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Debt and Other Financing Arrangements - Summary of Long-Term Debt Obligations (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) quarterly_installment	Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€) quarterly_installment	Mar. 17, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) quarterly_installment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	$ 5,024,000,000				$ 5,176,000,000
Less - maturities classified as current	6,000,000				5,000,000
Total long-term debt	5,018,000,000				5,171,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	78,000,000				82,000,000
Unamortized premium	1,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount					20,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	78,000,000				82,000,000
Unamortized premium	(1,000,000)
Debt instrument, unamortized discount					(20,000,000)
Finance lease, liability	13,000,000				8,000,000
Short-term debt, including current maturities of long-term debt	4,000,000				3,000,000
Line of Credit \| Revolver Borrowings Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	0				0
Carrying Amount	$ 0				$ 0
Effective Interest Rate	0.00%	0.00%			0.00%
Term Loan \| Tenneco Inc. Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 1,403,000,000				$ 1,530,000,000
Carrying Amount	$ 1,396,000,000				$ 1,520,000,000
Effective Interest Rate	2.081%	2.081%			2.876%
Quarterly installments \| quarterly_installment	7	7					19
Quarterly installments \| quarterly_installment	7	7					19
Term Loan \| Tenneco Inc. Term Loan A \| Installment Three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly installments \| quarterly_installment	7	7
Principal payment	$ 43,000,000
Quarterly installments \| quarterly_installment	7	7
Principal payment	$ 43,000,000
Term Loan \| Tenneco Inc. Term Loan A \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate	1.75%	1.75%			2.50%
Stated rate	1.75%	1.75%			2.50%
Term Loan \| Tenneco Inc. Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 1,649,000,000				$ 1,666,000,000
Carrying Amount	$ 1,606,000,000				$ 1,612,000,000
Effective Interest Rate	3.911%	3.911%			3.955%
Quarterly installments \| quarterly_installment							27
Repayments of principal percentage							$ 4,000,000
Quarterly installments \| quarterly_installment							27
Repayments of principal percentage							$ 4,000,000
Term Loan \| Tenneco Inc. Term Loan B \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated rate	3.00%	3.00%
Stated rate	3.00%	3.00%
Senior Notes \| 5 3/8% Senior Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 225,000,000	€ 225,000,000			$ 225,000,000
Carrying Amount	$ 223,000,000				$ 223,000,000
Effective Interest Rate	5.56%	5.56%			5.609%
Stated rate	5.375%	5.375%
Stated rate	5.375%	5.375%
Senior Notes \| 5.000% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 500,000,000	€ 500,000,000			$ 500,000,000
Carrying Amount	$ 496,000,000				$ 494,000,000
Effective Interest Rate	5.171%	5.171%			5.219%
Stated rate	5.00%	5.00%
Stated rate	5.00%	5.00%
Senior Notes \| 4.875% Euro Floating Rates Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 0	€ 300,000,000			$ 366,000,000
Carrying Amount	$ 0				$ 370,000,000
Effective Interest Rate	0.00%	0.00%			4.62%
Stated rate	4.875%	4.875%	4.875%
Stated rate	4.875%	4.875%	4.875%
Senior Notes \| 5.000% Euro Fixed Rate Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 0	€ 350,000,000			$ 428,000,000
Carrying Amount	$ 0				$ 445,000,000
Effective Interest Rate	0.00%	0.00%			3.823%
Stated rate	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Stated rate	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Senior Notes \| 7.875% Senior Secured Notes Due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 500,000,000				$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Carrying Amount	$ 490,000,000				$ 489,000,000
Effective Interest Rate	8.049%	8.049%			8.212%
Stated rate	7.875%	7.875%
Stated rate	7.875%	7.875%
Senior Notes \| 5.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 800,000,000		$ 800,000,000		$ 0
Carrying Amount	$ 787,000,000				$ 0
Effective Interest Rate	5.306%	5.306%	5.125%		0.00%
Stated rate	5.125%	5.125%	5.125%
Stated rate	5.125%	5.125%	5.125%
Other Debt, primarily foreign instruments
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Principal amount	$ 26,000,000				$ 24,000,000
Carrying Amount	$ 26,000,000				$ 23,000,000