Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Ingredion Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0001046257
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		71,729,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2