Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenues:
Service revenues	$ 1,261	$ 1,229
Product sales	727	431
Total revenues	1,988	1,660
Costs and expenses:
Product costs	579	318
Operating and maintenance expenses	368	391
Depreciation and amortization expenses	442	445
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	161	221
Other (income) expense – net	5	23
Total costs and expenses	1,555	1,398
Operating income (loss)	433	262
Equity earnings (losses)	107	97
Impairment of equity-method investments (Note 10)	0	(112)
Other investing income (loss) – net (Note 3)	272	18
Interest incurred	(287)	(306)
Interest capitalized	7	15
Other income (expense) – net	74	15
Income (loss) before income taxes	606	(11)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	37	2
Net income (loss)	569	(13)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	196	52
Net income (loss) attributable to The Williams Companies, Inc.	$ 373	$ (65)
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Net income (loss)	$ 0.45	$ (0.09)
Weighted-average shares (thousands)	824,548	750,332
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Net income (loss)	$ 0.45	$ (0.09)
Weighted-average shares (thousands)	826,476	750,332
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.30	$ 0.64