Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity and Redeemable Equity (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Retained Earnings	Noncontrolling Interest	Share Based Payments Subject to Redemption [Member]	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 1	$ 1,148	$ (6)	$ (475)	$ 1,769	$ 22
Balance Share-based Payments Subject to Redemption at Dec. 31, 2012							19
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income attributable to Ingredion					292.0			292.2
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests						5.0		(4.9)
Dividends declared					(89)	(4)
Losses on cash-flow hedges, net of income tax effect of $21 and $25 for the nine months ended September 30,2014 and 2013, respectively				(54)				(54)
Amount of losses on cash-flow hedges reclassified to earnings, net of income tax effect of $11 and $4 for the nine months ended September 30,2014 and 2013 respectively				10				10
Repurchases of common stock			(56)
Share-based compensation		17	2				2
Losses related to pension and other postretirement obligations reclassified to earnings, net of income tax effect				5				5
Unrealized gain on investment, net of income tax effect				1				1
Currency translation adjustment				(105)				(105)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2013	1	1,165	(60)	(618)	1,972	23
Balance Share-based Payments Subject to Redemption at Sep. 30, 2013							21
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	1	1,166	(225)	(583)	2,045	25		2,429
Balance Share-based Payments Subject to Redemption at Dec. 31, 2013							24	24
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income attributable to Ingredion					294.0			293.8
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests						6.0		(6.4)
Dividends declared					(94)	(3)
Losses on cash-flow hedges, net of income tax effect of $21 and $25 for the nine months ended September 30,2014 and 2013, respectively				(47)				(47)
Amount of losses on cash-flow hedges reclassified to earnings, net of income tax effect of $11 and $4 for the nine months ended September 30,2014 and 2013 respectively				24				24
Repurchases of common stock		(63)	(241)
Share-based compensation		4	35				(4)
Losses related to pension and other postretirement obligations reclassified to earnings, net of income tax effect				3				3
Currency translation adjustment				(116)				(116)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014	1	1,107	(431)	(719)	2,245	28		2,231
Balance Share-based Payments Subject to Redemption at Sep. 30, 2014							$ 20	$ 20