Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 2,136	$ 1,632	$ 1,619
Operating expenses:
Cost of products	1,630	1,275	1,327
Warehousing, selling and administrative	365	341	391
Impairment and other charges	10	7	321
Operating profit (loss)	131	9	(420)
Other income (expense)	8	3	(10)
Income (loss) before income taxes	139	12	(430)
Income tax provision (benefit)	10	7	(3)
Net income (loss)	129	5	(427)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	1	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to NOW Inc	$ 128	$ 5	$ (427)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to NOW Inc. stockholders:
Basic	$ 1.14	$ 0.05	$ (3.91)
Diluted	$ 1.13	$ 0.05	$ (3.91)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic	110,676,078	110,403,853	109,406,079
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted	111,224,389	110,494,941	109,406,079

The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses excluding Impairment charges. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

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