Summary of Accounting Policies - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013 joint_venture	Aug. 31, 2011 Tenneco Automotive Thailand Ltd [Member]
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures	4
Additional equity interest purchased in joint venture		25.00%
Payment to acquire additional interest in joint venture		$ 4
Equity ownership percentage after additional acquisition		100.00%
Equity ownership percentage before additional acquisition		75.00%

The cash outflow associated with the investment in or advances to an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3213-108585

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