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Investments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Investments [Abstract]  
Investments Investments
Investments consisted of the following as of:
(in millions)March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
Equity investments$23 $23 
Equity method investments116 113 
Marketable securities
Total investments$143 $139 
Our investments classified as equity investments do not have readily determinable fair values. Beginning on the dates we entered into the agreements for equity method investments, our share of income from them is included within Other operating expense (income) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. All of our investments are recorded within Other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Argentina Joint Venture
On February 12, 2021, Ingredion entered into an agreement with an affiliate of Grupo Arcor, an Argentine food company, to establish Ingrear Holding S.A. (the "Argentina joint venture"), a joint venture to sell value-added ingredients to customers in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and other industries in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. As of March 31, 2023, Ingredion and Grupo Arcor had completed all closing conditions, pending customary antitrust review, to combine the manufacturing facilities, finalize the transaction and formally establish the Argentina joint venture, which is managed by a jointly appointed team of executives.