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AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Stock $amp

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2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746913001718 Filed on February 27, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
Revenue	$10.26B	$2.593B	$2.467B
YoY Change	0.2%	0.82%	5.02%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.899B	$1.418B	$258.0M
YoY Change	18.24%	4.73%	-81.53%
Gross Profit	$8.360B	$1.175B	$2.209B
YoY Change	-3.16%	-3.53%	132.04%
Gross Profit Margin	81.49%	45.31%	89.54%
Selling, General & Admin	$3.096B	$722.0M	$743.0M
YoY Change	2.89%	-16.63%	9.59%
% of Gross Profit	37.03%	61.45%	33.64%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$152.0M	$49.00M	$202.0M
YoY Change	6.29%	58.06%	551.61%
% of Gross Profit	1.82%	4.17%	9.14%
Operating Expenses	$3.382B	$753.0M	$945.0M
YoY Change	-0.7%	-19.64%	118.75%
Operating Profit	$4.978B	$422.0M	$1.264B
YoY Change	-4.76%	50.18%	143.08%
Interest Expense	-$276.0M	-$96.00M	-$71.00M
YoY Change	-40.9%	23.08%	-4.05%
% of Operating Profit	-5.54%	-22.75%	-5.62%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$1.161B	$326.0M	$326.0M
YoY Change	-14.0%	60.59%	-26.91%
Income Tax	$335.0M	$58.00M	$109.0M
% Of Pretax Income	28.85%	17.79%	33.44%
Net Earnings	$1.029B	$281.0M	$219.0M
YoY Change	1.88%	63.37%	-36.34%
Net Earnings / Revenue	10.03%	10.84%	8.88%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$4.70	$1.03	$1.36
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$4.62	$1.01	$1.34
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	218.7M shares	230.6M shares	238.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	222.8M shares	234.5M shares	242.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$2.950B	$3.251B	$3.093B
YoY Change	-9.26%	-1.78%	-23.93%
Cash & Equivalents	$2.371B	$2.781B	$2.693B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$4.220B	$4.381B	$5.364B
Other Receivables	$95.00M	$59.00M	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$7.265B	$7.691B	$8.457B
YoY Change	-5.54%	-6.42%	-2.78%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment		$774.0M
YoY Change
Goodwill		$1.164B
YoY Change		0.26%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$41.25B	$44.74B	$43.46B
YoY Change	-7.81%	5.28%	0.24%
Other Assets	$4.937B	$4.233B	$4.228B
YoY Change	16.63%	-32.89%	-30.13%
Total Long-Term Assets	$127.5B	$124.6B	$120.2B
YoY Change	2.29%	1.32%	-0.1%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$7.265B	$7.691B	$8.457B
Total Long-Term Assets	$127.5B	$124.6B	$120.2B
Total Assets	$134.7B	$132.3B	$128.7B
YoY Change	1.83%	0.83%	-0.28%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$1.324B	$1.065B	$1.030B
YoY Change	24.32%	-6.08%	-2.0%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$7.027B	$10.35B	$10.13B
YoY Change	-32.13%	12.84%	8.19%
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$8.351B	$11.42B	$11.16B
YoY Change	-26.87%	10.76%	7.16%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$7.384B	$7.571B	$7.933B
YoY Change	-2.47%	-3.58%	-3.15%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$109.3B	$103.6B	$99.84B
YoY Change	5.46%	1.82%	0.93%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$116.7B	$111.2B	$107.8B
YoY Change	4.92%	1.44%	0.62%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$8.351B	$11.42B	$11.16B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$116.7B	$111.2B	$107.8B
Total Liabilities	$125.6B	$122.6B	$119.6B
YoY Change	1.88%	1.76%	1.33%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$5.603B
YoY Change		17.46%
Common Stock		$6.240B
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$4.034B
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares		81.81M shares
Shareholders Equity	$9.092B	$8.988B	$9.021B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$134.7B	$132.3B	$128.7B
YoY Change	1.83%	0.83%	-0.28%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$1.029B	$281.0M	$219.0M
YoY Change	1.88%	63.37%	-36.34%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$152.0M	$49.00M	$202.0M
YoY Change	6.29%	58.06%	551.61%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.505B	$727.0M	$793.0M
YoY Change	-30.9%	2929.17%	86.59%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$137.0M	-$101.0M	-$60.00M
YoY Change	-45.2%	134.88%	76.47%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$8.000M	$14.00M	-$403.0M
YoY Change	-188.89%	-95.77%	-49.56%
Cash From Investing Activities	$4.417B	-$87.00M	-$463.0M
YoY Change	-485.43%	-130.21%	-44.42%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$305.0M
YoY Change	43.87%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$1.381B
YoY Change	-7.63%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$6.342B	-552.0M	-185.0M
YoY Change	470.84%	-51.37%	-171.43%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.505B	727.0M	793.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	$4.417B	-87.00M	-463.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$6.342B	-552.0M	-185.0M
Net Change In Cash	-$420.0M	88.00M	145.0M
YoY Change	431.65%	-110.69%	-197.32%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.505B	$727.0M	$793.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$137.0M	-$101.0M	-$60.00M
Free Cash Flow	$1.642B	$828.0M	$853.0M
YoY Change	-32.37%	1135.82%	85.84%

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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Equal To Greater Than90 Days Past Due FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentEqualToGreaterThan90DaysPastDue	7000000	USD
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CY2011	amp	Recorded Investment Under Troubled Debt Restructuring RecordedInvestmentUnderTroubledDebtRestructuring	52000000	USD
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CY2011	amp	Reinsurance Ceded Offset Other Revenues ReinsuranceCededOffsetOtherRevenues	71000000	USD
CY2010	amp	Reinsurance Ceded Offset Other Revenues ReinsuranceCededOffsetOtherRevenues	67000000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Reinsurance Recoverables ReinsuranceRecoverables	2000000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Reinsurance Receivables Case Basis ReinsuranceReceivablesCaseBasis	1500000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Reinsurance Receivables Case Basis ReinsuranceReceivablesCaseBasis	1600000000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	25000000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability	3879000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset	3623000000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-128000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	4900000	shares
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CY2011	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	6100000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	2200000	shares
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	883000000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	1312000000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	1194000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Forfeited StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardForfeited	200000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Forfeited StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardForfeited	100000	shares
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CY2011	amp	Stock Reacquired Through Surrender Of Restricted Stock Number StockReacquiredThroughSurrenderOfRestrictedStockNumber	500000	shares
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CY2012	amp	Stock Reacquired Through Surrender Of Restricted Stock Number StockReacquiredThroughSurrenderOfRestrictedStockNumber	300000	shares
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CY2010	amp	Stock Reacquired Through Surrender Of Restricted Stock Value StockReacquiredThroughSurrenderOfRestrictedStockValue	17000000	USD
CY2012	amp	Stock Reacquired Through Surrender Of Restricted Stock Value StockReacquiredThroughSurrenderOfRestrictedStockValue	18000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	198000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	148000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	53000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	67000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	51000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	106000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition1 EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition1	P2Y
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Customer Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInCustomerDeposits	683000000	USD
CY2012Q4	amp	Deferred Tax Assets Net Operating Loss And Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsNetOperatingLossAndTaxCreditCarryforwards	43000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	92000000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	0.017	pure
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CY2012	amp	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Attributable To Noncontrolling Interests EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests	0.036	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.023	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Deductions Dividends EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsDividends	0.085	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Deductions Dividends EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDeductionsDividends	0.046	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	0.013	pure
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	0.011	pure
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Compensation DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation	274000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	229000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	25000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	31000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	285000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	250000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	23000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	294000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	-224000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	32000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-179000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	37000000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	90000000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.199	pure
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2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746913001718 Filed on February 27, 2013

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$AMP AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Stock $amp

2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746913001718 Filed on February 27, 2013

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cashflow Statement

Facts In Submission

Files In Submission

$AMP
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC Stock $amp