CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenues
Net sales and operating revenues	$ 2,096	$ 2,025	$ 6,444	$ 6,178
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)	1,741	1,707	5,321	5,157
Engineering, research, and development	41	35	117	114
Selling, general, and administrative	109	113	390	359
Depreciation and amortization of other intangibles	53	53	159	154
Costs and expenses	1,944	1,908	5,987	5,784
Other income (expense)
Loss on sale of receivables	(2)	(1)	(4)	(3)
Other income	2	0	0	0
Total other income (expense)	0	(1)	(4)	(3)
Earnings before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	152	116	453	391
Interest expense	24	16	76	49
Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	128	100	377	342
Income tax expense (benefit)	(69)	34	5	122
Net income	197	66	372	220
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	17	14	49	41
Net income attributable to Tenneco Inc.	$ 180	$ 52	$ 323	$ 179
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding —
Basic (in shares)	55,679,969	59,587,628	56,511,838	60,428,806
Diluted (in shares)	56,165,709	60,020,995	56,958,447	60,946,772
Basic earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 3.24	$ 0.89	$ 5.72	$ 2.97
Diluted earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 3.21	$ 0.88	$ 5.67	$ 2.94