Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 2,321	$ 2,136	$ 1,632
Operating expenses:
Cost of products	1,786	1,630	1,275
Warehousing, selling and administrative	395	365	341
Impairment and other charges	0	10	7
Operating profit	140	131	9
Other income (expense)	(2)	8	3
Income (loss) before income taxes	138	139	12
Income tax provision (benefit)	(110)	10	7
Net income	248	129	5
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	1	1	0
Net income attributable to DNOW Inc	$ 247	$ 128	$ 5
Earnings per share attributable to DNOW Inc. stockholders:
Basic	$ 2.26	$ 1.14	$ 0.05
Diluted	$ 2.24	$ 1.13	$ 0.05
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic	107,395,890	110,676,078	110,403,853
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted	108,422,755	111,224,389	110,494,941

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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