Discontinued Operations (Summarized Financial Info) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,039		$ 1,100	$ 3,178		$ 3,198
Income before income taxes	164		118	436		382
Provision for income taxes	111	[1]	34	209	[1]	111
Income from discontinued operations after income taxes	53		84	227		271
Tax expense on earnings of permanently invested foreign subsidiaries	$ 62			$ 62

[1] Three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 includes expense of $62 to accrue taxes associated with earnings of certain Performance Coatings subsidiaries that were previously considered permanently reinvested as these entities have been reclassified as held for sale.