CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenues
Net sales and operating revenues	$ 2,292	$ 2,136
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)	1,931	1,770
Engineering, research, and development	39	39
Selling, general, and administrative	148	147
Depreciation and amortization of other intangibles	52	54
Costs and expenses	2,170	2,010
Other expense
Loss on sale of receivables	(1)	(1)
Other expense	0	(1)
Total other expense	(1)	(2)
Earnings before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	121	124
Interest expense	15	18
Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests	106	106
Income tax expense	33	34
Net income	73	72
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	14	15
Net income attributable to Tenneco Inc.	$ 59	$ 57
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding —
Basic (in shares)	53,856,352	57,115,496
Diluted (in shares)	54,231,759	57,445,941
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ 1.10	$ 1.00
Diluted earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.09	$ 0.99