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Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities - Changes in Level 3 Liabilities (Details) - Ameriprise Financial - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
Changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |  |  |
Net increase (decrease) to pretax income from adjustment for nonperformance risk on the fair value of embedded derivatives |  | $ 1 | $ (123) | $ (138) | $ 446
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims embedded derivatives |  |  |  |  |
Changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning |  | 2,569 | 4,061 | 3,370 | 1,687
Total gains (losses) included in net income |  | (37) | (240) | (1,023) | 1,967
Issues |  | 88 | 105 | 256 | 316
Settlements |  | 4 | (4) | 21 | (48)
Balance, ending |  | 2,624 | 3,922 | 2,624 | 3,922
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses in net income relating to liabilities held at end of period |  | (46) | (233) | (1,185) | 1,989
Fixed deferred indexed annuity embedded derivatives |  |  |  |  |
Changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning |  | 54 | 41 | 49 | 43
Total gains (losses) included in net income | [1] | 1 | 3 | 7 | (2)
Issues |  |  |  |  | 3
Settlements |  | (1) |  | (2) |
Balance, ending |  | 54 | 44 | 54 | 44
IUL embedded derivatives |  |  |  |  |
Changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning |  | 928 | 882 | 935 | 881
Total gains (losses) included in net income | [1] | 14 | 50 | 51 | 53
Issues |  |  | 15 | 4 | 53
Settlements |  | (25) | (21) | (73) | (61)
Balance, ending |  | 917 | 926 | 917 | 926
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses in net income relating to liabilities held at end of period | [1] | 14 | 50 | 51 | 53
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives |  |  |  |  |
Changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning |  | 1,373 | 3,129 | 2,316 | 763
Total gains (losses) included in net income | [2] | (69) | (296) | (1,273) | 1,900
Issues |  | 95 | 93 | 274 | 267
Settlements |  | 37 | 17 | 119 | 13
Balance, ending |  | 1,436 | 2,943 | 1,436 | 2,943
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses in net income relating to liabilities held at end of period | [2] | (60) | (283) | (1,236) | 1,936
Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives |  |  |  |  |
Changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning |  | 214 | 9 | 70 | 0
Total gains (losses) included in net income | [2] | 17 | 3 | 192 | 16
Issues |  | (7) | (3) | (22) | (7)
Settlements |  | (7) |  | (23) |
Balance, ending |  | 217 | 9 | 217 | 9
Contingent consideration liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning |  | 44 | 48 | 43 | 44
Total gains (losses) included in net income | [3] | (5) | (11) | (4) | (12)
Issues |  | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15
Settlements |  | (4) | (2) | (10) | (7)
Balance, ending |  | $ 40 | $ 40 | $ 40 | $ 40
[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.
[3] | Included in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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