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SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE II
TENNECO INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
 
  Additions  
DescriptionBalance
at
Beginning
of Year		Charged
to
Costs and
Expenses		Charged
to
Other
Accounts		DeductionsBalance
at End of
Year
 (Millions)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Notes Receivable Deducted from Assets to Which it Applies:
Year Ended December 31, 2020$28 3 1 — $32 
Year Ended December 31, 2019$17 14 — 3 $28 
Year Ended December 31, 2018$16 5 — 4 $17 

DescriptionBalance
at
Beginning
of Year		Provision Charged (Credited) to ExpenseAllowance ChangesOther Additions (Deductions) (a)Balance
at End of
Year
 (Millions)
Deferred Tax Assets- Valuation Allowance:
Year Ended December 31, 2020$762 605 — 61 $1,428 
Year Ended December 31, 2019$554 36 — 172 $762 
Year Ended December 31, 2018$163 — — 391 $554 
(a) The amount for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes the currency translation adjustment and other comprehensive income movement of pension and postretirement benefits. The amount for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes $142 million related to a local valuation adjustment due to an ownership change in a jurisdiction with a valuation allowance. The amount for the year ended December 31, 2018 includes $368 million related to the Federal-Mogul Acquisition and $40 million in valuation allowance remeasurements. Also included in these amounts are changes in foreign currency, primarily attributable to the euro, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.