Discontinued Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Net sales and earnings from discontinued operations are presented in the table below for the three months ended March 31, 2013:



	Three Months Ended March 31
($ in millions)	2013
Net sales	$	108

Income from operations	$	—
Net gain from separation and merger of commodity chemicals business	2,192
Income tax expense	(1		)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	2,191
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, discontinued operations	—
Net income from discontinued operations (attributable to PPG)	$	2,191

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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