Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Future policy benefits and claims	$ 30,088	$ 31,217
Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	30,088	31,217
Fixed annuities | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	15,649	16,075
Equity indexed annuity ("EIA") accumulated host values | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	27	31
EIA embedded derivatives | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	3	2
Variable annuity fixed sub-accounts | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	4,861	4,843
Variable annuity GMWB | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	84	799
Variable annuity GMAB | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	14	103
Other variable annuity guarantees | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	14	13
Total annuities | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	20,652	21,866
Variable universal life ("VUL")/ universal life ("UL") insurance | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	2,800	2,760
Indexed universal life ("IUL") accumulated host values | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	97	59
IUL embedded derivatives | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	76	45
VUL/UL insurance additional liabilities | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	281	294
Other life, disability income and long term care insurance | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	5,615	5,646
Auto, home and other insurance | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	430	415
Policy claims and other policyholders' funds | Ameriprise Financial
Future policy benefits and claims	$ 137	$ 132