CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Net income attributable to Tenneco Inc.	$ 59	$ 57
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	14	15
Net Income	73	72
Translation of foreign currency statements attributable to Tenneco	21	23
Translation of foreign currency statements attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	1	1
Translation of foreign currency statements	22	24
Additional Liability for Pension and Postretirement Benefits, net of tax attributable to Tenneco	7	4
Additional liability for pension and postretirement benefits, net of tax	7	4
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning balance	620
Ending balance	691	544
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	29	28
Comprehensive Income attributable to Tenneco	87	84
Comprehensive Income attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	15	16
Comprehensive Income	102	100
Tenneco Inc.
Net income attributable to Tenneco Inc.	59
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning balance	497
Ending balance	637	497
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	28	27
Comprehensive Income attributable to Tenneco	87
AOCI Tenneco, Inc
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning balance	(665)	(665)
Ending balance	(637)	(638)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	28	27
Tenneco, Inc. Cumulative Translation Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning balance	(338)	(297)
Reclassification	21	23
Ending balance	(317)	(274)
Tenneco, Inc. Additional Liability for Pension and Postretirement Benefits
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning balance	(327)	(368)
Reclassification	7	4
Ending balance	(320)	(364)
Noncontrolling Interests
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	14
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning balance	47	39
Ending balance	54	47
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		1
Comprehensive Income attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	15
AOCI Noncontrolling Interests
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Ending balance	(4)	0
Noncontrolling Interests Cumulative Translation Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning balance	(5)	(1)
Reclassification	1	1
Ending balance	(4)	0
Total
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Ending balance	(641)	(638)
Total Cumulative Translation Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning balance	(343)	(298)
Reclassification	22	24
Ending balance	(321)	(274)
Total Additional Liability for Pension and Postretirement Benefits
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning balance	(327)	(368)
Reclassification	7	4
Ending balance	$ (320)	$ (364)