now obtained from a third-party pricing service with observable inputs. Securities transferred to Level 3 represent securities with fair values that are now based on a single non-binding broker quote. The Company recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy as of the beginning of the quarter in which each transfer occurred. For assets and liabilities held at the end of the reporting periods that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

The following tables provide a summary of the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements developed by the Company or reasonably available to the Company of Level 3 assets and liabilities:

	March 31, 2018
	Fair Value			Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range				Weighted Average
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities (private placements)	$	1,093		Discounted cash flow	Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries	0.8	%	–	2.2%	1.1	%
Asset backed securities	$	7		Discounted cash flow	Annual short-term default rate	2.3%
					Annual long-term default rate	2.5%		–	3.5%	3.2	%
					Discount rate	11.5%
					Constant prepayment rate	5.0	%	–	10.0%	10.0	%
					Loss recovery	36.4	%	–	63.6%	63.5	%
IUL embedded derivatives	$	585		Discounted cash flow	Nonperformance risk (1)	88 bps
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	3		Discounted cash flow	Surrender rate	0.0	%	–	50.0%
					Nonperformance risk (1)	88 bps
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	$	(329	)	Discounted cash flow	Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (2)	0.0	%	–	42.0%
					Surrender rate	0.1	%	–	74.7%
					Market volatility (3)	4.0	%	–	16.2%
					Nonperformance risk (1)	88 bps
Contingent consideration liabilities	$	28		Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	9.0%

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	December 31, 2017
	Fair Value			Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range				Weighted Average
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities (private placements)	$	1,138		Discounted cash flow	Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries	0.7	%	–	2.3%	1.1	%
Asset backed securities	$	7		Discounted cash flow	Annual short-term default rate	3.8%
					Annual long-term default rate	2.5%		–	3.0%	2.7	%
					Discount rate	10.5%
					Constant prepayment rate	5.0	%	–	10.0%	9.9	%
					Loss recovery	36.4	%	–	63.6%	63.2	%
IUL embedded derivatives	$	601		Discounted cash flow	Nonperformance risk (1)	71 bps
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	$	(49	)	Discounted cash flow	Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (2)	0.0	%	–	42.0%
					Surrender rate	0.1	%	–	74.7%
					Market volatility (3)	3.7	%	–	16.1%
					Nonperformance risk (1)	71 bps
Contingent consideration liabilities	$	28		Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	9.0%

⁽¹⁾  The nonperformance risk is the spread added to the observable interest rates used in the valuation of the embedded derivatives.

⁽²⁾  The utilization of guaranteed withdrawals represents the percentage of contractholders that will begin withdrawing in any given year.

⁽³⁾  Market volatility is implied volatility of fund of funds and managed volatility funds.

Level 3 measurements not included in the table above are obtained from non-binding broker quotes where unobservable inputs utilized in the fair value calculation are not reasonably available to the Company.

Sensitivity of Fair Value Measurements to Changes in Unobservable Inputs

Significant increases (decreases) in the yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries used in the fair value measurement of Level 3 corporate debt securities in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

Significant increases (decreases) in the annual default rate and discount rate used in the fair value measurement of Level 3 asset backed securities in isolation, generally, would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement and a significant increase (decrease) in loss recovery in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. A significant increase (decrease) in the constant prepayment rate in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

Significant increases (decreases) in nonperformance risk used in the fair value measurement of the IUL embedded derivatives in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

Significant increases (decreases) in nonperformance risk and surrender rate used in the fair value measurement of the indexed annuity embedded derivatives in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) liability value.

Significant increases (decreases) in utilization and volatility used in the fair value measurement of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) liability value. Significant increases (decreases) in nonperformance risk and surrender rate used in the fair value measurement of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) liability value. Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals and surrender rates vary with the type of rider, the duration of the policy, the age of the contractholder, the distribution channel and whether the value of the guaranteed benefit exceeds the contract accumulation value.

Significant increases (decreases) in the discount rate used in the fair value measurement of the contingent consideration liability in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

Determination of Fair Value

The Company uses valuation techniques consistent with the market and income approaches to measure the fair value of its assets and liabilities. The Company’s market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The Company’s income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future projected cash flows to a single discounted present value amount. When applying either approach, the Company maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs.

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The following is a description of the valuation techniques used to measure fair value and the general classification of these instruments pursuant to the fair value hierarchy.

Assets

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include time deposits and other highly liquid investments with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of 90 days or less. Actively traded money market funds are measured at their NAV and classified as Level 1. The Company’s remaining cash equivalents are classified as Level 2 and measured at amortized cost, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization.

Investments (Available-for-Sale Securities, Equity Securities and Trading Securities)

When available, the fair value of securities is based on quoted prices in active markets. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are obtained from third party pricing services, non-binding broker quotes, or other model-based valuation techniques. Level 1 securities primarily include U.S. Treasuries. Level 2 securities primarily include corporate bonds, residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities, asset backed securities, state and municipal obligations and foreign government securities. The fair value of these Level 2 securities is based on a market approach with prices obtained from third party pricing services. Observable inputs used to value these securities can include, but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads and non-binding broker quotes. Level 3 securities primarily include certain corporate bonds, non-agency residential mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities. The fair value of corporate bonds, non-agency residential mortgage backed securities and certain asset backed securities classified as Level 3 is typically based on a single non-binding broker quote. The underlying inputs used for some of the non-binding broker quotes are not readily available to the Company. The Company’s privately placed corporate bonds are typically based on a single non-binding broker quote. The fair value of certain asset backed securities is determined using a discounted cash flow model. Inputs used to determine the expected cash flows include assumptions about discount rates and default, prepayment and recovery rates of the underlying assets. Given the significance of the unobservable inputs to this fair value measurement, the fair value of the investment in certain asset backed securities is classified as Level 3. In addition to the general pricing controls, the Company reviews the broker prices to ensure that the broker quotes are reasonable and, when available, compares prices of privately issued securities to public issues from the same issuer to ensure that the implicit illiquidity premium applied to the privately placed investment is reasonable considering investment characteristics, maturity, and average life of the investment.

In consideration of the above, management is responsible for the fair values recorded on the financial statements. Prices received from third party pricing services are subjected to exception reporting that identifies investments with significant daily price movements as well as no movements. The Company reviews the exception reporting and resolves the exceptions through reaffirmation of the price or recording an appropriate fair value estimate. The Company also performs subsequent transaction testing. The Company performs annual due diligence of third party pricing services. The Company’s due diligence procedures include assessing the vendor’s valuation qualifications, control environment, analysis of asset-class specific valuation methodologies, and understanding of sources of market observable assumptions and unobservable assumptions, if any, employed in the valuation methodology. The Company also considers the results of its exception reporting controls and any resulting price challenges that arise.

Separate Account Assets

The fair value of assets held by separate accounts is determined by the NAV of the funds in which those separate accounts are invested. The NAV is used as a practical expedient for fair value and represents the exit price for the separate account. Separate account assets are excluded from classification in the fair value hierarchy.

Investments Segregated for Regulatory Purposes

Investments segregated for regulatory purposes includes U.S. Treasuries that are classified as Level 1.

Other Assets

Derivatives that are measured using quoted prices in active markets, such as foreign currency forwards, or derivatives that are exchange-traded are classified as Level 1 measurements. The variation margin on futures contracts is also classified as Level 1. The fair value of derivatives that are traded in less active over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets is generally measured using pricing models with market observable inputs such as interest rates and equity index levels. These measurements are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and include swaps and the majority of options. The counterparties’ nonperformance risk associated with uncollateralized derivative assets was immaterial as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. See Note 12 and Note 13 for further information on the credit risk of derivative instruments and related collateral.

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Liabilities

Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims

The Company values the embedded derivatives attributable to the provisions of certain variable annuity riders using internal valuation models. These models calculate fair value by discounting expected cash flows from benefits plus margins for profit, risk and expenses less embedded derivative fees. The projected cash flows used by these models include observable capital market assumptions and incorporate significant unobservable inputs related to contractholder behavior assumptions, implied volatility, and margins for risk, profit and expenses that the Company believes an exit market participant would expect. The fair value also reflects a current estimate of the Company’s nonperformance risk specific to these embedded derivatives. Given the significant unobservable inputs to this valuation, these measurements are classified as Level 3. The embedded derivatives attributable to these provisions are recorded in policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims.

The Company uses various Black-Scholes calculations to determine the fair value of the embedded derivatives associated with the provisions of its indexed annuity and IUL products. Significant inputs to the equity indexed annuity calculation include observable interest rates, volatilities and equity index levels and, therefore, are classified as Level 2. The fair value of fixed index annuity and IUL embedded derivatives includes significant observable interest rates, volatilities and equity index levels and the significant unobservable estimate of the Company’s nonperformance risk. Given the significance of the nonperformance risk assumption to the fair value, the fixed index annuity and IUL embedded derivatives are classified as Level 3. The embedded derivatives attributable to these provisions are recorded in policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims.

The Company’s Corporate Actuarial Department calculates the fair value of the embedded derivatives on a monthly basis. During this process, control checks are performed to validate the completeness of the data. Actuarial management approves various components of the valuation along with the final results. The change in the fair value of the embedded derivatives is reviewed monthly with senior management. The Level 3 inputs into the valuation are consistent with the pricing assumptions and updated as experience develops. Significant unobservable inputs that reflect policyholder behavior are reviewed quarterly along with other valuation assumptions.

Customer Deposits

The Company uses various Black-Scholes calculations to determine the fair value of the embedded derivative liability associated with the provisions of its stock market certificates. The inputs to these calculations are primarily market observable and include interest rates, volatilities and equity index levels. As a result, these measurements are classified as Level 2.

Other Liabilities

Derivatives that are measured using quoted prices in active markets, such as foreign currency forwards, or derivatives that are exchange-traded, are classified as Level 1 measurements. The variation margin on futures contracts is also classified as Level 1. The fair value of derivatives that are traded in less active OTC markets is generally measured using pricing models with market observable inputs such as interest rates and equity index levels. These measurements are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and include swaps and the majority of options. The Company’s nonperformance risk associated with uncollateralized derivative liabilities was immaterial as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. See Note 12 and Note 13 for further information on the credit risk of derivative instruments and related collateral.

Securities sold but not yet purchased include highly liquid investments which are short-term in nature. Securities sold but not yet purchased are measured using amortized cost, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization and are classified as Level 2.

Contingent consideration liabilities consist of earn-outs and/or deferred payments related to the Company’s acquisitions. Contingent consideration liabilities are recorded at fair value using a discounted cash flow model under multiple scenarios and an unobservable input (discount rate). Given the use of a significant unobservable input, the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities is classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.

Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Company assesses its investment in affordable housing partnerships for other-than-temporary impairment. The investments that are determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired are written down to their fair value. The Company uses a discounted cash flow model to measure the fair value of these investments. Inputs to the discounted cash flow model are estimates of future net operating losses and tax credits available to the Company and discount rates based on market condition and the financial strength of the syndicator (general partner). The balance of affordable housing partnerships measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis was $157 million and $166 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

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Asset and Liabilities Not Reported at Fair Value

The following tables provide the carrying value and the estimated fair value of financial instruments that are not reported at fair value:

	March 31, 2018
	Carrying Value		Fair Value
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans, net	$	2,721	$	—	$	—	$	2,697	$	2,697
Policy and certificate loans	844		—		—		799		799
Receivables	1,579		115		977		480		1,572
Restricted and segregated cash	2,270		2,270		—		—		2,270
Other investments and assets	752		—		702		54		756
Financial Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	$	10,074	$	—	$	—	$	10,295	$	10,295
Investment certificate reserves	6,535		—		—		6,506		6,506
Brokerage customer deposits	3,708		3,708		—		—		3,708
Separate account liabilities at NAV	5,363								5,363		(1)
Debt and other liabilities	3,266		114		3,102		100		3,316

	December 31, 2017
	Carrying Value		Fair Value
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans, net	$	2,756	$	—	$	—	$	2,752	$	2,752
Policy and certificate loans	845		—		—		801		801
Receivables	1,537		103		946		487		1,536
Restricted and segregated cash	2,524		2,524		—		—		2,524
Other investments and assets (2)	725		—		677		49		726
Financial Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	$	10,246	$	—	$	—	$	10,755	$	10,755
Investment certificate reserves	6,390		—		—		6,374		6,374
Brokerage customer deposits	3,915		3,915		—		—		3,915
Separate account liabilities at NAV	5,177								5,177		(1)
Debt and other liabilities	3,290		118		3,180		119		3,417

⁽¹⁾ Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

⁽²⁾ Amounts have been corrected to include certificates of deposit with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of more than 90 days but less than 12 months of $205 million as of December 31, 2017. The certificates of deposit are classified as Level 2 and recorded at cost, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization.

See Note 6 for additional information on mortgage loans, policy loans and certificate loans. Receivables include brokerage margin loans, securities borrowed and loans to financial advisors. Restricted and segregated cash includes cash segregated under federal and other regulations held in special reserve bank accounts for the exclusive benefit of the Company’s brokerage customers. Other investments and assets primarily include syndicated loans, certificate of deposits with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of more than 90 days but less than 12 months, the Company’s membership in the FHLB and investments related to the Community Reinvestment Act. See Note 6 for additional information on syndicated loans.

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Policyholder account balances, future policy benefit and claims includes fixed annuities in deferral status, non-life contingent fixed annuities in payout status, indexed annuity host contracts and the fixed portion of a small number of variable annuity contracts classified as investment contracts. See Note 8 for additional information on these liabilities. Investment certificate reserves represent customer deposits for fixed rate certificates and stock market certificates. Brokerage customer deposits are amounts payable to brokerage customers related to free credit balances, funds deposited by customers and funds accruing to customers as a result of trades or contracts. Separate account liabilities relate to investment contracts in pooled pension funds offered by Threadneedle. Debt and other liabilities include the Company’s long-term debt, short-term borrowings, securities loaned and future funding commitments to affordable housing partnerships and other real estate partnerships. See Note 10 for further information on the Company’s long-term debt and short-term borrowings.

12.  Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

Certain financial instruments and derivative instruments are eligible for offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and securities borrowing and lending agreements are subject to master netting and collateral arrangements and qualify for offset. A master netting arrangement with a counterparty creates a right of offset for amounts due to and from that same counterparty that is enforceable in the event of a default or bankruptcy. Securities borrowed and loaned result from transactions between the Company’s broker dealer subsidiary and other financial institutions and are recorded at the amount of cash collateral advanced or received. Securities borrowed and securities loaned are primarily equity securities. The Company’s securities borrowed and securities loaned transactions generally do not have a fixed maturity date and may be terminated by either party under customary terms.

The Company’s policy is to recognize amounts subject to master netting arrangements on a gross basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following tables present the gross and net information about the Company’s assets subject to master netting arrangements:

	March 31, 2018
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets									Net Amount
							Financial Instruments (1)			Cash Collateral			Securities Collateral
	(in millions)
Derivatives:
OTC	$	3,093	$	—	$	3,093	$	(2,606	)	$	(428	)	$	(15	)	$	44
OTC cleared	25		—		25		(18		)	—			—			7
Exchange-traded	51		—		51		(2		)	(1		)	—			48
Total derivatives	3,169		—		3,169		(2,626		)	(429		)	(15		)	99
Securities borrowed	115		—		115		(17		)	—			(95		)	3
Total	$	3,284	$	—	$	3,284	$	(2,643	)	$	(429	)	$	(110	)	$	102

	December 31, 2017
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets									Net Amount
							Financial Instruments (1)			Cash Collateral			Securities Collateral
	(in millions)
Derivatives:
OTC	$	3,520	$	—	$	3,520	$	(2,653	)	$	(760	)	$	(88	)	$	19
OTC cleared	21		—		21		(15		)	—			—			6
Exchange-traded	22		—		22		(1		)	—			—			21
Total derivatives	3,563		—		3,563		(2,669		)	(760		)	(88		)	46
Securities borrowed	103		—		103		(19		)	—			(82		)	2
Total	$	3,666	$	—	$	3,666	$	(2,688	)	$	(760	)	$	(170	)	$	48

⁽¹⁾ Represents the amount of assets that could be offset by liabilities with the same counterparty under master netting or similar arrangements that management elects not to offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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The following tables present the gross and net information about the Company’s liabilities subject to master netting arrangements:

	March 31, 2018
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets									Net Amount
							Financial Instruments (1)			Cash Collateral			Securities Collateral
	(in millions)
Derivatives:
OTC	$	3,278	$	—	$	3,278	$	(2,606	)	$	(68	)	$	(599	)	$	5
OTC cleared	18		—		18		(18		)	—			—			—
Exchange-traded	9		—		9		(2		)	—			—			7
Total derivatives	3,305		—		3,305		(2,626		)	(68		)	(599		)	12
Securities loaned	114		—		114		(17		)	—			(94		)	3
Repurchase agreements	50		—		50		—			—			(50		)	—
Total	$	3,469	$	—	$	3,469	$	(2,643	)	$	(68	)	$	(743	)	$	15

	December 31, 2017
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets									Net Amount
							Financial Instruments (1)			Cash Collateral			Securities Collateral
	(in millions)
Derivatives:
OTC	$	3,309	$	—	$	3,309	$	(2,653	)	$	(70	)	$	(579	)	$	7
OTC cleared	16		—		16		(15		)	—			—			1
Exchange-traded	3		—		3		(1		)	—			—			2
Total derivatives	3,328		—		3,328		(2,669		)	(70		)	(579		)	10
Securities loaned	118		—		118		(19		)	—			(94		)	5
Repurchase agreements	50		—		50		—			—			(50		)	—
Total	$	3,496	$	—	$	3,496	$	(2,688	)	$	(70	)	$	(723	)	$	15

⁽¹⁾ Represents the amount of liabilities that could be offset by assets with the same counterparty under master netting or similar arrangements that management elects not to offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In the tables above, the amount of assets or liabilities presented are offset first by financial instruments that have the right of offset under master netting or similar arrangements, then any remaining amount is reduced by the amount of cash and securities collateral. The actual collateral may be greater than amounts presented in the tables.

When the fair value of collateral accepted by the Company is less than the amount due to the Company, there is a risk of loss if the counterparty fails to perform or provide additional collateral. To mitigate this risk, the Company monitors collateral values regularly and requires additional collateral when necessary. When the value of collateral pledged by the Company declines, it may be required to post additional collateral.

Freestanding derivative instruments are reflected in other assets and other liabilities. Cash collateral pledged by the Company is reflected in other assets and cash collateral accepted by the Company is reflected in other liabilities. Repurchase agreements are reflected in short-term borrowings. Securities borrowing and lending agreements are reflected in receivables and other liabilities, respectively. See Note 13 for additional disclosures related to the Company’s derivative instruments, Note 10 for additional disclosures related to the Company’s repurchase agreements and Note 4 for information related to derivatives held by consolidated investment entities.

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13.  Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Derivative instruments enable the Company to manage its exposure to various market risks. The value of such instruments is derived from an underlying variable or multiple variables, including equity, foreign exchange and interest rate indices or prices. The Company primarily enters into derivative agreements for risk management purposes related to the Company’s products and operations.

The Company’s freestanding derivative instruments are all subject to master netting arrangements. The Company’s policy on the recognition of derivatives on the Consolidated Balance Sheets is to not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivatives and collateral arrangements executed with the same counterparty under the same master netting arrangement. See Note 12 for additional information regarding the estimated fair value of the Company’s freestanding derivatives after considering the effect of master netting arrangements and collateral.

The Company uses derivatives as economic hedges and accounting hedges. The following table presents the notional value and gross fair value of derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives:

	March 31, 2018							December 31, 2017
	Notional		Gross Fair Value					Notional		Gross Fair Value
			Assets (1)		Liabilities (2)(3)					Assets (1)		Liabilities (2)(3)
	(in millions)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts	$	675	$	15	$	—		$	675	$	23	$	—
Foreign exchange contracts	209		—		3			87		—		4
Total qualifying hedges	884		15		3			762		23		4
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts	63,848		804		512			66,043		1,081		416
Equity contracts	58,260		2,316		2,766			59,292		2,423		2,883
Credit contracts	856		—		2			721		—		2
Foreign exchange contracts	4,363		34		22			4,163		36		23
Other contracts	2		—		—			452		—		—
Total non-designated hedges	127,329		3,154		3,302			130,671		3,540		3,324
Embedded derivatives
GMWB and GMAB (4)	N/A		—		(329		)	N/A		—		(49		)
IUL	N/A		—		585			N/A		—		601
Indexed annuities	N/A		—		7			N/A		—		5
SMC	N/A		—		9			N/A		—		10
Total embedded derivatives	N/A		—		272			N/A		—		567
Total derivatives	$	128,213	$	3,169	$	3,577		$	131,433	$	3,563	$	3,895

N/A  Not applicable.

⁽¹⁾ The fair value of freestanding derivative assets is included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽²⁾ The fair value of freestanding derivative liabilities is included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of GMWB and GMAB, IUL, and indexed annuity embedded derivatives is included in Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the SMC embedded derivative liability is included in Customer deposits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽³⁾ The fair value of the Company’s derivative liabilities after considering the effects of master netting arrangements, cash collateral held by the same counterparty and the fair value of net embedded derivatives was $883 million and $1.3 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. See Note 12 for additional information related to master netting arrangements and cash collateral. See Note 4 for information about derivatives held by consolidated VIEs.

⁽⁴⁾ The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives as of March 31, 2018 included $309 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $638 million of individual contracts in an asset position. The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2017 included $443 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $492 million of individual contracts in an asset position.

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See Note 11 for additional information regarding the Company’s fair value measurement of derivative instruments.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, investment securities with a fair value of $15 million and $89 million, respectively, were received as collateral to meet contractual obligations under derivative contracts, of which $15 million and $89 million, respectively, may be sold, pledged or rehypothecated by the Company. As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had sold, pledged or rehypothecated nil of these securities. In addition, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, non-cash collateral accepted was held in separate custodial accounts and was not included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges

The following tables present a summary of the impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, including embedded derivatives, on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	Net Investment Income		Banking and Deposit Interest Expense			Distribution Expenses			Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts			Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses			General and Administrative Expense
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Interest rate contracts	$	17	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(398	)	$	—
Equity contracts	—		—			(3		)	(8		)	25			—
Credit contracts	—		—			—			—			12			—
Foreign exchange contracts	—		—			—			—			2			(2		)
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—			—			—			280			—
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—			—			36			—			—
SMC embedded derivatives	—		1			—			—			—			—
Total gain (loss)	$	17	$	1		$	(3	)	$	28		$	(79	)	$	(2	)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Interest rate contracts	$	1	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(81	)	$	—
Equity contracts	2		1			15			19			(462		)	3
Credit contracts	—		—			—			—			(8		)	—
Foreign exchange contracts	—		—			1			—			(24		)	1
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—			—			—			426			—
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—			—			(7		)	—			—
SMC embedded derivatives	—		(1		)	—			—			—			—
Total gain (loss)	$	3	$	—		$	16		$	12		$	(149	)	$	4

The Company holds derivative instruments that either do not qualify or are not designated for hedge accounting treatment. These derivative instruments are used as economic hedges of equity, interest rate, credit and foreign currency exchange rate risk related to various products and transactions of the Company.

Certain annuity contracts contain GMWB or GMAB provisions, which guarantee the right to make limited partial withdrawals each contract year regardless of the volatility inherent in the underlying investments or guarantee a minimum accumulation value of consideration received at the beginning of the contract period, after a specified holding period, respectively. The GMAB and non-life contingent GMWB provisions are considered embedded derivatives, which are bifurcated from their host contracts for valuation purposes and reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings. The Company economically hedges the exposure related to GMAB and non-life contingent GMWB provisions primarily using futures, options, interest rate swaptions, interest rate swaps, total return swaps and variance swaps.

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The deferred premium associated with certain of the above options and swaptions is paid or received semi-annually over the life of the contract or at maturity. The following is a summary of the payments the Company is scheduled to make and receive for these options and swaptions as of March 31, 2018:

	Premiums Payable		Premiums Receivable
	(in millions)
2018 (1)	$	192	$	78
2019	299		173
2020	219		132
2021	188		121
2022	253		200
2023 - 2027	541		60
Total	$	1,692	$	764

⁽¹⁾ 2018 amounts represent the amounts payable and receivable for the period from April 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

Actual timing and payment amounts may differ due to future settlements, modifications or exercises of the contracts prior to the full premium being paid or received.

The Company has a macro hedge program to provide protection against the statutory tail scenario risk arising from variable annuity reserves on its statutory surplus and to cover some of the residual risks not covered by other hedging activities. As a means of economically hedging these risks, the Company may use a combination of futures, options, swaps and swaptions. Certain of the macro hedge derivatives contain settlement provisions linked to both equity returns and interest rates. The Company’s macro hedge derivatives that contain settlement provisions linked to both equity returns and interest rates are shown in Other contracts in the tables above.

Indexed annuity, IUL and stock market certificate products have returns tied to the performance of equity markets. As a result of fluctuations in equity markets, the obligation incurred by the Company related to indexed annuity, IUL and stock market certificate products will positively or negatively impact earnings over the life of these products. The equity component of indexed annuity, IUL and stock market certificate product obligations are considered embedded derivatives, which are bifurcated from their host contracts for valuation purposes and reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings. As a means of economically hedging its obligations under the provisions of these products, the Company enters into index options and futures contracts.

The Company enters into futures, credit default swaps and commodity swaps to manage its exposure to price risk arising from seed money investments in proprietary investment products. The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to economically hedge its exposure to certain foreign transactions. The Company enters into futures contracts to economically hedge its exposure related to compensation plans. In 2015, the Company entered into interest rate swaps to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments.

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company has designated and accounts for the following as cash flow hedges: (i) interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate exposure on debt, (ii) interest rate lock agreements to hedge interest rate exposure on debt issuances and (iii) swaptions used to hedge the risk of increasing interest rates on forecasted fixed premium product sales.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, amounts recognized in earnings related to cash flow hedges due to ineffectiveness were not material. The estimated net amount of existing pretax gains as of March 31, 2018 that the Company expects to reclassify to earnings within the next twelve months is $1 million, which consists of $2 million of pretax gains to be recorded as a reduction to interest and debt expense and $1 million of pretax losses to be recorded in net investment income. Currently, the longest period of time over which the Company is hedging exposure to the variability in future cash flows is 18 years and relates to forecasted debt interest payments. See Note 14 for a rollforward of net unrealized derivative gains (losses) included in AOCI related to cash flow hedges.

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Fair Value Hedges

The Company entered into and designated as fair value hedges two interest rate swaps to convert senior notes due 2019 and 2020 from fixed rate debt to floating rate debt. The swaps have identical terms as the underlying debt being hedged so no ineffectiveness is expected to be realized. The Company recognizes gains and losses on the derivatives and the related hedged items within interest and debt expense. The following table presents the amounts recognized in income related to fair value hedges:

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Location of Gain Recorded into Income	Amount of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2018		2017
		(in millions)
Interest rate contracts	Interest and debt expense	$	4	$	4

Net Investment Hedges

The Company entered into, and designated as net investment hedges in foreign operations, forward contracts to hedge a portion of the Company’s foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with its investment in Threadneedle. As the Company determined that the forward contracts are effective, the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized in AOCI as part of the foreign currency translation adjustment. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized a loss of $7 million and a gain of $2 million, respectively, in OCI.

Credit Risk

Credit risk associated with the Company’s derivatives is the risk that a derivative counterparty will not perform in accordance with the terms of the applicable derivative contract. To mitigate such risk, the Company has established guidelines and oversight of credit risk through a comprehensive enterprise risk management program that includes members of senior management. Key components of this program are to require preapproval of counterparties and the use of master netting and collateral arrangements whenever practical. See Note 12 for additional information on the Company’s credit exposure related to derivative assets.

Certain of the Company’s derivative contracts contain provisions that adjust the level of collateral the Company is required to post based on the Company’s debt rating (or based on the financial strength of the Company’s life insurance subsidiaries for contracts in which those subsidiaries are the counterparty). Additionally, certain of the Company’s derivative contracts contain provisions that allow the counterparty to terminate the contract if the Company’s debt does not maintain a specific credit rating (generally an investment grade rating) or the Company’s life insurance subsidiary does not maintain a specific financial strength rating. If these termination provisions were to be triggered, the Company’s counterparty could require immediate settlement of any net liability position. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the aggregate fair value of derivative contracts in a net liability position containing such credit contingent provisions was $345 million and $372 million, respectively. The aggregate fair value of assets posted as collateral for such instruments as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $341 million and $369 million, respectively. If the credit contingent provisions of derivative contracts in a net liability position as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were triggered, the aggregate fair value of additional assets that would be required to be posted as collateral or needed to settle the instruments immediately would have been $4 million and $3 million, respectively. 

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14.  Shareholders’ Equity

The following tables provide the amounts related to each component of OCI:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018									2017
	Pretax			Income Tax Benefit (Expense)			Net of Tax			Pretax			Income Tax Benefit (Expense)			Net of Tax
	(in millions)
Net unrealized securities gains (losses):
Net unrealized securities gains (losses) arising during the period (1)	$	(552	)	$	123		$	(429	)	$	53		$	(17	)	$	36
Reclassification of net securities (gains) losses included in net income (2)	(5		)	1			(4		)	(18		)	6			(12		)
Impact of deferred acquisition costs, deferred sales inducement costs, unearned revenue, benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables	216			(45		)	171			(26		)	9			(17		)
Net unrealized securities gains (losses)	(341		)	79			(262		)	9			(2		)	7
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses):
Reclassification of net derivative (gains) losses included in net income (2)	—			—			—			2			(1		)	1
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses)	—			—			—			2			(1		)	1
Defined benefit plans:
Net gain (loss) arising during the period	—			—			—			7			(2		)	5
Defined benefit plans	—			—			—			7			(2		)	5
Foreign currency translation	37			(8		)	29			11			(4		)	7
Other	—			—			—			(1		)	—			(1		)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(304	)	$	71		$	(233	)	$	28		$	(9	)	$	19

⁽¹⁾ Includes other-than-temporary impairment losses on Available-for-Sale securities related to factors other than credit that were recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) during the period.

⁽²⁾ Reclassification amounts are recorded in net investment income.

Other comprehensive income (loss) related to net unrealized securities gains (losses) includes three components: (i) unrealized gains (losses) that arose from changes in the market value of securities that were held during the period; (ii) (gains) losses that were previously unrealized, but have been recognized in current period net income due to sales of Available-for-Sale securities and due to the reclassification of noncredit other-than-temporary impairment losses to credit losses; and (iii) other adjustments primarily consisting of changes in insurance and annuity asset and liability balances, such as DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue, benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables, to reflect the expected impact on their carrying values had the unrealized gains (losses) been realized as of the respective balance sheet dates.

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The following tables present the changes in the balances of each component of AOCI, net of tax:

	Net Unrealized Securities Gains (Losses)				Net Unrealized Derivatives Gains (Losses)		Defined Benefit Plans			Foreign Currency Translation			Other			Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	486			$	8	$	(97	)	$	(167	)	$	(1	)	$	229
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies	(1		)		—		—			—			—			(1		)
OCI before reclassifications	(258		)		—		—			29			—			(229		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(4		)		—		—			—			—			(4		)
Total OCI	(262		)		—		—			29			—			(233		)
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	223		(1)	$	8	$	(97	)	$	(138	)	$	(1	)	$	(5	)
Balance, January 1, 2017	$	479			$	5	$	(125	)	$	(159	)	$	—		$	200
OCI before reclassifications	19				—		—			7			(1		)	25
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(12		)		1		5			—			—			(6		)
Total OCI	7				1		5			7			(1		)	19
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	486		(1)	$	6	$	(120	)	$	(152	)	$	(1	)	$	219

⁽¹⁾ Includes nil and $8 million of noncredit related impairments on securities and net unrealized securities gains (losses) on previously impaired securities as of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company repurchased a total of 2.4 million shares and 2.9 million shares, respectively, of its common stock for an aggregate cost of $387 million and $357 million, respectively. In April 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an expenditure of up to $2.5 billion for the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock through June 30, 2019. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had $1.7 billion remaining under its share repurchase authorization.

The Company may also reacquire shares of its common stock under its share-based compensation plans related to restricted stock awards and certain option exercises. The holders of restricted shares may elect to surrender a portion of their shares on the vesting date to cover their income tax obligation. These vested restricted shares are reacquired by the Company and the Company’s payment of the holders’ income tax obligations are recorded as a treasury share purchase.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company reacquired 0.2 million shares and 0.2 million shares, respectively, of its common stock through the surrender of shares upon vesting and paid in the aggregate $39 million and $30 million, respectively, related to the holders’ income tax obligations on the vesting date. Option holders may elect to net settle their vested awards resulting in the surrender of the number of shares required to cover the strike price and tax obligation of the options exercised. These shares are reacquired by the Company and recorded as treasury shares. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company reacquired 0.4 million shares and 1.0 million shares, respectively, of its common stock through the net settlement of options for an aggregate value of $56 million and $122 million, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company reissued 0.8 million and 0.7 million treasury shares, respectively, for restricted stock award grants, performance share units and issuance of shares vested under advisor deferred compensation plans.

15. Regulatory Requirements

The Company’s insurance subsidiaries are required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the insurance departments of their respective states of domicile. RiverSource Life received approval from the Minnesota Department of Commerce to apply a permitted statutory accounting practice, effective July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, for certain derivative instruments used to economically hedge the interest rate exposure of certain variable annuity products that do not qualify for statutory hedge accounting. The permitted practice is intended to mitigate the impact to statutory surplus from the misalignment between variable annuity statutory reserves, which are not carried at fair value, and the fair value of derivatives used to economically hedge the interest rate exposure of non-life contingent living benefit guarantees. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, application of this permitted practice resulted in an increase (decrease) to RiverSource Life’s statutory surplus of approximately $214 million and $(3) million, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

16.  Income Taxes

In December of 2017, the Tax Act reduced federal income tax rates from 35% to 21% for tax years after 2017. The Company’s effective tax rate was 14.7% and 15.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2018 is lower than the statutory rate as a result of tax preferred items including low income housing tax credits and stock compensation. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2017 was lower than the statutory rate as a result of tax preferred items including the dividends received deduction, low income housing tax credits, stock compensation, net income from foreign subsidiaries, as well as a $20 million benefit related to an out-of-period correction for a reversal of a tax reserve.

Included in the Company’s deferred income tax assets are tax benefits related to state net operating losses of $17 million, net of federal benefit, which will expire beginning December 31, 2018.

The Company is required to establish a valuation allowance for any portion of the deferred tax assets that management believes will not be realized. Significant judgment is required in determining if a valuation allowance should be established, and the amount of such allowance if required. Factors used in making this determination include estimates relating to the performance of the business. Consideration is given to, among other things in making this determination, (i) future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards, (ii) future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, (iii) taxable income in prior carryback years, and (iv) tax planning strategies. Based on analysis of the Company’s tax position, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize certain state deferred tax assets and state net operating losses and therefore a valuation allowance has been established. The valuation allowance was $16 million and $17 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had $83 million and $76 million, respectively, of gross unrecognized tax benefits. If recognized, approximately $59 million and $58 million, net of federal tax benefits, of unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, would affect the effective tax rate.

It is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change in the next 12 months. The Company estimates that the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by $40 million to $50 million in the next 12 months primarily due to resolution of audits and statute expirations.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of the income tax provision. The Company recognized a net increase of $1 million in interest and penalties for both the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had a payable of $9 million and $8 million, respectively, related to accrued interest and penalties.

The Company or one or more of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. In the first quarter of 2018, the Company received cash settlements for final resolution of the 2008 through 2010 Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) audits. The Company’s IRS audits are resolved through 2011. The Company’s 2012 and 2013 tax returns are at IRS appeals due to an unagreed issue. The IRS is currently auditing the Company’s U.S. income tax returns for 2014 and 2015. The Company’s state income tax returns are currently under examination by various jurisdictions for years ranging from 2005 through 2015.

17.  Contingencies

The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in the normal course of business in legal, regulatory and arbitration proceedings, including class actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of its activities as a diversified financial services firm. These include proceedings specific to the Company as well as proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industries in which it operates. The Company can also be subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities, such as its investments, contracts, leases and employment relationships. Uncertain economic conditions, heightened and sustained volatility in the financial markets and significant financial reform legislation may increase the likelihood that clients and other persons or regulators may present or threaten legal claims or that regulators increase the scope or frequency of examinations of the Company or the financial services industry generally.

As with other financial services firms, the level of regulatory activity and inquiry concerning the Company’s businesses remains elevated. From time to time, the Company receives requests for information from, and/or has been subject to examination or claims by, the SEC, FINRA, the OCC, the UK Financial Conduct Authority, state insurance and securities regulators, state attorneys general and various other domestic or foreign governmental and quasi-governmental authorities on behalf of themselves or clients concerning the Company’s business activities and practices, and the practices of the Company’s financial advisors. The Company has numerous pending matters which include information requests, exams or inquiries that the Company has received during recent periods regarding certain matters, including: sales and distribution of mutual funds, exchange traded funds, annuities, equity and fixed income securities, real estate investment trusts, insurance products, and financial advice offerings, including managed accounts; supervision of the Company’s financial advisors; administration of insurance and annuity claims; security of client information; trading activity and the Company’s monitoring and supervision of such activity; performance advertising and product disclosures, including third party

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

performance claims; and transaction monitoring systems and controls. The Company has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with the applicable regulators.

These legal and regulatory proceedings and disputes are subject to uncertainties and, as such, it is inherently difficult to determine whether any loss is probable or even reasonably possible, or to reasonably estimate the amount of any loss. The Company cannot predict with certainty if, how or when any such proceedings will be initiated or resolved or what the eventual settlement, fine, penalty or other relief, if any, may be, particularly for proceedings that are in their early stages of development or where plaintiffs seek indeterminate damages. Numerous issues may need to be resolved, including through potentially lengthy discovery and determination of important factual matters, and by addressing unsettled legal questions relevant to the proceedings in question, before a loss or range of loss can be reasonably estimated for any proceeding. An adverse outcome in one or more proceeding could eventually result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other sanctions, in addition to further claims, examinations or adverse publicity that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Company establishes an accrued liability for contingent litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and can be reasonably estimated. In such cases, there still may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts reasonably estimated and accrued. When a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability, but continues to monitor, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling a matter, further developments that would make such loss contingency both probable and reasonably estimable. Once the Company establishes an accrued liability with respect to a loss contingency, the Company continues to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of the accrued liability that has been previously established, and any appropriate adjustments are made each quarter.

RiverSource Life and RiverSource Life of NY are required by law to be a member of the guaranty fund association in every state where they are licensed to do business. In the event of insolvency of one or more unaffiliated insurance companies, the Company could be adversely affected by the requirement to pay assessments to the guaranty fund associations.

The Company projects its cost of future guaranty fund assessments based on estimates of insurance company insolvencies provided by the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations (“NOLHGA”) and the amount of its premiums written relative to the industry-wide premium in each state. The Company accrues the estimated cost of future guaranty fund assessments when it is considered probable that an assessment will be imposed, the event obligating the Company to pay the assessment has occurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated.

The Company has a liability for estimated guaranty fund assessments and a related premium tax asset. As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the estimated liability was $14 million and the related premium tax asset was $12 million. The expected period over which guaranty fund assessments will be made and the related tax credits recovered is not known.

18.  Earnings per Share

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	594	$	403
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	149.5		157.5
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	2.6		2.6
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	152.1		160.1
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	3.97	$	2.56
Diluted	$	3.91	$	2.52

The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes the incremental effect of 1.1 million and 2.5 million options as of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

19.  Segment Information

The Company’s reporting segments are Advice & Wealth Management, Asset Management, Annuities, Protection and Corporate & Other. Prior period results have been restated for the retrospective adoption of the new revenue recognition accounting standard as discussed in Note 1 and Note 2.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those of the Company, except for operating adjustments defined below, the method of capital allocation, the accounting for gains (losses) from intercompany revenues and expenses and not providing for income taxes on a segment basis.

Management uses segment adjusted operating measures in goal setting, as a basis for determining employee compensation and in evaluating performance on a basis comparable to that used by some securities analysts and investors. Consistent with GAAP accounting guidance for segment reporting, adjusted operating earnings is the Company’s measure of segment performance. Adjusted operating earnings should not be viewed as a substitute for GAAP pretax income. The Company believes the presentation of segment adjusted operating earnings, as the Company measures it for management purposes, enhances the understanding of its business by reflecting the underlying performance of its core operations and facilitating a more meaningful trend analysis.

Adjusted operating earnings is defined as adjusted operating net revenues less adjusted operating expenses. Adjusted operating net revenues and adjusted operating expenses exclude the market impact on IUL benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization, and the reinsurance accrual), integration and restructuring charges and the impact of consolidating investment entities. Adjusted operating net revenues also exclude net realized investment gains or losses (net of unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual) and the market impact of hedges to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments. Adjusted operating expenses also exclude the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization), the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization), and the DSIC and DAC amortization offset to net realized investment gains or losses. The market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, fixed index annuity benefits and IUL benefits includes changes in embedded derivative values caused by changes in financial market conditions, net of changes in economic hedge values and unhedged items including the difference between assumed and actual underlying separate account investment performance, fixed income credit exposures, transaction costs and certain policyholder contract elections, net of related impacts on DAC and DSIC amortization. The market impact also includes certain valuation adjustments made in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, including the impact on embedded derivative values of discounting projected benefits to reflect a current estimate of the Company’s life insurance subsidiary’s nonperformance spread.

The following tables summarize selected financial information by segment and reconcile segment totals to those reported on the consolidated financial statements:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Advice & Wealth Management	$	13,319	$	13,270
Asset Management	8,849		8,401
Annuities	95,802		98,276
Protection	17,728		18,039
Corporate & Other	9,064		9,494
Total assets	$	144,762	$	147,480

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	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Adjusted operating net revenues:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	1,501	$	1,321
Asset Management	778		725
Annuities	613		608
Protection	519		521
Corporate & Other	57		57
Less: Eliminations (1)	357		347
Total segment adjusted operating net revenues	3,111		2,885
Net realized gains (losses)	6		17
Revenue attributable to CIEs	22		22
Market impact on IUL benefits, net	13		1
Market impact of hedges on investments	16		1
Total net revenues per consolidated statements of operations	$	3,168	$	2,926

⁽¹⁾  Represents the elimination of intersegment revenues recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017in each segment as follows: Advice & Wealth Management ($240 million and $237 million, respectively); Asset Management ($12 million and $11 million, respectively); Annuities ($90 million and $84 million, respectively); Protection ($16 million and $15 million, respectively); and Corporate & Other ($(1) million and nil, respectively).

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Adjusted operating earnings:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	316		$	248
Asset Management	195			150
Annuities	132			139
Protection	70			63
Corporate & Other	(56		)	(80		)
Total segment adjusted operating earnings	657			520
Net realized gains (losses)	6			16
Net income (loss) attributable to CIEs	—			1
Market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net	(5		)	(63		)
Market impact on IUL benefits, net	25			—
Market impact of hedges on investments	16			1
Integration and restructuring charges	(3		)	—
Pretax income per consolidated statements of operations	$	696		$	475

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the “Forward-Looking Statements” that follow and our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes presented in Item 1. Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 23, 2018 (“2017 10-K”), as well as our current reports on Form 8-K and other publicly available information. Prior period amounts have been restated for the retrospective adoption of the new revenue recognition accounting standard. References below to “Ameriprise Financial,” “Ameriprise,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. exclusively, to our entire family of companies, or to one or more of our subsidiaries.

Overview

Ameriprise Financial is a diversified financial services company with a more than 120 year history of providing financial solutions. We are America’s leader in financial planning and a leading global financial institution with $887.2 billion in assets under management and administration as of March 31, 2018. We offer a broad range of products and services designed to achieve the financial objectives of individual and institutional clients.

The products and services we provide retail clients and, to a lesser extent, institutional clients, are the primary source of our revenues and net income. Revenues and net income are significantly affected by investment performance and the total value and composition of assets we manage and administer for our retail and institutional clients as well as the distribution fees we receive from other companies. These factors, in turn, are largely determined by overall investment market performance and the depth and breadth of our individual client relationships.

Financial markets and macroeconomic conditions have had and will continue to have a significant impact on our operating and performance results. In addition, the business and regulatory environment in which we operate remains subject to elevated uncertainty and change. To succeed, we expect to continue focusing on our key strategic objectives. The success of these and other strategies may be affected by the factors discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2017 10-K and other factors as discussed herein.

Equity price, credit market and interest rate fluctuations can have a significant impact on our results of operations, primarily due to the effects they have on the asset management and other asset-based fees we earn, the “spread” income generated on our fixed deferred annuities, fixed insurance, deposit products and the fixed portion of variable annuities and variable insurance contracts, the value of deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”) and deferred sales inducement costs (“DSIC”) assets, the values of liabilities for guaranteed benefits associated with our variable annuities and the values of derivatives held to hedge these benefits.

Earnings, as well as adjusted operating earnings, will be negatively impacted by the ongoing low interest rate environment should it continue. In addition to continuing spread compression in our interest sensitive product lines, a sustained low interest rate environment may result in increases to our reserves and changes in various rate assumptions we use to amortize DAC and DSIC, which may negatively impact our adjusted operating earnings. For additional discussion on our interest rate risk, see Item 3. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”

We consolidate certain variable interest entities for which we provide asset management services. These entities are defined as consolidated investment entities (“CIEs”). While the consolidation of the CIEs impacts our balance sheet and income statement, our exposure to these entities is unchanged and there is no impact to the underlying business results. For further information on CIEs, see Note 3 to our Consolidated Financial Statements. The results of operations of the CIEs are reflected in the Corporate & Other segment. On a consolidated basis, the management fees we earn for the services we provide to the CIEs and the related general and administrative expenses are eliminated and the changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities related to the CIEs, primarily syndicated loans and debt, are reflected in net investment income. We include the fees from these entities in the management and financial advice fees line within our Asset Management segment.

While our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), management believes that adjusted operating measures, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses, net of the related DSIC and DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual; the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization; the market impact on indexed universal life (“IUL”) benefits, net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual; the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits, net of hedges and the related DAC amortization; the market impact of hedges to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments; integration and restructuring charges; and the impact of consolidating CIEs, best reflect the underlying performance of our core operations and facilitate a more meaningful trend analysis. Management uses certain of these non-GAAP measures to evaluate our financial performance on a basis comparable to that used by some securities analysts and investors. Also, certain of these non-GAAP measures are taken into consideration, to varying degrees, for purposes of business planning and analysis and for certain compensation-related matters. Throughout our Management’s Discussion and Analysis, these non-GAAP measures are referred to as adjusted operating measures. These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as a substitute for U.S. GAAP measures. Effective January 1, 2018, the Company changed the naming convention for its non-GAAP

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financial measures from “operating” to “adjusted operating” to more clearly differentiate between GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures. The definition of these measures remains unchanged.

It is management’s priority to increase shareholder value over a multi-year horizon by achieving our on-average, over-time financial targets.

Our financial targets are:

• Adjusted operating total net revenue growth of 6% to 8%,

• Adjusted operating earnings per diluted share growth of 12% to 15%, and

• Adjusted operating return on equity excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) of 19% to 23%.

The following tables reconcile our GAAP measures to adjusted operating measures:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Total net revenues	$	3,168	$	2,926
Less: Revenue attributable to CIEs	22		22
Less: Net realized investment gains (losses)	6		17
Less: Market impact on indexed universal life benefits	13		1
Less: Market impact of hedges on investments	16		1
Adjusted operating total net revenues	$	3,111	$	2,885

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Per Diluted Share
							Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Net income	$	594		$	403		$	3.91		$	2.52
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to CIEs	—			1			—			0.01
Add: Integration/restructuring charges (1)	3			—			0.02			—
Add: Market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (1)	5			63			0.03			0.40
Add: Market impact on indexed universal life benefits (1)	(25		)	—			(0.16		)	—
Add: Market impact of hedges on investments (1)	(16		)	(1		)	(0.11		)	(0.01		)
Less: Net realized investment gains (losses)(1)	6			16			0.04			0.10
Tax effect of adjustments (2)	8			(16		)	0.05			(0.10		)
Adjusted operating earnings	$	563		$	432		$	3.70		$	2.70
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	149.5			157.5
Diluted	152.1			160.1

⁽¹⁾ Pretax adjusted operating adjustments.

⁽²⁾ Calculated using the statutory tax rate of 21% in 2018 and 35% in 2017.

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The following table reconciles the trailing twelve months’ sum of net income to adjusted operating earnings and the five-point average of quarter-end equity to adjusted operating equity:

	Twelve Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Net income	$	1,671		$	1,352
Less: Adjustments (1)	(63		)	(128		)
Adjusted operating earnings	$	1,734		$	1,480
Total Ameriprise Financial, Inc. shareholders’ equity	$	6,122		$	6,681
Less: AOCI, net of tax	210			418
Total Ameriprise Financial, Inc. shareholders’ equity, excluding AOCI	5,912			6,263
Less: Equity impacts attributable to CIEs	1			1
Adjusted operating equity	$	5,911		$	6,262
Return on equity, excluding AOCI	28.3		%	21.6		%
Adjusted operating return on equity, excluding AOCI (2)	29.3		%	23.6		%

⁽¹⁾  Adjustments reflect the trailing twelve months’ sum of after-tax net realized investment gains/losses, net of DSIC and DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual; the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net of hedges and related DSIC and DAC amortization; the market impact on IUL benefits, net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization, and the reinsurance accrual; the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits, net of hedges and the related DAC amortization; the market impact of hedges to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments; integration and restructuring charges; and net income (loss) from consolidated investment entities. After-tax is calculated using the statutory tax rate of 21% in 2018 and 35% in 2017.

⁽²⁾  Adjusted operating return on equity, excluding AOCI, is calculated using the trailing twelve months of earnings excluding the after-tax net realized investment gains/losses, net of DSIC and DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual; market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net of hedges and related DSIC and DAC amortization; the market impact on IUL benefits, net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization, and the reinsurance accrual; the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits, net of hedges and the related DAC amortization; the market impact of hedges to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments; integration and restructuring charges; and net income (loss) from consolidated investment entities in the numerator, and Ameriprise Financial shareholders’ equity, excluding AOCI and the impact of consolidating investment entities using a five-point average of quarter-end equity in the denominator. After-tax is calculated using the statutory tax rate of 21% in 2018 and 35% in 2017. Adjusted operating return on equity, excluding AOCI is higher reflecting core business improvement, market appreciation and cumulative share repurchases.

The Department of Labor published regulations in April 2016 that expanded the scope of who is considered an ERISA fiduciary and these regulations focus in large part on investment recommendations made by financial advisors, registered investment advisors, and other investment professionals to retirement investors, how financial advisors are able to discuss IRA rollovers, as well as how financial advisors and affiliates can transact with retirement investors. Tax qualified accounts, particularly IRAs, make up a significant portion of our assets under management and administration. The first phase of the regulations went into effect on June 9, 2017 and requires financial advisors to make recommendations related to assets held in IRAs and employer sponsored retirement plans in accordance with the following impartial conduct standards: recommendations must be in the best interest of the client, compensation paid for the recommendations must be reasonable and the financial advisor must not make any misleading statements. We adopted policies and procedures designed to comply with the impartial conduct standards and communicated those policies and procedures to our advisors and staff. The second phase of the regulation pertaining to a new “best interest contract exemption” would put into place a number of additional requirements including entering into a best interest contract with clients, enhanced disclosure of fees and conflicts of interest, limits on differential commissions within a product category, the adoption of policies and procedures to ensure the best interest standard is met, and findings related to platforms that are limited to products that pay third-party payments and/or include proprietary products. The second phase of the regulation is currently scheduled to become effective on July 1, 2019. However, on March 15, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision vacating the Department’s regulations in its entirety. The Fifth Circuit’s decision would be effective as of the date the court files its mandate (currently scheduled for May 7, 2018). Recently, several interested parties have filed a request to intervene and to have the case reheard by the Fifth Circuit en banc. It is not clear whether the Fifth Circuit will grant either of these motions.

In addition, the SEC recently proposed its own fiduciary standard that would apply to recommendations made by financial advisors who work on a commission basis and would apply regardless of the type of account (IRA or non-qualified) an investor holds. Furthermore, several states have either issued their own fiduciary rules or are considering doing so and those rules may extend to certain types of products (e.g. insurance and annuities, financial planning, etc.) or may broadly cover all recommendations made by financial advisors. The Certified Financial Planner Board has issued its own fiduciary standard that applies to financial advisors who hold a Certified Financial Planner designation. Currently, Ameriprise has approximately 4,100 financial advisors that hold a Certified

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Financial Planner designation. In light of the various fiduciary rules and regulations that have been proposed or finalized, we continue to exert significant efforts to evaluate and prepare to comply with each rule.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The accounting and reporting policies that we use affect our Consolidated Financial Statements. Certain of our accounting and reporting policies are critical to an understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition and, in some cases, the application of these policies can be significantly affected by the estimates, judgments and assumptions made by management during the preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements. These accounting policies are discussed in detail in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Critical Accounting Estimates” in our 2017 10-K.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For information regarding recent accounting pronouncements and their expected impact on our future consolidated results of operations and financial condition, see Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Assets Under Management and Administration

Assets under management (“AUM”) include external client assets for which we provide investment management services, such as the assets of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments funds, assets of institutional clients and assets of clients in our advisor platform held in wrap accounts as well as assets managed by sub-advisors selected by us. AUM also includes certain assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets for which we provide investment management services and recognize management fees in our Asset Management segment, such as the assets of the general account and the variable product funds held in the separate accounts of our life insurance subsidiaries and CIEs. These assets do not include assets under advisement, for which we provide model portfolios but do not have full discretionary investment authority. Corporate & Other AUM primarily includes former bank assets that are managed within our Corporate & Other segment.

Assets under administration (“AUA”) include assets for which we provide administrative services such as client assets invested in other companies’ products that we offer outside of our wrap accounts. These assets include those held in clients’ brokerage accounts. We generally record revenues received from administered assets as distribution fees. We do not exercise management discretion over these assets and do not earn a management fee. These assets are not reported on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. AUA also includes certain assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets for which we do not provide investment management services and do not recognize management fees, such as investments in non-affiliated funds held in the separate accounts of our life insurance subsidiaries. These assets do not include assets under advisement, for which we provide model portfolios but do not have full discretionary investment authority.

The following table presents detail regarding our AUM and AUA:

	March 31,						Change
	2018			2017
	(in billions)
Assets Under Management and Administration
Advice & Wealth Management AUM	$	249.6		$	211.7		$	37.9		18	%
Asset Management AUM	485.3			467.0			18.3			4
Corporate & Other AUM	—			0.3			(0.3		)	NM
Eliminations	(26.3		)	(24.6		)	(1.7		)	(7	)
Total Assets Under Management	708.6			654.4			54.2			8
Total Assets Under Administration	178.6			163.2			15.4			9
Total AUM and AUA	$	887.2		$	817.6		$	69.6		9	%
NM  Not Meaningful.

Total AUM increased $54.2 billion, or 8%, to $708.6 billion as of March 31, 2018 compared to $654.4 billion as of March 31, 2017 primarily due to a $37.9 billion increase in Advice & Wealth Management AUM driven by wrap account net inflows and market appreciation and an $18.3 billion increase in Asset Management AUM driven by market appreciation and a positive impact of foreign currency translation, partially offset by net outflows and retail fund distributions. See our segment results of operations discussion below for additional information on changes in our AUM.

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Consolidated Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

The following table presents our consolidated results of operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Change
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Revenues
Management and financial advice fees	$	1,669	$	1,487	$	182		12	%
Distribution fees	468		441		27			6
Net investment income	396		391		5			1
Premiums	343		339		4			1
Other revenues	308		278		30			11
Total revenues	3,184		2,936		248			8
Banking and deposit interest expense	16		10		6			60
Total net revenues	3,168		2,926		242			8
Expenses
Distribution expenses	905		823		82			10
Interest credited to fixed accounts	141		162		(21		)	(13	)
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses	494		567		(73		)	(13	)
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	92		72		20			28
Interest and debt expense	51		50		1			2
General and administrative expense	789		777		12			2
Total expenses	2,472		2,451		21			1
Pretax income	696		475		221			47
Income tax provision	102		72		30			42
Net income	$	594	$	403	$	191		47	%

Overall

Pretax income increased $221 million, or 47%, to $696 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $475 million for the prior year period primarily reflecting market appreciation, wrap account net inflows and a positive impact from higher short-term interest rates, partially offset by the cumulative impact of asset management net outflows.

The following impacts were also significant drivers of the period-over-period change in pretax income:

• The market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization) was an expense of $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to an expense of $63 million for the prior year period.

• The market impact on indexed universal life benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual) was a benefit of $25 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to nil for the prior year period.

Net Revenues

Net revenues increased $242 million, or 8%, to $3.2 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $2.9 billion for the prior year period.

Management and financial advice fees increased $182 million, or 12%, to $1.7 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $1.5 billion for the prior year period primarily due to an increase in AUM. Average AUM increased $75.7 billion, or 12%, compared to the prior year period due to market appreciation, wrap account net inflows and a positive impact of foreign currency translation, partially offset by asset management net outflows. See our discussion on the changes in AUM in our segment results of operations section.

Distribution fees increased $27 million, or 6%, to $468 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $441 million for the prior year period primarily due to market appreciation, higher brokerage cash spread due to an increase in short-term interest rates and increased transactional activity, partially offset by a $30 million decrease related to our transition to share classes without 12b-1 fees in advisory accounts, which we completed during the first quarter of 2017.

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Other revenues increased $30 million, or 11%, to $308 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $278 million for the prior year period primarily due to the unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual offset to the market impact on indexed universal life benefits, a vendor credit of $14 million and higher fees from variable annuity guarantee sales in the prior year where the fees start on the first anniversary date and higher average fee rates. The unearned revenue amortization and reinsurance accrual offset to the market impact on indexed universal life benefits was a benefit of $13 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to a benefit of $1 million for the prior year period.

Expenses

Distribution expenses increased $82 million, or 10%, to $905 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $823 million for the prior year period reflecting higher advisor compensation due to market appreciation and wrap account net inflows and increased transactional activity, partially offset by a $16 million decrease from changes related to our transition to share classes without 12b-1 fees in advisory accounts.

Interest credited to fixed accounts decreased $21 million, or 13%, to $141 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $162 million for the prior year period primarily due to the market impact on indexed universal life benefits, net of hedges, which was a benefit of $21 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to nil for the prior year period.

Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses decreased $73 million, or 13%, to $494 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $567 million for the prior year period primarily reflecting a $78 million decrease in expense from the unhedged nonperformance credit spread risk adjustment on variable annuity guaranteed benefits. As the embedded derivative liability on which the nonperformance credit spread is applied increases (decreases), the impact of the nonperformance credit spread is favorable (unfavorable) to expense. The favorable impact of the nonperformance credit spread was $13 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to an unfavorable impact of $65 million for the prior year period.

Amortization of DAC increased $20 million, or 28%, to $92 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $72 million for the prior year period primarily reflecting the following items:

• The DAC offset to the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC amortization) was an expense of $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to a benefit of $9 million for the prior year period.

• The DAC offset to the market impact on indexed universal life benefits (net of hedges, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual) was an expense of $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to an expense of $1 million for the prior year period.

• The impact on DAC from actual versus expected market performance based on our view of bond and equity performance was nil for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to a benefit of $9 million for the prior year period reflecting favorable equity market returns.

• The positive impact on DAC from lower than expected lapses on variable annuities was $7 million.

Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate was 14.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to 15.2% for the prior year period. See Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion on income taxes.

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Results of Operations by Segment for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

Adjusted operating earnings is the measure of segment profit or loss management uses to evaluate segment performance. Adjusted operating earnings should not be viewed as a substitute for GAAP pretax income. We believe the presentation of segment adjusted operating earnings as we measure it for management purposes enhances the understanding of our business by reflecting the underlying performance of our core operations and facilitating a more meaningful trend analysis. See Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the presentation of segment results and our definition of adjusted operating earnings.

The following table presents summary financial information by segment:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Advice & Wealth Management
Net revenues	$	1,501		$	1,321
Expenses	1,185			1,073
Adjusted operating earnings	$	316		$	248
Asset Management
Net revenues	$	778		$	725
Expenses	583			575
Adjusted operating earnings	$	195		$	150
Annuities
Net revenues	$	613		$	608
Expenses	481			469
Adjusted operating earnings	$	132		$	139
Protection
Net revenues	$	519		$	521
Expenses	449			458
Adjusted operating earnings	$	70		$	63
Corporate & Other
Net revenues	$	57		$	57
Expenses	113			137
Adjusted operating loss	$	(56	)	$	(80	)

Advice & Wealth Management

The following table presents the changes in wrap account assets and average balances for the three months ended March 31:

	2018			2017
	(in billions)
Beginning balance	$	248.2		$	201.1
Net flows	5.7			3.9
Market appreciation (depreciation) and other	(2.9		)	7.9
Ending balance	$	251.0		$	212.9
Advisory wrap account assets ending balance (1)	$	248.7		$	210.9
Average advisory wrap account assets (2)	$	249.6		$	205.4

⁽¹⁾  Advisory wrap account assets represent those assets for which clients receive advisory services and are the primary driver of revenue earned on wrap accounts. Clients may hold non-advisory investments in their wrap accounts that do not incur an advisory fee.

⁽²⁾  Average ending balances are calculated using an average of the prior period’s ending balance and all months in the current period.

Wrap account assets increased $2.8 billion, or 1%, during the three months ended March 31, 2018 due to net inflows of $5.7 billion, partially offset by market depreciation and other of $2.9 billion. Average advisory wrap account assets increased $44.2 billion, or 22%, compared to the prior year period reflecting net inflows and market appreciation.

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The following table presents the changes in wrap account assets for the twelve months ended March 31:

	2018		2017
	(in billions)
Beginning balance	$	212.9	$	183.4
Inflows from acquisition (1)	0.7		—
Other net flows	20.6		12.3
Net flows	21.3		12.3
Market appreciation (depreciation) and other	16.8		17.2
Ending balance	$	251.0	$	212.9

⁽¹⁾ Inflows associated with acquisition that closed during the period.

Wrap account assets increased $38.1 billion, or 18%, from the prior year period primarily due to net inflows and market appreciation.

In July 2017, we completed our acquisition of Investment Professionals, Inc. (“IPI”), an independent broker-dealer based in San Antonio, Texas specializing in the on-site delivery of investment programs for financial institutions, including banks and credit unions. The acquisition added 215 financial advisors and $8 billion in client assets (including $0.7 billion in assets under management and $7.3 billion in assets under administration).

The following table presents the results of operations of our Advice & Wealth Management segment on an adjusted operating basis:

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Change
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Revenues
Management and financial advice fees	$	848	$	723	$	125	17	%
Distribution fees	557		516		41		8
Net investment income	69		52		17		33
Other revenues	43		40		3		8
Total revenues	1,517		1,331		186		14
Banking and deposit interest expense	16		10		6		60
Total net revenues	1,501		1,321		180		14
Expenses
Distribution expenses	869		777		92		12
Interest and debt expense	3		2		1		50
General and administrative expense	313		294		19		6
Total expenses	1,185		1,073		112		10
Adjusted operating earnings	$	316	$	248	$	68	27	%

Our Advice & Wealth Management segment pretax adjusted operating earnings, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses, increased $68 million, or 27%, to $316 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $248 million for the prior year period reflecting wrap account net inflows, market appreciation and higher earnings on brokerage cash, partially offset by higher general and administrative expense. Pretax adjusted operating margin was 21.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to 18.8% for the prior year period.

Net Revenues

Net revenues exclude net realized investment gains or losses. Net revenues increased $180 million, or 14%, to $1.5 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $1.3 billion for the prior year period. Adjusted operating net revenue per advisor increased to $152,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018, up 11%, from $137,000 for the prior year period.

Management and financial fees increased $125 million, or 17%, to $848 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $723 million for the prior year period primarily due to growth in wrap account assets. Average advisory wrap account assets increased $44.2 billion, or 22%, compared to the prior year period reflecting net inflows and market appreciation.

Distribution fees increased $41 million, or 8%, to $557 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $516 million for the prior year period reflecting higher brokerage cash spread due to an increase in short-term interest rates, increased transactional activity and the IPI acquisition, partially offset by a $30 million decrease related to our transition to share classes without 12b-1 fees in advisory accounts.

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Net investment income increased $17 million, or 33%, to $69 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $52 million for the prior year period primarily due to higher investment yields and an increase in invested balances.

Expenses

Total expenses increased $112 million, or 10%, to $1.2 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $1.1 billion for the prior year period.

Distribution expenses increased $92 million, or 12%, to $869 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to$777 million for the prior year period reflecting higher advisor compensation due to market appreciation and wrap account net inflows, increased transactional activity and the IPI acquisition, partially offset by a $16 million decrease from changes related to our transition to share classes without 12b-1 fees in advisory accounts.

General and administrative expense increased $19 million, or 6%, to $313 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $294 million for the prior year period primarily due to the IPI acquisition and investments for business growth, including additional advertising as well as higher volume-related expenses.

Asset Management

The following tables present the mutual fund performance of our retail Columbia and Threadneedle funds as of March 31:

Columbia Mutual Fund Rankings in top 2 Lipper Quartiles			2018		2017
Domestic Equity	Equal weighted	1 year	57	%	69	%
		3 year	72	%	75	%
		5 year	69	%	71	%
	Asset weighted	1 year	58	%	67	%
		3 year	81	%	79	%
		5 year	80	%	79	%

International Equity	Equal weighted	1 year	85	%	45	%
		3 year	65	%	55	%
		5 year	75	%	70	%
	Asset weighted	1 year	57	%	33	%
		3 year	46	%	44	%
		5 year	57	%	48	%

Taxable Fixed Income	Equal weighted	1 year	74	%	78	%
		3 year	72	%	76	%
		5 year	76	%	82	%
	Asset weighted	1 year	80	%	70	%
		3 year	77	%	83	%
		5 year	82	%	88	%

Tax Exempt Fixed Income	Equal weighted	1 year	84	%	84	%
		3 year	89	%	89	%
		5 year	100	%	100	%
	Asset weighted	1 year	91	%	97	%
		3 year	92	%	92	%
		5 year	100	%	100	%

Asset Allocation Funds	Equal weighted	1 year	60	%	62	%
		3 year	69	%	90	%
		5 year	78	%	88	%
	Asset weighted	1 year	51	%	48	%
		3 year	90	%	100	%
		5 year	94	%	98	%

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Number of funds with 4 or 5 Morningstar star ratings	Overall	56	49
	3 year	52	46
	5 year	53	46

Percent of funds with 4 or 5 Morningstar star ratings	Overall	53	%	52	%
	3 year	50	%	48	%
	5 year	54	%	49	%

Percent of assets with 4 or 5 Morningstar star ratings	Overall	61	%	63	%
	3 year	52	%	68	%
	5 year	61	%	63	%

Mutual fund performance rankings are based on the performance of the Institutional Class for Columbia branded mutual funds. Only funds with Institutional Class shares are included.

Equal Weighted Rankings in Top 2 Quartiles: Counts the number of funds with above median ranking divided by the total number of funds. Asset size is not a factor.

Asset Weighted Rankings in Top 2 Quartiles: Sums the total assets of the funds with above median ranking divided by total assets of all funds. Funds with more assets will receive a greater share of the total percentage above or below median.

Threadneedle Retail Fund Rankings in Top 2 Morningstar Quartiles or Above Index Benchmark			2018		2017
Equity	Equal weighted	1 year	57	%	30	%
		3 year	64	%	68	%
		5 year	61	%	70	%
	Asset weighted	1 year	53	%	42	%
		3 year	59	%	79	%
		5 year	51	%	66	%

Fixed Income	Equal weighted	1 year	79	%	72	%
		3 year	69	%	69	%
		5 year	80	%	64	%
	Asset weighted	1 year	91	%	79	%
		3 year	89	%	90	%
		5 year	91	%	75	%

Allocation (Managed) Funds	Equal weighted	1 year	50	%	44	%
		3 year	88	%	100	%
		5 year	100	%	100	%
	Asset weighted	1 year	45	%	32	%
		3 year	99	%	100	%
		5 year	100	%	100	%

The performance of each fund is measured on a consistent basis against the most appropriate benchmark — a peer group of similar funds or an index. 

Equal weighted: Counts the number of funds with above median ranking (if measured against peer group) or above index performance (if measured against an index) divided by the total number of funds. Asset size is not a factor. 

Asset weighted: Sums the assets of the funds with above median ranking (if measured against peer group) or above index performance (if measured against an index) divided by the total sum of assets in the funds. Funds with more assets will receive a greater share of the total percentage above or below median or index. 

Aggregated Allocation (Managed) Funds include funds that invest in other funds of the Threadneedle range including those funds that invest in both equity and fixed income. 

Aggregated Threadneedle data includes funds on the Threadneedle platform sub-advised by Columbia Management as well as advisors not affiliated with Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

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The following table presents global managed assets by type:

	March 31,				Change					Average (1)				Change
										Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017							2018		2017
	(in billions)
Equity	$	267.7	$	249.8	$	17.9		7	%	$	276.0	$	245.5	$	30.5		12	%
Fixed income	172.1		178.4		(6.3		)	(4	)	173.1		177.4		(4.3		)	(2	)
Money market	5.3		6.1		(0.8		)	(13	)	5.5		6.0		(0.5		)	(8	)
Alternative	5.5		7.3		(1.8		)	(25	)	5.5		7.4		(1.9		)	(26	)
Hybrid and other	34.7		25.4		9.3			37		35.0		25.1		9.9			39
Total managed assets	$	485.3	$	467.0	$	18.3		4	%	$	495.1	$	461.4	$	33.7		7	%
(1) Average ending balances are calculated using an average of the prior period’s ending balance and all months in the current period.

The following table presents the changes in global managed assets:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in billions)
Global Retail Funds
Beginning assets	$	287.8		$	259.9
Inflows	13.2			14.8
Outflows	(17.0		)	(18.2		)
Net VP/VIT fund flows	(0.7		)	(0.9		)
Net new flows	(4.5		)	(4.3		)
Reinvested dividends	0.4			0.4
Net flows	(4.1		)	(3.9		)
Distributions	(0.7		)	(0.6		)
Market appreciation (depreciation) and other	(2.4		)	11.4
Foreign currency translation (1)	1.5			0.5
Total ending assets	282.1			267.3
Global Institutional
Beginning assets	206.8			194.5
Inflows	6.3			7.1
Outflows	(9.9		)	(8.8		)
Net flows	(3.6		)	(1.7		)
Market appreciation (depreciation) and other (2)	(2.9		)	5.9
Foreign currency translation (1)	2.9			1.0
Total ending assets	203.2			199.7
Total managed assets	$	485.3		$	467.0
Total net flows	$	(7.7	)	$	(5.6	)
Former Parent Company Related (3)(4)
Retail net new flows	$	(0.6	)	$	(0.9	)
Institutional net new flows	(1.0		)	(1.7		)
Total net new flows	$	(1.6	)	$	(2.6	)

⁽¹⁾ Amounts represent local currency to US dollar translation for reporting purposes.

⁽²⁾ Includes $(1.0) billion and $(0.4) billion for the total change in Affiliated General Account Assets during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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⁽³⁾ Former parent company related assets and net new flows are included in the rollforwards above.

⁽⁴⁾ Prior period former parent company related net new flows were restated to include additional Former Parent Company net new flows that were previously not considered. The change was a decrease of $0.2 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

In a referendum in June 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU), which caused volatility in capital and currency markets. Further, in March 2017 the UK invoked article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon in serving its relevant notice to leave the European Union on March 30, 2019 and in March 2018 the terms of a transitional agreement, which is intended to be incorporated into the final version of the withdrawal agreement, were published, generally providing for very little change in the UK’s relationship with the EU until the end of 2020. The full impact of the British exit from the EU (commonly known as “Brexit”) remains uncertain. This uncertainty may have a negative impact on our UK and European net flows and foreign currency translation if the British Pound weakens.

Total segment AUM decreased $9.3billion, or 2%,during the three months ended March 31, 2018drivenby net outflows of $7.7 billion and market depreciation, partially offset by a positive impact of foreign currency translation. In the quarter, outflows were elevated primarily from redemptions from institutional clients that were driven by shifts in asset allocation decisions away from equity and high yield products, as well as from an institutional client seeking liquidity. Underlying U.S. retail outflows improved, with increased gross sales at top intermediary partner firms. In Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), market volatility drove an increase in retail redemptions during the quarter.

In November 2017, we completed our acquisition of Lionstone Partners, LLC (“Lionstone Investments”), a leading national real estate investment firm, specializing in investment strategies based upon proprietary analytics. The acquisition added $5.4 billion in assets under management.

The following table presents the results of operations of our Asset Management segment on an adjusted operating basis:

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Change
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Revenues
Management and financial advice fees	$	645	$	597	$	48		8	%
Distribution fees	114		121		(7		)	(6	)
Net investment income	2		4		(2		)	(50	)
Other revenues	17		3		14			NM
Total revenues	778		725		53			7
Banking and deposit interest expense	—		—		—			—
Total net revenues	778		725		53			7
Expenses
Distribution expenses	249		257		(8		)	(3	)
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	3		4		(1		)	(25	)
Interest and debt expense	6		5		1			20
General and administrative expense	325		309		16			5
Total expenses	583		575		8			1
Adjusted operating earnings	$	195	$	150	$	45		30	%
NM  Not Meaningful.

Our Asset Management segment pretax adjusted operating earnings, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses, increased $45 million, or 30%, to $195 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $150 million for the prior year period primarily due to market appreciation and a $14 million vendor credit, partially offset by the cumulative impact of net outflows.

Net Revenues

Net revenues, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses, increased $53 million, or 7%, to $778 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $725 million for the prior year period.

Management and financial advice fees increased $48 million, or 8%, to $645 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $597 million for the prior year period driven by market appreciation, a $17 million positive foreign currency translation impact and the Lionstone acquisition, partially offset by cumulative net outflows from former parent-related assets and higher fee yielding retail funds. Our average weighted equity index, which is a proxy for equity movements on AUM, increased 17% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the prior year period.

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Other revenues increased $14 million to $17 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $3 million for the prior year period due to a vendor credit related to the completion of our front, middle and back-office integration.

Expenses

Total expenses increased $8 million, or 1%, to $583 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $575 million for the prior year period.

General and administrative expense increased $16 million, or 5%, to $325 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $309 million for the prior year period reflecting a $10 million negative foreign currency translation impact, an $8 million increase related to the Lionstone acquisition, higher research costs related to MiFID II and investments in growth initiatives, partially offset by disciplined expense management.

Annuities

The following table presents the results of operations of our Annuities segment on an adjusted operating basis:

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Change
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Revenues
Management and financial advice fees	$	200	$	191	$	9		5	%
Distribution fees	88		83		5			6
Net investment income	164		179		(15		)	(8	)
Premiums	24		27		(3		)	(11	)
Other revenues	137		128		9			7
Total revenues	613		608		5			1
Banking and deposit interest expense	—		—		—			—
Total net revenues	613		608		5			1
Expenses
Distribution expenses	110		102		8			8
Interest credited to fixed accounts	113		118		(5		)	(4	)
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses	150		143		7			5
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	50		47		3			6
Interest and debt expense	9		8		1			13
General and administrative expense	49		51		(2		)	(4	)
Total expenses	481		469		12			3
Adjusted operating earnings	$	132	$	139	$	(7	)	(5	)%

Our Annuities segment pretax adjusted operating income, which excludes net realized investment gains or losses (net of the related DSIC and DAC amortization), the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization) and the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization), decreased $7 million, or 5%, to $132 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $139 million for the prior year period primarily due to lower investment income and the impact on DAC, DSIC and reserves for insurance features in non-traditionallong-durationcontractsfromactualversusexpectedmarketperformancebasedonourviewof bondandequityperformance, partially offset by equity market appreciation.

The impact on DAC, DSIC and reserves for insurance features in non-traditional long-duration contracts from actual versus expected market performance based on our view of bond and equity performance was a benefit of $6 million (nil for DAC, nil for DSIC and $6 million for insurance features in non-traditional long duration contracts) for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to a benefit of $18 million ($8 million for DAC, $2 million for DSIC and $8 million for insurance features in non-traditional long duration contracts) for the prior year period.

RiverSource variable annuity account balances increased 3% to $78.7 billion at March 31, 2018 compared to the prior year period due to equity market appreciation, partially offset by net outflows of $3.7 billion. Variable annuity net outflows for the first quarter of 2018 were lower than the prior year period driven by a 20% increase in sales, as well as lower lapses.

RiverSource fixed deferred annuity account balances declined 7% to $9.1 billion at March 31, 2018 compared to the prior year period as older policies continue to lapse and new sales are limited due to low interest rates. Given the current interest rate environment,

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our current fixed deferred annuity book is expected to gradually run off and earnings on our fixed deferred annuity business will trend down.

Net Revenues

Net revenues, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses, increased $5 million, or 1%, to $613 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $608 million for the prior year period.

Management and financial advice fees increased $9 million, or 5%, to $200 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $191 million for the prior year period due to higher fees on variable annuities driven by higher average separate account balances. Average variable annuity account balances increased $4.6 billion, or 6%, from the prior year period due to market appreciation, partially offset by net outflows.

Net investment income, which excludes net realized investment gains or losses, decreased $15 million, or 8%, to $164 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $179 million for the prior year period reflecting a decrease of approximately $8 million from lower earned interest rates and approximately $7 million from lower invested assets due to fixed annuity net outflows.

Other revenues increased $9 million, or 7%, to $137 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $128 million for the prior year period due to higher fees from variable annuity guarantee sales in the prior year where the fees start on the first anniversary date and higher average fee rates.

Expenses

Total expenses, which exclude the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization), the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization) and the DAC and DSIC offset to net realized investment gains or losses, increased $12 million, or 3%, to $481 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $469 million for the prior year period.

Distribution expenses increased $8 million, or 8%, to $110 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $102 million for the prior year period primarily reflecting equity market appreciation.

Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses, which exclude the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC amortization) and the DSIC offset to net realized investment gains or losses, increased $7 million, or 5%, to $150 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $143 million for the prior year period primarily reflecting higher reserve funding driven by the impact of higher fees from variable annuity guarantee sales in the prior year period where the fees start on the first anniversary date.

Protection

The following table presents the results of operations of our Protection segment on an adjusted operating basis:

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Change
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Revenues
Management and financial advice fees	$	14	$	14	$	—		—	%
Distribution fees	24		24		—			—
Net investment income	84		85		(1		)	(1	)
Premiums	301		294		7			2
Other revenues	96		104		(8		)	(8	)
Total revenues	519		521		(2		)	—
Banking and deposit interest expense	—		—		—			—
Total net revenues	519		521		(2		)	—
Expenses
Distribution expenses	16		17		(1		)	(6	)
Interest credited to fixed accounts	49		44		5			11
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses	292		297		(5		)	(2	)
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	25		28		(3		)	(11	)
Interest and debt expense	6		6		—			—
General and administrative expense	61		66		(5		)	(8	)
Total expenses	449		458		(9		)	(2	)
Adjusted operating earnings	$	70	$	63	$	7		11	%

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Our Protection segment pretax adjusted operating earnings, which excludes net realized investment gains or losses (net of the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual) and the market impact on indexed universal life benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual), increased $7 million, or 11%, to $70 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $63 million for the prior year period primarily due to decreases in net catastrophe losses and disability income (“DI”) insurance claims, partially offset by the impact of the low interest rate environment and a higher non-catastrophe loss ratio.

Net Revenues

Net revenues, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses (net of unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual) and the unearned revenue amortization and reinsurance accrual offset to the market impact on indexed universal life benefits, decreased $2 million to $519 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $521 million for the prior year period due to an $8 million decrease in other revenues related to life and health insurance, partially offset by a $7 million increase in premiums driven by higher auto policies in force.

Expenses

Total expenses, which exclude the market impact on indexed universal life benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization) and the DAC offset to net realized investment gains or losses, decreased $9 million, or 2%, to $449 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $458 million for the prior year period.

Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses decreased $5 million, or 2%, to $292 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $297 million for the prior year period primarily due to a decrease in net catastrophe losses and a $6 million decrease in DI insurance claims, partially offset by a higher non-catastrophe loss ratio and a volume-driven increase for auto insurance. Catastrophe losses (net of the impact of reinsurance), which were higher than anticipated in both periods due to storms, were $14 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018compared to $25 million for the prior year period.

Corporate & Other

The following table presents the results of operations of our Corporate & Other segment on an adjusted operating basis:

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Change
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Revenues
Net investment income	$	30		$	28		$	2		7	%
Premiums	26			27			(1		)	(4	)
Other revenues	2			2			—			—
Total revenues	58			57			1			2
Banking and deposit interest expense	1			—			1			—
Total net revenues	57			57			—			—
Expenses
Distribution expenses	(2		)	(3		)	1			33
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses	56			58			(2		)	(3	)
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	—			—			—			—
Interest and debt expense	6			8			(2		)	(25	)
General and administrative expense	53			74			(21		)	(28	)
Total expenses	113			137			(24		)	(18	)
Adjusted operating loss	$	(56	)	$	(80	)	$	24		30	%

Our Corporate & Other segment pretax adjusted operating loss excludes net realized investment gains or losses, the market impact of hedges to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments, integration and restructuring charges, and the impact of consolidating CIEs. Our Corporate & Other segment pretax adjusted operating loss decreased $24 million, or 30%, to $56 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $80 million for the prior year period primarily due to a $21 million decrease in general and administrative expense reflecting a $7 million decline in DOL planning and implementation expenses, lower project-related costs and a $9 million expense in the prior year period related to the renegotiation of a vendor arrangement.

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Market Risk

Our primary market risk exposures are interest rate, equity price, foreign currency exchange rate and credit risk. Equity price and interest rate fluctuations can have a significant impact on our results of operations, primarily due to the effects they have on the asset management and other asset-based fees we earn, the spread income generated on our fixed deferred annuities, fixed insurance, brokerage client cash balances, face-amount certificate products and the fixed portion of our variable annuities and variable insurance contracts, the value of DAC and DSIC assets, the value of liabilities for guaranteed benefits associated with our variable annuities and the value of derivatives held to hedge these benefits.

Our earnings from fixed deferred annuities, fixed insurance, and the fixed portion of variable annuities and variable insurance contracts are based upon the spread between rates earned on assets held and the rates at which interest is credited to accounts. We primarily invest in fixed rate securities to fund the rate credited to clients. We guarantee an interest rate to the holders of these products. Investment assets and client liabilities generally differ as it relates to basis, repricing or maturity characteristics. Rates credited to clients’ accounts generally reset at shorter intervals than the yield on the underlying investments. Therefore, in an increasing interest rate environment, higher interest rates may be reflected in crediting rates to clients sooner than in rates earned on invested assets, which could result in a reduced spread between the two rates, reduced earned income and a negative impact on pretax income. However, the current low interest rate environment is resulting in interest rates below the level of some of our liability guaranteed minimum interest rates (“GMIRs”). Hence, a modest rise in interest rates would not necessarily result in changes to all the liability credited rates while projected asset purchases would capture the full increase in interest rates. This dynamic would result in widening spreads under a modestly rising rate scenario given the current relationship between the current level of interest rates and the underlying GMIRs on the business.

As a result of the low interest rate environment, our current reinvestment yields are generally lower than the current portfolio yield. We expect our portfolio income yields to continue to decline in future periods if interest rates remain low. The carrying value and weighted average yield of total non-structured fixed maturity securities, certificate of deposits and commercial mortgage loans in our investment portfolio that may generate proceeds to reinvest through March 31, 2020 due to prepayment, maturity or call activity at the option of the issuer, excluding securities with a make-whole provision, were $6.1 billion and 3.7%, respectively, as of March 31, 2018. In addition, residential mortgage-backed securities, which are subject to prepayment risk as a result of the low interest rate environment, totaled $6.0 billion and had a weighted average yield of 2.91% as of March 31, 2018. While these amounts represent investments that could be subject to reinvestment risk, it is also possible that these investments will be used to fund liabilities or may not be prepaid and will remain invested at their current yields. In addition to the interest rate environment, the mix of benefit payments versus product sales as well as the timing and volumes associated with such mix may impact our investment yield. Furthermore, reinvestment activities and the associated investment yield may also be impacted by corporate strategies implemented at management’s discretion. The average yield for investment purchases during the three months ended March 31, 2018 was approximately 2.7%.

The reinvestment of proceeds from maturities, calls and prepayments at rates below the current portfolio yield, which may be below the level of some liability GMIRs, will have a negative impact to future operating results. To mitigate the unfavorable impact that the low interest rate environment has on our spread income, we assess reinvestment risk in our investment portfolio and monitor this risk in accordance with our asset/liability management framework. In addition, we may reduce the crediting rates on our fixed products when warranted, subject to guaranteed minimums.

In addition to the fixed rate exposures noted above, RiverSource Life also has the following variable annuity guarantee benefits: guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”), guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”), guaranteed minimum death benefits (“GMDB”) and guaranteed minimum income benefits (“GMIB”). Each of these benefits guarantees payouts to the annuity holder under certain specific conditions regardless of the performance of the underlying invested assets.

The variable annuity guarantees continue to be managed by utilizing a hedging program which attempts to match the sensitivity of the assets with the sensitivity of the liabilities. This approach works with the premise that matched sensitivities will produce a highly effective hedging result. Our comprehensive hedging program focuses mainly on first order sensitivities of assets and liabilities: Equity Market Level (Delta), Interest Rate Level (Rho) and Volatility (Vega). Additionally, various second order sensitivities are managed. We use various index options across the term structure, interest rate swaps and swaptions, total return swaps and futures to manage the risk exposures. The exposures are measured and monitored daily, and adjustments to the hedge portfolio are made as necessary.

We have a macro hedge program to provide protection against the statutory tail scenario risk arising from variable annuity reserves on our statutory surplus and to cover some of the residual risks not covered by other hedging activities. We assess the residual risk under a range of scenarios in creating and executing the macro hedge program. As a means of economically hedging these risks, we may use a combination of futures, options, swaps and swaptions. Certain of the macro hedge derivatives used contain settlement provisions linked to both equity returns and interest rates; the remaining are interest rate contracts or equity contracts. The macro hedge program could result in additional earnings volatility as changes in the value of the macro hedge derivatives, which are designed to reduce statutory capital volatility, may not be closely aligned to changes in the variable annuity guarantee embedded derivatives.

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To evaluate interest rate and equity price risk we perform sensitivity testing which measures the impact on pretax income from the sources listed below for a 12-month period following a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates or a hypothetical 10% decline in equity prices. The interest rate risk test assumes a sudden 100 basis point parallel shift in the yield curve, with rates then staying at those levels for the next 12 months. The equity price risk test assumes a sudden 10% drop in equity prices, with equity prices then staying at those levels for the next 12 months. In estimating the values of variable annuity riders, indexed annuities, stock market certificates, indexed universal life insurance and the associated hedge assets, we assume no change in implied market volatility despite the 10% drop in equity prices.

The following tables present our estimate of the impact on pretax income from the above defined hypothetical market movements as of March 31, 2018:

Equity Price Decline 10%	Equity Price Exposure to Pretax Income
	Before Hedge Impact			Hedge Impact			Net Impact
	(in millions)
Asset-based management and distribution fees (1)	$	(260	)	$	5		$	(255	)
DAC and DSIC amortization (2)(3)	(128		)	—			(128		)
Variable annuity riders:
GMDB and GMIB (3)	(30		)	—			(30		)
GMWB (3)(4)	(385		)	227			(158		)
GMAB	(20		)	20			—
DAC and DSIC amortization (4)	N/A			N/A			(2		)
Total variable annuity riders	(435		)	247			(190		)
Macro hedge program (5)	—			36			36
Indexed annuities	1			(1		)	—
Certificates	3			(3		)	—
Indexed universal life insurance	59			(48		)	11
Total	$	(760	)	$	236		$	(526	)

Interest Rate Increase 100 Basis Points	Interest Rate Exposure to Pretax Income
	Before  Hedge Impact			Hedge Impact			Net Impact
	(in millions)
Asset-based management and distribution fees (1)	$	(56	)	$	—		$	(56	)
Variable annuity riders:
GMDB and GMIB	—			—			—
GMWB	833			(679		)	154
GMAB	16			(12		)	4
DAC and DSIC amortization (4)	N/A			N/A			(23		)
Total variable annuity riders	849			(691		)	135
Macro hedge program (5)	—			—			—
Indexed annuities	(1		)	—			(1		)
Fixed annuities, fixed insurance and fixed portion of variable annuities and variable insurance products	90			—			90
Brokerage client cash balances	113			—			113
Certificates	3			—			3
Indexed universal life insurance	95			2			97
Total	$	1,093		$	(689	)	$	381
N/A  Not Applicable.

⁽¹⁾ Excludes incentive income which is impacted by market and fund performance during the period and cannot be readily estimated.

⁽²⁾ Market impact on DAC and DSIC amortization resulting from lower projected profits.

⁽³⁾ In estimating the impact on DAC and DSIC amortization resulting from lower projected profits, we have not changed our assumed equity asset growth rates. This is a significantly more conservative estimate than if we assumed management follows its mean reversion guideline and

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increased near-term rates to recover the drop in equity values over a five-year period. We make this same conservative assumption in estimating the impact from GMDB and GMIB riders and the life contingent benefits associated with GMWB.

⁽⁴⁾ Market impact on DAC and DSIC amortization related to variable annuity riders is modeled net of hedge impact.

⁽⁵⁾ The market impact of the macro hedge program is modeled net of any related impact to DAC and DSIC amortization.

The above results compare to an estimated negative net impact to pretax income of $551 million related to a 10% equity price decline and an estimated positive net impact to pretax income of $192 million related to a 100 basis point increase in interest rates as of December 31, 2017. The change in interest rate exposure was driven by variable annuity riders primarily due to changes in market rates.

Net impacts shown in the above table from GMWB riders result largely from differences between the liability valuation basis and the hedging basis. Liabilities are valued using fair value accounting principles, with risk margins incorporated in contractholder behavior assumptions and with discount rates increased to reflect a current market estimate of our risk of nonperformance specific to these liabilities. Our hedging is based on our determination of economic risk, which excludes certain items in the liability valuation including the nonperformance spread risk.

Actual results could differ materially from those illustrated above as they are based on a number of estimates and assumptions. These include assuming that implied market volatility does not change when equity prices fall by 10%; that management does not increase assumed equity asset growth rates to anticipate recovery of the drop in equity values when valuing DAC, DSIC and the liability values associated with GMDB, GMIB and the life contingent benefits associated with GMWB; and that the 100 basis point increase in interest rates is a parallel shift of the yield curve. Furthermore, we have not tried to anticipate changes in client preferences for different types of assets or other changes in client behavior, nor have we tried to anticipate actions management might take to increase revenues or reduce expenses in these scenarios.

The selection of a 100 basis point interest rate increase as well as a 10% equity price decline should not be construed as a prediction of future market events. Impacts of larger or smaller changes in interest rates or equity prices may not be proportional to those shown for a 100 basis point increase in interest rates or a 10% decline in equity prices.

Fair Value Measurements

We report certain assets and liabilities at fair value; specifically, separate account assets, derivatives, embedded derivatives and most investments and cash equivalents. Fair value assumes the exchange of assets or liabilities occurs in orderly transactions and is not the result of a forced liquidation or distressed sale. We include actual market prices, or observable inputs, in our fair value measurements to the extent available. Broker quotes are obtained when quotes from pricing services are not available. We validate prices obtained from third parties through a variety of means such as: price variance analysis, subsequent sales testing, stale price review, price comparison across pricing vendors and due diligence reviews of vendors. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our fair value measurements.

Fair Value of Liabilities and Nonperformance Risk

Companies are required to measure the fair value of liabilities at the price that would be received to transfer the liability to a market participant (an exit price). Since there is not a market for our obligations of our variable annuity riders, indexed annuities and indexed universal life insurance, we consider the assumptions participants in a hypothetical market would make to reflect an exit price. As a result, we adjust the valuation of variable annuity riders, indexed annuities and indexed universal life insurance by updating certain contractholder assumptions, adding explicit margins to provide for profit, risk and expenses, and adjusting the rates used to discount expected cash flows to reflect a current market estimate of our nonperformance risk. The nonperformance risk adjustment is based on observable market data adjusted to estimate the risk of our life insurance company subsidiaries not fulfilling these liabilities. Consistent with general market conditions, this estimate resulted in a spread over the LIBOR swap curve as of March 31, 2018. As our estimate of this spread widens or tightens, the liability will decrease or increase. If this nonperformance credit spread moves to a zero spread over the LIBOR swap curve, the reduction to future net income would be approximately $295 million, net of DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue amortization, the reinsurance accrual and income taxes (calculated at the statutory tax rate of 21%), based on March 31, 2018 credit spreads.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

We maintained substantial liquidity during the three months ended March 31, 2018. At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had $2.1 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents excluding CIEs. We have additional liquidity available through an unsecured revolving credit facility for up to $750 million that expires in October 2022. Under the terms of the credit agreement, we can increase this facility to $1 billion upon satisfaction of certain approval requirements. Available borrowings under this facility are reduced by any outstanding letters of credit. At March 31, 2018, we had no outstanding borrowings under this credit facility and had $1 million of outstanding letters of credit. Our credit facility contains various administrative, reporting, legal and financial covenants. We were in compliance with all such covenants at March 31, 2018.

We enter into short-term borrowings, which may include repurchase agreements and Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances, to reduce reinvestment risk. Short-term borrowings allow us to receive cash to reinvest in longer-duration assets, while paying back the short-term debt with cash flows generated by the fixed income portfolio. The balance of repurchase agreements as of both

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March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $50 million, which is collateralized with agency residential mortgage backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities from our investment portfolio. Our subsidiary, RiverSource Life Insurance Company (“RiverSource Life”), is a member of the FHLB of Des Moines, which provides access to collateralized borrowings. We had $151 million and $150 million of borrowings from the FHLB, which is collateralized with commercial mortgage backed securities, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. We believe cash flows from operating activities, available cash balances and our availability of revolver borrowings will be sufficient to fund our operating liquidity needs.

Dividends from Subsidiaries

Ameriprise Financial is primarily a parent holding company for the operations carried out by our wholly owned subsidiaries. Because of our holding company structure, our ability to meet our cash requirements, including the payment of dividends on our common stock, substantially depends upon the receipt of dividends or return of capital from our subsidiaries, particularly our life insurance subsidiary, RiverSource Life, our face-amount certificate subsidiary, Ameriprise Certificate Company (“ACC”), AMPF Holding Corporation, which is the parent company of our retail introducing broker-dealer subsidiary, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (“AFSI”) and our clearing broker-dealer subsidiary, American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. (“AEIS”), our Auto and Home insurance subsidiary, IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company (“IDS Property Casualty”), doing business as Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance, our transfer agent subsidiary, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., our investment advisory company, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, and Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is the parent company of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Sàrl. The payment of dividends by many of our subsidiaries is restricted and certain of our subsidiaries are subject to regulatory capital requirements.

Actual capital and regulatory capital requirements for our wholly owned subsidiaries subject to regulatory capital requirements were as follows:

	Actual Capital				Regulatory Capital Requirements
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
RiverSource Life (1)(2)	$	2,934	$	2,451	N/A		$	562
RiverSource Life of NY (1)(2)	290		269		N/A		36
IDS Property Casualty (1)(3)	787		781		$	224	214
Ameriprise Insurance Company (1)(3)	49		48		3		3
ACC(4)(5)	379		365		351		343
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Sàrl (6)	557		426		177		170
Ameriprise National Trust Bank (7)	23		22		10		10
AFSI (3)(4)	145		63		#		#
Ameriprise Captive Insurance Company (3)	52		51		13		8
Ameriprise Trust Company (3)	31		31		27		27
AEIS (3)(4)	128		125		23		22
RiverSource Distributors, Inc. (3)(4)	12		12		#		#
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (3)(4)	16		16		#		#
Investment Professionals, Inc.	3		2		#		#
N/A  Not applicable. #  Amounts are less than $1 million.

⁽¹⁾  Actual capital is determined on a statutory basis.

⁽²⁾  Regulatory capital requirement is based on the statutory risk-based capital filing.

⁽³⁾  Regulatory capital requirement is based on the applicable regulatory requirement, calculated as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

⁽⁴⁾  Actual capital is determined on an adjusted GAAP basis.

⁽⁵⁾  ACC is required to hold capital in compliance with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and SEC capital requirements.

⁽⁶⁾  Actual capital and regulatory capital requirements are determined in accordance with U.K. regulatory legislation. The regulatory capital requirements at March 31, 2018 represent calculations at December 31, 2017 of the rule based requirements, as specified by FCA regulations.

⁽⁷⁾  Ameriprise National Trust Bank is required to maintain capital in compliance with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regulations and policies.

In addition to the particular regulations restricting dividend payments and establishing subsidiary capitalization requirements, we take into account the overall health of the business, capital levels and risk management considerations in determining a dividend strategy for payments to our parent holding company from our subsidiaries, and in deciding to use cash to make capital contributions to our subsidiaries.

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subsidiaries of $484 million (including $200 million from RiverSource Life) and contributed no cash to its subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the parent holding company received cash dividends or a return of capital from its subsidiaries of $458 million (including $300 million from RiverSource Life) and contributed cash to its subsidiaries of $25 million.

In 2009, RiverSource established an agreement to protect its exposure to Genworth Life Insurance Company (“GLIC”) for its reinsured LTC. In 2016, substantial enhancements to this reinsurance protection agreement were finalized. The terms of these confidential provisions within the agreement have been shared, in the normal course of regular reviews, with our domiciliary regulator and rating agencies. Management believes that this agreement and offsetting non LTC legacy arrangements with Genworth will enable RiverSource to recover on all net exposure in the event of an insolvency of GLIC.

Dividends Paid to Shareholders and Share Repurchases

We paid regular quarterly dividends to our shareholders totaling $125 million and $121 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. On April 23, 2018, we announced a quarterly dividend of $0.90 per common share. The dividend will be paid on May 18, 2018 to our shareholders of record at the close of business on May 7, 2018.

In April 2017, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to $2.5 billion of our common stock through June 30, 2019. As of March 31, 2018, we had $1.7 billion remaining under this share repurchase authorization. We intend to fund share repurchases through existing working capital, future earnings and other customary financing methods. The share repurchase program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares, and depending on market conditions and other factors, these purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time without prior notice. Acquisitions under the share repurchase program may be made in the open market, through privately negotiated transactions or block trades or other means. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we repurchased a total of 2.4 million shares of our common stock at an average price of $159.57 per share.

Cash Flows

Cash flows of CIEs and restricted and segregated cash are reflected in our cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, investing activities and financing activities. Cash held by CIEs is not available for general use by Ameriprise Financial, nor is Ameriprise Financial cash available for general use by its CIEs. Cash segregated under federal and other regulations is held for the exclusive benefit of our brokerage customers and is not available for general use by Ameriprise Financial.

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $208 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $6 million for the prior year period primarily due to a $284 million decrease in cash from changes in brokerage deposits.

Investing Activities

Our investing activities primarily relate to our Available-for-Sale investment portfolio. Further, this activity is significantly affected by the net flows of our investment certificate, fixed annuity and universal life products reflected in financing activities.

Net cash provided by investing activities decreased $124 million to $87 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $211 million for the prior year period primarily due to a $321 million increase in cash used for purchases of Available-for-Sale securities, a $79 million decrease in proceeds from maturities, sinking fund payments and calls of Available-for-Sale securities and a $61 million decrease in proceeds from sales and collections of other investments, partially offset by a $315 million increase in proceeds from sales of Available-for-Sale securities.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities increased $130 million to $564 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $434 million for the prior year period due to a $57 million decrease in net cash inflows related to investment certificates, a $58 million decrease in deposits and other additions related to policyholder account balances and a $52 million increase in repayments of debt by CIEs.

Contractual Commitments

There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations disclosed in our 2017 10-K.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We provide asset management services to investment entities which are considered to be VIEs, such as CLOs, hedge funds, property funds and private equity funds, which are sponsored by us. We consolidate certain CLOs. We have determined that consolidation is not required for hedge funds, property funds and private equity funds, which are sponsored by us. Our maximum exposure to loss with respect to our investment in these non-consolidated entities is limited to our carrying value. We have no obligation to provide further financial or other support to these investment entities nor have we provided any support to these investment entities. See Note 4 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our arrangements with these investment entities.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements that reflect management’s plans, estimates and beliefs. Actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements. Examples of such forward-looking statements include: 

• statements of the Company’s plans, intentions, positioning, expectations, objectives or goals, including those relating to asset flows, mass affluent and affluent client acquisition strategy, client retention and growth of our client base, financial advisor productivity, retention, recruiting and enrollments, the introduction, cessation, terms or pricing of new or existing products and services, acquisition integration, benefits and claims expenses, general and administrative costs, consolidated tax rate, return of capital to shareholders, debt repayment and excess capital position and financial flexibility to capture additional growth opportunities;

• other statements about future economic performance, the performance of equity markets and interest rate variations and the economic performance of the United States and of global markets; and

• statements of assumptions underlying such statements.

The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “optimistic,” “intend,” “plan,” “aim,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “likely,” “forecast,” “on pace,” “project” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements.

Such factors include, but are not limited to:

• conditions in the interest rate, credit default, equity market and foreign exchange environments, including changes in valuations, liquidity and volatility;

• changes in and the adoption of relevant accounting standards and securities rating agency standards and processes, as well as changes in the litigation and regulatory environment, including ongoing legal proceedings and regulatory actions, the frequency and extent of legal claims threatened or initiated by clients, other persons and regulators, and developments in regulation and legislation, including the rules and regulations implemented or that may be implemented or modified in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or in light of the U.S. Department of Labor and other rules and exemptions pertaining to the fiduciary status of investment advice providers to 401(k) plans, plan sponsors, plan participants and the holders of individual retirement or health savings accounts (as well as similar SEC, Certified Financial Planner Board and state fiduciary rules and standards);

• investment management performance and distribution partner and consumer acceptance of the Company’s products;

• effects of competition in the financial services industry, including pricing pressure, the introduction of new products and services and changes in product distribution mix and distribution channels;

• changes to the Company’s reputation that may arise from employee or advisor misconduct, legal or regulatory actions, cybersecurity incidents, perceptions of the financial services industry generally, improper management of conflicts of interest or otherwise;

• the Company’s capital structure, including indebtedness, limitations on subsidiaries to pay dividends, and the extent, manner, terms and timing of any share or debt repurchases management may effect as well as the opinions of rating agencies and other analysts and the reactions of market participants or the Company’s regulators, advisors, distribution partners or customers in response to any change or prospect of change in any such opinion;

• changes to the availability and cost of liquidity and the Company’s credit capacity that may arise due to shifts in market conditions, the Company’s credit ratings and the overall availability of credit;

• risks of default, capacity constraint or repricing by issuers or guarantors of investments the Company owns or by counterparties to hedge, derivative, insurance or reinsurance arrangements or by manufacturers of products the Company distributes, experience deviations from the Company’s assumptions regarding such risks, the evaluations or the prospect of changes in evaluations of any such third parties published by rating agencies or other analysts, and the reactions of other market participants or the Company’s regulators, advisors, distribution partners or customers in response to any such evaluation or prospect of changes in evaluation;

• experience deviations from the Company’s assumptions regarding morbidity, mortality and persistency in certain annuity and insurance products (including, but not limited to, variable annuities and long term care policies), or from assumptions regarding market returns assumed in valuing or unlocking DAC and DSIC or market volatility underlying the Company’s valuation and hedging of guaranteed benefit annuity riders, or from assumptions regarding interest rates assumed in the Company's loss recognition testing of its long term care business, or from assumptions regarding anticipated claims and losses relating to the Company’s automobile and home insurance products;

• changes in capital requirements that may be indicated, required or advised by regulators or rating agencies;

• the impacts of the Company’s efforts to improve distribution economics and to grow third-party distribution of its products;

• the ability to pursue and complete strategic transactions and initiatives, including acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, joint ventures and the development of new products and services;

• the ability to realize the financial, operating and business fundamental benefits of strategic transactions and initiatives the Company has completed, is pursuing or may pursue in the future, which may be impacted by the ability to obtain regulatory

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approvals, the ability to effectively manage related expenses and by market, business partner and consumer reactions to such strategic transactions and initiatives;

• the ability and timing to realize savings and other benefits from re-engineering and tax planning;

• interruptions or other failures in the Company’s communications, technology and other operating systems, including errors or failures caused by third-party service providers, interference or failures caused by third party attacks on the Company’s systems (or other cybersecurity incidents), or the failure to safeguard the privacy or confidentiality of sensitive information and data on such systems; and

• general economic and political factors, including consumer confidence in the economy and the financial industry, the ability and inclination of consumers generally to invest as well as their ability and inclination to invest in financial instruments and products other than cash and cash equivalents, the costs of products and services the Company consumes in the conduct of its business, and applicable legislation and regulation and changes therein (such as the ongoing negotiations following the June 2016 UK referendum on membership in the European Union and the uncertain regulatory environment in the U.S. after the recent U.S. election), including tax laws, tax treaties, fiscal and central government treasury policy, and policies regarding the financial services industry and publicly-held firms, and regulatory rulings and pronouncements.

Management cautions the reader that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. There may also be other risks that management is unable to predict at this time that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Management undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements. The foregoing list of factors should be read in conjunction with the “Risk Factors” discussion included in Part I, Item 1A of our 2017 10-K.

Ameriprise Financial announces financial and other information to investors through the Company’s investor relations website at ir.ameriprise.com, as well as SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls and webcasts. Investors and others interested in the company are encouraged to visit the investor relations website from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted. The website also allows users to sign up for automatic notifications in the event new materials are posted. The information found on the website is not incorporated by reference into this report or in any other report or document the Company furnishes or files with the SEC.

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The information set forth in Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Market Risk” in this report is incorporated herein by reference. These disclosures should be read in conjunction with the “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” discussion included as Part II, Item 7A of our 2017 10-K filed with the SEC on February 23, 2018.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be reported in the Exchange Act filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in and pursuant to SEC regulations, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that this information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding the required disclosure. It should be noted that, because of inherent limitations, our company’s disclosure controls and procedures, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met.

Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable level of assurance as of March 31, 2018.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information set forth in Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes in the risk factors provided in Part I, Item 1A of our 2017 10-K.

ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following table presents the information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of our common stock during the first quarter of 2018:

Period	(a)	(b)		(c)	(d)
	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
January 1 to January 31, 2018
Share repurchase program(1)	456,438	$	175.27	456,438	$	2,004,552,853
Employee transactions(2)	152,777	$	171.71	N/A	N/A
February 1 to February 28, 2018
Share repurchase program(1)	726,019	$	159.64	726,019	$	1,888,652,604
Employee transactions(2)	376,642	$	163.61	N/A	N/A
March 1 to March 31, 2018
Share repurchase program(1)	1,241,859	$	153.76	1,241,859	$	1,697,707,419
Employee transactions(2)	45,183	$	153.59	N/A	N/A
Totals
Share repurchase program(1)	2,424,316	$	159.57	2,424,316
Employee transactions(2)	574,602	$	164.98	N/A
	2,998,918			2,424,316

N/A  Not applicable.

⁽¹⁾ On April 24, 2017, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized an additional expenditure of up to $2.5 billion for the repurchase of our common stock through June 30, 2019. The share repurchase program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares, and depending on market conditions and other factors, these purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time without prior notice. Acquisitions under the share repurchase program may be made in the open market, through privately negotiated transactions or block trades or other means.

⁽²⁾ Includes restricted shares withheld pursuant to the terms of awards under the Company’s share-based compensation plans to offset tax withholding obligations that occur upon vesting and release of restricted shares. The value of the restricted shares withheld is the closing price of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. on the date the relevant transaction occurs. Also includes shares withheld pursuant to the net settlement of Non-Qualified Stock Option (“NQSO”) exercises to offset tax withholding obligations that occur upon exercise and to cover the strike price of the NQSO. The value of the shares withheld pursuant to the net settlement of NQSO exercises is the closing price of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. on the day prior to the date the relevant transaction occurs.

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we have filed certain agreements as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These agreements may contain representations and warranties by the parties. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other party or parties to such agreements and (i) may have been qualified by disclosures made to such other party or parties, (ii) were made only as of the date of such agreements or such other date(s) as may be specified in such agreements and are subject to more recent developments, which may not be fully reflected in our public disclosure, (iii) may reflect the allocation of risk among the parties to such agreements and (iv) may apply materiality standards different from what may be viewed as material to investors. Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe our actual state of affairs at the date hereof and should not be relied upon.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The exhibit numbers followed by an asterisk (*) indicate exhibits electronically filed herewith. All other exhibit numbers indicate exhibits previously filed and are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit	Description
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 1-32525, filed on May 1, 2014).
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 1-32525, filed on May 1, 2014).
4.1	Form of Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 3 to Form 10 Registration Statement, File No. 1-32525, filed on August 19, 2005). Other instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt securities of the registrant are omitted pursuant to Section (b)(4)(iii)(A) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K. The registrant agrees to furnish copies of these instruments to the SEC upon request.
10.1*	Ameriprise Financial Annual Incentive Award Plan, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2009.
31.1*	Certification of James M. Cracchiolo pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2*	Certification of Walter S. Berman pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32*	Certification of James M. Cracchiolo and Walter S. Berman pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101*	The following materials from Ameriprise Financial, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2018, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017; (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017; and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
* Filed electronically herewithin.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

			AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
			(Registrant)
Date:	May 2, 2018	By:	/s/ Walter S. Berman
			Walter S. Berman
			Executive Vice President and
			Chief Financial Officer
Date:	May 2, 2018	By:	/s/ David K. Stewart
			David K. Stewart
			Senior Vice President and Controller
			(Principal Accounting Officer)

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EX-10.1

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2009

Purpose

The purpose of this Ameriprise Financial Annual Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide added incentive to those officers and key executives of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries who are in a position to make substantial contributions to the earnings and growth of these companies and to reward them collectively and individually for performance which contributes significantly toward such earnings and growth.

Article 1 Definitions

For purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context, the following phrases or terms shall have the meanings indicated in this Article 1:

1.01 “Board” means the board of directors of the Company. Any reference herein to the Board shall be deemed to include any committee or person to whom any duty of the Board has been delegated.

1.02 “CEO” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

1.03 “Change in Control” has the meaning given such term in the Ameriprise Financial 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time, or such successor plan thereto.

1.04 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time, and all regulations, interpretations and administrative guidance issued thereunder.

1.05 “Committee” means the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Company or such other committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan. Any reference herein to the Committee shall be deemed to include any other committee or person to whom any duty of the Committee has been delegated.

1.06 “Participating Companies” means, for a given Plan Year, the Company and its subsidiaries set forth in the award guidelines for such Plan Year, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

1.07 “Plan Year” means a one-year period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31.

Article 2 Participation in the Plan

2.01Participation. Participation in the Plan for a given Plan Year shall be limited to the key executives of the Participating Companies for such Plan Year who are designated by the Committee, in its sole discretion, as participants in the Plan for that Plan Year. Participants for a Plan Year shall be designated prior to the beginning of such Plan Year or as soon as practicable thereafter; provided, however, new executives, or executives whose duties and responsibilities have been materially increased during the Plan Year, may be designated participants for such Plan Year at any time during the Plan Year. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, executives hired or promoted on or before the 15th day of a given month are eligible to become participants in the plan in the month in which hired or promoted, and executives hired after the 15th day of a given month shall be eligible to become participants in the Plan in the month following the month in which hired or promoted. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, executives hired or promoted on or after October 15th of a Plan Year shall not be able to participate in the Plan for the Plan Year in which hired or promoted. The Committee’s designation of an executive as a participant in respect of a particular Plan Year will not in itself entitle that executive to receive an award for that Plan Year or to be designated as a participant for any subsequent Plan Year. No member of the Committee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.

2.02Beneficiaries. With the approval of the Committee, a participant may designate one or more beneficiaries to receive payment of his or her award in the event of the participant’s death by executing and delivering to the Company written notice of such designation on the form provided by the Company for such purpose, and may revoke or change his or her beneficiary designation at any time by executing and delivering to the Company a new written notice of such designation on the form provided by the Company for such purpose. If any award is payable to a participant after the death of such participant, such award shall be paid, at the same time or times and in the same manner as if such participant were alive, to the beneficiaries of the participant designated on his or her most recent written notice. If a participant does not designate any beneficiary, or if no such beneficiary shall survive him or her, then payments will be made to the participant’s legal representatives.

2.03Continued Employment. Participants for a given Plan Year generally must remain in continuous, active employment with a Participating Company (or any affiliate of a Participating Company) through the end of the Plan Year and up until the payment date for the awards for such Plan Year; provided, however, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for the payment of an award to a participant in the event of termination, retirement, disability, death or other individual circumstances.

Article 3 Award Guidelines

3.01Annual Award Guidelines. As soon as practicable at the beginning of each Plan Year, the Committee shall approve the award guidelines for that Plan Year, which shall include the following:

(a) the Participating Companies for the Plan Year;

(b) the individual, division, group, company or other appropriate performance goals for the Plan Year;

(c) the performance payment metrics for the Plan Year; and

(d) such other terms and conditions imposed by the Committee on the awards for the Plan Year.

3.02Amendment of Award Guidelines. If the Committee determines during the course of any Plan Year that the performance goals or other term of the award guidelines for that Plan Year are not justified under the circumstances, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend the award guidelines, including the performance goals thereof, for such Plan Year as the Committee deems appropriate.

3.03Award Classes. The Committee may, by rules and regulations of general or specific application, establish one or more classes of awards, the payment of which shall, in whole or in part, be deferred and made at such later time or times, in a lump sum or in such installments, as the Committee shall prescribe, provided that the participant fulfills the conditions specified in Article 7. Any class of awards shall be structured to qualify for an exemption from or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

Article 4 Deferral of Awards

4.01Deferral of Awards. The Committee may allow a participant to defer the payment of an award under a deferral plan of a Participating Company. Such deferral shall be made in accordance with the terms of that deferral plan and the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Upon the deferral of the payment of an award, the terms of such deferral and the payments thereunder shall be governed by the provision of the deferral plan under which such deferral has been made, and the payment provisions of Article 6 shall not apply to the deferred award.

4.02Unfunded Status. The obligation of any company under the Plan to make deferred payments or awards when due is merely contractual and no amount credited to an account of a participant on the books of any company shall be deemed to be held in trust for such participant or for his or her beneficiary or legal representatives. Nothing contained in the Plan shall require any company to segregate or earmark any cash or other property for Plan awards. Any securities or other property held or acquired by a company specifically for use under the Plan or otherwise shall, unless and until transferred in accordance with the terms and conditions

of the Plan, be and at all times remain the property of such company, irrespective of whether such securities or other property are entered in a special account for the purpose of the Plan, and such securities or other property shall at all times be and remain available for any corporate purpose.

Article 5 Determination of Awards

5.01Pre-Determination of Awards. Prior to the end of a Plan Year, the Committee may, but shall not be required to, determine a minimum aggregate amount of the awards to be paid for such Plan Year. If the Committee makes such a determination of the minimum aggregate amount of the awards to be paid for such Plan Year, then the actual aggregate amount of the awards for that Plan Year, as determined under Section 5.02, shall not be less than the minimum aggregate amount of the awards for such Plan Year determined by the Committee under this Section 5.01.

5.02Determination of Awards. As soon as practicable after the end of each Plan Year, the Committee shall determine the aggregate amount of awards and the amount of each individual award. In determining the aggregate amount of awards, the Committee may establish available pools of monies and payment grids for the employees of a particular Participating Company or a division, business unit or other designated group thereof, based upon specified company and other applicable organizational performance goals, subject to applicable limitations; in which case, the amount of individual awards shall then be calculated based on the payment grids, subject to available pool monies.

5.03Individual Award Limitation. Except for awards payable as a result of a Change in Control pursuant to Section 6.03, and except as otherwise determined by the Committee, the award to a single participant for any Plan Year shall not exceed the lesser of (a) 200 percent of the participant’s target award for such Plan Year, or (b) 200 percent of the participant’s base salary for such Plan Year.

Article 6 Payment of Awards

6.01Time of Payment. Except for awards payable as a result of a Change in Control pursuant to Section 6.03, and unless otherwise provided by the Committee pursuant to Section 3.03, or deferred by a participant pursuant to 4.01, each award shall be paid in the calendar year immediately following the Plan Year, as soon as practicable after the amount of the award shall have been determined, or at such subsequent time or times during such calendar year as the Committee shall determine.

6.02Form of Payment. Payment of awards shall be made in cash unless the Committee provides for a different method of payment, in whole or in part. Payment may be made (a) by the issuance or transfer of securities or other property, including common shares or other securities of the Company, another corporation or of a regulated investment company or companies, subject to restrictions and requirements to assure compliance with the conditions set forth in Article7and elsewhere in the Plan and such other restrictions and requirements as the

Committee shall prescribe, (b) by undertaking to issue or transfer such securities or other property in the future, together with a sum or sums equal to dividend equivalents and other income equivalents earned thereon from the date of such undertaking until the date or dates of payment, (c) in cash measured by the value of such securities or other property, or of a portfolio comprised of either securities or other property or both, together with dividend equivalents and other income equivalents earned thereon from the date that such measure has been established until the date or dates of payment, or (d) by undertaking to pay cash in the future together with such additional amounts of income equivalents earned thereon until the date or dates of payment, such additional amounts to be determined by a measure established by the Committee in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the payment of awards shall either qualify for an exemption from or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

6.03Change in Control. Except for awards deferred by a participant pursuant to Section 4.01 and any class of awards provided by the Committee pursuant to Section 3.03 (the payment of which is to be made at a later time or times), if within two years following the occurrence of a Change in Control, a participant experiences a termination of employment that would otherwise entitle him or her to receive the payment of severance benefits under the provisions of the severance plan that is in effect and in which the participant participates as of the date of such Change in Control, and the participant is Job Band 50 or higher on the date of his or her termination of employment, then such participant shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.01, be paid, within five days after the date of such termination, the following amount:

(a)if the termination occurs during a Plan Year, a pro rata award equal to:

(i)the average award paid or payable to such participant under the Plan (or any other annual incentive award program of a Participating Company (or any of their respective subsidiaries at the time of such prior payment)) for the two-year period prior to the Change in Control, or if such participant has not received two such awards, the most recent award paid or payable (or the target amount so payable if such participant has not previously received any such award) to such participant under the Plan (or any other annual incentive award program of a Participating Company (or any of their respective subsidiaries at the time of such prior payment)); multiplied by

(ii)the number of full or partial months that have elapsed during the Plan Year at the time of such termination, divided by 12; or

(b)in the event the termination of employment occurs after the end of the Plan Year, but before the payment date for the awards for such Plan Year, an award equal to the average award paid or payable to such participant under the Plan (or any other annual incentive award program of a Participating Company (or any of their respective subsidiaries at the time of such prior payment)) for the two-year period prior to the Change in Control, or if such participant has not received two such awards, the most recent award paid or payable (or target amount so payable, if such participant has not previously received any such award) to such participant under the Plan (or any other annual incentive award program of a Participating Company (or any of their respective subsidiaries at the time of such prior payment)).

6.04Tax Withholding. Any employing company required to make payments under the Plan shall deduct and withhold from any such payment all amounts which its officers believe in good faith it is required to deduct or withhold pursuant to the laws of any jurisdiction whatsoever or, in the event that any such payment shall be made in securities, shall require that arrangements satisfactory to such employing company be made for the payment of all such amounts before such securities are delivered. Except as otherwise required to comply with Section 409A of the Code, no employing company shall be required to pay any amount to the beneficiary or legal representatives of any former participant until such beneficiary or legal representatives shall have furnished evidence satisfactory to such employing company of the payment or provision for the payment of all estate, transfer, inheritance and death taxes, if any, which may be payable with respect thereto.

Article 7

Forfeiture

7.01Participant Conduct. In addition to any other condition that may be imposed by the Committee, the payment of all awards (or any part thereof) under the Plan shall be contingent on the following:

(a)the participant shall refrain from engaging in (i) any business or other activity which, in the judgment of the Committee, is competitive with any activity of any Participating Company or any affiliate thereof, in which the participant was engaged at any time during the last five years of his or her employment by a Participating Company or any affiliate thereof, and (ii) any business or other activity that is so competitive and of which the participant shall have special knowledge as the result of having been employed by the Participating Company or any affiliate thereof; and from counseling or otherwise assisting any person, firm or organization that is so engaged;

(b)the participant shall not furnish, divulge or disclose to any unauthorized person, firm or other organization any trade secrets, information or data with respect to any Participating Company or any affiliate thereof, or any of their employees, that the participant shall have reason to believe is confidential;

(c)the participant will make himself or herself available for such consultation and advice concerning matters with respect to which he or she was familiar while employed by any Participating Company or affiliate thereof as may reasonably be requested, taking fairly into consideration his age, health, residence and individual circumstances and the total amount of the payments that the participant is receiving, and shall render such assistance and cooperation (including testimony and depositions) in respect of matters of which the participant shall have knowledge, as may reasonably be requested in any action, proceeding or other dispute, pending or prospective, to which any Participating Company or affiliate thereof may be a party or in which it may have an interest. The participant shall have no obligation to render any services after he or she has ceased to be an employee of the Participating Companies and the affiliates thereof, except as may be required under this subsection, and the death of the participant, or the failure to call upon him or her for the rendition of services called for under this subsection, shall not in any way affect the right of the participant or his or her beneficiary or legal representatives, as the case may be, to receive any unpaid portion of any amounts payable to the participant; and

(d)the participant’s employment by any Participating Company or affiliate thereof shall not have terminated as a result of the participant’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or poor performance and the participant shall not, while employed by a Participating Company or affiliate have engaged in conduct which, had it been known at the time, would have resulted, on grounds of gross negligence or willful misconduct, in the termination of the participant’s employment by the Participating Company or affiliate thereof by which the participant had been employed.

7.02Forfeiture. If, in the reasonable judgment of the Committee, a participant shall have failed at any time to comply with any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01, the obligation of the employing company to make further payments to such participant or former participant or his

beneficiary or legal representatives shall forthwith terminate, provided that no installment or amount delivered or paid prior to the date of any such determination by the Committee shall be required to be repaid.

7.03Non-alienation. The payment of an award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge an award shall be null and void. The payment of an award shall not be subject to any jurisdictional payment requirement upon death or termination. The payment of an award shall not, in any manner, be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of the person entitled thereto, except as specifically provided in rules or regulations established by the Committee under the Plan; and in the event that any participant or beneficiary becomes bankrupt or attempts to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or charge any such payment or a part thereof, then all such payments due to the participant or beneficiary shall cease and the Participating Company shall hold and apply the same to or for the participant’s benefit or that of his or her spouse, children or other dependents in such manner and in such proportions as the Committee may deem proper.

Article 8 Administration

8.01Committee Duties. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have the discretion and authority to (a) make, amend, interpret, and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan and (b) decide or resolve any and all questions including interpretations of the Plan, as may arise in connection with the Plan. Any action taken by the Committee within the scope of its authority shall be final and binding upon the Participating Companies, upon each and every person who participates in the Plan and any successors in interest of such persons, and any and all other persons claiming under or through any such person.

8.02Delegation of Authority. The Committee shall also have the power to delegate any of its authority under the Plan as allowed by law. The Committee may delegate to the CEO the authority to approve individual awards and award changes for employees below the executive officer level; provided, however, the Committee shall continue to approve the awards for executive officers, and to approve the aggregate amount of awards for a Plan Year for all participants below the executive officer level (subject to any delegation of authority to adjust

awards during a Plan Year). The Committee has delegated to the CEO the authority to authorize special awards under the Plan in recognition of outstanding individual achievement, at any time or times during the year, provided that any special awards authorized by the CEO are reported to the Committee at its next regular meeting or at such other time specified by the Committee.

8.03Binding Effect. By accepting any benefits under the Plan, each participant, each beneficiary and each person claiming under or through such participant shall be conclusively bound by any action or decision taken or made, or to be taken or to be made under the Plan, by the Company, the Board or the Committee.

8.04Indemnity of Committee. No member of the Committee shall be liable for anything done or omitted to be done by him or by any other member of the Committee in connection with the Plan, unless such act or omission constitutes willful misconduct on his part. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of the Committee, and any person to whom duties of the Committee may be delegated, against any and all claims, losses, damages, expenses or liabilities arising from any action or failure to act with respect to the Plan, except in the case of willful misconduct.

Article 9 Miscellaneous

9.01Amendment. The Board may amend the Plan in whole or in part from time to time, or may terminate the Plan at any time, without prior notice to any interested party; provided, however, no amendment or termination may be made if such amendment or termination would cause the awards under the Plan to fail to qualify for an exemption from or to comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. The Board may delegate its amendment power to such individual or individuals as it deems appropriate, in its sole discretion. The foregoing sentence to the contrary notwithstanding, for a period of two years and one day following a Change in Control, neither the Board nor any individual to whom the Board has delegated its authority may amend the Plan in a manner that is detrimental to the rights of any participant of the Plan without the participant’s written consent.

9.02Section 409A of the Code. It is intended that the benefits provided under the Plan qualify for an exemption from or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and the Plan shall be administered and interpreted to the extent possible in a manner consistent with such intention.

9.03Other Benefits and Agreements. The benefits provided to a participant under the Plan are in addition to any other benefits available to such participant under any other plan or program for employees of the participant’s employer. The Plan shall supplement and shall not supersede, modify or amend any other such plan or program except as may otherwise be expressly provided.

9.04Not a Contract of Employment. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed as giving any person employed by a company which is or has been a Participating Company the right to be retained in the employ of such company or any right to any payment whatsoever, except to the extent provided by the Plan. Each such company shall have the right to dismiss any employee at

any time with or without cause and without liability for the effect which such dismissal might have upon him as a participant under the Plan.

9.05Terms. Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as though they were in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and whenever any words are used herein in the singular or in the plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or the singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they would so apply.

9.06Captions. The captions of the articles, sections and paragraphs of the Plan are for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its provisions.

9.07Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

9.08Successors. The provisions of the Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the participant’s employer and its successors and assigns, and the participant and his or her designated beneficiaries.

9.09Validity. In case any provision of the Plan shall be illegal or invalid for any reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein.

*    *    *    *    *

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.

CERTIFICATION

I, James M. Cracchiolo, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	May 2, 2018	By:	/s/ James M. Cracchiolo
			James M. Cracchiolo
			Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.

CERTIFICATION

I, Walter S. Berman, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	May 2, 2018	By:	/s/ Walter S. Berman
			Walter S. Berman
			Chief Financial Officer

EX-32

Exhibit 32

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), James M. Cracchiolo, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Walter S. Berman as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	May 2, 2018	By:	/s/ James M. Cracchiolo
			James M. Cracchiolo
			Chief Executive Officer
Date:	May 2, 2018	By:	/s/ Walter S. Berman
			Walter S. Berman
			Chief Financial Officer

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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 20, 2018
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000820027
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		144,612,802

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Revenues
Management and financial advice fees	$ 1,669	$ 1,487
Distribution fees	468	441
Net investment income	396	391
Premiums	343	339
Other revenues	308	278
Total revenues	3,184	2,936
Banking and deposit interest expense	16	10
Total net revenues	3,168	2,926
Expenses
Distribution expenses	905	823
Interest credited to fixed accounts	141	162
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses	494	567
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	92	72
Interest and debt expense	51	50
General and administrative expense	789	777
Total expenses	2,472	2,451
Pretax income	696	475
Income tax provision	102	72
Net income	$ 594	$ 403
Basic
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 3.97	$ 2.56
Diluted
Net income (in dollars per share)	3.91	2.52
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.83	$ 0.75
Supplemental Disclosures
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities	$ 0	$ (1)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (before taxes)	0	0
Net impairment losses recognized in net investment income	$ 0	$ (1)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 594	$ 403
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	29	7
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities	(262)	7
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives	0	1
Defined benefit plans	0	5
Other	0	(1)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(233)	19
Total comprehensive income	$ 361	$ 422

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Total assets	$ 144,762	$ 147,480
Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	29,364	29,904
Separate account liabilities	85,847	87,368
Total liabilities	138,922	141,485
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Common shares	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	8,116	8,085
Retained earnings	11,796	11,326
Treasury shares, at cost	(14,070)	(13,648)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	(5)	229
Total equity	5,840	5,995
Total liabilities and equity	144,762	147,480
Ameriprise Financial [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	2,102	2,484
Investments	35,320	35,925
Separate account assets	85,847	87,368
Receivables	5,860	5,762
Deferred acquisition costs	2,718	2,676
Restricted and segregated cash and investments	2,818	3,147
Other assets	7,867	7,826
Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	29,364	29,904
Separate account liabilities	85,847	87,368
Customer deposits	10,240	10,303
Short-term borrowings	201	200
Long-term debt	2,881	2,891
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,609	1,975
Other liabilities	6,570	6,575
Consolidated investment entities [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	99	136
Investments	2,111	2,131
Receivables	20	25
Liabilities
Long-term debt	2,174	2,206
Other liabilities	$ 36	$ 63

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common shares, shares authorized	1,250,000,000	1,250,000,000
Common shares, shares issued	328,114,954	327,506,935
Treasury shares	183,096,597	180,872,271

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common shares [Member]	Additional paid-in capital [Member]	Retained earnings [Member]	Treasury shares [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies | Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies - Revenue recognition	$ (3)			$ (3)
Beginning balance, restated	6,289	$ 3	$ 7,765	10,348	$ (12,027)	$ 200
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016		154,759,904
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016	6,292	$ 3	7,765	10,351	(12,027)	200
Comprehensive income (loss) [Abstract]
Net income	403			403
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	19					19
Total comprehensive income	422
Dividends to shareholders	(121)			(121)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)		(4,118,826)
Repurchase of common shares	(509)				(509)
Share-based compensation plans (in shares)		2,347,526
Share-based compensation plans	143		92		51
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2017		152,988,604.000000
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2017	6,224	$ 3	7,857	10,630	(12,485)	219
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017		146,634,664
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017	5,995	$ 3	8,085	11,326	(13,648)	229
Comprehensive income (loss) [Abstract]
Net income	594			594
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(233)					(233)
Total comprehensive income	361
Dividends to shareholders	(125)			(125)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)		(3,003,729)
Repurchase of common shares	(482)				(482)
Share-based compensation plans (in shares)		1,387,422
Share-based compensation plans	91		31		60
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018		145,018,357.000000
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2018	5,840	$ 3	$ 8,116	11,796	$ (14,070)	(5)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies | Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies - Recognition and measurement of financial instruments	$ 0			$ 1		$ (1)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net income	$ 594	$ 403
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net	56	63
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	104	38
Share-based compensation	32	31
Net realized investment (gains) losses	(6)	(19)
Net trading (gains) losses	(3)	(1)
Loss from equity method investments	12	12
Other than Temporary Impairments and Provision for Loan Losses		1
Net (gains) losses of consolidated investment entities	1	3
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted and segregated investments	75	25
Deferred acquisition costs	13	5
Other investments, net	(21)	(98)
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims, net	(325)	(434)
Derivatives, net of collateral	29	304
Receivables	(78)	(59)
Brokerage deposits	(207)	77
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(373)	(259)
Other operating assets and liabilities of consolidated investment entities, net	3
Other, net	(114)	(86)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(208)	6
Available-for-Sale securities:
Proceeds from sales	361	46
Maturities, sinking fund payments and calls	1,195	1,274
Purchases	(1,456)	(1,135)
Proceeds from sales, maturities and repayments of mortgage loans	75	117
Funding of mortgage loans	(40)	(112)
Proceeds from sales and collections of other investments	29	90
Purchase of other investments	(57)	(54)
Purchase of investments by consolidated investment entities	(116)	(285)
Proceeds from sales, maturities and repayments of investments by consolidated investment entities	130	296
Purchase of land, buildings, equipment and software	(33)	(33)
Other, net	(1)	7
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	87	211
Investment certificates:
Proceeds from additions	1,336	1,284
Maturities, withdrawals and cash surrenders	(1,192)	(1,083)
Policyholder account balances:
Deposits and other additions	444	502
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts	(28)	(23)
Surrenders and other benefits	(501)	(507)
Cash paid for purchased options with deferred premiums	(45)	(58)
Cash received from purchased options with deferred premiums	24
Repayments of long-term debt	(3)	(2)
Dividends paid to shareholders	(122)	(117)
Repurchase of common shares	(425)	(436)
Exercise of stock options	2	6
Repayments of debt by consolidated investment entities	(52)
Other, net	(2)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(564)	(434)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	12	5
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(673)	(212)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning balance	5,144	5,392
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, ending balance	$ 4,471	$ 5,180

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Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Income taxes paid, net	$ 118	$ 137
Non-cash Investing Activity:
Partnership commitments not yet remitted		9
Ameriprise Financial [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Interest paid	44	40
Consolidated investment entities [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Interest paid	$ 21	$ 20

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Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures - Cash Reconciliation - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Less: Restricted and segregated investments	$ (548)	$ (623)
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash per consolidated statements of cash flows	4,471	5,144	$ 5,180	$ 5,392
Ameriprise Financial [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	2,102	2,484
Restricted and segregated cash and investments	2,818	3,147
Consolidated investment entities [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 99	$ 136

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Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is a holding company, which primarily conducts business through its subsidiaries to provide financial planning, products and services that are designed to be utilized as solutions for clients’ cash and liquidity, asset accumulation, income, protection and estate and wealth transfer needs. The foreign operations of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. are conducted primarily through Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Sàrl and Ameriprise Asset Management Holdings GmbH (collectively, “Threadneedle”).

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., companies in which it directly or indirectly has a controlling financial interest and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which it is the primary beneficiary (collectively, the “Company”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The interim financial information in this report has not been audited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for fair statement of the consolidated results of operations and financial position for the interim periods have been made. Except for the out-of-period correction described below and the prior period adjustments for the retrospective adoption of the new revenue recognition accounting standard, all adjustments made were of a normal recurring nature.

In the first quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a $20 million decrease to income tax provision related to an out-of-period correction for a reversal of a tax reserve.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. These Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 23, 2018 (“2017 10-K”).

The Company evaluated events or transactions that may have occurred after the balance sheet date for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. No subsequent events or transactions were identified.

On January 1, 2018, the Company retrospectively adopted the new accounting standard for revenue recognition. See Note 2 and Note 3 for further information on the new accounting standard and the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers. The following table presents the impact to the consolidated statements of operations for the prior period presented:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	Previously Reported		Effect of Change			As Adjusted
	(in millions)
Revenues
Management and financial advice fees	$	1,482	$	5		$	1,487
Distribution fees	443		(2		)	441
Net investment income	391		—			391
Premiums	339		—			339
Other revenues	256		22			278
Total revenues	2,911		25			2,936
Banking and deposit interest expense	10		—			10
Total net revenues	2,901		25			2,926
Expenses
Distribution expenses	823		—			823
Interest credited to fixed accounts	162		—			162
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses	567		—			567
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	72		—			72
Interest and debt expense	50		—			50
General and administrative expense	752		25			777
Total expenses	2,426		25			2,451
Pretax income	475		—			475
Income tax provision	72		—			72
Net income	$	403	$	—		$	403

The impact to the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 was a $10 million increase to total assets, a $13 million increase to total liabilities and a $3 million decrease to retained earnings.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) updated the accounting standards for revenue from contracts with customers. The update provides a five-step revenue recognition model for all revenue arising from contracts with customers and affects all entities that enter into contracts to provide goods or services to their customers (unless the contracts are in the scope of other standards). The standard also updates the accounting for certain costs associated with obtaining and fulfilling a customer contract and requires disclosure of quantitative and qualitative information that enables users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is permitted for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The standard may be applied retrospectively for all periods presented or retrospectively with a cumulative-effect adjustment at the date of adoption. The Company adopted the revenue recognition guidance on a retrospective basis on January 1, 2018. The update does not apply to revenue associated with the manufacturing of insurance and annuity products or financial instruments as these revenues are in the scope of other standards. Therefore, the update did not have an impact on these revenues. The Company’s implementation efforts included the identification of revenue within the guidance and the review of the customer contracts to determine the Company’s performance obligation and the associated timing of each performance obligation. The Company determined that certain payments received primarily related to franchise advisor fees should be presented as revenue rather than a reduction of expense. The adoption of the standard did not have other material impacts on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The impact of the change was an increase to both revenues and expenses of $25 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. See Note 3 for new disclosures on revenue from contracts with customers.

Financial Instruments – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

In January 2016, the FASB updated the accounting standards on the recognition and measurement of financial instruments. The update requires entities to carry marketable equity securities, excluding investments in securities that qualify for the equity method of accounting, at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in net income each reporting period. The update affects other aspects of accounting for equity instruments, as well as the accounting for financial liabilities utilizing the fair value option. The update eliminates the requirement to disclose the methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial assets or liabilities held at cost on the balance sheet and requires entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of these financial instruments. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2018 using a modified retrospective approach. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Future Adoption of New Accounting Standards

Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income

In February 2018, the FASB updated the accounting standards related to the presentation of tax effects stranded in other comprehensive income (“OCI”). The update allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) to retained earnings for tax effects stranded in AOCI resulting from the legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”). The update is optional and entities may elect not to reclassify the stranded tax effects. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Entities may elect to record the impacts either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period (or periods) in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Act is recognized. Early adoption is permitted in any period. The Company is currently evaluating whether it will elect to reclassify the stranded tax effects and the potential impact to the consolidated financial condition.

Derivatives and Hedging – Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities

In August 2017, the FASB updated the accounting standards to amend the hedge accounting recognition and presentation requirements. The objectives of the update are to better align the financial reporting of hedging relationships to the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities and simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance. The update also adds new disclosures and amends existing disclosure requirements. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and should be applied on a modified retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

Receivables – Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities

In March 2017, the FASB updated the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. Under current guidance, premiums are generally amortized over the contractual life of the security. The amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, non-contingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted. The update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

In January 2017, the FASB updated the accounting standards to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment. The update removes the hypothetical purchase price allocation (Step 2) of the goodwill impairment test. Goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and should be applied prospectively with early adoption permitted for any impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Financial Instruments – Measurement of Credit Losses

In June 2016, the FASB updated the accounting standards related to accounting for credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. The update replaces the current incurred loss model for estimating credit losses with a new model that requires an entity to estimate the credit losses expected over the life of the asset. Generally, the initial estimate of the expected credit losses and subsequent changes in the estimate will be reported in current period earnings and recorded through an allowance for credit losses on the balance sheet. The current credit loss model for Available-for-Sale debt securities does not change; however, the credit loss calculation and subsequent recoveries are required to be recorded through an allowance. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption will be permitted for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. A modified retrospective cumulative adjustment to retained earnings should be recorded as of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective for loans, receivables, and other financial instruments subject to the new expected credit loss model. Prospective adoption is required for establishing an allowance related to Available-for-Sale debt securities, certain beneficial interests, and financial assets purchased with a more-than-insignificant amount of credit deterioration since origination. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

Leases – Recognition of Lease Assets and Liabilities on Balance Sheet

In February 2016, the FASB updated the accounting standards for leases. The update was issued to increase transparency and comparability for the accounting of lease transactions. The standard will require most lease transactions for lessees to be recorded on the balance sheet as lease assets and lease liabilities and both quantitative and qualitative disclosures about leasing arrangements. The Company discloses information related to operating lease arrangements within Note 23 of the 2017 10-K. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 with early adoption permitted. The update should be applied at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

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Variable Interest Entities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Variable Interest Entities [Abstract]

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Variable Interest Entities

The Company provides asset management services to investment entities which are considered to be VIEs, such as CLOs, hedge funds, property funds, certain non-U.S. series funds (OEICs and SICAVs) and private equity funds (collectively, “investment entities”), which are sponsored by the Company. In addition, the Company invests in structured investments other than CLOs and certain affordable housing partnerships which are considered VIEs. The Company consolidates certain investment entities (collectively, “consolidated investment entities”) if the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. The Company has no obligation to provide financial or other support to the non-consolidated VIEs beyond its investment nor has the Company provided any support to these entities.

CLOs

CLOs are asset backed financing entities collateralized by a pool of assets, primarily syndicated loans and, to a lesser extent, high-yield bonds. Multiple tranches of debt securities are issued by a CLO, offering investors various maturity and credit risk characteristics. The debt securities issued by the CLOs are non-recourse to the Company. The CLO’s debt holders have recourse only to the assets of the CLO. The assets of the CLOs cannot be used by the Company. Scheduled debt payments are based on the performance of the CLO’s collateral pool. The Company earns management fees from the CLOs based on the CLO’s collateral pool and, in certain instances, may also receive incentive fees. The fee arrangement is at market and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services. The Company has invested in a portion of the unrated, junior subordinated notes of certain CLOs.

The Company’s maximum exposure to loss with respect to non-consolidated CLOs is limited to its amortized cost, which was $6 million as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The Company classifies these investments as Available-for-Sale securities. See Note 5 for additional information on these investments.

Property Funds

The Company provides investment advice and related services to property funds some of which are considered VIEs. For investment management services, the Company generally earns management fees based on the market value of assets under management, and in certain instances may also receive performance-based fees. The fee arrangement is at market and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services. The Company does not have a significant economic interest and is not required to consolidate any of the property funds. The carrying value of the Company’s investment in property funds is reflected in other investments and was $25 million and $24 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds

The Company has determined that consolidation is not required for hedge funds and private equity funds which are sponsored by the Company and considered VIEs. For investment management services, the Company earns management fees based on the market value of assets under management, and in certain instances may also receive performance-based fees. The fee arrangement is at market and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services and the Company does not have a significant economic interest in any fund. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss with respect to its investment in these entities is limited to its carrying value. The carrying value of the Company’s investment in these entities is reflected in other investments and was $7 million as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Non-U.S. Series Funds

The Company manages non-U.S. series funds, which are considered VIEs. For investment management services, the Company earns management fees based on the market value of assets under management, and in certain instances may also receive performance-based fees. The fee arrangement is at market and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services. The Company does not consolidate these funds and its maximum exposure to loss is limited to its carrying value. The carrying value of the Company’s investment in these funds is reflected in other investments and was $29 million and $25 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Affordable Housing Partnerships and Other Real Estate Partnerships

The Company is a limited partner in affordable housing partnerships that qualify for government-sponsored low income housing tax credit programs and partnerships that invest in multi-family residential properties that were originally developed with an affordable housing component. The Company has determined it is not the primary beneficiary and therefore does not consolidate these partnerships.

A majority of the limited partnerships are VIEs. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investment in the VIEs is limited to the carrying value. The carrying value is reflected in other investments and was $397 million and $408 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company had an $80 million and a $97 million liability recorded as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, related to original purchase commitments not yet remitted to the VIEs. The Company has not provided any additional support and is not contractually obligated to provide additional support to the VIEs beyond the above mentioned funding commitments.

Structured Investments

The Company invests in structured investments which are considered VIEs for which it is not the sponsor. These structured investments typically invest in fixed income instruments and are managed by third parties and include asset backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and residential mortgage backed securities. The Company classifies these investments as Available-for-Sale securities. The Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of these structures due to the size of the Company’s investment in the entities and position in the capital structure of these entities. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investment in these structured investments is limited to its carrying value. See Note 5 for additional information on these structured investments.

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

The Company categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy. See Note 11 for the definition of the three levels of the fair value hierarchy.

The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	March 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Investments:
Corporate debt securities	$	—	$	24	$	—	$	24
Common stocks	25		5		11		41
Other investments	4		—		—		4
Syndicated loans	—		1,842		200		2,042
Total investments	29		1,871		211		2,111
Receivables	—		20		—		20
Total assets at fair value	$	29	$	1,891	$	211	$	2,131
Liabilities
Debt (1)	$	—	$	2,174	$	—	$	2,174
Other liabilities	—		36		—		36
Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	2,210	$	—	$	2,210

	December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Investments:
Corporate debt securities	$	—	$	27	$	—	$	27
Common stocks	18		8		4		30
Other investments	5		—		—		5
Syndicated loans	—		1,889		180		2,069
Total investments	23		1,924		184		2,131
Receivables	—		25		—		25
Total assets at fair value	$	23	$	1,949	$	184	$	2,156
Liabilities
Debt (1)	$	—	$	2,206	$	—	$	2,206
Other liabilities	—		63		—		63
Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	2,269	$	—	$	2,269

⁽¹⁾  The carrying value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

The following tables provide a summary of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Common Stocks				Syndicated Loans
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	4			$	180
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	4			(1)	2			(1)
Purchases	—				18
Sales	—				(1		)
Settlements	—				(11		)
Transfers into Level 3	4				61
Transfers out of Level 3	(1		)		(49		)
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	11			$	200
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at March 31, 2018	$	4		(1)	$	2		(1)

	Corporate Debt Securities		Common Stocks			Syndicated Loans
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	—	$	5		$	254
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	—		—			3			(1)
Purchases	—		—			55
Sales	—		—			(8		)
Settlements	—		—			(23		)
Transfers into Level 3	2		1			72
Transfers out of Level 3	—		(2		)	(130		)
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	2	$	4		$	223
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at March 31, 2017	$	—	$	—		$	2		(1)

⁽¹⁾ Included in net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Securities and loans transferred from Level 3 primarily represent assets with fair values that are now obtained from a third-party pricing service with observable inputs or priced in active markets. Securities and loans transferred to Level 3 represent assets with fair values that are now based on a single non-binding broker quote. The Company recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy as of the beginning of the quarter in which each transfer occurred. For assets and liabilities held at the end of the reporting periods that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

All Level 3 measurements as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were obtained from non-binding broker quotes where unobservable inputs utilized in the fair value calculation are not reasonably available to the Company.

Determination of Fair Value

Assets

Investments

The fair value of syndicated loans obtained from third-party pricing services using a market approach with observable inputs is classified as Level 2. The fair value of syndicated loans obtained from third-party pricing services with a single non-binding broker quote as the underlying valuation source is classified as Level 3. The underlying inputs used in non-binding broker quotes are not readily available to the Company.

In consideration of the above, management is responsible for the fair values recorded on the financial statements. Prices received from third-party pricing services are subjected to exception reporting that identifies loans with significant daily price movements as well as no movements. The Company reviews the exception reporting and resolves the exceptions through reaffirmation of the price or recording an appropriate fair value estimate. The Company also performs subsequent transaction testing. The Company performs annual due diligence of the third-party pricing services. The Company’s due diligence procedures include assessing the vendor’s valuation qualifications, control environment, analysis of asset-class specific valuation methodologies and understanding of sources of market observable assumptions and unobservable assumptions, if any, employed in the valuation methodology. The Company also considers the results of its exception reporting controls and any resulting price challenges that arise.

See Note 11 for a description of the Company’s determination of the fair value of corporate debt securities, common stocks and other investments.

Receivables

For receivables of the consolidated CLOs, the carrying value approximates fair value as the nature of these assets has historically been short term and the receivables have been collectible. The fair value of these receivables is classified as Level 2.

Liabilities

Debt

The fair value of the CLOs’ assets, typically syndicated bank loans, is more observable than the fair value of the CLOs’ debt tranches for which market activity is limited and less transparent. As a result, the fair value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The fair value of the CLOs’ debt is classified as Level 2.

Other Liabilities

Other liabilities consist primarily of securities purchased but not yet settled held by consolidated CLOs. The carrying value approximates fair value as the nature of these liabilities has historically been short term. The fair value of these liabilities is classified as Level 2.

Fair Value Option

The Company has elected the fair value option for the financial assets and liabilities of the consolidated CLOs. Management believes that the use of the fair value option better matches the changes in fair value of assets and liabilities related to the CLOs.

The followingtablepresentsthefairvalueandunpaidprincipalbalanceofloansanddebtforwhichthefairvalueoptionhasbeenelected:

	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Syndicated loans
Unpaid principal balance	$	2,097		$	2,140
Excess unpaid principal over fair value	(55		)	(71		)
Fair value	$	2,042		$	2,069
Fair value of loans more than 90 days past due	$	21		$	24
Fair value of loans in nonaccrual status	21			24
Difference between fair value and unpaid principal of loans more than 90 days past due, loans in nonaccrual status or both	36			35
Debt
Unpaid principal balance	$	2,290		$	2,340
Excess unpaid principal over fair value	(116		)	(134		)
Carrying value (1)	$	2,174		$	2,206

⁽¹⁾ The carrying value of the CLOs’ debtis set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Interest income from syndicated loans, bonds and structured investments is recorded based on contractual rates in net investment income. Gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of investments and gains and losses on sales of investments are also recorded in net investment income. Interest expense on debt is recorded in interest and debt expense with gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of debt recorded in net investment income.

Total net gains (losses) recognized in net investment income related to changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities for which the fair value option was elected were $(1) million and $(3) million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Debt of the consolidated investment entities and the stated interest rates were as follows:

	Carrying Value				Weighted Average Interest Rate
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Debt of consolidated CLOs due 2025-2026	$	2,174	$	2,206	3.1	%	2.8	%

The debt of the consolidated CLOs has both fixed and floating interest rates, which range from 0% to 7.8%. The interest rates on the debt of CLOs are weighted average rates based on the outstanding principal and contractual interest rates.

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Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

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Investments

The following is a summary of Ameriprise Financial investments:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	$	30,319	$	30,927
Mortgage loans, net	2,721		2,756
Policy and certificate loans	844		845
Other investments	1,436		1,397
Total	$	35,320	$	35,925

Other investments primarily reflect the Company’s interests in affordable housing partnerships, trading securities, seed money investments, syndicated loans and held-to-maturity certificates of deposit with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of more than 90 days but less than 12 months. As of January 1, 2018, marketable equity securities were reclassified from Available-for-Sale securities to other investments due to the adoption of a new accounting standard on the recognition and measurement of financial instruments. The carrying value of held-to-maturity certificates of deposit was $230 million and $205 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, which approximates fair value due to the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization.

The following is a summary of net investment income:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Investment income on fixed maturities	$	329		$	337
Net realized gains (losses)	6			17
Affordable housing partnerships	(11		)	(12		)
Other	46			24
Consolidated investment entities	26			25
Total	$	396		$	391

Available-for-Sale securities distributed by type were as follows:

Description of Securities	March 31, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Noncredit OTTI (1)
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities	$	13,676	$	858	$	(100	)	$	14,434	$	—
Residential mortgage backed securities	6,031		41		(80		)	5,992		—
Commercial mortgage backed securities	4,395		25		(100		)	4,320		—
Asset backed securities	1,502		30		(9		)	1,523		—
State and municipal obligations	2,192		217		(14		)	2,395		—
U.S. government and agencies obligations	1,372		1		—			1,373		—
Foreign government bonds and obligations	273		14		(5		)	282		—
Total	$	29,441	$	1,186	$	(308	)	$	30,319	$	—

Description of Securities	December 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Noncredit OTTI (1)
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities	$	13,976	$	1,131	$	(32	)	$	15,075	$	—
Residential mortgage backed securities	6,585		63		(37		)	6,611		—
Commercial mortgage backed securities	4,362		48		(36		)	4,374		—
Asset backed securities	1,549		36		(5		)	1,580		1
State and municipal obligations	2,215		259		(11		)	2,463		—
U.S. government and agencies obligations	502		1		—			503		—
Foreign government bonds and obligations	298		20		(4		)	314		—
Common stocks	5		3		(1		)	7		—
Total	$	29,492	$	1,561	$	(126	)	$	30,927	$	1

⁽¹⁾  Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses in AOCI. Amount includes unrealized gains and losses on impaired securities subsequent to the initial impairment measurement date. These amounts are included in gross unrealized gains and losses as of the end of the period.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, investment securities with a fair value of $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, were pledged to meet contractual obligations under derivative contracts and short-term borrowings, of which $724 million and $803 million, respectively, may be sold, pledged or rehypothecated by the counterparty.

As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, fixed maturity securities comprised approximately 86% of Ameriprise Financial investments. Rating agency designations are based on the availability of ratings from Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”), including Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) and Fitch Ratings Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Company uses the median of available ratings from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, or, if fewer than three ratings are available, the lower rating is used. When ratings from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch are unavailable, the Company may utilize ratings from other NRSROs or rate the securities internally. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s internal analysts rated $936 million and $979 million, respectively, of securities using criteria similar to those used by NRSROs.

A summary of fixed maturity securities by rating was as follows:

Ratings	March 31, 2018						December 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Total Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Total Fair Value
	(in millions, except percentages)
AAA	$	11,823	$	11,706	39	%	$	11,293	$	11,331	37	%
AA	1,688		1,862		6		1,898		2,114		7
A	4,398		4,705		15		4,760		5,243		17

BBB	10,355		10,868		36		10,317		10,989		35
Below investment grade (1)	1,177		1,178		4		1,219		1,243		4
Total fixed maturities	$	29,441	$	30,319	100	%	$	29,487	$	30,920	100	%

⁽¹⁾  The amortized cost and fair value of below investment grade securities includes interest in CLOs managed by the Company of $6 million and $7 million, respectively, at March 31, 2018, and $6 million and $7 million, respectively, at December 31, 2017. These securities are not rated but are included in below investment grade due to their risk characteristics.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, approximately 33% and 37%, respectively, of the securities rated AAA were GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC mortgage backed securities. No holdings of any other issuer were greater than 10% of total equity.

The following tables provide information about Available-for-Sale securities with gross unrealized losses and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

Description of Securities	March 31, 2018
	Less than 12 months						12 months or more						Total
	Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(in millions, except number of securities)
Corporate debt securities	282	$	4,289	$	(63	)	64	$	656	$	(37	)	346	$	4,945	$	(100	)
Residential mortgage backed securities	163	2,716		(38		)	127	1,373		(42		)	290	4,089		(80		)
Commercial mortgage backed securities	127	2,272		(60		)	57	749		(40		)	184	3,021		(100		)
Asset backed securities	43	531		(6		)	22	158		(3		)	65	689		(9		)
State and municipal obligations	174	375		(6		)	34	182		(8		)	208	557		(14		)
Foreign government bonds and obligations	13	46		(1		)	12	19		(4		)	25	65		(5		)
Total	802	$	10,229	$	(174	)	316	$	3,137	$	(134	)	1,118	$	13,366	$	(308	)

Description of Securities	December 31, 2017
	Less than 12 months						12 months or more						Total
	Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(in millions, except number of securities)
Corporate debt securities	150	$	1,791	$	(8	)	70	$	740	$	(24	)	220	$	2,531	$	(32	)
Residential mortgage backed securities	102	1,772		(11		)	130	1,467		(26		)	232	3,239		(37		)
Commercial mortgage backed securities	67	1,178		(12		)	58	783		(24		)	125	1,961		(36		)
Asset backed securities	36	424		(2		)	26	187		(3		)	62	611		(5		)
State and municipal obligations	76	141		(1		)	34	180		(10		)	110	321		(11		)
Foreign government bonds and obligations	3	6		—			15	23		(4		)	18	29		(4		)
Common stocks	—	—		—			4	1		(1		)	4	1		(1		)
Total	434	$	5,312	$	(34	)	337	$	3,381	$	(92	)	771	$	8,693	$	(126	)

As part of Ameriprise Financial’s ongoing monitoring process, management determined that the change in gross unrealized losses on its Available-for-Sale securities is primarily attributable to a rise in interest rates as well as widening credit spreads.

The following table presents a rollforward of the cumulative amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for other-than-temporary impairments related to credit losses on Available-for-Sale securities for which a portion of the securities’ total other-than-temporary impairments was recognized in OCI:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Beginning balance	$	2	$	69
Credit losses for which an other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized	—		1
Ending balance	$	2	$	70

Net realized gains and losses on Available-for-Sale securities, determined using the specific identification method, recognized in earnings were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
Gross realized investment gains	$	6		$	19
Gross realized investment losses	(1		)	—
Other-than-temporary impairments	—			(1		)
Total	$	5		$	18

Other-than-temporaryimpairmentsforthethreemonthsendedMarch 31, 2017primarilyrelatedtocreditlossesonassetbackedsecurities.

See Note 14 for a rollforward of net unrealized investment gains (losses) included in AOCI.

Available-for-Sale securities by contractual maturity as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(in millions)
Due within one year	$	3,224	$	3,247
Due after one year through five years	6,425		6,507
Due after five years through 10 years	3,591		3,612
Due after 10 years	4,273		5,118
	17,513		18,484
Residential mortgage backed securities	6,031		5,992
Commercial mortgage backed securities	4,395		4,320
Asset backed securities	1,502		1,523
Total	$	29,441	$	30,319

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities are not due at a single maturity date. As such, these securities were not included in the maturities distribution.

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Financing Receivables

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Receivables [Abstract]

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Financing Receivables

The Company’s financing receivables primarily include commercial mortgage loans, syndicated loans, policy loans, certificate loans, advisor loans and margin loans. Commercial mortgage loans, syndicated loans, policy loans and certificate loans are reflected in investments. Advisor loans and margin loans are recorded in receivables.

Allowance for Loan Losses

Policy and certificate loans do not exceed the cash surrender value at origination. As there is minimal risk of loss related to policy and certificate loans, the Company does not record an allowance for loan losses. The Company monitors collateral supporting margin loans and requests additional collateral when necessary in order to mitigate the risk of loss. As there is minimal risk of loss related to margin loans, the allowance for loan losses is immaterial.

Commercial Mortgage Loans and Syndicated Loans

The following table presents a rollforward of the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended and the ending balance of the allowance for loan losses by impairment method:

	March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Beginning balance	$	26	$	29
Provisions	—		—
Ending balance	$	26	$	29
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	$	2
Collectively evaluated for impairment	26		27

The recorded investment in financing receivables by impairment method was as follows:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	17	$	17
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,229		3,258
Total	$	3,246	$	3,275

As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s recorded investment in financing receivables individually evaluated for impairment for which there was no related allowance for loan losses was $17 million. Unearned income, unamortized premiums and discounts, and net unamortized deferred fees and costs are not material to the Company’s total loan balance.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company purchased $33 million and $70 million, respectively, of syndicated loans, and sold $3 million and nil, respectively, of syndicated loans.

The Company has not acquired any loans with deteriorated credit quality as of the acquisition date.

Loans to Financial Advisors

As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, principal amounts outstanding for advisor loans were $509 million, and allowance for loan losses were $23 million. The allowance for loan losses related to loans to financial advisors is not included in the table disclosures above. Of the gross balance outstanding, the portion associated with financial advisors who are no longer affiliated with the Company was $18 million and $19 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The allowance for loan losses on these loans was $12 million at both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Credit Quality Information

Nonperforming loans, which are generally loans 90 days or more past due, were $21 million and $19 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. All other loans were considered to be performing.

Commercial Mortgage Loans

The Company reviews the credit worthiness of the borrower and the performance of the underlying properties in order to determine the risk of loss on commercial mortgage loans. Based on this review, the commercial mortgage loans are assigned an internal risk rating, which management updates as necessary. Commercial mortgage loans which management has assigned its highest risk rating were nil of total commercial mortgage loans as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Loans with the highest risk rating represent distressed loans which the Company has identified as impaired or expects to become delinquent or enter into foreclosure within the next six months. In addition, the Company reviews the concentrations of credit risk by region and property type.

Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by U.S. region were as follows:

	Loans				Percentage
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
East North Central	$	213	$	215	8	%	8	%
East South Central	89		90		3		3
Middle Atlantic	190		192		7		7
Mountain	251		256		9		9
New England	73		74		3		3
Pacific	801		812		29		29
South Atlantic	749		768		27		28
West North Central	231		235		9		8
West South Central	143		133		5		5
	2,740		2,775		100	%	100	%
Less: allowance for loan losses	19		19
Total	$	2,721	$	2,756

Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by property type were as follows:

	Loans				Percentage
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Apartments	$	567	$	566	21	%	20	%
Hotel	40		40		1		1
Industrial	472		476		17		17
Mixed use	44		44		2		2
Office	470		492		17		18
Retail	930		937		34		34
Other	217		220		8		8
	2,740		2,775		100	%	100	%
Less: allowance for loan losses	19		19
Total	$	2,721	$	2,756

Syndicated Loans

The recorded investment in syndicated loans as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $506 million and $498 million, respectively. The Company’s syndicated loan portfolio is diversified across industries and issuers. The primary credit indicator for syndicated loans is whether the loans are performing in accordance with the contractual terms of the syndication. Total nonperforming syndicated loans as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were $5 million.

Troubled Debt Restructurings

The recorded investment in restructured loans was not material as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The troubled debt restructurings did not have a material impact to the Company’s allowance for loan losses or income recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. There are no commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans have been restructured.

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Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Deferred Charges, Insurers [Abstract]

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Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs

The balances of and changes in deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”) were as follows:

	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1	$	2,676		$	2,648
Capitalization of acquisition costs	79			67
Amortization	(92		)	(72		)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities (gains) losses	55			—
Balance at March 31	$	2,718		$	2,643

The balances of and changes in deferred sales inducement costs (“DSIC”), which is included in other assets, were as follows:

	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1	$	276		$	302
Capitalization of sales inducement costs	1			2
Amortization	(11		)	(9		)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities (gains) losses	9			—
Balance at March 31	$	275		$	295

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Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities

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Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Policyholder account balances
Fixed annuities (1)	$	9,765			$	9,934
Variable annuity fixed sub-accounts	5,139				5,166
Variable universal life (“VUL”)/universal life (“UL”) insurance	3,041				3,047
Indexed universal life (“IUL”) insurance	1,469				1,384
Other life insurance	709				720
Total policyholder account balances	20,123				20,251
Future policy benefits
Variable annuity guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”)	202				463
Variable annuity guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”)	(76		)	(2)	(80		)	(2)
Other annuity liabilities	31				78
Fixed annuity life contingent liabilities	1,473				1,484
Life and disability income insurance	1,217				1,221
Long term care insurance	4,860				4,896
VUL/UL and other life insurance additional liabilities	646				688
Total future policy benefits	8,353				8,750
Policy claims and other policyholders’ funds	888				903
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	$	29,364			$	29,904

⁽¹⁾ Includes fixed deferred annuities, non-life contingent fixed payout annuities and indexed annuity host contracts.

⁽²⁾ Includes the fair value of GMAB embedded derivatives that was a net asset as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 reported as a contra liability.

Separate account liabilities consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Variable annuity	$	73,592	$	75,174
VUL insurance	7,215		7,352
Other insurance	33		34
Threadneedle investment liabilities	5,007		4,808
Total	$	85,847	$	87,368

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Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Insurance [Abstract]

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Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees

The majority of the variable annuity contracts offered by the Company contain guaranteed minimum death benefit (“GMDB”) provisions. The Company also offers variable annuities with death benefit provisions that gross up the amount payable by a certain percentage of contract earnings, which are referred to as gain gross-up (“GGU”) benefits. In addition, the Company offers contracts with GMWB and GMAB provisions. The Company previously offered contracts containing guaranteed minimum income benefit (“GMIB”) provisions.

Certain UL policies offered by the Company provide secondary guarantee benefits. The secondary guarantee ensures that, subject to specified conditions, the policy will not terminate and will continue to provide a death benefit even if there is insufficient policy value to cover the monthly deductions and charges.

The following table provides information related to variable annuity guarantees for which the Company has established additional liabilities:

Variable Annuity  Guarantees by Benefit Type (1)	March 31, 2018							December 31, 2017
	Total Contract Value		Contract Value in Separate Accounts		Net Amount at Risk		Weighted Average Attained Age	Total Contract Value		Contract Value in Separate Accounts		Net Amount at Risk		Weighted Average Attained Age
	(in millions, except age)
GMDB:
Return of premium	$	60,402	$	58,458	$	30	66	$	61,418	$	59,461	$	9	66
Five/six-year reset	8,603		5,890		18		66	8,870		6,149		12		66
One-year ratchet	6,330		5,970		43		69	6,548		6,187		11		69
Five-year ratchet	1,507		1,451		2		65	1,563		1,506		1		65
Other	1,088		1,066		64		72	1,099		1,075		50		72
Total — GMDB	$	77,930	$	72,835	$	157	66	$	79,498	$	74,378	$	83	66
GGU death benefit	$	1,093	$	1,041	$	126	70	$	1,118	$	1,067	$	133	70
GMIB	$	219	$	202	$	8	69	$	233	$	216	$	7	69
GMWB:
GMWB	$	2,386	$	2,378	$	1	71	$	2,508	$	2,500	$	1	71
GMWB for life	43,837		43,729		194		67	44,375		44,259		129		67
Total — GMWB	$	46,223	$	46,107	$	195	67	$	46,883	$	46,759	$	130	67
GMAB	$	2,914	$	2,911	$	2	59	$	3,086	$	3,083	$	—	59

⁽¹⁾  Individual variable annuity contracts may have more than one guarantee and therefore may be included in more than one benefit type. Variable annuity contracts for which the death benefit equals the account value are not shown in this table.

The net amount at risk for GMDB, GGU and GMAB is defined as the current guaranteed benefit amount in excess of the current contract value. The net amount at risk for GMIB is defined as the greater of the present value of the minimum guaranteed annuity payments less the current contract value or zero. The net amount at risk for GMWB is defined as the greater of the present value of the minimum guaranteed withdrawal payments less the current contract value or zero.

The following table provides information related to insurance guarantees for which the Company has established additional liabilities:

	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
	Net Amount at Risk		Weighted Average Attained Age	Net Amount at Risk		Weighted Average Attained Age
	(in millions, except age)
UL secondary guarantees	$	6,464	65	$	6,460	65

The net amount at risk for UL secondary guarantees is defined as the current guaranteed death benefit amount in excess of the current policyholder account balance.

Changes in additional liabilities (contra liabilities) for variable annuity and insurance guarantees were as follows:

	GMDB & GGU			GMIB			GMWB (1)			GMAB (1)			UL
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	16		$	8		$	1,017		$	(24	)	$	434
Incurred claims	1			—			(380		)	(29		)	23
Paid claims	(1		)	(1		)	—			—			(8		)
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	16		$	7		$	637		$	(53	)	$	449
Balance at January 1, 2018	$	17		$	6		$	463		$	(80	)	$	489
Incurred claims	1			—			(261		)	4			26
Paid claims	(1		)	—			—			—			(7		)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	17		$	6		$	202		$	(76	)	$	508

⁽¹⁾ The incurred claims for GMWB and GMAB represent the change in the fair value of the liabilities (contra liabilities) less paid claims.

The liabilities for guaranteed benefits are supported by general account assets.

The following table summarizes the distribution of separate account balances by asset type for variable annuity contracts providing guaranteed benefits:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Mutual funds:
Equity	$	44,619	$	46,038
Bond	22,867		23,529
Other	5,631		5,109
Total mutual funds	$	73,117	$	74,676

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Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

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Debt

The balances and the stated interest rates of outstanding debt of Ameriprise Financial were as follows: 

	Outstanding Balance				Stated Interest Rate
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Long-term debt:
Senior notes due 2019	$	300	$	300	7.3	%	7.3	%
Senior notes due 2020	750		750		5.3		5.3

	Outstanding Balance					Stated Interest Rate
	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018	December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Senior notes due 2023	750			750		4.0	4.0
Senior notes due 2024	550			550		3.7	3.7
Senior notes due 2026	500			500		2.9	2.9
Capitalized lease obligations	34			38
Other (1)	(3		)	3
Total long-term debt	2,881			2,891
Short-term borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances	151			150		1.7	1.5
Repurchase agreements	50			50		1.7	1.4
Total short-term borrowings	201			200
Total	$	3,082		$	3,091

⁽¹⁾ Amounts include adjustments for fair value hedges on the Company’s long-term debt and unamortized discount and debt issuance costs. See Note 13 for information on the Company’s fair value hedges.

Short-term Borrowings

The Company enters into repurchase agreements in exchange for cash, which it accounts for as secured borrowings and has pledged Available-for-Sale securities to collateralize its obligations under the repurchase agreements. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company has pledged $45 million and $43 million, respectively, of agency residential mortgage backed securities and $7 million and $8 million, respectively, of commercial mortgage backed securities. The remaining maturity of outstanding repurchase agreements was less than two months as of March 31, 2018 and less than one month as of December 31, 2017. The stated interest rate of the repurchase agreements is a weighted average annualized interest rate on repurchase agreements held as of the balance sheet date.

The Company’s life insurance subsidiary is a member of the FHLB of Des Moines which provides access to collateralized borrowings. The Company has pledged Available-for-Sale securities consisting of commercial mortgage backed securities to collateralize its obligation under these borrowings. The fair value of the securities pledged is recorded in investments and was $732 million and $750 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The remaining maturity of outstanding FHLB advances was less than three months as of March 31, 2018 and less than four months as of December 31, 2017. The stated interest rate of the FHLB advances is a weighted average annualized interest rate on outstanding borrowings as of the balance sheet date.

On October 12, 2017, the Company entered into an amended and restated credit agreement that provides for an unsecured revolving credit facility of up to $750 million that expires in October 2022. Under the terms of the credit agreement for the facility, the Company may increase the amount of this facility up to $1.0 billion upon satisfaction of certain approval requirements. As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had no borrowings outstanding and $1 million of letters of credit issued against the facility. The Company’s credit facility contains various administrative, reporting, legal and financial covenants. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

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Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

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Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date; that is, an exit price. The exit price assumes the asset or liability is not exchanged subject to a forced liquidation or distressed sale.

Valuation Hierarchy

The Company categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used by the Company’s valuation techniques. A level is assigned to each fair value measurement based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date.

Level 2 Prices or valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 3 Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities of Ameriprise Financial measured at fair value on a recurring basis: 

	March 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	139	$	1,480	$	—	$	1,619
Available-for-Sale securities:
Corporate debt securities	—		13,339		1,095		14,434
Residential mortgage backed securities	—		5,846		146		5,992
Commercial mortgage backed securities	—		4,320		—		4,320
Asset backed securities	—		1,506		17		1,523
State and municipal obligations	—		2,395		—		2,395
U.S. government and agency obligations	1,373		—		—		1,373
Foreign government bonds and obligations	—		282		—		282
Total Available-for-Sale securities	1,373		27,688		1,258		30,319
Equity securities	1		—		—		1
Equity securities at net asset value (“NAV”)							6		(1)
Trading securities	13		42		—		55
Separate account assets at NAV							85,847		(1)
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes	548		—		—		548
Other assets:
Interest rate derivative contracts	1		818		—		819
Equity derivative contracts	114		2,202		—		2,316
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	1		33		—		34
Total other assets	116		3,053		—		3,169
Total assets at fair value	$	2,190	$	32,263	$	1,258	$	121,564

Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	—	$	4	$	3		$	7
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—		585			585
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—		(329		)	(329		)	(2)
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	—		4		259			263			(3)
Customer deposits	—		9		—			9
Other liabilities:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		512		—			512
Equity derivative contracts	74		2,692		—			2,766
Credit derivative contracts	—		2		—			2
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	3		22		—			25
Other	14		9		28			51
Total other liabilities	91		3,237		28			3,356
Total liabilities at fair value	$	91	$	3,250	$	287		$	3,628

	December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	147	$	2,025	$	—	$	2,172
Available-for-Sale securities:
Corporate debt securities	—		13,936		1,139		15,075
Residential mortgage backed securities	—		6,456		155		6,611
Commercial mortgage backed securities	—		4,374		—		4,374
Asset backed securities	—		1,573		7		1,580
State and municipal obligations	—		2,463		—		2,463
U.S. government and agencies obligations	503		—		—		503
Foreign government bonds and obligations	—		314		—		314
Common stocks	1		—		—		1
Common stocks at NAV							6		(1)
Total Available-for-Sale securities	504		29,116		1,301		30,927
Trading securities	10		34		—		44
Separate account assets at NAV							87,368		(1)
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes	623		—		—		623
Other assets:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		1,104		—		1,104
Equity derivative contracts	63		2,360		—		2,423
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	2		34		—		36
Total other assets	65		3,498		—		3,563
Total assets at fair value	$	1,349	$	34,673	$	1,301	$	124,697

Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	—	$	5	$	—		$	5
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—		601			601
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—		(49		)	(49		)	(4)
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	—		5		552			557			(5)
Customer deposits	—		10		—			10
Other liabilities:
Interest rate derivative contracts	1		415		—			416
Equity derivative contracts	7		2,876		—			2,883
Credit derivative contracts	—		2		—			2
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	4		23		—			27
Other	9		6		28			43
Total other liabilities	21		3,322		28			3,371
Total liabilities at fair value	$	21	$	3,337	$	580		$	3,938

⁽¹⁾ Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

⁽²⁾ The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $309 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $638 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of March 31, 2018.

⁽³⁾  The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(432) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of March 31, 2018.

⁽⁴⁾  The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $443 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $492 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of December 31, 2017.

⁽⁵⁾  The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(399) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2017.

The following tables provide a summary of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities of Ameriprise Financial measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Available-for-Sale Securities
	Corporate Debt Securities			Residential Mortgage Backed Securities			Asset Backed Securities		Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	1,139		$	155		$	7	$	1,301
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	(1		)	—			—		(1		)	(1)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(14		)	(2		)	—		(16		)
Purchases	—			—			10		10
Settlements	(29		)	(7		)	—		(36		)
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	1,095		$	146		$	17	$	1,258
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to assets held at March 31, 2018	$	(1	)	$	—		$	—	$	(1	)	(1)

	Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims													Other Liabilities
	Indexed Annuity Embedded Derivatives		IUL Embedded Derivatives				GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives				Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	—	$	601			$	(49	)		$	552		$	28
Total (gains) losses included in:
Net income	—		(25		)	(2)	(356		)	(3)	(381		)	—
Issues	3		20				83				106			—
Settlements	—		(11		)		(7		)		(18		)	—
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	3	$	585			$	(329	)		$	259		$	28
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at March 31, 2018	$	—	$	(25	)	(2)	$	(348	)	(3)	$	(373	)	$	—

	Available-for-Sale Securities
	Corporate Debt Securities			Residential Mortgage Backed Securities			Asset Backed Securities			Common Stocks			Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2017	$	1,311		$	268		$	68		$	1		$	1,648
Total gains (losses) included in:
Other comprehensive income	—			—			1			—			1
Purchases	62			132			49			—			243
Settlements	(29		)	(12		)	(13		)	—			(54		)
Transfers into Level 3	—			—			—			8			8
Transfers out of Level 3	—			(72		)	(41		)	(1		)	(114		)
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	1,344		$	316		$	64		$	8		$	1,732
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at March 31, 2017	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

	Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims											Other Liabilities
	IUL Embedded Derivatives				GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives				Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2017	$	464			$	614			$	1,078		$	13
Total (gains) losses included in:
Net income	19			(2)	(499		)	(3)	(480		)	—
Issues	22				77				99			—
Settlements	(12		)		(4		)		(16		)	—
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	493			$	188			$	681		$	13
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at March 31, 2017	$	19		(2)	$	(484	)	(3)	$	(465	)	$	—

⁽¹⁾ Includedin net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽²⁾ Included in interest credited to fixed accounts in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽³⁾ Included in benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The increase (decrease) to pretax income of the Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk on the fair value of its embedded derivatives was $33 million and $(45) million, net of DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual, for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Securities transferred from Level 3 primarily represent securities with fair values that are now obtained from a third-party pricing service with observable inputs. Securities transferred to Level 3 represent securities with fair values that are now based on a single non-binding broker quote. The Company recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy as of the beginning of the quarter in which each transfer occurred. For assets and liabilities held at the end of the reporting periods that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

The following tables provide a summary of the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements developed by the Company or reasonably available to the Company of Level 3 assets and liabilities:

	March 31, 2018
	Fair Value			Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range				Weighted Average
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities (private placements)	$	1,093		Discounted cash flow	Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries	0.8	%	–	2.2%	1.1	%
Asset backed securities	$	7		Discounted cash flow	Annual short-term default rate	2.3%
					Annual long-term default rate	2.5%		–	3.5%	3.2	%
					Discount rate	11.5%
					Constant prepayment rate	5.0	%	–	10.0%	10.0	%
					Loss recovery	36.4	%	–	63.6%	63.5	%
IUL embedded derivatives	$	585		Discounted cash flow	Nonperformance risk (1)	88 bps
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	3		Discounted cash flow	Surrender rate	0.0	%	–	50.0%
					Nonperformance risk (1)	88 bps
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	$	(329	)	Discounted cash flow	Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (2)	0.0	%	–	42.0%
					Surrender rate	0.1	%	–	74.7%
					Market volatility (3)	4.0	%	–	16.2%
					Nonperformance risk (1)	88 bps
Contingent consideration liabilities	$	28		Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	9.0%

	December 31, 2017
	Fair Value			Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range				Weighted Average
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities (private placements)	$	1,138		Discounted cash flow	Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries	0.7	%	–	2.3%	1.1	%
Asset backed securities	$	7		Discounted cash flow	Annual short-term default rate	3.8%
					Annual long-term default rate	2.5%		–	3.0%	2.7	%
					Discount rate	10.5%
					Constant prepayment rate	5.0	%	–	10.0%	9.9	%
					Loss recovery	36.4	%	–	63.6%	63.2	%
IUL embedded derivatives	$	601		Discounted cash flow	Nonperformance risk (1)	71 bps
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	$	(49	)	Discounted cash flow	Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (2)	0.0	%	–	42.0%
					Surrender rate	0.1	%	–	74.7%
					Market volatility (3)	3.7	%	–	16.1%
					Nonperformance risk (1)	71 bps
Contingent consideration liabilities	$	28		Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	9.0%

⁽¹⁾  The nonperformance risk is the spread added to the observable interest rates used in the valuation of the embedded derivatives.

⁽²⁾  The utilization of guaranteed withdrawals represents the percentage of contractholders that will begin withdrawing in any given year.

⁽³⁾  Market volatility is implied volatility of fund of funds and managed volatility funds.

Level 3 measurements not included in the table above are obtained from non-binding broker quotes where unobservable inputs utilized in the fair value calculation are not reasonably available to the Company.

Sensitivity of Fair Value Measurements to Changes in Unobservable Inputs

Significant increases (decreases) in the yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries used in the fair value measurement of Level 3 corporate debt securities in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

Significant increases (decreases) in the annual default rate and discount rate used in the fair value measurement of Level 3 asset backed securities in isolation, generally, would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement and a significant increase (decrease) in loss recovery in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. A significant increase (decrease) in the constant prepayment rate in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

Significant increases (decreases) in nonperformance risk used in the fair value measurement of the IUL embedded derivatives in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

Significant increases (decreases) in nonperformance risk and surrender rate used in the fair value measurement of the indexed annuity embedded derivatives in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) liability value.

Significant increases (decreases) in utilization and volatility used in the fair value measurement of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) liability value. Significant increases (decreases) in nonperformance risk and surrender rate used in the fair value measurement of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) liability value. Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals and surrender rates vary with the type of rider, the duration of the policy, the age of the contractholder, the distribution channel and whether the value of the guaranteed benefit exceeds the contract accumulation value.

Significant increases (decreases) in the discount rate used in the fair value measurement of the contingent consideration liability in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

Determination of Fair Value

The Company uses valuation techniques consistent with the market and income approaches to measure the fair value of its assets and liabilities. The Company’s market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The Company’s income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future projected cash flows to a single discounted present value amount. When applying either approach, the Company maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs.

The following is a description of the valuation techniques used to measure fair value and the general classification of these instruments pursuant to the fair value hierarchy.

Assets

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include time deposits and other highly liquid investments with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of 90 days or less. Actively traded money market funds are measured at their NAV and classified as Level 1. The Company’s remaining cash equivalents are classified as Level 2 and measured at amortized cost, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization.

Investments (Available-for-Sale Securities, Equity Securities and Trading Securities)

When available, the fair value of securities is based on quoted prices in active markets. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are obtained from third party pricing services, non-binding broker quotes, or other model-based valuation techniques. Level 1 securities primarily include U.S. Treasuries. Level 2 securities primarily include corporate bonds, residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities, asset backed securities, state and municipal obligations and foreign government securities. The fair value of these Level 2 securities is based on a market approach with prices obtained from third party pricing services. Observable inputs used to value these securities can include, but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads and non-binding broker quotes. Level 3 securities primarily include certain corporate bonds, non-agency residential mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities. The fair value of corporate bonds, non-agency residential mortgage backed securities and certain asset backed securities classified as Level 3 is typically based on a single non-binding broker quote. The underlying inputs used for some of the non-binding broker quotes are not readily available to the Company. The Company’s privately placed corporate bonds are typically based on a single non-binding broker quote. The fair value of certain asset backed securities is determined using a discounted cash flow model. Inputs used to determine the expected cash flows include assumptions about discount rates and default, prepayment and recovery rates of the underlying assets. Given the significance of the unobservable inputs to this fair value measurement, the fair value of the investment in certain asset backed securities is classified as Level 3. In addition to the general pricing controls, the Company reviews the broker prices to ensure that the broker quotes are reasonable and, when available, compares prices of privately issued securities to public issues from the same issuer to ensure that the implicit illiquidity premium applied to the privately placed investment is reasonable considering investment characteristics, maturity, and average life of the investment.

In consideration of the above, management is responsible for the fair values recorded on the financial statements. Prices received from third party pricing services are subjected to exception reporting that identifies investments with significant daily price movements as well as no movements. The Company reviews the exception reporting and resolves the exceptions through reaffirmation of the price or recording an appropriate fair value estimate. The Company also performs subsequent transaction testing. The Company performs annual due diligence of third party pricing services. The Company’s due diligence procedures include assessing the vendor’s valuation qualifications, control environment, analysis of asset-class specific valuation methodologies, and understanding of sources of market observable assumptions and unobservable assumptions, if any, employed in the valuation methodology. The Company also considers the results of its exception reporting controls and any resulting price challenges that arise.

Separate Account Assets

The fair value of assets held by separate accounts is determined by the NAV of the funds in which those separate accounts are invested. The NAV is used as a practical expedient for fair value and represents the exit price for the separate account. Separate account assets are excluded from classification in the fair value hierarchy.

Investments Segregated for Regulatory Purposes

Investments segregated for regulatory purposes includes U.S. Treasuries that are classified as Level 1.

Other Assets

Derivatives that are measured using quoted prices in active markets, such as foreign currency forwards, or derivatives that are exchange-traded are classified as Level 1 measurements. The variation margin on futures contracts is also classified as Level 1. The fair value of derivatives that are traded in less active over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets is generally measured using pricing models with market observable inputs such as interest rates and equity index levels. These measurements are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and include swaps and the majority of options. The counterparties’ nonperformance risk associated with uncollateralized derivative assets was immaterial as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. See Note 12 and Note 13 for further information on the credit risk of derivative instruments and related collateral.

Liabilities

Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims

The Company values the embedded derivatives attributable to the provisions of certain variable annuity riders using internal valuation models. These models calculate fair value by discounting expected cash flows from benefits plus margins for profit, risk and expenses less embedded derivative fees. The projected cash flows used by these models include observable capital market assumptions and incorporate significant unobservable inputs related to contractholder behavior assumptions, implied volatility, and margins for risk, profit and expenses that the Company believes an exit market participant would expect. The fair value also reflects a current estimate of the Company’s nonperformance risk specific to these embedded derivatives. Given the significant unobservable inputs to this valuation, these measurements are classified as Level 3. The embedded derivatives attributable to these provisions are recorded in policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims.

The Company uses various Black-Scholes calculations to determine the fair value of the embedded derivatives associated with the provisions of its indexed annuity and IUL products. Significant inputs to the equity indexed annuity calculation include observable interest rates, volatilities and equity index levels and, therefore, are classified as Level 2. The fair value of fixed index annuity and IUL embedded derivatives includes significant observable interest rates, volatilities and equity index levels and the significant unobservable estimate of the Company’s nonperformance risk. Given the significance of the nonperformance risk assumption to the fair value, the fixed index annuity and IUL embedded derivatives are classified as Level 3. The embedded derivatives attributable to these provisions are recorded in policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims.

The Company’s Corporate Actuarial Department calculates the fair value of the embedded derivatives on a monthly basis. During this process, control checks are performed to validate the completeness of the data. Actuarial management approves various components of the valuation along with the final results. The change in the fair value of the embedded derivatives is reviewed monthly with senior management. The Level 3 inputs into the valuation are consistent with the pricing assumptions and updated as experience develops. Significant unobservable inputs that reflect policyholder behavior are reviewed quarterly along with other valuation assumptions.

Customer Deposits

The Company uses various Black-Scholes calculations to determine the fair value of the embedded derivative liability associated with the provisions of its stock market certificates. The inputs to these calculations are primarily market observable and include interest rates, volatilities and equity index levels. As a result, these measurements are classified as Level 2.

Other Liabilities

Derivatives that are measured using quoted prices in active markets, such as foreign currency forwards, or derivatives that are exchange-traded, are classified as Level 1 measurements. The variation margin on futures contracts is also classified as Level 1. The fair value of derivatives that are traded in less active OTC markets is generally measured using pricing models with market observable inputs such as interest rates and equity index levels. These measurements are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and include swaps and the majority of options. The Company’s nonperformance risk associated with uncollateralized derivative liabilities was immaterial as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. See Note 12 and Note 13 for further information on the credit risk of derivative instruments and related collateral.

Securities sold but not yet purchased include highly liquid investments which are short-term in nature. Securities sold but not yet purchased are measured using amortized cost, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization and are classified as Level 2.

Contingent consideration liabilities consist of earn-outs and/or deferred payments related to the Company’s acquisitions. Contingent consideration liabilities are recorded at fair value using a discounted cash flow model under multiple scenarios and an unobservable input (discount rate). Given the use of a significant unobservable input, the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities is classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.

Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Company assesses its investment in affordable housing partnerships for other-than-temporary impairment. The investments that are determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired are written down to their fair value. The Company uses a discounted cash flow model to measure the fair value of these investments. Inputs to the discounted cash flow model are estimates of future net operating losses and tax credits available to the Company and discount rates based on market condition and the financial strength of the syndicator (general partner). The balance of affordable housing partnerships measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis was $157 million and $166 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Asset and Liabilities Not Reported at Fair Value

The following tables provide the carrying value and the estimated fair value of financial instruments that are not reported at fair value:

	March 31, 2018
	Carrying Value		Fair Value
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans, net	$	2,721	$	—	$	—	$	2,697	$	2,697
Policy and certificate loans	844		—		—		799		799
Receivables	1,579		115		977		480		1,572
Restricted and segregated cash	2,270		2,270		—		—		2,270
Other investments and assets	752		—		702		54		756
Financial Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	$	10,074	$	—	$	—	$	10,295	$	10,295
Investment certificate reserves	6,535		—		—		6,506		6,506
Brokerage customer deposits	3,708		3,708		—		—		3,708
Separate account liabilities at NAV	5,363								5,363		(1)
Debt and other liabilities	3,266		114		3,102		100		3,316

	December 31, 2017
	Carrying Value		Fair Value
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans, net	$	2,756	$	—	$	—	$	2,752	$	2,752
Policy and certificate loans	845		—		—		801		801
Receivables	1,537		103		946		487		1,536
Restricted and segregated cash	2,524		2,524		—		—		2,524
Other investments and assets (2)	725		—		677		49		726
Financial Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	$	10,246	$	—	$	—	$	10,755	$	10,755
Investment certificate reserves	6,390		—		—		6,374		6,374
Brokerage customer deposits	3,915		3,915		—		—		3,915
Separate account liabilities at NAV	5,177								5,177		(1)
Debt and other liabilities	3,290		118		3,180		119		3,417

⁽¹⁾ Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

⁽²⁾ Amounts have been corrected to include certificates of deposit with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of more than 90 days but less than 12 months of $205 million as of December 31, 2017. The certificates of deposit are classified as Level 2 and recorded at cost, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization.

See Note 6 for additional information on mortgage loans, policy loans and certificate loans. Receivables include brokerage margin loans, securities borrowed and loans to financial advisors. Restricted and segregated cash includes cash segregated under federal and other regulations held in special reserve bank accounts for the exclusive benefit of the Company’s brokerage customers. Other investments and assets primarily include syndicated loans, certificate of deposits with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of more than 90 days but less than 12 months, the Company’s membership in the FHLB and investments related to the Community Reinvestment Act. See Note 6 for additional information on syndicated loans.

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefit and claims includes fixed annuities in deferral status, non-life contingent fixed annuities in payout status, indexed annuity host contracts and the fixed portion of a small number of variable annuity contracts classified as investment contracts. See Note 8 for additional information on these liabilities. Investment certificate reserves represent customer deposits for fixed rate certificates and stock market certificates. Brokerage customer deposits are amounts payable to brokerage customers related to free credit balances, funds deposited by customers and funds accruing to customers as a result of trades or contracts. Separate account liabilities relate to investment contracts in pooled pension funds offered by Threadneedle. Debt and other liabilities include the Company’s long-term debt, short-term borrowings, securities loaned and future funding commitments to affordable housing partnerships and other real estate partnerships. See Note 10 for further information on the Company’s long-term debt and short-term borrowings.

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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Offsetting [Abstract]

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities [Text Block]

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

Certain financial instruments and derivative instruments are eligible for offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and securities borrowing and lending agreements are subject to master netting and collateral arrangements and qualify for offset. A master netting arrangement with a counterparty creates a right of offset for amounts due to and from that same counterparty that is enforceable in the event of a default or bankruptcy. Securities borrowed and loaned result from transactions between the Company’s broker dealer subsidiary and other financial institutions and are recorded at the amount of cash collateral advanced or received. Securities borrowed and securities loaned are primarily equity securities. The Company’s securities borrowed and securities loaned transactions generally do not have a fixed maturity date and may be terminated by either party under customary terms.

The Company’s policy is to recognize amounts subject to master netting arrangements on a gross basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following tables present the gross and net information about the Company’s assets subject to master netting arrangements:

	March 31, 2018
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets									Net Amount
							Financial Instruments (1)			Cash Collateral			Securities Collateral
	(in millions)
Derivatives:
OTC	$	3,093	$	—	$	3,093	$	(2,606	)	$	(428	)	$	(15	)	$	44
OTC cleared	25		—		25		(18		)	—			—			7
Exchange-traded	51		—		51		(2		)	(1		)	—			48
Total derivatives	3,169		—		3,169		(2,626		)	(429		)	(15		)	99
Securities borrowed	115		—		115		(17		)	—			(95		)	3
Total	$	3,284	$	—	$	3,284	$	(2,643	)	$	(429	)	$	(110	)	$	102

	December 31, 2017
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets									Net Amount
							Financial Instruments (1)			Cash Collateral			Securities Collateral
	(in millions)
Derivatives:
OTC	$	3,520	$	—	$	3,520	$	(2,653	)	$	(760	)	$	(88	)	$	19
OTC cleared	21		—		21		(15		)	—			—			6
Exchange-traded	22		—		22		(1		)	—			—			21
Total derivatives	3,563		—		3,563		(2,669		)	(760		)	(88		)	46
Securities borrowed	103		—		103		(19		)	—			(82		)	2
Total	$	3,666	$	—	$	3,666	$	(2,688	)	$	(760	)	$	(170	)	$	48

⁽¹⁾ Represents the amount of assets that could be offset by liabilities with the same counterparty under master netting or similar arrangements that management elects not to offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following tables present the gross and net information about the Company’s liabilities subject to master netting arrangements:

	March 31, 2018
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets									Net Amount
							Financial Instruments (1)			Cash Collateral			Securities Collateral
	(in millions)
Derivatives:
OTC	$	3,278	$	—	$	3,278	$	(2,606	)	$	(68	)	$	(599	)	$	5
OTC cleared	18		—		18		(18		)	—			—			—
Exchange-traded	9		—		9		(2		)	—			—			7
Total derivatives	3,305		—		3,305		(2,626		)	(68		)	(599		)	12
Securities loaned	114		—		114		(17		)	—			(94		)	3
Repurchase agreements	50		—		50		—			—			(50		)	—
Total	$	3,469	$	—	$	3,469	$	(2,643	)	$	(68	)	$	(743	)	$	15

	December 31, 2017
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets									Net Amount
							Financial Instruments (1)			Cash Collateral			Securities Collateral
	(in millions)
Derivatives:
OTC	$	3,309	$	—	$	3,309	$	(2,653	)	$	(70	)	$	(579	)	$	7
OTC cleared	16		—		16		(15		)	—			—			1
Exchange-traded	3		—		3		(1		)	—			—			2
Total derivatives	3,328		—		3,328		(2,669		)	(70		)	(579		)	10
Securities loaned	118		—		118		(19		)	—			(94		)	5
Repurchase agreements	50		—		50		—			—			(50		)	—
Total	$	3,496	$	—	$	3,496	$	(2,688	)	$	(70	)	$	(723	)	$	15

⁽¹⁾ Represents the amount of liabilities that could be offset by assets with the same counterparty under master netting or similar arrangements that management elects not to offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In the tables above, the amount of assets or liabilities presented are offset first by financial instruments that have the right of offset under master netting or similar arrangements, then any remaining amount is reduced by the amount of cash and securities collateral. The actual collateral may be greater than amounts presented in the tables.

When the fair value of collateral accepted by the Company is less than the amount due to the Company, there is a risk of loss if the counterparty fails to perform or provide additional collateral. To mitigate this risk, the Company monitors collateral values regularly and requires additional collateral when necessary. When the value of collateral pledged by the Company declines, it may be required to post additional collateral.

Freestanding derivative instruments are reflected in other assets and other liabilities. Cash collateral pledged by the Company is reflected in other assets and cash collateral accepted by the Company is reflected in other liabilities. Repurchase agreements are reflected in short-term borrowings. Securities borrowing and lending agreements are reflected in receivables and other liabilities, respectively. See Note 13 for additional disclosures related to the Company’s derivative instruments, Note 10 for additional disclosures related to the Company’s repurchase agreements and Note 4 for information related to derivatives held by consolidated investment entities.

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives and Hedging Activities [Text Block]

Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Derivative instruments enable the Company to manage its exposure to various market risks. The value of such instruments is derived from an underlying variable or multiple variables, including equity, foreign exchange and interest rate indices or prices. The Company primarily enters into derivative agreements for risk management purposes related to the Company’s products and operations.

The Company’s freestanding derivative instruments are all subject to master netting arrangements. The Company’s policy on the recognition of derivatives on the Consolidated Balance Sheets is to not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivatives and collateral arrangements executed with the same counterparty under the same master netting arrangement. See Note 12 for additional information regarding the estimated fair value of the Company’s freestanding derivatives after considering the effect of master netting arrangements and collateral.

The Company uses derivatives as economic hedges and accounting hedges. The following table presents the notional value and gross fair value of derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives:

	March 31, 2018							December 31, 2017
	Notional		Gross Fair Value					Notional		Gross Fair Value
			Assets (1)		Liabilities (2)(3)					Assets (1)		Liabilities (2)(3)
	(in millions)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts	$	675	$	15	$	—		$	675	$	23	$	—
Foreign exchange contracts	209		—		3			87		—		4
Total qualifying hedges	884		15		3			762		23		4
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts	63,848		804		512			66,043		1,081		416
Equity contracts	58,260		2,316		2,766			59,292		2,423		2,883
Credit contracts	856		—		2			721		—		2
Foreign exchange contracts	4,363		34		22			4,163		36		23
Other contracts	2		—		—			452		—		—
Total non-designated hedges	127,329		3,154		3,302			130,671		3,540		3,324
Embedded derivatives
GMWB and GMAB (4)	N/A		—		(329		)	N/A		—		(49		)
IUL	N/A		—		585			N/A		—		601
Indexed annuities	N/A		—		7			N/A		—		5
SMC	N/A		—		9			N/A		—		10
Total embedded derivatives	N/A		—		272			N/A		—		567
Total derivatives	$	128,213	$	3,169	$	3,577		$	131,433	$	3,563	$	3,895

N/A  Not applicable.

⁽¹⁾ The fair value of freestanding derivative assets is included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽²⁾ The fair value of freestanding derivative liabilities is included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of GMWB and GMAB, IUL, and indexed annuity embedded derivatives is included in Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the SMC embedded derivative liability is included in Customer deposits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽³⁾ The fair value of the Company’s derivative liabilities after considering the effects of master netting arrangements, cash collateral held by the same counterparty and the fair value of net embedded derivatives was $883 million and $1.3 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. See Note 12 for additional information related to master netting arrangements and cash collateral. See Note 4 for information about derivatives held by consolidated VIEs.

⁽⁴⁾ The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives as of March 31, 2018 included $309 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $638 million of individual contracts in an asset position. The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2017 included $443 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $492 million of individual contracts in an asset position.

See Note 11 for additional information regarding the Company’s fair value measurement of derivative instruments.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, investment securities with a fair value of $15 million and $89 million, respectively, were received as collateral to meet contractual obligations under derivative contracts, of which $15 million and $89 million, respectively, may be sold, pledged or rehypothecated by the Company. As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had sold, pledged or rehypothecated nil of these securities. In addition, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, non-cash collateral accepted was held in separate custodial accounts and was not included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges

The following tables present a summary of the impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, including embedded derivatives, on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	Net Investment Income		Banking and Deposit Interest Expense			Distribution Expenses			Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts			Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses			General and Administrative Expense
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Interest rate contracts	$	17	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(398	)	$	—
Equity contracts	—		—			(3		)	(8		)	25			—
Credit contracts	—		—			—			—			12			—
Foreign exchange contracts	—		—			—			—			2			(2		)
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—			—			—			280			—
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—			—			36			—			—
SMC embedded derivatives	—		1			—			—			—			—
Total gain (loss)	$	17	$	1		$	(3	)	$	28		$	(79	)	$	(2	)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Interest rate contracts	$	1	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(81	)	$	—
Equity contracts	2		1			15			19			(462		)	3
Credit contracts	—		—			—			—			(8		)	—
Foreign exchange contracts	—		—			1			—			(24		)	1
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—			—			—			426			—
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—			—			(7		)	—			—
SMC embedded derivatives	—		(1		)	—			—			—			—
Total gain (loss)	$	3	$	—		$	16		$	12		$	(149	)	$	4

The Company holds derivative instruments that either do not qualify or are not designated for hedge accounting treatment. These derivative instruments are used as economic hedges of equity, interest rate, credit and foreign currency exchange rate risk related to various products and transactions of the Company.

Certain annuity contracts contain GMWB or GMAB provisions, which guarantee the right to make limited partial withdrawals each contract year regardless of the volatility inherent in the underlying investments or guarantee a minimum accumulation value of consideration received at the beginning of the contract period, after a specified holding period, respectively. The GMAB and non-life contingent GMWB provisions are considered embedded derivatives, which are bifurcated from their host contracts for valuation purposes and reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings. The Company economically hedges the exposure related to GMAB and non-life contingent GMWB provisions primarily using futures, options, interest rate swaptions, interest rate swaps, total return swaps and variance swaps.

The deferred premium associated with certain of the above options and swaptions is paid or received semi-annually over the life of the contract or at maturity. The following is a summary of the payments the Company is scheduled to make and receive for these options and swaptions as of March 31, 2018:

	Premiums Payable		Premiums Receivable
	(in millions)
2018 (1)	$	192	$	78
2019	299		173
2020	219		132
2021	188		121
2022	253		200
2023 - 2027	541		60
Total	$	1,692	$	764

⁽¹⁾ 2018 amounts represent the amounts payable and receivable for the period from April 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

Actual timing and payment amounts may differ due to future settlements, modifications or exercises of the contracts prior to the full premium being paid or received.

The Company has a macro hedge program to provide protection against the statutory tail scenario risk arising from variable annuity reserves on its statutory surplus and to cover some of the residual risks not covered by other hedging activities. As a means of economically hedging these risks, the Company may use a combination of futures, options, swaps and swaptions. Certain of the macro hedge derivatives contain settlement provisions linked to both equity returns and interest rates. The Company’s macro hedge derivatives that contain settlement provisions linked to both equity returns and interest rates are shown in Other contracts in the tables above.

Indexed annuity, IUL and stock market certificate products have returns tied to the performance of equity markets. As a result of fluctuations in equity markets, the obligation incurred by the Company related to indexed annuity, IUL and stock market certificate products will positively or negatively impact earnings over the life of these products. The equity component of indexed annuity, IUL and stock market certificate product obligations are considered embedded derivatives, which are bifurcated from their host contracts for valuation purposes and reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings. As a means of economically hedging its obligations under the provisions of these products, the Company enters into index options and futures contracts.

The Company enters into futures, credit default swaps and commodity swaps to manage its exposure to price risk arising from seed money investments in proprietary investment products. The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to economically hedge its exposure to certain foreign transactions. The Company enters into futures contracts to economically hedge its exposure related to compensation plans. In 2015, the Company entered into interest rate swaps to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments.

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company has designated and accounts for the following as cash flow hedges: (i) interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate exposure on debt, (ii) interest rate lock agreements to hedge interest rate exposure on debt issuances and (iii) swaptions used to hedge the risk of increasing interest rates on forecasted fixed premium product sales.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, amounts recognized in earnings related to cash flow hedges due to ineffectiveness were not material. The estimated net amount of existing pretax gains as of March 31, 2018 that the Company expects to reclassify to earnings within the next twelve months is $1 million, which consists of $2 million of pretax gains to be recorded as a reduction to interest and debt expense and $1 million of pretax losses to be recorded in net investment income. Currently, the longest period of time over which the Company is hedging exposure to the variability in future cash flows is 18 years and relates to forecasted debt interest payments. See Note 14 for a rollforward of net unrealized derivative gains (losses) included in AOCI related to cash flow hedges.

Fair Value Hedges

The Company entered into and designated as fair value hedges two interest rate swaps to convert senior notes due 2019 and 2020 from fixed rate debt to floating rate debt. The swaps have identical terms as the underlying debt being hedged so no ineffectiveness is expected to be realized. The Company recognizes gains and losses on the derivatives and the related hedged items within interest and debt expense. The following table presents the amounts recognized in income related to fair value hedges:

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Location of Gain Recorded into Income	Amount of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2018		2017
		(in millions)
Interest rate contracts	Interest and debt expense	$	4	$	4

Net Investment Hedges

The Company entered into, and designated as net investment hedges in foreign operations, forward contracts to hedge a portion of the Company’s foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with its investment in Threadneedle. As the Company determined that the forward contracts are effective, the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized in AOCI as part of the foreign currency translation adjustment. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized a loss of $7 million and a gain of $2 million, respectively, in OCI.

Credit Risk

Credit risk associated with the Company’s derivatives is the risk that a derivative counterparty will not perform in accordance with the terms of the applicable derivative contract. To mitigate such risk, the Company has established guidelines and oversight of credit risk through a comprehensive enterprise risk management program that includes members of senior management. Key components of this program are to require preapproval of counterparties and the use of master netting and collateral arrangements whenever practical. See Note 12 for additional information on the Company’s credit exposure related to derivative assets.

Certain of the Company’s derivative contracts contain provisions that adjust the level of collateral the Company is required to post based on the Company’s debt rating (or based on the financial strength of the Company’s life insurance subsidiaries for contracts in which those subsidiaries are the counterparty). Additionally, certain of the Company’s derivative contracts contain provisions that allow the counterparty to terminate the contract if the Company’s debt does not maintain a specific credit rating (generally an investment grade rating) or the Company’s life insurance subsidiary does not maintain a specific financial strength rating. If these termination provisions were to be triggered, the Company’s counterparty could require immediate settlement of any net liability position. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the aggregate fair value of derivative contracts in a net liability position containing such credit contingent provisions was $345 million and $372 million, respectively. The aggregate fair value of assets posted as collateral for such instruments as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $341 million and $369 million, respectively. If the credit contingent provisions of derivative contracts in a net liability position as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were triggered, the aggregate fair value of additional assets that would be required to be posted as collateral or needed to settle the instruments immediately would have been $4 million and $3 million, respectively.

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Shareholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity [Text Block]

Shareholders’ Equity

The following tables provide the amounts related to each component of OCI:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018									2017
	Pretax			Income Tax Benefit (Expense)			Net of Tax			Pretax			Income Tax Benefit (Expense)			Net of Tax
	(in millions)
Net unrealized securities gains (losses):
Net unrealized securities gains (losses) arising during the period (1)	$	(552	)	$	123		$	(429	)	$	53		$	(17	)	$	36
Reclassification of net securities (gains) losses included in net income (2)	(5		)	1			(4		)	(18		)	6			(12		)
Impact of deferred acquisition costs, deferred sales inducement costs, unearned revenue, benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables	216			(45		)	171			(26		)	9			(17		)
Net unrealized securities gains (losses)	(341		)	79			(262		)	9			(2		)	7
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses):
Reclassification of net derivative (gains) losses included in net income (2)	—			—			—			2			(1		)	1
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses)	—			—			—			2			(1		)	1
Defined benefit plans:
Net gain (loss) arising during the period	—			—			—			7			(2		)	5
Defined benefit plans	—			—			—			7			(2		)	5
Foreign currency translation	37			(8		)	29			11			(4		)	7
Other	—			—			—			(1		)	—			(1		)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(304	)	$	71		$	(233	)	$	28		$	(9	)	$	19

⁽¹⁾ Includes other-than-temporary impairment losses on Available-for-Sale securities related to factors other than credit that were recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) during the period.

⁽²⁾ Reclassification amounts are recorded in net investment income.

Other comprehensive income (loss) related to net unrealized securities gains (losses) includes three components: (i) unrealized gains (losses) that arose from changes in the market value of securities that were held during the period; (ii) (gains) losses that were previously unrealized, but have been recognized in current period net income due to sales of Available-for-Sale securities and due to the reclassification of noncredit other-than-temporary impairment losses to credit losses; and (iii) other adjustments primarily consisting of changes in insurance and annuity asset and liability balances, such as DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue, benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables, to reflect the expected impact on their carrying values had the unrealized gains (losses) been realized as of the respective balance sheet dates.

The following tables present the changes in the balances of each component of AOCI, net of tax:

	Net Unrealized Securities Gains (Losses)				Net Unrealized Derivatives Gains (Losses)		Defined Benefit Plans			Foreign Currency Translation			Other			Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	486			$	8	$	(97	)	$	(167	)	$	(1	)	$	229
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies	(1		)		—		—			—			—			(1		)
OCI before reclassifications	(258		)		—		—			29			—			(229		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(4		)		—		—			—			—			(4		)
Total OCI	(262		)		—		—			29			—			(233		)
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	223		(1)	$	8	$	(97	)	$	(138	)	$	(1	)	$	(5	)
Balance, January 1, 2017	$	479			$	5	$	(125	)	$	(159	)	$	—		$	200
OCI before reclassifications	19				—		—			7			(1		)	25
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(12		)		1		5			—			—			(6		)
Total OCI	7				1		5			7			(1		)	19
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	486		(1)	$	6	$	(120	)	$	(152	)	$	(1	)	$	219

⁽¹⁾ Includes nil and $8 million of noncredit related impairments on securities and net unrealized securities gains (losses) on previously impaired securities as of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company repurchased a total of 2.4 million shares and 2.9 million shares, respectively, of its common stock for an aggregate cost of $387 million and $357 million, respectively. In April 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an expenditure of up to $2.5 billion for the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock through June 30, 2019. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had $1.7 billion remaining under its share repurchase authorization.

The Company may also reacquire shares of its common stock under its share-based compensation plans related to restricted stock awards and certain option exercises. The holders of restricted shares may elect to surrender a portion of their shares on the vesting date to cover their income tax obligation. These vested restricted shares are reacquired by the Company and the Company’s payment of the holders’ income tax obligations are recorded as a treasury share purchase.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company reacquired 0.2 million shares and 0.2 million shares, respectively, of its common stock through the surrender of shares upon vesting and paid in the aggregate $39 million and $30 million, respectively, related to the holders’ income tax obligations on the vesting date. Option holders may elect to net settle their vested awards resulting in the surrender of the number of shares required to cover the strike price and tax obligation of the options exercised. These shares are reacquired by the Company and recorded as treasury shares. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company reacquired 0.4 million shares and 1.0 million shares, respectively, of its common stock through the net settlement of options for an aggregate value of $56 million and $122 million, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company reissued 0.8 million and 0.7 million treasury shares, respectively, for restricted stock award grants, performance share units and issuance of shares vested under advisor deferred compensation plans.

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes [Text Block]

Income Taxes

In December of 2017, the Tax Act reduced federal income tax rates from 35% to 21% for tax years after 2017. The Company’s effective tax rate was 14.7% and 15.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2018 is lower than the statutory rate as a result of tax preferred items including low income housing tax credits and stock compensation. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2017 was lower than the statutory rate as a result of tax preferred items including the dividends received deduction, low income housing tax credits, stock compensation, net income from foreign subsidiaries, as well as a $20 million benefit related to an out-of-period correction for a reversal of a tax reserve.

Included in the Company’s deferred income tax assets are tax benefits related to state net operating losses of $17 million, net of federal benefit, which will expire beginning December 31, 2018.

The Company is required to establish a valuation allowance for any portion of the deferred tax assets that management believes will not be realized. Significant judgment is required in determining if a valuation allowance should be established, and the amount of such allowance if required. Factors used in making this determination include estimates relating to the performance of the business. Consideration is given to, among other things in making this determination, (i) future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards, (ii) future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, (iii) taxable income in prior carryback years, and (iv) tax planning strategies. Based on analysis of the Company’s tax position, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize certain state deferred tax assets and state net operating losses and therefore a valuation allowance has been established. The valuation allowance was $16 million and $17 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had $83 million and $76 million, respectively, of gross unrecognized tax benefits. If recognized, approximately $59 million and $58 million, net of federal tax benefits, of unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, would affect the effective tax rate.

It is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change in the next 12 months. The Company estimates that the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by $40 million to $50 million in the next 12 months primarily due to resolution of audits and statute expirations.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of the income tax provision. The Company recognized a net increase of $1 million in interest and penalties for both the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had a payable of $9 million and $8 million, respectively, related to accrued interest and penalties.

The Company or one or more of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. In the first quarter of 2018, the Company received cash settlements for final resolution of the 2008 through 2010 Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) audits. The Company’s IRS audits are resolved through 2011. The Company’s 2012 and 2013 tax returns are at IRS appeals due to an unagreed issue. The IRS is currently auditing the Company’s U.S. income tax returns for 2014 and 2015. The Company’s state income tax returns are currently under examination by various jurisdictions for years ranging from 2005 through 2015.

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Guarantees and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Guarantees and contingencies [Text Block]

Contingencies

The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in the normal course of business in legal, regulatory and arbitration proceedings, including class actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of its activities as a diversified financial services firm. These include proceedings specific to the Company as well as proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industries in which it operates. The Company can also be subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities, such as its investments, contracts, leases and employment relationships. Uncertain economic conditions, heightened and sustained volatility in the financial markets and significant financial reform legislation may increase the likelihood that clients and other persons or regulators may present or threaten legal claims or that regulators increase the scope or frequency of examinations of the Company or the financial services industry generally.

As with other financial services firms, the level of regulatory activity and inquiry concerning the Company’s businesses remains elevated. From time to time, the Company receives requests for information from, and/or has been subject to examination or claims by, the SEC, FINRA, the OCC, the UK Financial Conduct Authority, state insurance and securities regulators, state attorneys general and various other domestic or foreign governmental and quasi-governmental authorities on behalf of themselves or clients concerning the Company’s business activities and practices, and the practices of the Company’s financial advisors. The Company has numerous pending matters which include information requests, exams or inquiries that the Company has received during recent periods regarding certain matters, including: sales and distribution of mutual funds, exchange traded funds, annuities, equity and fixed income securities, real estate investment trusts, insurance products, and financial advice offerings, including managed accounts; supervision of the Company’s financial advisors; administration of insurance and annuity claims; security of client information; trading activity and the Company’s monitoring and supervision of such activity; performance advertising and product disclosures, including third party performance claims; and transaction monitoring systems and controls. The Company has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with the applicable regulators.

These legal and regulatory proceedings and disputes are subject to uncertainties and, as such, it is inherently difficult to determine whether any loss is probable or even reasonably possible, or to reasonably estimate the amount of any loss. The Company cannot predict with certainty if, how or when any such proceedings will be initiated or resolved or what the eventual settlement, fine, penalty or other relief, if any, may be, particularly for proceedings that are in their early stages of development or where plaintiffs seek indeterminate damages. Numerous issues may need to be resolved, including through potentially lengthy discovery and determination of important factual matters, and by addressing unsettled legal questions relevant to the proceedings in question, before a loss or range of loss can be reasonably estimated for any proceeding. An adverse outcome in one or more proceeding could eventually result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other sanctions, in addition to further claims, examinations or adverse publicity that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Company establishes an accrued liability for contingent litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and can be reasonably estimated. In such cases, there still may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts reasonably estimated and accrued. When a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability, but continues to monitor, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling a matter, further developments that would make such loss contingency both probable and reasonably estimable. Once the Company establishes an accrued liability with respect to a loss contingency, the Company continues to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of the accrued liability that has been previously established, and any appropriate adjustments are made each quarter.

RiverSource Life and RiverSource Life of NY are required by law to be a member of the guaranty fund association in every state where they are licensed to do business. In the event of insolvency of one or more unaffiliated insurance companies, the Company could be adversely affected by the requirement to pay assessments to the guaranty fund associations.

The Company projects its cost of future guaranty fund assessments based on estimates of insurance company insolvencies provided by the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations (“NOLHGA”) and the amount of its premiums written relative to the industry-wide premium in each state. The Company accrues the estimated cost of future guaranty fund assessments when it is considered probable that an assessment will be imposed, the event obligating the Company to pay the assessment has occurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated.

The Company has a liability for estimated guaranty fund assessments and a related premium tax asset. As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the estimated liability was $14 million and the related premium tax asset was $12 million. The expected period over which guaranty fund assessments will be made and the related tax credits recovered is not known.

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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

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Earnings per Share

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	594	$	403
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	149.5		157.5
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	2.6		2.6
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	152.1		160.1
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	3.97	$	2.56
Diluted	$	3.91	$	2.52

The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes the incremental effect of 1.1 million and 2.5 million options as of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect.

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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information[Text Block]

The Company’s reporting segments are Advice & Wealth Management, Asset Management, Annuities, Protection and Corporate & Other. Prior period results have been restated for the retrospective adoption of the new revenue recognition accounting standard as discussed in Note 1 and Note 2.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those of the Company, except for operating adjustments defined below, the method of capital allocation, the accounting for gains (losses) from intercompany revenues and expenses and not providing for income taxes on a segment basis.

Management uses segment adjusted operating measures in goal setting, as a basis for determining employee compensation and in evaluating performance on a basis comparable to that used by some securities analysts and investors. Consistent with GAAP accounting guidance for segment reporting, adjusted operating earnings is the Company’s measure of segment performance. Adjusted operating earnings should not be viewed as a substitute for GAAP pretax income. The Company believes the presentation of segment adjusted operating earnings, as the Company measures it for management purposes, enhances the understanding of its business by reflecting the underlying performance of its core operations and facilitating a more meaningful trend analysis.

Adjusted operating earnings is defined as adjusted operating net revenues less adjusted operating expenses. Adjusted operating net revenues and adjusted operating expenses exclude the market impact on IUL benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization, and the reinsurance accrual), integration and restructuring charges and the impact of consolidating investment entities. Adjusted operating net revenues also exclude net realized investment gains or losses (net of unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual) and the market impact of hedges to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments. Adjusted operating expenses also exclude the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization), the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization), and the DSIC and DAC amortization offset to net realized investment gains or losses. The market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, fixed index annuity benefits and IUL benefits includes changes in embedded derivative values caused by changes in financial market conditions, net of changes in economic hedge values and unhedged items including the difference between assumed and actual underlying separate account investment performance, fixed income credit exposures, transaction costs and certain policyholder contract elections, net of related impacts on DAC and DSIC amortization. The market impact also includes certain valuation adjustments made in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, including the impact on embedded derivative values of discounting projected benefits to reflect a current estimate of the Company’s life insurance subsidiary’s nonperformance spread.

The following tables summarize selected financial information by segment and reconcile segment totals to those reported on the consolidated financial statements:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Advice & Wealth Management	$	13,319	$	13,270
Asset Management	8,849		8,401
Annuities	95,802		98,276
Protection	17,728		18,039
Corporate & Other	9,064		9,494
Total assets	$	144,762	$	147,480

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Adjusted operating net revenues:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	1,501	$	1,321
Asset Management	778		725
Annuities	613		608
Protection	519		521
Corporate & Other	57		57
Less: Eliminations (1)	357		347
Total segment adjusted operating net revenues	3,111		2,885
Net realized gains (losses)	6		17
Revenue attributable to CIEs	22		22
Market impact on IUL benefits, net	13		1
Market impact of hedges on investments	16		1
Total net revenues per consolidated statements of operations	$	3,168	$	2,926

⁽¹⁾  Represents the elimination of intersegment revenues recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017in each segment as follows: Advice & Wealth Management ($240 million and $237 million, respectively); Asset Management ($12 million and $11 million, respectively); Annuities ($90 million and $84 million, respectively); Protection ($16 million and $15 million, respectively); and Corporate & Other ($(1) million and nil, respectively).

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Adjusted operating earnings:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	316		$	248
Asset Management	195			150
Annuities	132			139
Protection	70			63
Corporate & Other	(56		)	(80		)
Total segment adjusted operating earnings	657			520
Net realized gains (losses)	6			16
Net income (loss) attributable to CIEs	—			1
Market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net	(5		)	(63		)
Market impact on IUL benefits, net	25			—
Market impact of hedges on investments	16			1
Integration and restructuring charges	(3		)	—
Pretax income per consolidated statements of operations	$	696		$	475

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers Revenue from Contract with Customer (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from contracts with customers [Text Block]

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the new accounting standard for revenue from contracts with customers on a retrospective basis. See Note 2 for additional information on the adoption of the new accounting standard.

The following tables present revenue disaggregated by segment on an adjusted operating basis with a reconciliation of segment revenues to those reported on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
	Advice & Wealth Management		Asset Management		Annuities		Protection		Corporate & Other			Total Segments		Non-operating Revenue		Total
	(in millions)
Management and financial advice fees:
Asset management fees:
Retail	$	—	$	480	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	480	$	—	$	480
Institutional	—		111		—		—		—			111		—		111
Advisory fees	691		—		—		—		—			691		—		691
Financial planning fees	68		—		—		—		—			68		—		68
Transaction and other fees	89		48		14		2		—			153		—		153
Total management and financial advice fees	848		639		14		2		—			1,503		—		1,503
Distribution fees:
Mutual funds	190		69		—		—		—			259		—		259
Insurance and annuity	222		45		84		8		—			359		—		359
Other products	145		—		—		—		—			145		—		145
Total distribution fees	557		114		84		8		—			763		—		763
Other revenues	41		1		—		—		—			42		—		42
Total revenue from contracts with customers	1,446		754		98		10		—			2,308		—		2,308
Revenue from other sources (1)	71		24		515		509		58			1,177		61		1,238
Total segment gross revenues	1,517		778		613		519		58			3,485		61		3,546
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense	16		—		—		—		1			17		—		17
Total segment net revenues	1,501		778		613		519		57			3,468		61		3,529
Less: intersegment revenues	240		12		90		16		(1		)	357		4		361
Total net revenues	$	1,261	$	766	$	523	$	503	$	58		$	3,111	$	57	$	3,168

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	Advice & Wealth Management		Asset Management		Annuities		Protection		Corporate & Other		Total Segments		Non-operating Revenue		Total
	(in millions)
Management and financial advice fees:
Asset management fees:
Retail	$	—	$	440	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	440	$	—	$	440
Institutional	—		101		—		—		—		101		—		101
Advisory fees	570		—		—		—		—		570		—		570
Financial planning fees	64		—		—		—		—		64		—		64
Transaction and other fees	89		51		13		2		—		155		—		155
Total management and financial advice fees	723		592		13		2		—		1,330		—		1,330
Distribution fees:
Mutual funds	208		80		—		—		—		288		—		288
Insurance and annuity	199		41		78		8		—		326		—		326
Other products	109		—		—		—		—		109		—		109
Total distribution fees	516		121		78		8		—		723		—		723
Other revenues	37		1		—		—		—		38		—		38
Total revenue from contracts with customers	1,276		714		91		10		—		2,091		—		2,091
Revenue from other sources (1)	55		11		517		511		57		1,151		45		1,196
Total segment gross revenues	1,331		725		608		521		57		3,242		45		3,287
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense	10		—		—		—		—		10		—		10
Total segment net revenues	1,321		725		608		521		57		3,232		45		3,277
Less: intersegment revenues	237		11		84		15		—		347		4		351
Total net revenues	$	1,084	$	714	$	524	$	506	$	57	$	2,885	$	41	$	2,926

⁽¹⁾Revenues not included in the scope of the revenue from contracts with customers standard. The amounts primarily consist of revenue associated with the manufacturing of insurance and annuity products or financial instruments.

The following discussion describes the nature, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from the Company’s contracts with customers on a consolidated basis.

Management and Financial Advice Fees

Asset Management Fees

The Company earns revenue for performing asset management services for retail and institutional clients. The revenue is earned based on a fixed or tiered rate applied, as a percentage, to assets under management. Assets under management vary with market fluctuations and client behavior. The asset management performance obligation is considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. Asset management fees are accrued, invoiced and collected on a monthly or quarterly basis.

The Company’s asset management contracts for Open Ended Investment Companies (“OEICs”) in the UK and Société d'Investissement à Capital Variable (“SICAVs”) in Europe include performance obligations for asset management and fund distribution services. The amounts received for these services are reported as management and financial advice fees. The revenue recognition pattern is the same for both performance obligations as the fund distribution services revenue is variably constrained due to factors outside the Company’s control including market volatility and client behavior (such as how long clients hold their investment) and not recognized until assets under management are known.

The Company may also earn performance-based management fees on institutional accounts, hedge funds, collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), OEICs, SICAVs and property funds based on a percentage of account returns in excess of either a benchmark index or a contractually specified level. This revenue is variable and impacted primarily by the performance of the assets being managed compared to the benchmark index or contractually specified level. The revenue is not recognized until it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur. Performance-based management fees are invoiced on a quarterly or annual basis.

Advisory Fees

The Company earns revenue for performing investment advisory services for certain brokerage customer’s discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts. The revenue is earned based on a contractual fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the market value of assets held in the account. The investment advisory performance obligation is considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. Advisory fees are accrued daily and invoiced or charged on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Financial Planning Fees

The Company earns revenue for providing financial plans to its clients. The revenue earned for each financial plan is either a fixed fee (received monthly, quarterly or annually) or a variable fee (received monthly or quarterly) based on a contractual fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to assets held in a client’s investment advisory account. The financial planning fee is based on the complexity of a client’s financial and life situation and his or her advisor’s experience. The performance obligation is satisfied at the time the financial plan is delivered to the customer. The Company records a contract liability for the unearned revenue when cash is received before the plan is delivered. The financial plan contracts with clients are annual contracts. Amounts recorded as a contract liability are recognized as revenue when the financial plan is delivered, which occurs within the annual period.

For fixed fee arrangements, revenue is recognized when the financial plan is delivered. The Company accrues revenue for any amounts that have not been received at the time the financial plan is delivered.

For variable fee arrangements, revenue is recognized for cash that has been received when the financial plan is delivered. The amount received after the plan is delivered is variably constrained due to factors outside the Company’s control including market volatility and client behavior. The revenue is recognized when it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur that is generally each month or quarter end as the advisory account balance uncertainty is resolved.

Contract liabilities for financial planning fees, which are included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $133 million and $134 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

The Company pays sales commissions to advisors when a new financial planning contract is obtained or when an existing contract is renewed. The sales commissions paid to the advisors prior to financial plan delivery are considered costs to obtain a contract with a customer and are initially capitalized. When the performance obligation to deliver the financial plan is satisfied, the commission is recognized as distribution expense. Capitalized costs to obtain these contracts are reported in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and were $107 million and $109 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Transaction and Other Fees

The Company earns revenue for providing customer support, shareholder and administrative services (including transfer agent services) for affiliated mutual funds and networking, sub-accounting and administrative services for unaffiliated mutual funds. The Company also receives revenue for providing custodial services and account maintenance services on brokerage and retirement accounts that are not included in an advisory relationship. Transfer agent and administrative revenue is earned based on either a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to assets under management or an annual fixed fee for each fund position. Networking and sub-accounting revenue is earned based on either an annual fixed fee for each account or an annual fixed fee for each fund position. Custodial and account maintenance revenue is generally earned based on a quarterly or annual fixed fee for each account. Each of the customer support and administrative services performance obligations are considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. Transaction and other fees (other than custodial service fees) are invoiced or charged to brokerage accounts on a monthly or quarterly basis. Custodial service fees are invoiced or charged to brokerage accounts on an annual basis. Contract liabilities for custodial service fees, which are included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $48 million and nil as of March 31, 2018 and December 2017, respectively.

The Company earns revenue for providing trade execution services to franchise advisors. The trade execution performance obligation is satisfied at the time of each trade and the revenue is primarily earned based on a fixed fee per trade. These fees are invoiced and collected on a semi-monthly basis.

Distribution Fees

Mutual Funds and Insurance and Annuity Products

The Company earns revenue for selling affiliated and unaffiliated mutual funds, fixed and variable annuities and insurance products. The performance obligation is satisfied at the time of each individual sale. A portion of the revenue is based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to amounts invested at the time of sale. The remaining revenue is recognized over the time the client owns the investment or holds the contract and is generally earned based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the net asset value of the fund, or the value of the insurance policy or annuity contract. The ongoing revenue is not recognized at the time of sale because it is variably constrained due to factors outside the Company’s control including market volatility and client behavior (such as how long clients hold their investment, insurance policy or annuity contract). The revenue will not be recognized until it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur.

The Company earns revenue for providing unaffiliated partners an opportunity to educate the Company’s advisors or to support availability and distribution of their products on the Company’s platforms. These payments allow the outside parties to train and support the advisors, explain the features of their products and distribute marketing and educational materials, and support trading and operational systems necessary to enable the Company’s client servicing and production distribution efforts. The Company earns revenue for placing and maintaining unaffiliated fund partners and insurance companies’ products on the Company’s sales platform (subject to the Company’s due diligence standards). The revenue is primarily earned based on a fixed fee or a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the market value of assets invested. These performance obligations are considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. These fees are invoiced and collected on monthly basis.

Other Products

The Company earns revenue for selling unaffiliated alternative products. The performance obligation is satisfied at the time of each individual sale. A portion of the revenue is based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to amounts invested at the time of sale. The remaining revenue is recognized over the time the client owns the investment and is earned generally based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the market value of the investment. The ongoing revenue is not recognized at the time of sale because it is variably constrained due to factors outside the Company’s control including market volatility and client behavior (such as how long clients hold their investment). The revenue will not be recognized until it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur.

The Company earns revenue from brokerage clients for the execution of requested trades. The performance obligation is satisfied at the time of trade execution and amounts are received on the settlement date. The revenue varies for each trade based on various factors that include the type of investment, dollar amount of the trade and how the trade is executed (online or broker assisted).

The Company earns revenue for placing clients’ deposits in its brokerage sweep program with third-party banks. The amount received from the third-party banks is impacted by short-term interest rates. The performance obligation with the financial institutions that participate in the sweep program is considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. The revenue is earned daily and settled monthly based on a rate applied, as a percentage, to the deposits placed.

Other Revenues

The Company earns revenue from fees charged to franchise advisors for providing various services the advisors need to manage and grow their practices. The primary services include: licensing of intellectual property and software, compliance supervision, insurance coverage, technology services and support, consulting and other services. The services are either provided by the Company or third- party providers. The Company controls the services provided by third parties as it has the right to direct the third parties to perform the services, is primarily responsible for performing the services and sets the prices the advisors are charged. The Company recognizes revenue for the gross amount of the fees received from the advisors. The fees are primarily collected monthly as a reduction of commission payments.

Intellectual property and software licenses, along with compliance supervision, insurance coverage, and technology services and support are primarily earned based on a monthly fixed fee. These services are considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. The consulting and other services performance obligations are satisfied as the services are delivered and revenue is earned based upon the level of service requested. Prior to the implementation of the revenue recognition standard, fees received from the advisors for software licenses, compliance supervision, technology services and support, consulting, and other services were recorded as a reduction to the Company’s expenses to provide the services and totaled $26 million and $24 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Receivables

Receivables for revenue from contracts with customers are recognized when the performance obligation is satisfied and the Company has an unconditional right to the revenue. Receivables related to revenues from contracts with customers were $638 million and $657 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

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3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Regulatory Requirements [Abstract]

Regulatory Requirements [Text Block]

Regulatory Requirements

The Company’s insurance subsidiaries are required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the insurance departments of their respective states of domicile. RiverSource Life received approval from the Minnesota Department of Commerce to apply a permitted statutory accounting practice, effective July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, for certain derivative instruments used to economically hedge the interest rate exposure of certain variable annuity products that do not qualify for statutory hedge accounting. The permitted practice is intended to mitigate the impact to statutory surplus from the misalignment between variable annuity statutory reserves, which are not carried at fair value, and the fair value of derivatives used to economically hedge the interest rate exposure of non-life contingent living benefit guarantees. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, application of this permitted practice resulted in an increase (decrease) to RiverSource Life’s statutory surplus of approximately $214 million and $(3) million, respectively.

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Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Retrospective Adjustments [Abstract]

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the impact to the consolidated statements of operations for the prior period presented:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	Previously Reported		Effect of Change			As Adjusted
	(in millions)
Revenues
Management and financial advice fees	$	1,482	$	5		$	1,487
Distribution fees	443		(2		)	441
Net investment income	391		—			391
Premiums	339		—			339
Other revenues	256		22			278
Total revenues	2,911		25			2,936
Banking and deposit interest expense	10		—			10
Total net revenues	2,901		25			2,926
Expenses
Distribution expenses	823		—			823
Interest credited to fixed accounts	162		—			162
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses	567		—			567
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	72		—			72
Interest and debt expense	50		—			50
General and administrative expense	752		25			777
Total expenses	2,426		25			2,451
Pretax income	475		—			475
Income tax provision	72		—			72
Net income	$	403	$	—		$	403

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Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Schedule of assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Table Text Block]

The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities of Ameriprise Financial measured at fair value on a recurring basis: 

	March 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	139	$	1,480	$	—	$	1,619
Available-for-Sale securities:
Corporate debt securities	—		13,339		1,095		14,434
Residential mortgage backed securities	—		5,846		146		5,992
Commercial mortgage backed securities	—		4,320		—		4,320
Asset backed securities	—		1,506		17		1,523
State and municipal obligations	—		2,395		—		2,395
U.S. government and agency obligations	1,373		—		—		1,373
Foreign government bonds and obligations	—		282		—		282
Total Available-for-Sale securities	1,373		27,688		1,258		30,319
Equity securities	1		—		—		1
Equity securities at net asset value (“NAV”)							6		(1)
Trading securities	13		42		—		55
Separate account assets at NAV							85,847		(1)
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes	548		—		—		548
Other assets:
Interest rate derivative contracts	1		818		—		819
Equity derivative contracts	114		2,202		—		2,316
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	1		33		—		34
Total other assets	116		3,053		—		3,169
Total assets at fair value	$	2,190	$	32,263	$	1,258	$	121,564

Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	—	$	4	$	3		$	7
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—		585			585
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—		(329		)	(329		)	(2)
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	—		4		259			263			(3)
Customer deposits	—		9		—			9
Other liabilities:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		512		—			512
Equity derivative contracts	74		2,692		—			2,766
Credit derivative contracts	—		2		—			2
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	3		22		—			25
Other	14		9		28			51
Total other liabilities	91		3,237		28			3,356
Total liabilities at fair value	$	91	$	3,250	$	287		$	3,628

	December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	147	$	2,025	$	—	$	2,172
Available-for-Sale securities:
Corporate debt securities	—		13,936		1,139		15,075
Residential mortgage backed securities	—		6,456		155		6,611
Commercial mortgage backed securities	—		4,374		—		4,374
Asset backed securities	—		1,573		7		1,580
State and municipal obligations	—		2,463		—		2,463
U.S. government and agencies obligations	503		—		—		503
Foreign government bonds and obligations	—		314		—		314
Common stocks	1		—		—		1
Common stocks at NAV							6		(1)
Total Available-for-Sale securities	504		29,116		1,301		30,927
Trading securities	10		34		—		44
Separate account assets at NAV							87,368		(1)
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes	623		—		—		623
Other assets:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		1,104		—		1,104
Equity derivative contracts	63		2,360		—		2,423
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	2		34		—		36
Total other assets	65		3,498		—		3,563
Total assets at fair value	$	1,349	$	34,673	$	1,301	$	124,697

Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	—	$	5	$	—		$	5
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—		601			601
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—		(49		)	(49		)	(4)
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	—		5		552			557			(5)
Customer deposits	—		10		—			10
Other liabilities:
Interest rate derivative contracts	1		415		—			416
Equity derivative contracts	7		2,876		—			2,883
Credit derivative contracts	—		2		—			2
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	4		23		—			27
Other	9		6		28			43
Total other liabilities	21		3,322		28			3,371
Total liabilities at fair value	$	21	$	3,337	$	580		$	3,938

⁽¹⁾ Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

⁽²⁾ The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $309 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $638 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of March 31, 2018.

⁽³⁾  The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(432) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of March 31, 2018.

⁽⁴⁾  The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $443 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $492 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of December 31, 2017.

⁽⁵⁾  The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(399) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2017.

Schedule of debt of the consolidated investment entities and the stated interest rates [Table Text Block]

The balances and the stated interest rates of outstanding debt of Ameriprise Financial were as follows: 

	Outstanding Balance				Stated Interest Rate
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Long-term debt:
Senior notes due 2019	$	300	$	300	7.3	%	7.3	%
Senior notes due 2020	750		750		5.3		5.3

	Outstanding Balance					Stated Interest Rate
	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018	December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Senior notes due 2023	750			750		4.0	4.0
Senior notes due 2024	550			550		3.7	3.7
Senior notes due 2026	500			500		2.9	2.9
Capitalized lease obligations	34			38
Other (1)	(3		)	3
Total long-term debt	2,881			2,891
Short-term borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances	151			150		1.7	1.5
Repurchase agreements	50			50		1.7	1.4
Total short-term borrowings	201			200
Total	$	3,082		$	3,091

⁽¹⁾ Amounts include adjustments for fair value hedges on the Company’s long-term debt and unamortized discount and debt issuance costs. See Note 13 for information on the Company’s fair value hedges.

Consolidated investment entities [Member]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]

Schedule of assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Table Text Block]

The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	March 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Investments:
Corporate debt securities	$	—	$	24	$	—	$	24
Common stocks	25		5		11		41
Other investments	4		—		—		4
Syndicated loans	—		1,842		200		2,042
Total investments	29		1,871		211		2,111
Receivables	—		20		—		20
Total assets at fair value	$	29	$	1,891	$	211	$	2,131
Liabilities
Debt (1)	$	—	$	2,174	$	—	$	2,174
Other liabilities	—		36		—		36
Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	2,210	$	—	$	2,210

	December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Investments:
Corporate debt securities	$	—	$	27	$	—	$	27
Common stocks	18		8		4		30
Other investments	5		—		—		5
Syndicated loans	—		1,889		180		2,069
Total investments	23		1,924		184		2,131
Receivables	—		25		—		25
Total assets at fair value	$	23	$	1,949	$	184	$	2,156
Liabilities
Debt (1)	$	—	$	2,206	$	—	$	2,206
Other liabilities	—		63		—		63
Total liabilities at fair value	$	—	$	2,269	$	—	$	2,269

⁽¹⁾  The carrying value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Schedule of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Table Text Block]

The following tables provide a summary of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Common Stocks				Syndicated Loans
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	4			$	180
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	4			(1)	2			(1)
Purchases	—				18
Sales	—				(1		)
Settlements	—				(11		)
Transfers into Level 3	4				61
Transfers out of Level 3	(1		)		(49		)
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	11			$	200
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at March 31, 2018	$	4		(1)	$	2		(1)

	Corporate Debt Securities		Common Stocks			Syndicated Loans
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	—	$	5		$	254
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	—		—			3			(1)
Purchases	—		—			55
Sales	—		—			(8		)
Settlements	—		—			(23		)
Transfers into Level 3	2		1			72
Transfers out of Level 3	—		(2		)	(130		)
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	2	$	4		$	223
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at March 31, 2017	$	—	$	—		$	2		(1)

⁽¹⁾ Included in net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Schedule of fair value and unpaid principal balance of assets and liabilities carried at fair value under the fair value option [Table Text Block]

The followingtablepresentsthefairvalueandunpaidprincipalbalanceofloansanddebtforwhichthefairvalueoptionhasbeenelected:

	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Syndicated loans
Unpaid principal balance	$	2,097		$	2,140
Excess unpaid principal over fair value	(55		)	(71		)
Fair value	$	2,042		$	2,069
Fair value of loans more than 90 days past due	$	21		$	24
Fair value of loans in nonaccrual status	21			24
Difference between fair value and unpaid principal of loans more than 90 days past due, loans in nonaccrual status or both	36			35
Debt
Unpaid principal balance	$	2,290		$	2,340
Excess unpaid principal over fair value	(116		)	(134		)
Carrying value (1)	$	2,174		$	2,206

⁽¹⁾ The carrying value of the CLOs’ debtis set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Schedule of debt of the consolidated investment entities and the stated interest rates [Table Text Block]

Debt of the consolidated investment entities and the stated interest rates were as follows:

	Carrying Value				Weighted Average Interest Rate
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Debt of consolidated CLOs due 2025-2026	$	2,174	$	2,206	3.1	%	2.8	%

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Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Summary of Investments [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of Ameriprise Financial investments:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	$	30,319	$	30,927
Mortgage loans, net	2,721		2,756
Policy and certificate loans	844		845
Other investments	1,436		1,397
Total	$	35,320	$	35,925

Summary of Net Investment Income [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of net investment income:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Investment income on fixed maturities	$	329		$	337
Net realized gains (losses)	6			17
Affordable housing partnerships	(11		)	(12		)
Other	46			24
Consolidated investment entities	26			25
Total	$	396		$	391

Available-for-Sale Securities Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Available-for-Sale securities distributed by type were as follows:

Description of Securities	March 31, 2018
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Noncredit OTTI (1)
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities	$	13,676	$	858	$	(100	)	$	14,434	$	—
Residential mortgage backed securities	6,031		41		(80		)	5,992		—
Commercial mortgage backed securities	4,395		25		(100		)	4,320		—
Asset backed securities	1,502		30		(9		)	1,523		—
State and municipal obligations	2,192		217		(14		)	2,395		—
U.S. government and agencies obligations	1,372		1		—			1,373		—
Foreign government bonds and obligations	273		14		(5		)	282		—
Total	$	29,441	$	1,186	$	(308	)	$	30,319	$	—

Description of Securities	December 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Noncredit OTTI (1)
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities	$	13,976	$	1,131	$	(32	)	$	15,075	$	—
Residential mortgage backed securities	6,585		63		(37		)	6,611		—
Commercial mortgage backed securities	4,362		48		(36		)	4,374		—
Asset backed securities	1,549		36		(5		)	1,580		1
State and municipal obligations	2,215		259		(11		)	2,463		—
U.S. government and agencies obligations	502		1		—			503		—
Foreign government bonds and obligations	298		20		(4		)	314		—
Common stocks	5		3		(1		)	7		—
Total	$	29,492	$	1,561	$	(126	)	$	30,927	$	1

⁽¹⁾  Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses in AOCI. Amount includes unrealized gains and losses on impaired securities subsequent to the initial impairment measurement date. These amounts are included in gross unrealized gains and losses as of the end of the period.

Fixed Maturity Securities by Rating Disclosure [Table Text Block]

A summary of fixed maturity securities by rating was as follows:

Ratings	March 31, 2018						December 31, 2017
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Total Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Total Fair Value
	(in millions, except percentages)
AAA	$	11,823	$	11,706	39	%	$	11,293	$	11,331	37	%
AA	1,688		1,862		6		1,898		2,114		7
A	4,398		4,705		15		4,760		5,243		17

BBB	10,355		10,868		36		10,317		10,989		35
Below investment grade (1)	1,177		1,178		4		1,219		1,243		4
Total fixed maturities	$	29,441	$	30,319	100	%	$	29,487	$	30,920	100	%

⁽¹⁾  The amortized cost and fair value of below investment grade securities includes interest in CLOs managed by the Company of $6 million and $7 million, respectively, at March 31, 2018, and $6 million and $7 million, respectively, at December 31, 2017. These securities are not rated but are included in below investment grade due to their risk characteristics.

Available-for-Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Disclosure [Table Text Block]

The following tables provide information about Available-for-Sale securities with gross unrealized losses and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

Description of Securities	March 31, 2018
	Less than 12 months						12 months or more						Total
	Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(in millions, except number of securities)
Corporate debt securities	282	$	4,289	$	(63	)	64	$	656	$	(37	)	346	$	4,945	$	(100	)
Residential mortgage backed securities	163	2,716		(38		)	127	1,373		(42		)	290	4,089		(80		)
Commercial mortgage backed securities	127	2,272		(60		)	57	749		(40		)	184	3,021		(100		)
Asset backed securities	43	531		(6		)	22	158		(3		)	65	689		(9		)
State and municipal obligations	174	375		(6		)	34	182		(8		)	208	557		(14		)
Foreign government bonds and obligations	13	46		(1		)	12	19		(4		)	25	65		(5		)
Total	802	$	10,229	$	(174	)	316	$	3,137	$	(134	)	1,118	$	13,366	$	(308	)

Description of Securities	December 31, 2017
	Less than 12 months						12 months or more						Total
	Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(in millions, except number of securities)
Corporate debt securities	150	$	1,791	$	(8	)	70	$	740	$	(24	)	220	$	2,531	$	(32	)
Residential mortgage backed securities	102	1,772		(11		)	130	1,467		(26		)	232	3,239		(37		)
Commercial mortgage backed securities	67	1,178		(12		)	58	783		(24		)	125	1,961		(36		)
Asset backed securities	36	424		(2		)	26	187		(3		)	62	611		(5		)
State and municipal obligations	76	141		(1		)	34	180		(10		)	110	321		(11		)
Foreign government bonds and obligations	3	6		—			15	23		(4		)	18	29		(4		)
Common stocks	—	—		—			4	1		(1		)	4	1		(1		)
Total	434	$	5,312	$	(34	)	337	$	3,381	$	(92	)	771	$	8,693	$	(126	)

Credit Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities Disclosure [Table Text Block]

The following table presents a rollforward of the cumulative amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for other-than-temporary impairments related to credit losses on Available-for-Sale securities for which a portion of the securities’ total other-than-temporary impairments was recognized in OCI:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Beginning balance	$	2	$	69
Credit losses for which an other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized	—		1
Ending balance	$	2	$	70

Net Realized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Net realized gains and losses on Available-for-Sale securities, determined using the specific identification method, recognized in earnings were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
Gross realized investment gains	$	6		$	19
Gross realized investment losses	(1		)	—
Other-than-temporary impairments	—			(1		)
Total	$	5		$	18

Available-for-Sale Securities Contractual Maturity Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Available-for-Sale securities by contractual maturity as of March 31, 2018 were as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(in millions)
Due within one year	$	3,224	$	3,247
Due after one year through five years	6,425		6,507
Due after five years through 10 years	3,591		3,612
Due after 10 years	4,273		5,118
	17,513		18,484
Residential mortgage backed securities	6,031		5,992
Commercial mortgage backed securities	4,395		4,320
Asset backed securities	1,502		1,523
Total	$	29,441	$	30,319

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Financing Receivables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Receivables [Abstract]

Rollforward of the Allowance for Loan Losses [Table Text Block]

The following table presents a rollforward of the allowance for loan losses for the three months ended and the ending balance of the allowance for loan losses by impairment method:

	March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Beginning balance	$	26	$	29
Provisions	—		—
Ending balance	$	26	$	29
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	—	$	2
Collectively evaluated for impairment	26		27

Schedule of Recorded Investment in Financing Receivables by Impairment Method [Table Text Block]

The recorded investment in financing receivables by impairment method was as follows:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	17	$	17
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,229		3,258
Total	$	3,246	$	3,275

Schedule of Commercial Mortgage Loans by Geographic Region [Table Text Block]

Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by U.S. region were as follows:

	Loans				Percentage
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
East North Central	$	213	$	215	8	%	8	%
East South Central	89		90		3		3
Middle Atlantic	190		192		7		7
Mountain	251		256		9		9
New England	73		74		3		3
Pacific	801		812		29		29
South Atlantic	749		768		27		28
West North Central	231		235		9		8
West South Central	143		133		5		5
	2,740		2,775		100	%	100	%
Less: allowance for loan losses	19		19
Total	$	2,721	$	2,756

Schedule of Commercial Mortgage Loans by Property Type [Table Text Block]

Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by property type were as follows:

	Loans				Percentage
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Apartments	$	567	$	566	21	%	20	%
Hotel	40		40		1		1
Industrial	472		476		17		17
Mixed use	44		44		2		2
Office	470		492		17		18
Retail	930		937		34		34
Other	217		220		8		8
	2,740		2,775		100	%	100	%
Less: allowance for loan losses	19		19
Total	$	2,721	$	2,756

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Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Deferred Charges, Insurers [Abstract]

Schedule of balances of and changes in DAC [Table Text Block]

The balances of and changes in deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”) were as follows:

	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1	$	2,676		$	2,648
Capitalization of acquisition costs	79			67
Amortization	(92		)	(72		)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities (gains) losses	55			—
Balance at March 31	$	2,718		$	2,643

Schedule of balances of and changes in DSIC [Table Text Block]

The balances of and changes in deferred sales inducement costs (“DSIC”), which is included in other assets, were as follows:

	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1	$	276		$	302
Capitalization of sales inducement costs	1			2
Amortization	(11		)	(9		)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities (gains) losses	9			—
Balance at March 31	$	275		$	295

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Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities

Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Policyholder account balances
Fixed annuities (1)	$	9,765			$	9,934
Variable annuity fixed sub-accounts	5,139				5,166
Variable universal life (“VUL”)/universal life (“UL”) insurance	3,041				3,047
Indexed universal life (“IUL”) insurance	1,469				1,384
Other life insurance	709				720
Total policyholder account balances	20,123				20,251
Future policy benefits
Variable annuity guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”)	202				463
Variable annuity guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”)	(76		)	(2)	(80		)	(2)
Other annuity liabilities	31				78
Fixed annuity life contingent liabilities	1,473				1,484
Life and disability income insurance	1,217				1,221
Long term care insurance	4,860				4,896
VUL/UL and other life insurance additional liabilities	646				688
Total future policy benefits	8,353				8,750
Policy claims and other policyholders’ funds	888				903
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	$	29,364			$	29,904

⁽¹⁾ Includes fixed deferred annuities, non-life contingent fixed payout annuities and indexed annuity host contracts.

⁽²⁾ Includes the fair value of GMAB embedded derivatives that was a net asset as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 reported as a contra liability.

Schedule of Separate Account Liabilities by Policy Type [Table Text Block]

Separate account liabilities consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Variable annuity	$	73,592	$	75,174
VUL insurance	7,215		7,352
Other insurance	33		34
Threadneedle investment liabilities	5,007		4,808
Total	$	85,847	$	87,368

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Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Insurance [Abstract]

Schedule of Variable Annuity Guarantees [Table Text Block]

The following table provides information related to variable annuity guarantees for which the Company has established additional liabilities:

Variable Annuity  Guarantees by Benefit Type (1)	March 31, 2018							December 31, 2017
	Total Contract Value		Contract Value in Separate Accounts		Net Amount at Risk		Weighted Average Attained Age	Total Contract Value		Contract Value in Separate Accounts		Net Amount at Risk		Weighted Average Attained Age
	(in millions, except age)
GMDB:
Return of premium	$	60,402	$	58,458	$	30	66	$	61,418	$	59,461	$	9	66
Five/six-year reset	8,603		5,890		18		66	8,870		6,149		12		66
One-year ratchet	6,330		5,970		43		69	6,548		6,187		11		69
Five-year ratchet	1,507		1,451		2		65	1,563		1,506		1		65
Other	1,088		1,066		64		72	1,099		1,075		50		72
Total — GMDB	$	77,930	$	72,835	$	157	66	$	79,498	$	74,378	$	83	66
GGU death benefit	$	1,093	$	1,041	$	126	70	$	1,118	$	1,067	$	133	70
GMIB	$	219	$	202	$	8	69	$	233	$	216	$	7	69
GMWB:
GMWB	$	2,386	$	2,378	$	1	71	$	2,508	$	2,500	$	1	71
GMWB for life	43,837		43,729		194		67	44,375		44,259		129		67
Total — GMWB	$	46,223	$	46,107	$	195	67	$	46,883	$	46,759	$	130	67
GMAB	$	2,914	$	2,911	$	2	59	$	3,086	$	3,083	$	—	59

⁽¹⁾  Individual variable annuity contracts may have more than one guarantee and therefore may be included in more than one benefit type. Variable annuity contracts for which the death benefit equals the account value are not shown in this table.

Schedule of Net Amount of Risk UL Secondary Guarantees [Table Text Block]

The following table provides information related to insurance guarantees for which the Company has established additional liabilities:

	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
	Net Amount at Risk		Weighted Average Attained Age	Net Amount at Risk		Weighted Average Attained Age
	(in millions, except age)
UL secondary guarantees	$	6,464	65	$	6,460	65

Schedule of Changes in Additional Liabilities for Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees [Table Text Block]

Changes in additional liabilities (contra liabilities) for variable annuity and insurance guarantees were as follows:

	GMDB & GGU			GMIB			GMWB (1)			GMAB (1)			UL
	(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2017	$	16		$	8		$	1,017		$	(24	)	$	434
Incurred claims	1			—			(380		)	(29		)	23
Paid claims	(1		)	(1		)	—			—			(8		)
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	16		$	7		$	637		$	(53	)	$	449
Balance at January 1, 2018	$	17		$	6		$	463		$	(80	)	$	489
Incurred claims	1			—			(261		)	4			26
Paid claims	(1		)	—			—			—			(7		)
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	17		$	6		$	202		$	(76	)	$	508

⁽¹⁾ The incurred claims for GMWB and GMAB represent the change in the fair value of the liabilities (contra liabilities) less paid claims.

Schedule of Separate Account Balances by Asset Type [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the distribution of separate account balances by asset type for variable annuity contracts providing guaranteed benefits:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Mutual funds:
Equity	$	44,619	$	46,038
Bond	22,867		23,529
Other	5,631		5,109
Total mutual funds	$	73,117	$	74,676

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

The balances and the stated interest rates of outstanding debt of Ameriprise Financial were as follows: 

	Outstanding Balance				Stated Interest Rate
	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Long-term debt:
Senior notes due 2019	$	300	$	300	7.3	%	7.3	%
Senior notes due 2020	750		750		5.3		5.3

	Outstanding Balance					Stated Interest Rate
	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017		March 31, 2018	December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Senior notes due 2023	750			750		4.0	4.0
Senior notes due 2024	550			550		3.7	3.7
Senior notes due 2026	500			500		2.9	2.9
Capitalized lease obligations	34			38
Other (1)	(3		)	3
Total long-term debt	2,881			2,891
Short-term borrowings:
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances	151			150		1.7	1.5
Repurchase agreements	50			50		1.7	1.4
Total short-term borrowings	201			200
Total	$	3,082		$	3,091

⁽¹⁾ Amounts include adjustments for fair value hedges on the Company’s long-term debt and unamortized discount and debt issuance costs. See Note 13 for information on the Company’s fair value hedges.

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Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities of Ameriprise Financial measured at fair value on a recurring basis: 

	March 31, 2018
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	139	$	1,480	$	—	$	1,619
Available-for-Sale securities:
Corporate debt securities	—		13,339		1,095		14,434
Residential mortgage backed securities	—		5,846		146		5,992
Commercial mortgage backed securities	—		4,320		—		4,320
Asset backed securities	—		1,506		17		1,523
State and municipal obligations	—		2,395		—		2,395
U.S. government and agency obligations	1,373		—		—		1,373
Foreign government bonds and obligations	—		282		—		282
Total Available-for-Sale securities	1,373		27,688		1,258		30,319
Equity securities	1		—		—		1
Equity securities at net asset value (“NAV”)							6		(1)
Trading securities	13		42		—		55
Separate account assets at NAV							85,847		(1)
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes	548		—		—		548
Other assets:
Interest rate derivative contracts	1		818		—		819
Equity derivative contracts	114		2,202		—		2,316
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	1		33		—		34
Total other assets	116		3,053		—		3,169
Total assets at fair value	$	2,190	$	32,263	$	1,258	$	121,564

Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	—	$	4	$	3		$	7
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—		585			585
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—		(329		)	(329		)	(2)
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	—		4		259			263			(3)
Customer deposits	—		9		—			9
Other liabilities:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		512		—			512
Equity derivative contracts	74		2,692		—			2,766
Credit derivative contracts	—		2		—			2
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	3		22		—			25
Other	14		9		28			51
Total other liabilities	91		3,237		28			3,356
Total liabilities at fair value	$	91	$	3,250	$	287		$	3,628

	December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Assets
Cash equivalents	$	147	$	2,025	$	—	$	2,172
Available-for-Sale securities:
Corporate debt securities	—		13,936		1,139		15,075
Residential mortgage backed securities	—		6,456		155		6,611
Commercial mortgage backed securities	—		4,374		—		4,374
Asset backed securities	—		1,573		7		1,580
State and municipal obligations	—		2,463		—		2,463
U.S. government and agencies obligations	503		—		—		503
Foreign government bonds and obligations	—		314		—		314
Common stocks	1		—		—		1
Common stocks at NAV							6		(1)
Total Available-for-Sale securities	504		29,116		1,301		30,927
Trading securities	10		34		—		44
Separate account assets at NAV							87,368		(1)
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes	623		—		—		623
Other assets:
Interest rate derivative contracts	—		1,104		—		1,104
Equity derivative contracts	63		2,360		—		2,423
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	2		34		—		36
Total other assets	65		3,498		—		3,563
Total assets at fair value	$	1,349	$	34,673	$	1,301	$	124,697

Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	—	$	5	$	—		$	5
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—		601			601
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—		(49		)	(49		)	(4)
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	—		5		552			557			(5)
Customer deposits	—		10		—			10
Other liabilities:
Interest rate derivative contracts	1		415		—			416
Equity derivative contracts	7		2,876		—			2,883
Credit derivative contracts	—		2		—			2
Foreign exchange derivative contracts	4		23		—			27
Other	9		6		28			43
Total other liabilities	21		3,322		28			3,371
Total liabilities at fair value	$	21	$	3,337	$	580		$	3,938

⁽¹⁾ Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

⁽²⁾ The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $309 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $638 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of March 31, 2018.

⁽³⁾  The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(432) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of March 31, 2018.

⁽⁴⁾  The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $443 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $492 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of December 31, 2017.

⁽⁵⁾  The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(399) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2017.

Summary of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The following tables provide a summary of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities of Ameriprise Financial measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Available-for-Sale Securities
	Corporate Debt Securities			Residential Mortgage Backed Securities			Asset Backed Securities		Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	1,139		$	155		$	7	$	1,301
Total gains (losses) included in:
Net income	(1		)	—			—		(1		)	(1)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(14		)	(2		)	—		(16		)
Purchases	—			—			10		10
Settlements	(29		)	(7		)	—		(36		)
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	1,095		$	146		$	17	$	1,258
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to assets held at March 31, 2018	$	(1	)	$	—		$	—	$	(1	)	(1)

	Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims													Other Liabilities
	Indexed Annuity Embedded Derivatives		IUL Embedded Derivatives				GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives				Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	—	$	601			$	(49	)		$	552		$	28
Total (gains) losses included in:
Net income	—		(25		)	(2)	(356		)	(3)	(381		)	—
Issues	3		20				83				106			—
Settlements	—		(11		)		(7		)		(18		)	—
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	3	$	585			$	(329	)		$	259		$	28
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at March 31, 2018	$	—	$	(25	)	(2)	$	(348	)	(3)	$	(373	)	$	—

	Available-for-Sale Securities
	Corporate Debt Securities			Residential Mortgage Backed Securities			Asset Backed Securities			Common Stocks			Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2017	$	1,311		$	268		$	68		$	1		$	1,648
Total gains (losses) included in:
Other comprehensive income	—			—			1			—			1
Purchases	62			132			49			—			243
Settlements	(29		)	(12		)	(13		)	—			(54		)
Transfers into Level 3	—			—			—			8			8
Transfers out of Level 3	—			(72		)	(41		)	(1		)	(114		)
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	1,344		$	316		$	64		$	8		$	1,732
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at March 31, 2017	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

	Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims											Other Liabilities
	IUL Embedded Derivatives				GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives				Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2017	$	464			$	614			$	1,078		$	13
Total (gains) losses included in:
Net income	19			(2)	(499		)	(3)	(480		)	—
Issues	22				77				99			—
Settlements	(12		)		(4		)		(16		)	—
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	493			$	188			$	681		$	13
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at March 31, 2017	$	19		(2)	$	(484	)	(3)	$	(465	)	$	—

⁽¹⁾ Includedin net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽²⁾ Included in interest credited to fixed accounts in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽³⁾ Included in benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements

The following tables provide a summary of the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements developed by the Company or reasonably available to the Company of Level 3 assets and liabilities:

	March 31, 2018
	Fair Value			Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range				Weighted Average
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities (private placements)	$	1,093		Discounted cash flow	Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries	0.8	%	–	2.2%	1.1	%
Asset backed securities	$	7		Discounted cash flow	Annual short-term default rate	2.3%
					Annual long-term default rate	2.5%		–	3.5%	3.2	%
					Discount rate	11.5%
					Constant prepayment rate	5.0	%	–	10.0%	10.0	%
					Loss recovery	36.4	%	–	63.6%	63.5	%
IUL embedded derivatives	$	585		Discounted cash flow	Nonperformance risk (1)	88 bps
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives	$	3		Discounted cash flow	Surrender rate	0.0	%	–	50.0%
					Nonperformance risk (1)	88 bps
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	$	(329	)	Discounted cash flow	Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (2)	0.0	%	–	42.0%
					Surrender rate	0.1	%	–	74.7%
					Market volatility (3)	4.0	%	–	16.2%
					Nonperformance risk (1)	88 bps
Contingent consideration liabilities	$	28		Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	9.0%

	December 31, 2017
	Fair Value			Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range				Weighted Average
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities (private placements)	$	1,138		Discounted cash flow	Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries	0.7	%	–	2.3%	1.1	%
Asset backed securities	$	7		Discounted cash flow	Annual short-term default rate	3.8%
					Annual long-term default rate	2.5%		–	3.0%	2.7	%
					Discount rate	10.5%
					Constant prepayment rate	5.0	%	–	10.0%	9.9	%
					Loss recovery	36.4	%	–	63.6%	63.2	%
IUL embedded derivatives	$	601		Discounted cash flow	Nonperformance risk (1)	71 bps
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	$	(49	)	Discounted cash flow	Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (2)	0.0	%	–	42.0%
					Surrender rate	0.1	%	–	74.7%
					Market volatility (3)	3.7	%	–	16.1%
					Nonperformance risk (1)	71 bps
Contingent consideration liabilities	$	28		Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	9.0%

⁽¹⁾  The nonperformance risk is the spread added to the observable interest rates used in the valuation of the embedded derivatives.

⁽²⁾  The utilization of guaranteed withdrawals represents the percentage of contractholders that will begin withdrawing in any given year.

⁽³⁾  Market volatility is implied volatility of fund of funds and managed volatility funds.

Schedule of carrying value and the estimated fair value of financial instruments that are not reported at fair value

The following tables provide the carrying value and the estimated fair value of financial instruments that are not reported at fair value:

	March 31, 2018
	Carrying Value		Fair Value
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans, net	$	2,721	$	—	$	—	$	2,697	$	2,697
Policy and certificate loans	844		—		—		799		799
Receivables	1,579		115		977		480		1,572
Restricted and segregated cash	2,270		2,270		—		—		2,270
Other investments and assets	752		—		702		54		756
Financial Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	$	10,074	$	—	$	—	$	10,295	$	10,295
Investment certificate reserves	6,535		—		—		6,506		6,506
Brokerage customer deposits	3,708		3,708		—		—		3,708
Separate account liabilities at NAV	5,363								5,363		(1)
Debt and other liabilities	3,266		114		3,102		100		3,316

	December 31, 2017
	Carrying Value		Fair Value
			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(in millions)
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans, net	$	2,756	$	—	$	—	$	2,752	$	2,752
Policy and certificate loans	845		—		—		801		801
Receivables	1,537		103		946		487		1,536
Restricted and segregated cash	2,524		2,524		—		—		2,524
Other investments and assets (2)	725		—		677		49		726
Financial Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims	$	10,246	$	—	$	—	$	10,755	$	10,755
Investment certificate reserves	6,390		—		—		6,374		6,374
Brokerage customer deposits	3,915		3,915		—		—		3,915
Separate account liabilities at NAV	5,177								5,177		(1)
Debt and other liabilities	3,290		118		3,180		119		3,417

⁽¹⁾ Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

⁽²⁾ Amounts have been corrected to include certificates of deposit with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of more than 90 days but less than 12 months of $205 million as of December 31, 2017. The certificates of deposit are classified as Level 2 and recorded at cost, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization.

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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Offsetting [Abstract]

Schedule of gross and net information about the Company's assets subject to master netting arrangements [Table Text Block]

The following tables present the gross and net information about the Company’s assets subject to master netting arrangements:

	March 31, 2018
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets									Net Amount
							Financial Instruments (1)			Cash Collateral			Securities Collateral
	(in millions)
Derivatives:
OTC	$	3,093	$	—	$	3,093	$	(2,606	)	$	(428	)	$	(15	)	$	44
OTC cleared	25		—		25		(18		)	—			—			7
Exchange-traded	51		—		51		(2		)	(1		)	—			48
Total derivatives	3,169		—		3,169		(2,626		)	(429		)	(15		)	99
Securities borrowed	115		—		115		(17		)	—			(95		)	3
Total	$	3,284	$	—	$	3,284	$	(2,643	)	$	(429	)	$	(110	)	$	102

	December 31, 2017
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets									Net Amount
							Financial Instruments (1)			Cash Collateral			Securities Collateral
	(in millions)
Derivatives:
OTC	$	3,520	$	—	$	3,520	$	(2,653	)	$	(760	)	$	(88	)	$	19
OTC cleared	21		—		21		(15		)	—			—			6
Exchange-traded	22		—		22		(1		)	—			—			21
Total derivatives	3,563		—		3,563		(2,669		)	(760		)	(88		)	46
Securities borrowed	103		—		103		(19		)	—			(82		)	2
Total	$	3,666	$	—	$	3,666	$	(2,688	)	$	(760	)	$	(170	)	$	48

⁽¹⁾ Represents the amount of assets that could be offset by liabilities with the same counterparty under master netting or similar arrangements that management elects not to offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Schedule of gross and net information about the Company's liabilities subject to master netting arrangements [Table Text Block]

The following tables present the gross and net information about the Company’s liabilities subject to master netting arrangements:

	March 31, 2018
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets									Net Amount
							Financial Instruments (1)			Cash Collateral			Securities Collateral
	(in millions)
Derivatives:
OTC	$	3,278	$	—	$	3,278	$	(2,606	)	$	(68	)	$	(599	)	$	5
OTC cleared	18		—		18		(18		)	—			—			—
Exchange-traded	9		—		9		(2		)	—			—			7
Total derivatives	3,305		—		3,305		(2,626		)	(68		)	(599		)	12
Securities loaned	114		—		114		(17		)	—			(94		)	3
Repurchase agreements	50		—		50		—			—			(50		)	—
Total	$	3,469	$	—	$	3,469	$	(2,643	)	$	(68	)	$	(743	)	$	15

	December 31, 2017
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets									Net Amount
							Financial Instruments (1)			Cash Collateral			Securities Collateral
	(in millions)
Derivatives:
OTC	$	3,309	$	—	$	3,309	$	(2,653	)	$	(70	)	$	(579	)	$	7
OTC cleared	16		—		16		(15		)	—			—			1
Exchange-traded	3		—		3		(1		)	—			—			2
Total derivatives	3,328		—		3,328		(2,669		)	(70		)	(579		)	10
Securities loaned	118		—		118		(19		)	—			(94		)	5
Repurchase agreements	50		—		50		—			—			(50		)	—
Total	$	3,496	$	—	$	3,496	$	(2,688	)	$	(70	)	$	(723	)	$	15

⁽¹⁾ Represents the amount of liabilities that could be offset by assets with the same counterparty under master netting or similar arrangements that management elects not to offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)

Schedule of gross fair value of derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the notional value and gross fair value of derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives:

	March 31, 2018							December 31, 2017
	Notional		Gross Fair Value					Notional		Gross Fair Value
			Assets (1)		Liabilities (2)(3)					Assets (1)		Liabilities (2)(3)
	(in millions)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts	$	675	$	15	$	—		$	675	$	23	$	—
Foreign exchange contracts	209		—		3			87		—		4
Total qualifying hedges	884		15		3			762		23		4
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts	63,848		804		512			66,043		1,081		416
Equity contracts	58,260		2,316		2,766			59,292		2,423		2,883
Credit contracts	856		—		2			721		—		2
Foreign exchange contracts	4,363		34		22			4,163		36		23
Other contracts	2		—		—			452		—		—
Total non-designated hedges	127,329		3,154		3,302			130,671		3,540		3,324
Embedded derivatives
GMWB and GMAB (4)	N/A		—		(329		)	N/A		—		(49		)
IUL	N/A		—		585			N/A		—		601
Indexed annuities	N/A		—		7			N/A		—		5
SMC	N/A		—		9			N/A		—		10
Total embedded derivatives	N/A		—		272			N/A		—		567
Total derivatives	$	128,213	$	3,169	$	3,577		$	131,433	$	3,563	$	3,895

N/A  Not applicable.

⁽¹⁾ The fair value of freestanding derivative assets is included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽²⁾ The fair value of freestanding derivative liabilities is included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of GMWB and GMAB, IUL, and indexed annuity embedded derivatives is included in Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the SMC embedded derivative liability is included in Customer deposits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

⁽³⁾ The fair value of the Company’s derivative liabilities after considering the effects of master netting arrangements, cash collateral held by the same counterparty and the fair value of net embedded derivatives was $883 million and $1.3 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. See Note 12 for additional information related to master netting arrangements and cash collateral. See Note 4 for information about derivatives held by consolidated VIEs.

⁽⁴⁾ The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives as of March 31, 2018 included $309 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $638 million of individual contracts in an asset position. The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2017 included $443 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $492 million of individual contracts in an asset position.

Schedule of gain (loss) on derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives [Table Text Block]

The following tables present a summary of the impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, including embedded derivatives, on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	Net Investment Income		Banking and Deposit Interest Expense			Distribution Expenses			Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts			Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses			General and Administrative Expense
	(in millions)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Interest rate contracts	$	17	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(398	)	$	—
Equity contracts	—		—			(3		)	(8		)	25			—
Credit contracts	—		—			—			—			12			—
Foreign exchange contracts	—		—			—			—			2			(2		)
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—			—			—			280			—
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—			—			36			—			—
SMC embedded derivatives	—		1			—			—			—			—
Total gain (loss)	$	17	$	1		$	(3	)	$	28		$	(79	)	$	(2	)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Interest rate contracts	$	1	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(81	)	$	—
Equity contracts	2		1			15			19			(462		)	3
Credit contracts	—		—			—			—			(8		)	—
Foreign exchange contracts	—		—			1			—			(24		)	1
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives	—		—			—			—			426			—
IUL embedded derivatives	—		—			—			(7		)	—			—
SMC embedded derivatives	—		(1		)	—			—			—			—
Total gain (loss)	$	3	$	—		$	16		$	12		$	(149	)	$	4

Schedule of payments to make and receive for options [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of the payments the Company is scheduled to make and receive for these options and swaptions as of March 31, 2018:

	Premiums Payable		Premiums Receivable
	(in millions)
2018 (1)	$	192	$	78
2019	299		173
2020	219		132
2021	188		121
2022	253		200
2023 - 2027	541		60
Total	$	1,692	$	764

⁽¹⁾ 2018 amounts represent the amounts payable and receivable for the period from April 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

Fair value hedges [Member]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)

Schedule of gain (loss) on derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the amounts recognized in income related to fair value hedges:

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments	Location of Gain Recorded into Income	Amount of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2018		2017
		(in millions)
Interest rate contracts	Interest and debt expense	$	4	$	4

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Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of components of OCI [Table Text Block]

The following tables provide the amounts related to each component of OCI:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018									2017
	Pretax			Income Tax Benefit (Expense)			Net of Tax			Pretax			Income Tax Benefit (Expense)			Net of Tax
	(in millions)
Net unrealized securities gains (losses):
Net unrealized securities gains (losses) arising during the period (1)	$	(552	)	$	123		$	(429	)	$	53		$	(17	)	$	36
Reclassification of net securities (gains) losses included in net income (2)	(5		)	1			(4		)	(18		)	6			(12		)
Impact of deferred acquisition costs, deferred sales inducement costs, unearned revenue, benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables	216			(45		)	171			(26		)	9			(17		)
Net unrealized securities gains (losses)	(341		)	79			(262		)	9			(2		)	7
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses):
Reclassification of net derivative (gains) losses included in net income (2)	—			—			—			2			(1		)	1
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses)	—			—			—			2			(1		)	1
Defined benefit plans:
Net gain (loss) arising during the period	—			—			—			7			(2		)	5
Defined benefit plans	—			—			—			7			(2		)	5
Foreign currency translation	37			(8		)	29			11			(4		)	7
Other	—			—			—			(1		)	—			(1		)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(304	)	$	71		$	(233	)	$	28		$	(9	)	$	19

⁽¹⁾ Includes other-than-temporary impairment losses on Available-for-Sale securities related to factors other than credit that were recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) during the period.

⁽²⁾ Reclassification amounts are recorded in net investment income.

Schedule of amounts reclassified from AOCI [Table Text Block]

The following tables present the changes in the balances of each component of AOCI, net of tax:

	Net Unrealized Securities Gains (Losses)				Net Unrealized Derivatives Gains (Losses)		Defined Benefit Plans			Foreign Currency Translation			Other			Total
	(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	486			$	8	$	(97	)	$	(167	)	$	(1	)	$	229
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies	(1		)		—		—			—			—			(1		)
OCI before reclassifications	(258		)		—		—			29			—			(229		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(4		)		—		—			—			—			(4		)
Total OCI	(262		)		—		—			29			—			(233		)
Balance, March 31, 2018	$	223		(1)	$	8	$	(97	)	$	(138	)	$	(1	)	$	(5	)
Balance, January 1, 2017	$	479			$	5	$	(125	)	$	(159	)	$	—		$	200
OCI before reclassifications	19				—		—			7			(1		)	25
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(12		)		1		5			—			—			(6		)
Total OCI	7				1		5			7			(1		)	19
Balance, March 31, 2017	$	486		(1)	$	6	$	(120	)	$	(152	)	$	(1	)	$	219

⁽¹⁾ Includes nil and $8 million of noncredit related impairments on securities and net unrealized securities gains (losses) on previously impaired securities as of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively.

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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per common share [Table Text Block]

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	594	$	403
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	149.5		157.5
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards	2.6		2.6
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	152.1		160.1
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	3.97	$	2.56
Diluted	$	3.91	$	2.52

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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize selected financial information by segment and reconcile segment totals to those reported on the consolidated financial statements:

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in millions)
Advice & Wealth Management	$	13,319	$	13,270
Asset Management	8,849		8,401
Annuities	95,802		98,276
Protection	17,728		18,039
Corporate & Other	9,064		9,494
Total assets	$	144,762	$	147,480

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
	(in millions)
Adjusted operating net revenues:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	1,501	$	1,321
Asset Management	778		725
Annuities	613		608
Protection	519		521
Corporate & Other	57		57
Less: Eliminations (1)	357		347
Total segment adjusted operating net revenues	3,111		2,885
Net realized gains (losses)	6		17
Revenue attributable to CIEs	22		22
Market impact on IUL benefits, net	13		1
Market impact of hedges on investments	16		1
Total net revenues per consolidated statements of operations	$	3,168	$	2,926

⁽¹⁾  Represents the elimination of intersegment revenues recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017in each segment as follows: Advice & Wealth Management ($240 million and $237 million, respectively); Asset Management ($12 million and $11 million, respectively); Annuities ($90 million and $84 million, respectively); Protection ($16 million and $15 million, respectively); and Corporate & Other ($(1) million and nil, respectively).

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
	(in millions)
Adjusted operating earnings:
Advice & Wealth Management	$	316		$	248
Asset Management	195			150
Annuities	132			139
Protection	70			63
Corporate & Other	(56		)	(80		)
Total segment adjusted operating earnings	657			520
Net realized gains (losses)	6			16
Net income (loss) attributable to CIEs	—			1
Market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net	(5		)	(63		)
Market impact on IUL benefits, net	25			—
Market impact of hedges on investments	16			1
Integration and restructuring charges	(3		)	—
Pretax income per consolidated statements of operations	$	696		$	475

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers Revenue from Contract with Customer (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of disaggregation of revenues [Table Text Block]

The following tables present revenue disaggregated by segment on an adjusted operating basis with a reconciliation of segment revenues to those reported on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
	Advice & Wealth Management		Asset Management		Annuities		Protection		Corporate & Other			Total Segments		Non-operating Revenue		Total
	(in millions)
Management and financial advice fees:
Asset management fees:
Retail	$	—	$	480	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	480	$	—	$	480
Institutional	—		111		—		—		—			111		—		111
Advisory fees	691		—		—		—		—			691		—		691
Financial planning fees	68		—		—		—		—			68		—		68
Transaction and other fees	89		48		14		2		—			153		—		153
Total management and financial advice fees	848		639		14		2		—			1,503		—		1,503
Distribution fees:
Mutual funds	190		69		—		—		—			259		—		259
Insurance and annuity	222		45		84		8		—			359		—		359
Other products	145		—		—		—		—			145		—		145
Total distribution fees	557		114		84		8		—			763		—		763
Other revenues	41		1		—		—		—			42		—		42
Total revenue from contracts with customers	1,446		754		98		10		—			2,308		—		2,308
Revenue from other sources (1)	71		24		515		509		58			1,177		61		1,238
Total segment gross revenues	1,517		778		613		519		58			3,485		61		3,546
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense	16		—		—		—		1			17		—		17
Total segment net revenues	1,501		778		613		519		57			3,468		61		3,529
Less: intersegment revenues	240		12		90		16		(1		)	357		4		361
Total net revenues	$	1,261	$	766	$	523	$	503	$	58		$	3,111	$	57	$	3,168

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
	Advice & Wealth Management		Asset Management		Annuities		Protection		Corporate & Other		Total Segments		Non-operating Revenue		Total
	(in millions)
Management and financial advice fees:
Asset management fees:
Retail	$	—	$	440	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	440	$	—	$	440
Institutional	—		101		—		—		—		101		—		101
Advisory fees	570		—		—		—		—		570		—		570
Financial planning fees	64		—		—		—		—		64		—		64
Transaction and other fees	89		51		13		2		—		155		—		155
Total management and financial advice fees	723		592		13		2		—		1,330		—		1,330
Distribution fees:
Mutual funds	208		80		—		—		—		288		—		288
Insurance and annuity	199		41		78		8		—		326		—		326
Other products	109		—		—		—		—		109		—		109
Total distribution fees	516		121		78		8		—		723		—		723
Other revenues	37		1		—		—		—		38		—		38
Total revenue from contracts with customers	1,276		714		91		10		—		2,091		—		2,091
Revenue from other sources (1)	55		11		517		511		57		1,151		45		1,196
Total segment gross revenues	1,331		725		608		521		57		3,242		45		3,287
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense	10		—		—		—		—		10		—		10
Total segment net revenues	1,321		725		608		521		57		3,232		45		3,277
Less: intersegment revenues	237		11		84		15		—		347		4		351
Total net revenues	$	1,084	$	714	$	524	$	506	$	57	$	2,885	$	41	$	2,926

⁽¹⁾Revenues not included in the scope of the revenue from contracts with customers standard. The amounts primarily consist of revenue associated with the manufacturing of insurance and annuity products or financial instruments.

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Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Out-of-period-correction) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Income Tax Provision [Member]
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items]
Benefit related to an out-of-period correction for a reversal of a tax reserve	$ 20

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Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Revenue Recognition) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Management and financial advice fees	$ 1,669	$ 1,487
Distribution fees	468	441
Net investment income	396	391
Premiums	343	339
Other revenues	308	278
Total revenues	3,184	2,936
Banking and deposit interest expense	16	10
Total net revenues	3,168	2,926
Distribution expenses	905	823
Interest credited to fixed accounts	141	162
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses	494	567
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	92	72
Interest and debt expense	51	50
General and administrative expense	789	777
Total expenses	2,472	2,451
Pretax income	696	475
Income tax provision	102	72
Net income	594	403
Total assets	144,762		$ 147,480
Liabilities	138,922		141,485
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	$ (11,796)		(11,326)
Effect of change [Member] | Revenue from contracts with customers standard [Member]
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Management and financial advice fees		5
Distribution fees		(2)
Other revenues		22
Total revenues		25
Total net revenues		25
General and administrative expense		25
Total expenses		25
Net income		0
Total assets			10
Liabilities			13
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)			$ (3)
Previously reported [Member]
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Management and financial advice fees		1,482
Distribution fees		443
Net investment income		391
Premiums		339
Other revenues		256
Total revenues		2,911
Banking and deposit interest expense		10
Total net revenues		2,901
Distribution expenses		823
Interest credited to fixed accounts		162
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses		567
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs		72
Interest and debt expense		50
General and administrative expense		752
Total expenses		2,426
Pretax income		475
Income tax provision		72
Net income		$ 403

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements Revenue from Contracts with Customers ASU 2014-09 (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Revenue from contracts with customers standard [Member]
Impact of fees previously recorded as a reduction of expenses	$ 25

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Variable Interest Entities (Asset & Liability Balances) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Nonconsolidated VIEs [Member]
Liabilities
Obligation to provide financial support to VIEs		$ 0
Nonconsolidated VIEs [Member] | Investment in non-consolidated CLOs [Member]
Liabilities
Carrying value of nonconsolidated VIEs assets		6	$ 6
Nonconsolidated VIEs [Member] | Property funds [Member]
Liabilities
Carrying value of nonconsolidated VIEs assets		25	24
Nonconsolidated VIEs [Member] | Sponsored hedge funds and private equity funds [Member]
Liabilities
Carrying value of nonconsolidated VIEs assets		7	7
Nonconsolidated VIEs [Member] | Non-U.S. series funds [Member]
Liabilities
Carrying value of nonconsolidated VIEs assets		29	25
Nonconsolidated VIEs [Member] | Affordable housing partnerships and other real estate partnerships[Member]
Liabilities
Carrying value of nonconsolidated VIEs assets		397	408
Carrying value of nonconsolidated VIE liabilities		80	97
Consolidated investment entities [Member]
Liabilities
Debt	[1]	2,174	2,206
Estimated fair value of CLO debt		2,100	2,200
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member]
Assets
Investments		2,111	2,131
Receivables		20	25
Total assets at fair value		2,131	2,156
Liabilities
Debt	[1]	2,174	2,206
Other liabilities		36	63
Total liabilities at fair value		2,210	2,269
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Corporate debt securities [Member]
Assets
Investments		24	27
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Common stocks [Member]
Assets
Investments		41	30
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Other investments [Member]
Assets
Investments		4	5
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Syndicated loans [Member]
Assets
Investments		2,042	2,069
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Investments		29	23
Total assets at fair value		29	23
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Common stocks [Member]
Assets
Investments		25	18
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Other investments [Member]
Assets
Investments		4	5
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Investments		1,871	1,924
Receivables		20	25
Total assets at fair value		1,891	1,949
Liabilities
Debt	[1]	2,174	2,206
Other liabilities		36	63
Total liabilities at fair value		2,210	2,269
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Corporate debt securities [Member]
Assets
Investments		24	27
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Common stocks [Member]
Assets
Investments		5	8
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Syndicated loans [Member]
Assets
Investments		1,842	1,889
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Investments		211	184
Total assets at fair value		211	184
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Common stocks [Member]
Assets
Investments		11	4
Recurring basis [Member] | Consolidated investment entities [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Syndicated loans [Member]
Assets
Investments		$ 200	$ 180

[1] The carrying value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

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Variable Interest Entities (Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities) (Details 2) - Consolidated investment entities [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Summary of changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2, assets		$ 0	$ 0
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1, assets		0	0
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2, liabilities		0	0
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1, liabilities		0	0
Corporate debt securities [Member]
Summary of changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period			0
Transfers into Level 3			2
Balance, at the end of the period			2
Common stocks [Member]
Summary of changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period		4	5
Total gains (losses) included in net income	[1]	4
Transfers into Level 3		4	1
Transfers out of Level 3		(1)	(2)
Balance, at the end of the period		11	4
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at end of period	[1]	4
Syndicated loans [Member]
Summary of changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period		180	254
Total gains (losses) included in net income	[1]	2	3
Purchases		18	55
Sales		(1)	(8)
Settlements		(11)	(23)
Transfers into Level 3		61	72
Transfers out of Level 3		(49)	(130)
Balance, at the end of the period		200	223
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at end of period	[1]	$ 2	$ 2

[1] Included in net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Variable Interest Entities (FV Options for consolidated CDOs) (Details 3) - Consolidated investment entities [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair value and unpaid principal balance of assets and liabilities carried at fair value under the fair value option
Estimated fair value of CLO debt		$ 2,100		$ 2,200
Syndicated loans [Abstract]
Unpaid principal balance		2,097		2,140
Excess unpaid principal over fair value		(55)		(71)
Fair value		2,042		2,069
Fair value of loans more than 90 days past due		21		24
Fair value of loans in nonaccrual status		21		24
Difference between fair value and unpaid principal of loans more than 90 days past due, loans in nonaccrual status or both		36		35
Debt [Abstract]
Unpaid principal balance		2,290		2,340
Excess unpaid principal over fair value		(116)		(134)
Carrying value	[1]	2,174		$ 2,206
Net investment income [Member]
Fair value and unpaid principal balance of assets and liabilities carried at fair value under the fair value option
Total net gains (losses) recognized in net investment income related to changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities for which the fair value option was elected		$ (1)	$ (3)

[1] The carrying value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $2.1 billion and $2.2 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

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Variable Interest Entities (CLO Debt) (Details 4) - Consolidated investment entities [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying value	$ 2,174	$ 2,206
CLO [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying value	$ 2,174	$ 2,206
Weighted average interest rate	3.10%	2.80%
CLO [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate according to the terms of CDO structure	0.00%
CLO [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Stated interest rate according to the terms of CDO structure	7.80%

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Investments (Holdings info) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Held-to-maturity Securities [Member]
Certificates of Deposit, at Carrying Value	$ 230	$ 205
Ameriprise Financial [Member]
Investments	35,320	35,925
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Available-for-sale securities [Member]
Investments	30,319	30,927
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Mortgage loans, net [Member]
Investments	2,721	2,756
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Policy and certificate loans [Member]
Investments	844	845
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Other investments [Member]
Investments	$ 1,436	$ 1,397

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Investments (Net Inv Inc summary) (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Investment income on fixed maturities	$ 329	$ 337
Net realized gains (losses)	6	17
Affordable housing partnerships	(11)	(12)
Other	46	24
Consolidated investment entities	26	25
Total	$ 396	$ 391

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Investments (AFS by Type) (Details 3) - Ameriprise Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Investments
Amortized cost		$ 29,441	$ 29,492
Gross unrealized gains		1,186	1,561
Gross unrealized losses		(308)	(126)
Fair value		30,319	30,927
Noncredit OTTI	[1]		1
Fair value of securities owned and pledged as collateral		1,600	1,700
Fair value of securities owned and pledged as collateral which are eligible for rehypothecation		$ 724	803
Fixed maturity securities as percentage of total investments		86.00%
Fixed maturity investments rated internally		$ 936	979
Corporate debt securities [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost		13,676	13,976
Gross unrealized gains		858	1,131
Gross unrealized losses		(100)	(32)
Fair value		14,434	15,075
Residential mortgage backed securities [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost		6,031	6,585
Gross unrealized gains		41	63
Gross unrealized losses		(80)	(37)
Fair value		5,992	6,611
Noncredit OTTI	[1]		0
Commercial mortgage backed securities [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost		4,395	4,362
Gross unrealized gains		25	48
Gross unrealized losses		(100)	(36)
Fair value		4,320	4,374
Asset backed securities [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost		1,502	1,549
Gross unrealized gains		30	36
Gross unrealized losses		(9)	(5)
Fair value		1,523	1,580
Noncredit OTTI	[1]	0	1
State and municipal obligations [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost		2,192	2,215
Gross unrealized gains		217	259
Gross unrealized losses		(14)	(11)
Fair value		2,395	2,463
U.S. government and agencies obligations [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost		1,372	502
Gross unrealized gains		1	1
Fair value		1,373	503
Foreign government bonds and obligations [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost		273	298
Gross unrealized gains		14	20
Gross unrealized losses		(5)	(4)
Fair value		$ 282	314
Common stocks [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost			5
Gross unrealized gains			3
Gross unrealized losses			(1)
Fair value			7
Noncredit OTTI	[1]		$ 0

[1] Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses in AOCI. Amount includes unrealized gains and losses on impaired securities subsequent to the initial impairment measurement date. These amounts are included in gross unrealized gains and losses as of the end of the period.

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Investments (Rating info) (Details 4) - Ameriprise Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Investments
Percentage of GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC securities rated AAA		33.00%	37.00%
Number of holdings of other than GNMA, FNMA, and FHLMC having greater than 10% of total equity		0	0
AAA [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost		$ 11,823	$ 11,293
Fair value		$ 11,706	$ 11,331
Percent of total fair value		39.00%	37.00%
AA [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost		$ 1,688	$ 1,898
Fair value		$ 1,862	$ 2,114
Percent of total fair value		6.00%	7.00%
A [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost		$ 4,398	$ 4,760
Fair value		$ 4,705	$ 5,243
Percent of total fair value		15.00%	17.00%
BBB [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost		$ 10,355	$ 10,317
Fair value		$ 10,868	$ 10,989
Percent of total fair value		36.00%	35.00%
Below investment grade [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost	[1]	$ 1,177	$ 1,219
Fair value	[1]	$ 1,178	$ 1,243
Percent of total fair value		4.00%	4.00%
Total fixed maturities [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost		$ 29,441	$ 29,487
Fair value		$ 30,319	$ 30,920
Percent of total fair value		100.00%	100.00%
Interest in CLOs managed by the Company [Member] | Below investment grade [Member]
Investments
Amortized cost		$ 6	$ 6
Fair value		$ 7	$ 7

[1] The amortized cost and fair value of below investment grade securities includes interest in CLOs managed by the Company of $6 million and $7 million, respectively, at March 31, 2018, and $6 million and $7 million, respectively, at December 31, 2017. These securities are not rated but are included in below investment grade due to their risk characteristics.

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Investments (EITF info) (Details 5) - Ameriprise Financial [Member] $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) Positions	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Positions
Number of securities
Less than 12 months | Positions	802	434
12 months or more | Positions	316	337
Total | Positions	1,118	771
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	$ 10,229	$ 5,312
12 months or more	3,137	3,381
Total	13,366	8,693
Unrealized losses
Less than 12 months	(174)	(34)
12 months or more	(134)	(92)
Total	$ (308)	$ (126)
Corporate debt securities [Member]
Number of securities
Less than 12 months | Positions	282	150
12 months or more | Positions	64	70
Total | Positions	346	220
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	$ 4,289	$ 1,791
12 months or more	656	740
Total	4,945	2,531
Unrealized losses
Less than 12 months	(63)	(8)
12 months or more	(37)	(24)
Total	$ (100)	$ (32)
Residential mortgage backed securities [Member]
Number of securities
Less than 12 months | Positions	163	102
12 months or more | Positions	127	130
Total | Positions	290	232
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	$ 2,716	$ 1,772
12 months or more	1,373	1,467
Total	4,089	3,239
Unrealized losses
Less than 12 months	(38)	(11)
12 months or more	(42)	(26)
Total	$ (80)	$ (37)
Commercial mortgage backed securities [Member]
Number of securities
Less than 12 months | Positions	127	67
12 months or more | Positions	57	58
Total | Positions	184	125
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	$ 2,272	$ 1,178
12 months or more	749	783
Total	3,021	1,961
Unrealized losses
Less than 12 months	(60)	(12)
12 months or more	(40)	(24)
Total	$ (100)	$ (36)
Asset backed securities [Member]
Number of securities
Less than 12 months | Positions	43	36
12 months or more | Positions	22	26
Total | Positions	65	62
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	$ 531	$ 424
12 months or more	158	187
Total	689	611
Unrealized losses
Less than 12 months	(6)	(2)
12 months or more	(3)	(3)
Total	$ (9)	$ (5)
State and municipal obligations [Member]
Number of securities
Less than 12 months | Positions	174	76
12 months or more | Positions	34	34
Total | Positions	208	110
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	$ 375	$ 141
12 months or more	182	180
Total	557	321
Unrealized losses
Less than 12 months	(6)	(1)
12 months or more	(8)	(10)
Total	$ (14)	$ (11)
Foreign government bonds and obligations [Member]
Number of securities
Less than 12 months | Positions	13	3
12 months or more | Positions	12	15
Total | Positions	25	18
Fair Value
Less than 12 months	$ 46	$ 6
12 months or more	19	23
Total	65	29
Unrealized losses
Less than 12 months	(1)	0
12 months or more	(4)	(4)
Total	$ (5)	$ (4)
Common stocks [Member]
Number of securities
Less than 12 months | Positions		0
12 months or more | Positions		4
Total | Positions		4
Fair Value
Less than 12 months		$ 0
12 months or more		1
Total		1
Unrealized losses
Less than 12 months		0
12 months or more		(1)
Total		$ (1)

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Investments (OTTI rollforward) (Details 6) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
OTTI Recognized in Earnings
Beginning balance	$ 2	$ 69
Credit losses for which an other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized	0	1
Ending balance	$ 2	$ 70

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Investments (Realized GL Info) (Details 7) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Investments
Other-than-temporary impairments	$ 0	$ (1)
Ameriprise Financial [Member]
Investments
Gross realized gains	6	19
Gross realized losses	(1)	0
Other-than-temporary impairments	0	(1)
Total	$ 5	$ 18

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Investments (AFS contractual maturity) (Details 8) - Ameriprise Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Amortized cost
Due within one year	$ 3,224
Due after one year through five years	6,425
Due after five years through 10 years	3,591
Due after 10 years	4,273
Total having single maturity dates	17,513
Amortized cost	29,441	$ 29,492
Fair value
Due within one year	3,247
Due after one year through five years	6,507
Due after five years through 10 years	3,612
Due after 10 years	5,118
Total having single maturity dates	18,484
Fair value	30,319	30,927
Residential mortgage backed securities [Member]
Amortized cost
Without single maturity dates	6,031
Amortized cost	6,031	6,585
Fair value
Without single maturity dates	5,992
Fair value	5,992	6,611
Commercial mortgage backed securities [Member]
Amortized cost
Without single maturity dates	4,395
Amortized cost	4,395	4,362
Fair value
Without single maturity dates	4,320
Fair value	4,320	4,374
Asset backed securities [Member]
Amortized cost
Without single maturity dates	1,502
Amortized cost	1,502	1,549
Fair value
Without single maturity dates	1,523
Fair value	$ 1,523	$ 1,580

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Financing Receivables (Allowance for Loan Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Rollforward of the allowance for loan losses
Beginning balance	$ 26	$ 29
Provisions	0	0
Ending balance	26	29
Individually evaluated for impairment	0	2
Collectively evaluated for impairment	26	27
Credit quality information [Line Items]
Individually evaluated for impairment	17		$ 17
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,229		3,258
Total	3,246		3,275
Recorded investment in financing receivables individually evaluated for impairment with no related allowance for loan losses	17
Syndicated loans [Member]
Credit quality information [Line Items]
Total	506		498
Loans purchased	33	70
Loans sold	3	$ 0
Loans to financial advisors [Member] [Member]
Credit quality information [Line Items]
Principal amounts outstanding for advisor loans	509
Allowance for loan losses related to loans to financial advisors	23
Principal amounts outstanding for advisor loans no longer affiliated with the Ameriprise Financial	18		19
Allowance for loan losses related to loans to financial advisors no longer affiliated with Ameriprise Financial	$ 12		$ 12

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Financing Receivables (Credit Quality Information Text) (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans, gross	$ 3,246	$ 3,275
90 days or more past due
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonperforming loans	21	19
Commercial mortgage loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans, gross	$ 2,740	$ 2,775
Percentage of commercial mortgage loans with highest risk rating	0.00%	0.00%
Syndicated loans [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total loans, gross	$ 506	$ 498
Syndicated loans [Member] | 90 days or more past due
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Nonperforming loans	$ 5

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Financing Receivables (Credit Quality Information Tables) (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 3,246	$ 3,275
Less: allowance for loan losses	26	26	$ 29	$ 29
Commercial mortgage loans [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	2,740	2,775
Less: allowance for loan losses	19	19
Total loans, net	$ 2,721	$ 2,756
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	100.00%	100.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Apartment Building [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 567	$ 566
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	21.00%	20.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Hotel [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 40	$ 40
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	1.00%	1.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Industrial [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 472	$ 476
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	17.00%	17.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Mixed use [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 44	$ 44
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	2.00%	2.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Office [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 470	$ 492
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	17.00%	18.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Retail [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 930	$ 937
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	34.00%	34.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Other [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 217	$ 220
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	8.00%	8.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | East North Central [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 213	$ 215
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	8.00%	8.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | East South Central [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 89	$ 90
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	3.00%	3.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Middle Atlantic [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 190	$ 192
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	7.00%	7.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Mountain [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 251	$ 256
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	9.00%	9.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | New England [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 73	$ 74
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	3.00%	3.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Pacific [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 801	$ 812
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	29.00%	29.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | South Atlantic [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 749	$ 768
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	27.00%	28.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | West North Central [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 231	$ 235
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	9.00%	8.00%
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | West South Central [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 143	$ 133
Percentage of gross commercial mortgage loans	5.00%	5.00%
Syndicated loans [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Gross	$ 506	$ 498
Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Nonperforming loans	21	$ 19
Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member] | Syndicated loans [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Nonperforming loans	$ 5

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Financing Receivables Financing Receivables (Troubled Debt Restructurings) (Details 4)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Receivables [Abstract]
Commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans have been restructured	$ 0

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Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs (Details) - Ameriprise Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Balances of and changes in DAC [Roll Forward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period	$ 2,676	$ 2,648
Capitalization of acquisition costs	79	67
Amortization	(92)	(72)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities (gains) losses	55	0
Balance, at the end of the period	2,718	2,643
Balances of and changes in DSIC [Roll Forward]
Balance at the beginning of the period	276	302
Capitalization of sales inducement costs	1	2
Amortization	(11)	(9)
Impact of change in net unrealized securities (gains) losses	9	0
Balance at the end of the period	$ 275	$ 295

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Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities (Balances by product) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Policyholder account balances		$ 20,123	$ 20,251
Future policy benefits		8,353	8,750
Policy claims and other policyholders' funds		888	903
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		29,364	29,904
Fixed annuities [Member]
Policyholder account balances	[1]	9,765	9,934
Variable annuity fixed sub-accounts [Member]
Policyholder account balances		5,139	5,166
VUL/UL insurance [Member]
Policyholder account balances		3,041	3,047
IUL [Member]
Policyholder account balances		1,469	1,384
Other life insurance [Member]
Policyholder account balances		709	720
Variable annuity GMWB [Member]
Future policy benefits		202	463
Variable annuity GMAB [Member]
Future policy benefits	[2]	(76)	(80)
Other annuity liabilities [Member]
Future policy benefits		31	78
Fixed annuities life contingent liabilities [Member]
Future policy benefits		1,473	1,484
Life and disability income insurance [Member]
Future policy benefits		1,217	1,221
Long term care insurance [Member]
Future policy benefits		4,860	4,896
VUL/UL and other life insurance additional liabilities [Member]
Future policy benefits		$ 646	$ 688

[1] Includes fixed deferred annuities, non-life contingent fixed payout annuities and indexed annuity host contracts.

[2] Includes the fair value of GMAB embedded derivatives that was a net asset as of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 reported as a contra liability.

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Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities (Separate Account Liabilities) (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Separate Accounts Disclosure [Abstract]
Variable annuity	$ 73,592	$ 75,174
VUL insurance	7,215	7,352
Other insurance	33	34
Threadneedle investment liabilities	5,007	4,808
Total	$ 85,847	$ 87,368

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Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees (VA Guarantees Details) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
GMDB [Member]
Variable Annuity Guarantees by Benefit Type
Total contract value	[1]	$ 77,930	$ 79,498
Contract value in separate accounts	[1]	72,835	74,378
Net amount at risk	[1]	$ 157	$ 83
Weighted average attained age	[1]	66 years	66 years
GMDB [Member] | Return of premium [Member]
Variable Annuity Guarantees by Benefit Type
Total contract value	[1]	$ 60,402	$ 61,418
Contract value in separate accounts	[1]	58,458	59,461
Net amount at risk	[1]	$ 30	$ 9
Weighted average attained age	[1]	66 years	66 years
GMDB [Member] | Five/six-year reset [Member]
Variable Annuity Guarantees by Benefit Type
Total contract value	[1]	$ 8,603	$ 8,870
Contract value in separate accounts	[1]	5,890	6,149
Net amount at risk	[1]	$ 18	$ 12
Weighted average attained age	[1]	66 years	66 years
GMDB [Member] | One-year ratchet [Member]
Variable Annuity Guarantees by Benefit Type
Total contract value	[1]	$ 6,330	$ 6,548
Contract value in separate accounts	[1]	5,970	6,187
Net amount at risk	[1]	$ 43	$ 11
Weighted average attained age	[1]	69 years	69 years
GMDB [Member] | Five-year ratchet [Member]
Variable Annuity Guarantees by Benefit Type
Total contract value	[1]	$ 1,507	$ 1,563
Contract value in separate accounts	[1]	1,451	1,506
Net amount at risk	[1]	$ 2	$ 1
Weighted average attained age	[1]	65 years	65 years
GMDB [Member] | Other [Member]
Variable Annuity Guarantees by Benefit Type
Total contract value	[1]	$ 1,088	$ 1,099
Contract value in separate accounts	[1]	1,066	1,075
Net amount at risk	[1]	$ 64	$ 50
Weighted average attained age	[1]	72 years	72 years
GGU death benefit [Member]
Variable Annuity Guarantees by Benefit Type
Total contract value	[1]	$ 1,093	$ 1,118
Contract value in separate accounts	[1]	1,041	1,067
Net amount at risk	[1]	$ 126	$ 133
Weighted average attained age	[1]	70 years	70 years
GMIB [Member]
Variable Annuity Guarantees by Benefit Type
Total contract value	[1]	$ 219	$ 233
Contract value in separate accounts	[1]	202	216
Net amount at risk	[1]	$ 8	$ 7
Weighted average attained age	[1]	69 years	69 years
GMWB [Member]
Variable Annuity Guarantees by Benefit Type
Total contract value	[1]	$ 46,223	$ 46,883
Contract value in separate accounts	[1]	46,107	46,759
Net amount at risk	[1]	$ 195	$ 130
Weighted average attained age	[1]	67 years	67 years
GMWB [Member] | GMWB standard benefit [Member]
Variable Annuity Guarantees by Benefit Type
Total contract value	[1]	$ 2,386	$ 2,508
Contract value in separate accounts	[1]	2,378	2,500
Net amount at risk	[1]	$ 1	$ 1
Weighted average attained age	[1]	71 years	71 years
GMWB [Member] | GMWB for life [Member]
Variable Annuity Guarantees by Benefit Type
Total contract value	[1]	$ 43,837	$ 44,375
Contract value in separate accounts	[1]	43,729	44,259
Net amount at risk	[1]	$ 194	$ 129
Weighted average attained age	[1]	67 years	67 years
GMAB [Member]
Variable Annuity Guarantees by Benefit Type
Total contract value	[1]	$ 2,914	$ 3,086
Contract value in separate accounts	[1]	2,911	3,083
Net amount at risk	[1]	$ 2	$ 0
Weighted average attained age	[1]	59 years	59 years

[1] Individual variable annuity contracts may have more than one guarantee and therefore may be included in more than one benefit type. Variable annuity contracts for which the death benefit equals the account value are not shown in this table.

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Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees (IUL Secondary Guarantees) (Details) - UL secondary guarantees [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Insurance Guarantees by Benefit Type
Net amount at risk	$ 6,464	$ 6,460
Weighted average attained age	65 years	65 years

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Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees (Liability Rollforward) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
GMDB and GGU [Member]
Changes in Additional Liabilities for Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees
Balance, at the beginning of the period		$ 17	$ 16
Incurred claims		1	1
Paid claims		(1)	(1)
Balance, at the end of the period		17	16
GMIB [Member]
Changes in Additional Liabilities for Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees
Balance, at the beginning of the period		6	8
Paid claims		0	(1)
Balance, at the end of the period		6	7
GMWB [Member]
Changes in Additional Liabilities for Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees
Balance, at the beginning of the period	[1]	463	1,017
Incurred claims	[1]	(261)	(380)
Balance, at the end of the period	[1]	202	637
GMAB [Member]
Changes in Additional Liabilities for Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees
Balance, at the beginning of the period	[1]	(80)	(24)
Incurred claims	[1]	4	(29)
Balance, at the end of the period	[1]	(76)	(53)
UL [Member]
Changes in Additional Liabilities for Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees
Balance, at the beginning of the period		489	434
Incurred claims		26	23
Paid claims		(7)	(8)
Balance, at the end of the period		$ 508	$ 449

[1] The incurred claims for GMWB and GMAB represent the change in the fair value of the liabilities (contra liabilities) less paid claims.

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Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees (Separate Account Balances by Type) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Mutual funds
Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees
Total mutual funds	$ 73,117	$ 74,676
Equity [Member]
Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees
Total mutual funds	44,619	46,038
Bond [Member]
Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees
Total mutual funds	22,867	23,529
Other [Member]
Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees
Total mutual funds	$ 5,631	$ 5,109

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Debt (Schedule of Debt) (Details) - Ameriprise Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt and stated interest rates
Long-term debt		$ 2,881	$ 2,891
Total long-term debt		2,881	2,891
Short-term borrowings		201	200
Total		3,082	3,091
Federal Home Loan Bank [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Short-term borrowings		$ 151	$ 150
Stated interest rate (as a percent) short-term debt		1.70%	1.50%
Remaining maturity of outstanding amount of short term borrowings		3 months	4 months
Repurchase agreements [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Short-term borrowings		$ 50	$ 50
Stated interest rate (as a percent) short-term debt		1.70%	1.40%
Remaining maturity of outstanding amount of short term borrowings		2 months	1 month
Senior notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Long-term debt		$ 300	$ 300
Stated interest rate (as a percent) long-term debt		7.30%	7.30%
Senior notes due 2020 [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Long-term debt		$ 750	$ 750
Stated interest rate (as a percent) long-term debt		5.30%	5.30%
Senior notes due 2023 [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Long-term debt		$ 750	$ 750
Stated interest rate (as a percent) long-term debt		4.00%	4.00%
Senior notes due 2024 [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Long-term debt		$ 550	$ 550
Stated interest rate (as a percent) long-term debt		3.70%	3.70%
Senior notes due 2026 [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Long-term debt		$ 500	$ 500
Stated interest rate (as a percent) long-term debt		2.90%	2.90%
Capitalized lease obligations [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Capitalized lease obligations		$ 34	$ 38
Other [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Other	[1]	(3)	3
Residential mortgage backed securities [Member] | Repurchase agreements [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral		45	43
Commercial mortgage backed securities [Member] | Federal Home Loan Bank [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral		732	750
Commercial mortgage backed securities [Member] | Repurchase agreements [Member]
Debt and stated interest rates
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral		$ 7	$ 8

[1] Amounts include adjustments for fair value hedges on the Company’s long-term debt and unamortized discount and debt issuance costs. See Note 13 for information on the Company’s fair value hedges.

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Line of Credit Narrative (Details 2) - Ameriprise Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Oct. 12, 2017
Line of Credit Facility
Current borrowing capacity for line of credit facility			$ 750
Maximum borrowing capacity for line of credit facility			$ 1,000
Line of credit borrowings outstanding	$ 0	$ 0
Outstanding letters of credit issued against line of credit facility	$ 1	$ 1

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Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (Recurring) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018		Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes		$ 548		$ 623
Liabilities
Individual contracts in a liability position	[1],[2]	3,577		3,895
Individual contracts in an asset position	[3]	3,169		3,563
Cumulative increase (decrease) in embedded derivatives due to nonperformance		(432)		(399)
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives [Member]
Liabilities
Individual contracts in a liability position		309		443
Individual contracts in an asset position		638		492
Ameriprise Financial [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		30,319		30,927
Separate account assets at NAV		85,847		87,368
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Corporate debt securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		14,434		15,075
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Residential mortgage backed securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		5,992		6,611
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Commercial mortgage backed securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		4,320		4,374
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Asset backed securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		1,523		1,580
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | State and municipal obligations [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		2,395		2,463
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | U.S. government and agencies obligations [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		1,373		503
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Foreign government bonds and obligations [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		282		314
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Common stocks [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities				7
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents		1,619		2,172
Available-for-Sale securities		30,319		30,927
Equity securities		1
Equity securities at NAV	[4]	6
Trading securities		55		44
Separate account assets at NAV	[4]	85,847		87,368
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes		548		623
Other assets		3,169		3,563
Total assets at fair value		121,564		124,697
Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		263	[5]	557	[6]
Customer deposits		9		10
Other liabilities		3,356		3,371
Total liabilities at fair value		3,628		3,938
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Liabilities
Other liabilities		51		43
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Indexed annuity embedded derivatives [Member]
Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		7		5
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | IUL embedded derivatives [Member]
Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		585		601
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives [Member]
Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		(329)	[7]	(49)	[8]
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Interest rate derivative contracts [Member]
Assets
Other assets		819		1,104
Liabilities
Other liabilities		512		416
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Equity derivative contracts [Member]
Assets
Other assets		2,316		2,423
Liabilities
Other liabilities		2,766		2,883
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Credit derivative contracts [Member]
Liabilities
Other liabilities		2		2
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member]
Assets
Other assets		34		36
Liabilities
Other liabilities		25		27
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Corporate debt securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		14,434		15,075
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Residential mortgage backed securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		5,992		6,611
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Commercial mortgage backed securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		4,320		4,374
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Asset backed securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		1,523		1,580
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | State and municipal obligations [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		2,395		2,463
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | U.S. government and agencies obligations [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		1,373		503
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Foreign government bonds and obligations [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		282		314
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Common stocks [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities				1
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Common stocks at NAV [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities	[4]			6
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents		139		147
Available-for-Sale securities		1,373		504
Equity securities		1
Trading securities		13		10
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes		548		623
Other assets		116		65
Total assets at fair value		2,190		1,349
Liabilities
Other liabilities		91		21
Total liabilities at fair value		91		21
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Liabilities
Other liabilities		14		9
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Interest rate derivative contracts [Member]
Assets
Other assets		1
Liabilities
Other liabilities				1
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Equity derivative contracts [Member]
Assets
Other assets		114		63
Liabilities
Other liabilities		74		7
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member]
Assets
Other assets		1		2
Liabilities
Other liabilities		3		4
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | U.S. government and agencies obligations [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		1,373		503
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Common stocks [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities				1
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Cash equivalents		1,480		2,025
Available-for-Sale securities		27,688		29,116
Trading securities		42		34
Other assets		3,053		3,498
Total assets at fair value		32,263		34,673
Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		4		5
Customer deposits		9		10
Other liabilities		3,237		3,322
Total liabilities at fair value		3,250		3,337
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Liabilities
Other liabilities		9		6
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Indexed annuity embedded derivatives [Member]
Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		4		5
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Interest rate derivative contracts [Member]
Assets
Other assets		818		1,104
Liabilities
Other liabilities		512		415
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Equity derivative contracts [Member]
Assets
Other assets		2,202		2,360
Liabilities
Other liabilities		2,692		2,876
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Credit derivative contracts [Member]
Liabilities
Other liabilities		2		2
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Foreign exchange derivative contracts [Member]
Assets
Other assets		33		34
Liabilities
Other liabilities		22		23
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Corporate debt securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		13,339		13,936
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Residential mortgage backed securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		5,846		6,456
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Commercial mortgage backed securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		4,320		4,374
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Asset backed securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		1,506		1,573
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | State and municipal obligations [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		2,395		2,463
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Foreign government bonds and obligations [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		282		314
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		1,258		1,301
Total assets at fair value		1,258		1,301
Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		259		552
Other liabilities		28		28
Total liabilities at fair value		287		580
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Liabilities
Other liabilities		28		28
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Indexed annuity embedded derivatives [Member]
Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		3
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | IUL embedded derivatives [Member]
Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		585		601
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives [Member]
Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		(329)		(49)
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Corporate debt securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		1,095		1,139
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Residential mortgage backed securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		146		155
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Asset backed securities [Member]
Assets
Available-for-Sale securities		$ 17		$ 7

[1] The fair value of freestanding derivative liabilities is included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of GMWB and GMAB, IUL, and indexed annuity embedded derivatives is included in Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the SMC embedded derivative liability is included in Customer deposits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

[2] The fair value of the Company’s derivative liabilities after considering the effects of master netting arrangements, cash collateral held by the same counterparty and the fair value of net embedded derivatives was $883 million and $1.3 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. See Note 12 for additional information related to master netting arrangements and cash collateral.

[3] The fair value of freestanding derivative assets is included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

[4] Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

[5] The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(432) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of March 31, 2018.

[6] The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(399) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2017.

[7] The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $309 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $638 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of March 31, 2018.

[8] The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $443 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $492 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of December 31, 2017.

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Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 rollforwards-Assets) (Details 2) - Ameriprise Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2, assets		$ 0	$ 0
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1, assets		0	0
Corporate debt securities [Member]
Summary of changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period		1,139	1,311
Total gains (losses) included in net income		(1)
Total gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss)		(14)
Purchases			62
Settlements		(29)	(29)
Balance, at the end of the period		1,095	1,344
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at end of period		(1)
Residential mortgage backed securities [Member]
Summary of changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period		155	268
Total gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss)		(2)
Purchases			132
Settlements		(7)	(12)
Transfers out of Level 3			(72)
Balance, at the end of the period		146	316
Asset backed securities [Member]
Summary of changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period		7	68
Total gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss)			1
Purchases		10	49
Settlements			(13)
Transfers out of Level 3			(41)
Balance, at the end of the period		17	64
Common stocks [Member]
Summary of changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period			1
Transfers into Level 3			8
Transfers out of Level 3			(1)
Balance, at the end of the period			8
Total available-for-sale securities [Member]
Summary of changes in Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period		1,301	1,648
Total gains (losses) included in net income	[1]	(1)
Total gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income (loss)		(16)	1
Purchases		10	243
Settlements		(36)	(54)
Transfers into Level 3			8
Transfers out of Level 3			(114)
Balance, at the end of the period		1,258	$ 1,732
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at end of period	[1]	$ (1)

[1] Included in net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 rollforwards-Liabilities) (Details 3) - Ameriprise Financial [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation
Transfers from Level 1 to Level 2, liabilities		$ 0	$ 0
Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1, liabilities		0	0
Net increase (decrease) to pretax income from embedded derivative liability		33	(45)
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives [Member]
Summary of changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period		0
Issues		3
Balance, at the end of the period		3
IUL embedded derivatives [Member]
Summary of changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period		601	464
Total gains (losses) included in net income	[1]	(25)	19
Issues		20	22
Settlements		(11)	(12)
Balance, at the end of the period		585	493
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at end of period	[1]	(25)	19
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives [Member]
Summary of changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period		(49)	614
Total gains (losses) included in net income	[2]	(356)	(499)
Issues		83	77
Settlements		(7)	(4)
Balance, at the end of the period		(329)	188
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at end of period	[2]	(348)	(484)
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims [Member]
Summary of changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period		552	1,078
Total gains (losses) included in net income		(381)	(480)
Issues		106	99
Settlements		(18)	(16)
Balance, at the end of the period		259	681
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at end of period		(373)	(465)
Contingent consideration liabilities [Member]
Summary of changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Rollforward]
Balance, at the beginning of the period		28	13
Balance, at the end of the period		$ 28	$ 13

[1] Included in interest credited to fixed accounts in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

[2] Included in benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Unobservable inputs) (Details 4) - Ameriprise Financial [Member] - Discounted cash flow [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
IUL embedded derivatives [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Liabilities at fair value		$ 585	$ 601
Nonperformance risk (as a percent)	[1]	0.88%	0.71%
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Liabilities at fair value		$ 3
Nonperformance risk (as a percent)	[1]	0.88%
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Surrender rate (as a percent)		0.00%
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Surrender rate (as a percent)		50.00%
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Liabilities at fair value		$ (329)	$ (49)
Nonperformance risk (as a percent)	[1]	0.88%	0.71%
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Surrender rate (as a percent)		0.10%	0.10%
Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (as a percent)	[2]	0.00%	0.00%
Market volatility (as a percent)	[3]	4.00%	3.70%
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Surrender rate (as a percent)		74.70%	74.70%
Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (as a percent)	[2]	42.00%	42.00%
Market volatility (as a percent)	[3]	16.20%	16.10%
Contingent consideration liabilities [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Discount rate		9.00%	9.00%
Liabilities at fair value		$ 28	$ 28
Corporate debt securities [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Assets at fair value		$ 1,093	$ 1,138
Corporate debt securities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries (as a percent)		0.80%	0.70%
Corporate debt securities [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries (as a percent)		2.20%	2.30%
Corporate debt securities [Member] | Weighted average [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries (as a percent)		1.10%	1.10%
Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Assets at fair value		$ 7	$ 7
Annual short-term default rate		2.30%	3.80%
Discount rate		11.50%	10.50%
Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Annual long-term default rate		2.50%	2.50%
Constant prepayment rate		5.00%	5.00%
Loss recovery (as a percent)		36.40%	36.40%
Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Annual long-term default rate		3.50%	3.00%
Constant prepayment rate		10.00%	10.00%
Loss recovery (as a percent)		63.60%	63.60%
Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Weighted average [Member]
Fair values of assets and liabilities
Annual long-term default rate		3.20%	2.70%
Constant prepayment rate		10.00%	9.90%
Loss recovery (as a percent)		63.50%	63.20%

[1] The nonperformance risk is the spread added to the observable interest rates used in the valuation of the embedded derivatives.

[2] The utilization of guaranteed withdrawals represents the percentage of contractholders that will begin withdrawing in any given year.

[3] Market volatility is implied volatility of fund of funds and managed volatility funds.

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Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Fair Value of Assets & Liabilities (Non-Recurring) (Details) - Nonconsolidated VIEs [Member] - Affordable housing partnerships and other real estate partnerships[Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Affordable housing partnerships, carrying value	$ 397	$ 408
Non-recurring basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Affordable housing partnerships, carrying value	$ 157	$ 166

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Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (Financial Instruments not at FV) (Details 5) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Financial Liabilities
Separate account liabilities at NAV		$ 85,847	$ 87,368
Ameriprise Financial [Member]
Financial Liabilities
Separate account liabilities at NAV		85,847	87,368
Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Carrying Value [Member]
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans, net		2,721	2,756
Policy and certificate loans		844	845
Receivables		1,579	1,537
Restricted and segregated cash		2,270	2,524
Other investments and other assets		752	725	[1]
Financial Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		10,074	10,246
Investment certificate reserves		6,535	6,390
Brokerage customer deposits		3,708	3,915
Separate account liabilities at NAV		5,363	5,177
Debt and other Liabilities		3,266	3,290
Recurring basis [Member] | Ameriprise Financial [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Certificates of deposit with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of more than 90 days but less then 12 months			205
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans, net		2,697	2,752
Policy and certificate loans		799	801
Receivables		1,572	1,536
Restricted and segregated cash		2,270	2,524
Other investments and other assets		756	726	[1]
Financial Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		10,295	10,755
Investment certificate reserves		6,506	6,374
Brokerage customer deposits		3,708	3,915
Separate account liabilities at NAV	[2]	5,363	5,177
Debt and other Liabilities		3,316	3,417
Recurring basis [Member] | Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Financial Assets
Receivables		115	103
Restricted and segregated cash		2,270	2,524
Financial Liabilities
Brokerage customer deposits		3,708	3,915
Debt and other Liabilities		114	118
Recurring basis [Member] | Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Financial Assets
Receivables		977	946
Other investments and other assets		702	677	[1]
Financial Liabilities
Debt and other Liabilities		3,102	3,180
Recurring basis [Member] | Ameriprise Financial [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Financial Assets
Mortgage loans, net		2,697	2,752
Policy and certificate loans		799	801
Receivables		480	487
Other investments and other assets		54	49	[1]
Financial Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims		10,295	10,755
Investment certificate reserves		6,506	6,374
Debt and other Liabilities		$ 100	$ 119

[1] Amounts have been corrected to include certificates of deposit with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of more than 90 days but less than 12 months of $205 million as of December 31, 2017. The certificates of deposit are classified as Level 2 and recorded at cost, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization.

[2] Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

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Assets Subject to Netting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2018		Dec. 31, 2017
Derivatives [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized assets	[1]	$ 3,169		$ 3,563
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets [Abstract]
Financial instruments	[2]	(2,626)		(2,669)
Cash collateral		(429)		(760)
Securities collateral		(15)		(88)
Net amount		99		46
Securities borrowed [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized assets		115		103
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets [Abstract]
Financial instruments	[2]	(17)		(19)
Securities collateral		(95)		(82)
Net amount		3		2
Total [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized assets		3,284		3,666
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets [Abstract]
Financial instruments	[2]	(2,643)		(2,688)
Cash collateral		(429)		(760)
Securities collateral		(110)		(170)
Net amount		102		48
OTC [Member]
Derivatives [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized assets		3,093		3,520
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets [Abstract]
Financial instruments	[2]	(2,606)		(2,653)
Cash collateral		(428)		(760)
Securities collateral		(15)		(88)
Net amount		44		19
OTC cleared [Member]
Derivatives [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized assets		25	[3]	21
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets [Abstract]
Financial instruments	[2]	(18)	[3]	(15)
Net amount		7	[3]	6
Exchange-traded [Member]
Derivatives [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized assets		51		22
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets [Abstract]
Financial instruments	[2]	(2)		(1)
Cash collateral		(1)
Net amount		$ 48		$ 21

[1] The fair value of freestanding derivative assets is included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

[2] Represents the amount of assets that could be offset by liabilities with the same counterparty under master netting or similar arrangements that management elects not to offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

[3] .

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Liabilities Subject to Netting (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2018		Dec. 31, 2017
Derivatives [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized liabilities	[1],[2]	$ 3,577		$ 3,895
Securities loaned [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized liabilities		114		118
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets [Abstract]
Financial instruments		(17)	[3]	(19)
Securities collateral		(94)		(94)
Net amount		3		5
Repurchase agreements [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized liabilities		50		50
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets [Abstract]
Securities collateral		(50)		(50)
Net amount		0		0
Total [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized liabilities		3,469		3,496
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets [Abstract]
Financial instruments	[3]	(2,643)		(2,688)
Cash collateral		(68)		(70)
Securities collateral		(743)		(723)
Net amount		15		15
OTC [Member]
Derivatives [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized liabilities		3,278		3,309
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets [Abstract]
Financial instruments	[3]	(2,606)		(2,653)
Cash collateral		(68)		(70)
Securities collateral		(599)		(579)
Net amount		5		7
OTC cleared [Member]
Derivatives [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized liabilities		18	[4]	16
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets [Abstract]
Financial instruments	[3]	(18)	[4]	(15)
Net amount		0	[4]	1
Exchange-traded [Member]
Derivatives [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized liabilities		9		3
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets [Abstract]
Financial instruments	[3]	(2)		(1)
Net amount		7		2
Total derivatives [Member]
Derivatives [Abstract]
Gross amounts of recognized liabilities		3,305		3,328
Gross amounts not offset in the consolidated balance sheets [Abstract]
Financial instruments	[3]	(2,626)		(2,669)
Cash collateral		(68)		(70)
Securities collateral		(599)		(579)
Net amount		$ 12		$ 10

[1] The fair value of freestanding derivative liabilities is included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of GMWB and GMAB, IUL, and indexed annuity embedded derivatives is included in Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the SMC embedded derivative liability is included in Customer deposits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

[2] The fair value of the Company’s derivative liabilities after considering the effects of master netting arrangements, cash collateral held by the same counterparty and the fair value of net embedded derivatives was $883 million and $1.3 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. See Note 12 for additional information related to master netting arrangements and cash collateral.

[3] Represents the amount of liabilities that could be offset by assets with the same counterparty under master netting or similar arrangements that management elects not to offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Notional amount		$ 128,213	$ 131,433
Gross fair value of assets	[1]	3,169	3,563
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3]	3,577	3,895
Derivative liability after application of master netting arrangements and cash collateral including embedded derivative liabilities		883	1,300
Fair value of investment securities received as collateral		15	89
Fair value of investment securities received as collateral that can be repledged		15	89
Fair value of investment securities received as collateral that were repledged		0
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of assets		638	492
Gross fair value of liabilities		309	443
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives [Member] | Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3],[4]	(329)	(49)
IUL embedded derivatives [Member] | Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3]	585	601
Indexed annuities | Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3]	7	5
SMC embedded derivatives [Member] | Customer deposits [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3]	9	10
Total embedded derivatives [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3]	272	567
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Notional amount		884	762
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of assets	[1]	15	23
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3]	3	4
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Notional amount		675	675
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of assets	[1]	15	23
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Notional amount		209	87
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3]	3	4
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Notional amount		127,329	130,671
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of assets	[1]	3,154	3,540
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3]	3,302	3,324
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Notional amount		63,848	66,043
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of assets	[1]	804	1,081
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3]	512	416
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Equity contracts [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Notional amount		58,260	59,292
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Equity contracts [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of assets	[1]	2,316	2,423
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Equity contracts [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3]	2,766	2,883
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Credit contracts [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Notional amount		856	721
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Credit contracts [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of assets	[1]	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Credit contracts [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3]	2	2
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Notional amount		4,363	4,163
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of assets	[1]	34	36
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3]	22	23
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Other contracts [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Notional amount		2	$ 452
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Other contracts [Member] | Other assets [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of assets	[1]	0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Other contracts [Member] | Other liabilities [Member]
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Gross fair value of liabilities	[2],[3]	$ 0

[1] The fair value of freestanding derivative assets is included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

[2] The fair value of freestanding derivative liabilities is included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of GMWB and GMAB, IUL, and indexed annuity embedded derivatives is included in Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the SMC embedded derivative liability is included in Customer deposits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

[3] The fair value of the Company’s derivative liabilities after considering the effects of master netting arrangements, cash collateral held by the same counterparty and the fair value of net embedded derivatives was $883 million and $1.3 billion as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. See Note 12 for additional information related to master netting arrangements and cash collateral.

[4] The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives as of March 31, 2018 included $309 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $638 million of individual contracts in an asset position. The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2017 included $443 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $492 million of individual contracts in an asset position.

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Income Statement) (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Net investment income [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	$ 17	$ 3
Net investment income [Member] | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	17	1
Net investment income [Member] | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Equity contracts [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income		2
Banking and deposit interest expense [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	1	0
Banking and deposit interest expense [Member] | SMC embedded derivatives [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	1	(1)
Banking and deposit interest expense [Member] | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Equity contracts [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income		1
Distribution expenses [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	(3)	16
Distribution expenses [Member] | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Equity contracts [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	(3)	15
Distribution expenses [Member] | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income		1
Interest credited to fixed accounts [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	28	12
Interest credited to fixed accounts [Member] | IUL embedded derivatives [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	36	(7)
Interest credited to fixed accounts [Member] | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Equity contracts [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	(8)	19
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	(79)	(149)
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses [Member] | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	280	426
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses [Member] | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Interest rate contracts [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	(398)	(81)
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses [Member] | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Equity contracts [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	25	(462)
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses [Member] | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Credit contracts [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	12	(8)
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses [Member] | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	2	(24)
General and administrative expense [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	(2)	4
General and administrative expense [Member] | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Equity contracts [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income		3
General and administrative expense [Member] | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments [Member] | Foreign exchange contracts [Member]
Impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on Consolidated Statements of Income
Amount of gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income	$ (2)	$ 1

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Derivatives and Hedging Activites (Option Pay/Rec) (Details 3) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Summary of Option Premiums Payable and Receivable
Premiums payable	$ 1,692
Premiums receivable	764
2018 [Member]
Summary of Option Premiums Payable and Receivable
Premiums payable	192	[1]
Premiums receivable	78	[1]
2019 [Member]
Summary of Option Premiums Payable and Receivable
Premiums payable	299
Premiums receivable	173
2020 [Member]
Summary of Option Premiums Payable and Receivable
Premiums payable	219
Premiums receivable	132
2021 [Member]
Summary of Option Premiums Payable and Receivable
Premiums payable	188
Premiums receivable	121
2022 [Member]
Summary of Option Premiums Payable and Receivable
Premiums payable	253
Premiums receivable	200
2023-2027 [Member]
Summary of Option Premiums Payable and Receivable
Premiums payable	541
Premiums receivable	$ 60

[1] 2018 amounts represent the amounts payable and receivable for the period from April 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

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Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Impact of Hedging Activity) (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Derivative, Credit Risk Related Contingent Features [Abstract]
Aggregate fair value of derivative contracts in a net liability position containing such credit contingent instruments	$ 345		$ 372
Aggregate fair value of assets posted as collateral for such instruments	341		369
Aggregate fair value of additional assets required to be posted or needed to settle the instruments	4		$ 3
Cash flow hedges [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Estimated reclassification of net pretax losses on cash flow hedges from accumulated other comprehensive income to earnings during the next 12 months	1
Cash flow hedge gain to be reclassified within twelve months to interest and debt expense	2
Cash flow hedge loss to be reclassified within twelve months recorded in net investment income	$ (1)
Longest period of time over which the entity hedges exposure to the variability in future cash flows	18 years
Net investment hedges [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Gain (loss) on net investment hedge	$ 7	$ 2
Interest rate contracts [Member] | Interest and debt expense [Member] | Fair value hedges [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)
Amount of gain on fair value hedges recognized in income on derivatives	$ 4	$ 4

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Shareholders' Equity Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Net unrealized securities gains, before tax [Abstract]
Net unrealized securities gains (losses) arising during the period, before tax	[1]	$ (552)	$ 53
Reclassification of net securities (gains) losses included in net income, before tax	[2]	(5)	(18)
Impact of DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue, benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables, before tax		216	(26)
Net unrealized securities gains (losses), before tax		(341)	9
Net unrealized derivatives gains, before tax [Abstract]
Reclassification of net derivative (gains) losses included in net income, before tax		0	2	[2]
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses), before tax		0	2
Defined benefit plans net gain (loss) arising during the period, before tax		0	7
Defined benefit plans, before tax		0	7
Foreign currency translation, before tax		37	11
Other, before tax		0	(1)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax		(304)	28
Net unrealized securities gains (losses), tax impact [Abstract]
Net unrealized securities gains (losses) arising during the period, tax	[1]	123	(17)
Reclassification of net securities (gains) losses included in net income, tax	[2]	1	6
Impact of DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue, benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables, tax		(45)	9
Net unrealized securities gains (losses), tax		(79)	2
Net unrealized derivatives losses, tax impact [Abstract]
Reclassification of net derivative (gains) losses included in net income, tax		0	(1)	[2]
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses), tax		0	(1)
Defined benefit plans net gain (loss) arising during the period, tax		0	(2)
Defined benefit plans, tax		0	(2)
Foreign currency translation, tax		(8)	(4)
Other, tax		0	0
Total other comprehensive income (loss), tax		71	(9)
Net unrealized securities gains (losses), net of tax [Abstract]
Net unrealized securities gains (losses) arising during the period, net of tax	[1]	(429)	36
Reclassification of net securities (gains) losses included in net income, net of tax	[2]	(4)	(12)
Impact of DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue, benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables, net of tax		171	(17)
Net unrealized securities gains (losses), net of tax		(262)	7
Net unrealized derivatives losses, net of tax [Abstract]
Reclassification of net derivative (gains) losses included in net income, net of tax		0	1	[2]
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses), net of tax		0	1
Defined benefit plans net gain (loss) arising during the period, net of tax		0	5
Defined benefit plans, net of tax		0	5
Foreign currency translation adjustment		29	7
Other, net of tax		0	(1)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		$ (233)	$ 19

[1] Includes other-than-temporary impairment losses on Available-for-Sale securities related to factors other than credit that were recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) during the period.

[2] Reclassification amounts are recorded in net investment income.

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AOCI Rollforward (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance		$ 229	$ 200
OCI before reclassifications		(229)	25
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		(4)	(6)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(233)	19
Ending balance		(5)	219
Noncredit related impairments on securities and net unrealized securities gains (losses) on previously impaired securities		0	8
Net unrealized securities gains (losses) [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance		486	479
OCI before reclassifications		(258)	19
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		(4)	(12)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(262)	7
Ending balance	[1]	223	486
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(233)	19
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses) [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance		8	5
OCI before reclassifications		0	0
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		0	1
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		0	1
Ending balance		8	6
Defined benefit plans [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance		(97)	(125)
OCI before reclassifications		0	0
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		0	5
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		0	5
Ending balance		(97)	(120)
Foreign currency translation [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance		(167)	(159)
OCI before reclassifications		29	7
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		0	0
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		29	7
Ending balance		(138)	(152)
Other [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning balance		(1)	0
OCI before reclassifications		0	(1)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		0	0
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		0	(1)
Ending balance	[1]	(1)	$ (1)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies - Recognition and measurement of financial instruments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies		0
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies - Recognition and measurement of financial instruments | Net unrealized securities gains (losses) [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies		(1)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies - Recognition and measurement of financial instruments | AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies		$ (1)

[1] Includes nil and $8 million of noncredit related impairments on securities and net unrealized securities gains (losses) on previously impaired securities as of March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively.

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Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Details 3) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount	$ 2,500
Remaining balance under stock repurchase program	$ 1,700
Number of shares reacquired through surrender of restricted shares	0.2	0.2
Value of shares reacquired through surrender of restricted shares	$ 39	$ 30
Number of shares reacquired through net settlement options	0.4	1.0
Aggregate value of shares reacquired through net settlement options	$ 56	$ 122
Treasury shares reissued for restricted stock award grants and Ameriprise Financial Franchise Advisor Deferred Compensation Plan	0.8	0.7
Open market share repurchases [Member]
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)	2.4	2.9
Repurchase of common shares	$ 387	$ 357

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Effective tax rate on income from continuing operations (as a percent)	14.70%	15.20%
Valuation allowance	$ 16		$ 17
Gross unrecognized tax benefits	83		76
Unrecognized tax benefits net of federal tax benefits that would affect the effective tax rate	59		58
Increase (decrease) in interest and penalties	1
Payable related to accrued interest and penalties	9		$ 8
Minimum [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Decrease in gross unrecognized tax benefits due to resolution of audits and statute expirations	40
Maximum [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Decrease in gross unrecognized tax benefits due to resolution of audits and statute expirations	50
State and Local [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
State net operating losses	$ 17
Income Tax Provision [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Benefit related to an out-of-period correction for a reversal of a tax reserve		$ 20

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Guarantees and Contingencies (Details) - Insurance-related Assessments [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Contingencies
Liability related to guaranty fund assessments	$ 14	$ 14
Related premium tax asset	$ 12	$ 12

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Earnings per Share Attributable to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Common Shareholders (Basic & Diluted) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Numerator:
Net income	$ 594	$ 403
Denominator:
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	149.5	157.5
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards (in shares)	2.6	2.6
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding	152.1	160.1
Basic:
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 3.97	$ 2.56
Diluted:
Net income (in dollars per share)	$ 3.91	$ 2.52
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards (in shares)	1.1	2.5

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Segment Information - Total Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Summary of assets by segment
Total assets	$ 144,762	$ 147,480
Advice and Wealth Management [Member]
Summary of assets by segment
Total assets	13,319	13,270
Asset Management [Member]
Summary of assets by segment
Total assets	8,849	8,401
Annuities [Member]
Summary of assets by segment
Total assets	95,802	98,276
Protection [Member]
Summary of assets by segment
Total assets	17,728	18,039
Corporate and Other [Member]
Summary of assets by segment
Total assets	$ 9,064	$ 9,494

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Segment Information - Operating net revenues (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Segment information [Line Items]
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		$ 3,529	$ 3,277
Summary of segment operating results [Abstract]
Net Realized Gains (Losses)		6	17
Revenues attributable to CIEs		22	22
Market impact on IUL benefits		13	1
Market impact of hedges on investments		16	1
Total net revenues		3,168	2,926
Reconciliation of operating profit (loss) from segments to consolidated
Total segment operating earnings		657	520
Net Realized Gains (Losses) including DAC offset		6	16
Net income (loss) attributable to CIEs			1
Market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits		(5)	(63)
Market impact on IUL benefits		25
Market impact of hedges on investments		16	1
Integration Related Costs		(3)
Pretax income		696	475
Advice and Wealth Management [Member]
Segment information [Line Items]
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		1,501	1,321
Summary of segment operating results [Abstract]
Total net revenues		1,261	1,084
Reconciliation of operating profit (loss) from segments to consolidated
Total segment operating earnings		316	248
Asset Management [Member]
Segment information [Line Items]
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		778	725
Summary of segment operating results [Abstract]
Total net revenues		766	714
Reconciliation of operating profit (loss) from segments to consolidated
Total segment operating earnings		195	150
Annuities [Member]
Segment information [Line Items]
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		613	608
Summary of segment operating results [Abstract]
Total net revenues		523	524
Reconciliation of operating profit (loss) from segments to consolidated
Total segment operating earnings		132	139
Protection [Member]
Segment information [Line Items]
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		519	521
Summary of segment operating results [Abstract]
Total net revenues		503	506
Reconciliation of operating profit (loss) from segments to consolidated
Total segment operating earnings		70	63
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment information [Line Items]
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		57	57
Summary of segment operating results [Abstract]
Total net revenues		58	57
Reconciliation of operating profit (loss) from segments to consolidated
Total segment operating earnings		(56)	(80)
Total Segment [Member]
Segment information [Line Items]
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		3,468	3,232
Eliminations	[1]	357	347
Summary of segment operating results [Abstract]
Total net revenues		3,111	2,885
Intersegment revenues, eliminations [Member]
Segment information [Line Items]
Eliminations		361	351
Intersegment revenues, eliminations [Member] | Advice and Wealth Management [Member]
Segment information [Line Items]
Eliminations		240	237
Intersegment revenues, eliminations [Member] | Asset Management [Member]
Segment information [Line Items]
Eliminations		12	11
Intersegment revenues, eliminations [Member] | Annuities [Member]
Segment information [Line Items]
Eliminations		90	84
Intersegment revenues, eliminations [Member] | Protection [Member]
Segment information [Line Items]
Eliminations		16	$ 15
Intersegment revenues, eliminations [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment information [Line Items]
Eliminations		$ (1)

[1] Represents the elimination of intersegment revenues recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 in each segment as follows: Advice & Wealth Management ($240 million and $237 million, respectively); Asset Management ($12 million and $11 million, respectively); Annuities ($90 million and $84 million, respectively); Protection ($16 million and $15 million, respectively); and Corporate & Other ($(1) million and nil, respectively).

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers Revenue from Contract with Customer (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		$ 2,308	$ 2,091
Revenue from other sources	[1]	1,238	1,196
Total segment gross revenues		3,546	3,287
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense		17	10
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		3,529	3,277
Total net revenues		3,168	2,926
Intersegment revenues, eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Eliminations		361	351
Total management and financial advice fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		1,503	1,330
Asset management fees - Retail [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		480	440
Asset management fees - Institutional [Member] [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		111	101
Advisory fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		691	570
Financial planning fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		68	64
Transaction and other fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		153	155
Total Distribution Fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		763	723
Mutual funds [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		259	288
Insurance and annuity [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		359	326
Other products [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		145	109
Other revenues [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		42	38
Total Segment [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		2,308	2,091
Revenue from other sources	[1]	1,177	1,151
Total segment gross revenues		3,485	3,242
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense		17	10
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		3,468	3,232
Eliminations	[2]	357	347
Total net revenues		3,111	2,885
Total Segment [Member] | Total management and financial advice fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		1,503	1,330
Total Segment [Member] | Asset management fees - Retail [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		480	440
Total Segment [Member] | Asset management fees - Institutional [Member] [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		111	101
Total Segment [Member] | Advisory fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		691	570
Total Segment [Member] | Financial planning fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		68	64
Total Segment [Member] | Transaction and other fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		153	155
Total Segment [Member] | Total Distribution Fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		763	723
Total Segment [Member] | Mutual funds [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		259	288
Total Segment [Member] | Insurance and annuity [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		359	326
Total Segment [Member] | Other products [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		145	109
Total Segment [Member] | Other revenues [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		42	38
Advice and Wealth Management [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		1,446	1,276
Revenue from other sources	[1]	71	55
Total segment gross revenues		1,517	1,331
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense		16	10
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		1,501	1,321
Total net revenues		1,261	1,084
Advice and Wealth Management [Member] | Intersegment revenues, eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Eliminations		240	237
Advice and Wealth Management [Member] | Total management and financial advice fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		848	723
Advice and Wealth Management [Member] | Advisory fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		691	570
Advice and Wealth Management [Member] | Financial planning fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		68	64
Advice and Wealth Management [Member] | Transaction and other fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		89	89
Advice and Wealth Management [Member] | Total Distribution Fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		557	516
Advice and Wealth Management [Member] | Mutual funds [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		190	208
Advice and Wealth Management [Member] | Insurance and annuity [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		222	199
Advice and Wealth Management [Member] | Other products [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		145	109
Advice and Wealth Management [Member] | Other revenues [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		41	37
Asset Management [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		754	714
Revenue from other sources	[1]	24	11
Total segment gross revenues		778	725
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		778	725
Total net revenues		766	714
Asset Management [Member] | Intersegment revenues, eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Eliminations		12	11
Asset Management [Member] | Total management and financial advice fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		639	592
Asset Management [Member] | Asset management fees - Retail [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		480	440
Asset Management [Member] | Asset management fees - Institutional [Member] [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		111	101
Asset Management [Member] | Transaction and other fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		48	51
Asset Management [Member] | Total Distribution Fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		114	121
Asset Management [Member] | Mutual funds [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		69	80
Asset Management [Member] | Insurance and annuity [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		45	41
Asset Management [Member] | Other revenues [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		1	1
Annuities [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		98	91
Revenue from other sources	[1]	515	517
Total segment gross revenues		613	608
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		613	608
Total net revenues		523	524
Annuities [Member] | Intersegment revenues, eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Eliminations		90	84
Annuities [Member] | Total management and financial advice fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		14	13
Annuities [Member] | Transaction and other fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		14	13
Annuities [Member] | Total Distribution Fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		84	78
Annuities [Member] | Insurance and annuity [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		84	78
Protection [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		10	10
Revenue from other sources	[1]	509	511
Total segment gross revenues		519	521
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		519	521
Total net revenues		503	506
Protection [Member] | Intersegment revenues, eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Eliminations		16	15
Protection [Member] | Total management and financial advice fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		2	2
Protection [Member] | Transaction and other fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		2	2
Protection [Member] | Total Distribution Fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		8	8
Protection [Member] | Insurance and annuity [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		8	8
Corporate and Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		0	0
Revenue from other sources	[1]	58	57
Total segment gross revenues		58	57
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense		1
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		57	57
Total net revenues		58	57
Corporate and Other [Member] | Intersegment revenues, eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Eliminations		(1)
Non-operating Revenue [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue from contracts with customers		0	0
Revenue from other sources	[1]	61	45
Total segment gross revenues		61	45
Total segment net revenues before eliminations		61	45
Total net revenues		57	41
Non-operating Revenue [Member] | Intersegment revenues, eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Eliminations		$ 4	$ 4

[1] Revenues not included in the scope of the revenue from contracts with customers standard. The amounts primarily consist of revenue associated with the manufacturing of insurance and annuity products or financial instruments.

[2] Represents the elimination of intersegment revenues recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 in each segment as follows: Advice & Wealth Management ($240 million and $237 million, respectively); Asset Management ($12 million and $11 million, respectively); Annuities ($90 million and $84 million, respectively); Protection ($16 million and $15 million, respectively); and Corporate & Other ($(1) million and nil, respectively).

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers Revenue from Contracts with Customers (In-Text) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Receivables for revenue from contracts with customers	$ 638		$ 657
Financial planning fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract liabilities	133		134
Capitalized contract costs	107		109
Transaction and other fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract liabilities	48		$ 0
Revenue from contracts with customers standard [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Impact of fees previously recorded as a reduction of expenses	$ 26	$ 24

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Regulatory Requirements Regulatory Requirements (Text) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Insurance [Abstract]
Permitted practice impact to statutory surplus	$ 214	$ (3)