Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
Net sales before shipping and handling costs	$ 1,434	$ 1,410
Less: shipping and handling costs	74	80
Net sales	1,360	1,330
Cost of sales	1,021	1,049
Gross profit	339	281
Operating expenses	138	132
Other (income) expense, net	1	(1)
Restructuring charge		10
Operating income	200	140
Financing costs-net	14	14
Income before income taxes	186	126
Provision for income taxes	56	40
Net income	130	86
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	3	2
Net income attributable to Ingredion	$ 127	$ 84
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	72.0	71.6
Diluted (in shares)	73.3	72.7
Earnings per common share of Ingredion:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.77	$ 1.17
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.73	$ 1.15