Business Restructuring (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

The following table summarizes the restructuring plan and the activity in the restructuring reserve during the nine months ended September 30, 2012:



(Millions, except no. of employees)	Severance and Other Costs			Pension Curtailment (Gains)/Losses			Asset Write-offs			Total Reserve			Employees Impacted
Performance Coatings	$	52		$	1		$	12		$	65		740
Industrial Coatings	39			(1		)	8			46			348
Architectural Coatings - EMEA	65			(5		)	3			63			795
Optical & Specialty Materials	2			—			30			32			50
Commodity Chemicals	1			—			—			1			22
Corporate	1			—			—			1			4
Total	$	160		$	(5	)	$	53		$	208		1,959
Activity to date	(59		)	5			(53		)	(107		)	(1,225	)
Currency Impact	(3		)	—			—			(3		)	—
Balance as of September 30, 2012	$	98		$	—		$	—		$	98		734

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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