Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity and Redeemable Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Retained Earnings	Non-controlling Interests	Share-based Payments Subject to Redemption	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 1.0	$ 1,166.0	$ (225.0)	$ (583.0)	$ 2,045.0	$ 25.0
Balance Share-based Payments Subject to Redemption at Dec. 31, 2013							$ 24.0
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					(94.0)	(3.0)
Losses on cash-flow hedges, net of income tax effect of $8 and $21				(47.0)				(47.0)
Amount of losses on cash-flow hedges reclassified to earnings, net of income tax effect of $10 and $11				(24.0)				(24.0)
Repurchases of common stock		(63.0)	(241.0)
Issuance of common stock on exercise of stock options		(16.0)	33.0
Share-based compensation		20.0	2.0				(4.0)
Losses related to pension and other postretirement obligations reclassified to earnings, net of income tax effect				3.0				3.0
Currency translation adjustment				(116.0)				(116.0)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014	1.0	1,107.0	(431.0)	(719.0)	2,245.0	28.0
Balance Share-based Payments Subject to Redemption at Sep. 30, 2014							20.0
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	1.0	1,164.0	(481.0)	(782.0)	2,275.0	30.0		2,207.0
Balance Share-based Payments Subject to Redemption at Dec. 31, 2014							22.0	22.0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income attributable to Ingredion					298.0			298.2
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests						6.0		(6.3)
Dividends declared					(92.0)	(3.0)
Losses on cash-flow hedges, net of income tax effect of $8 and $21				(18.0)				(18.0)
Amount of losses on cash-flow hedges reclassified to earnings, net of income tax effect of $10 and $11				(23.0)				(23.0)
Repurchases of common stock		(6.0)	(34.0)
Issuance of common stock on exercise of stock options		(12.0)	30.0
Share-based compensation		14.0	10.0				(1.0)
Actuarial gains on pension and postretirement obligations, settlements and plan amendments, net of income tax effect of $2				6.0				6.0
Losses related to pension and other postretirement obligations reclassified to earnings, net of income tax effect				1.0				1.0
Currency translation adjustment				(283.0)				(283.0)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2015	$ 1.0	$ 1,160.0	$ (475.0)	$ (1,053.0)	$ 2,481.0	$ 33.0		2,147.0
Balance Share-based Payments Subject to Redemption at Sep. 30, 2015							$ 21.0	$ 21.0