Discontinued Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 nine months ended September 30, 2013:

	Nine Months Ended September 30
($ in millions)	2013
Net sales	$	108
Income from operations	—
Net gain from separation and merger of commodity chemicals business	2,192
Income tax expense	5
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	2,197
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, discontinued operations	—
Net income from discontinued operations (attributable to PPG)	$	2,197

Transitions Optical Business [Member]

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]

	Three Months Ended September 30						Nine Months Ended September 30
($ in millions)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net sales	$	—		$	206		$	247		$	649
Income from operations	$	—		$	62		$	104		$	206
Net gain from divestiture of PPG's interest in the Transitions Optical joint venture and sunlens business	—			—			1,468			—
Income tax expense	(6		)	(20		)	(567		)	(60		)
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(6		)	42			1,005			146
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, discontinued operations	—			(26		)	(33		)	(79		)
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations (attributable to PPG)	$	(6	)	$	16		$	972		$	67

The major classes of assets and liabilities of the Transitions Optical and sunlens businesses included in the PPG balance sheet at December 31, 2013 were as follows:

	December 31,
($ in millions)	2013
Cash	$	154
Receivables	225
Inventory	68
Other current assets	13
Property, plant, and equipment	158
Goodwill	47
Other non-current assets	3
Total assets	$	668
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(199		)
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	(24		)
Accrued pensions	(1		)
Other long-term liabilities	(10		)
Noncontrolling interests	(167		)
Net assets	$	267