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Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities - Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Assets |  |
Separate account assets at NAV | $ 89,669 | $ 97,491
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net | 2,015 | 2,862
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives |  |
Assets |  |
Receivables: embedded derivatives | 204 | 133
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 1,000 | 1,600
Ameriprise Financial |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 32,330 | 32,050
Ameriprise Financial | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 9,382 | 9,932
Ameriprise Financial | Residential mortgage backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 11,695 | 10,944
Ameriprise Financial | Commercial mortgage backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 5,296 | 4,986
Ameriprise Financial | Asset backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 3,638 | 3,654
Ameriprise Financial | State and municipal obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 1,001 | 1,092
Ameriprise Financial | U.S. government and agencies obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 1,160 | 1,301
Ameriprise Financial | Foreign government bonds and obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 82 | 92
Ameriprise Financial | Other securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 76 | 49
Ameriprise Financial | Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Cumulative increase (decrease) in embedded derivatives of adjustment for nonperformance risk | (607) | (598)
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 487 | 502
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | Asset backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 2 | 2
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities ceded embedded derivatives |  |
Assets |  |
Receivables: embedded derivatives | 55 | 59
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 52 | 56
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | IUL embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 848 | 905
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net | 828 | 1,486
Ameriprise Financial | Level 3 | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 280 | 406
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis |  |
Assets |  |
Cash equivalents | 4,349 | 5,819
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 32,330 | 32,050
Investments at net asset value | 11 | 11
Trading and other securities | 227 | 242
Separate account assets at NAV | 89,669 | 97,491
Investments and cash equivalents segregated for regulatory purposes | 599 | 600
Other assets: derivative contracts | 4,670 | 5,574
Total assets at fair value | 131,910 | 141,846
Liabilities |  |
Other | 271 | 277
Other liabilities | 4,373 | 4,500
Total liabilities at fair value | 6,388 | 7,362
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 9,382 | 9,932
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Residential mortgage backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 11,695 | 10,944
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Commercial mortgage backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 5,296 | 4,986
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Asset backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 3,638 | 3,654
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | State and municipal obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 1,001 | 1,092
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | U.S. government and agencies obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 1,160 | 1,301
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Foreign government bonds and obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 82 | 92
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Other securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 76 | 49
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Fixed deferred indexed annuities ceded embedded derivatives |  |
Assets |  |
Receivables: embedded derivatives | 55 | 59
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net | 2,013 | 2,858
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 57 | 61
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | IUL embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 848 | 905
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net | 828 | 1,486
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 280 | 406
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Customer deposits - SMC embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 2 | 4
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Interest rate derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 739 | 1,252
Liabilities |  |
Other liabilities: derivative contracts | 315 | 468
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Equity derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 3,856 | 4,293
Liabilities |  |
Other liabilities: derivative contracts | 3,784 | 3,754
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Credit derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 45 | 9
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Foreign exchange derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 30 | 20
Liabilities |  |
Other liabilities: derivative contracts | 3 | 1
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 |  |
Assets |  |
Cash equivalents | 1,824 | 2,341
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 1,160 | 1,301
Trading and other securities | 209 | 217
Investments and cash equivalents segregated for regulatory purposes | 599 | 600
Other assets: derivative contracts | 154 | 160
Total assets at fair value | 3,946 | 4,619
Liabilities |  |
Other | 204 | 212
Other liabilities | 470 | 315
Total liabilities at fair value | 470 | 315
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Residential mortgage backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Commercial mortgage backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Asset backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | State and municipal obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | U.S. government and agencies obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 1,160 | 1,301
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Foreign government bonds and obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Other securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities ceded embedded derivatives |  |
Assets |  |
Receivables: embedded derivatives | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | IUL embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Customer deposits - SMC embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Interest rate derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 3 | 1
Liabilities |  |
Other liabilities: derivative contracts | 7 | 1
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Equity derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 149 | 158
Liabilities |  |
Other liabilities: derivative contracts | 259 | 101
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Credit derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 1 | Foreign exchange derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 2 | 1
Liabilities |  |
Other liabilities: derivative contracts | 0 | 1
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 |  |
Assets |  |
Cash equivalents | 2,525 | 3,478
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 30,554 | 30,205
Trading and other securities | 18 | 25
Investments and cash equivalents segregated for regulatory purposes | 0 | 0
Other assets: derivative contracts | 4,516 | 5,414
Total assets at fair value | 37,613 | 39,122
Liabilities |  |
Other | 5 | 4
Other liabilities | 3,841 | 4,124
Total liabilities at fair value | 3,848 | 4,133
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 8,885 | 9,430
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Residential mortgage backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 11,695 | 10,944
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Commercial mortgage backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 5,184 | 4,951
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Asset backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 3,631 | 3,647
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | State and municipal obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 1,001 | 1,092
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | U.S. government and agencies obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Foreign government bonds and obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 82 | 92
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Other securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 76 | 49
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities ceded embedded derivatives |  |
Assets |  |
Receivables: embedded derivatives | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net | 5 | 5
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 5 | 5
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | IUL embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Customer deposits - SMC embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 2 | 4
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Interest rate derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 736 | 1,251
Liabilities |  |
Other liabilities: derivative contracts | 308 | 467
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Equity derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 3,707 | 4,135
Liabilities |  |
Other liabilities: derivative contracts | 3,525 | 3,653
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Credit derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 45 | 9
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 2 | Foreign exchange derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 28 | 19
Liabilities |  |
Other liabilities: derivative contracts | 3 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 |  |
Assets |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 616 | 544
Trading and other securities | 0 | 0
Investments and cash equivalents segregated for regulatory purposes | 0 | 0
Other assets: derivative contracts | 0 | 0
Total assets at fair value | 671 | 603
Liabilities |  |
Other | 62 | 61
Other liabilities | 62 | 61
Total liabilities at fair value | 2,070 | 2,914
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Corporate debt securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 497 | 502
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Residential mortgage backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Commercial mortgage backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 112 | 35
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Asset backed securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 7 | 7
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | State and municipal obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | U.S. government and agencies obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Foreign government bonds and obligations |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Other securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities ceded embedded derivatives |  |
Assets |  |
Receivables: embedded derivatives | 55 | 59
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net | 2,008 | 2,853
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 52 | 56
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | IUL embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 848 | 905
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives, net | 828 | 1,486
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 280 | 406
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Customer deposits - SMC embedded derivatives |  |
Liabilities |  |
Liabilities embedded derivatives | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Interest rate derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 0 | 0
Liabilities |  |
Other liabilities: derivative contracts | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Equity derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 0 | 0
Liabilities |  |
Other liabilities: derivative contracts | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Credit derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 0 | 0
Ameriprise Financial | Recurring basis | Level 3 | Foreign exchange derivative contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Other assets: derivative contracts | 0 | 0
Liabilities |  |
Other liabilities: derivative contracts | $ 0 | $ 0

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