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Business Restructuring (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Activity Related to Restructuring Reserves
The following table summarizes the 2013 restructuring charge and the reserve activity since inception and through the year ended December 31, 2014:
($ in millions, except no. of employees)
Severance
and Other
Costs
 
Asset
Write-offs
 
Total
Reserve
 
Employees
Impacted
Performance Coatings
$
74

 
$
5

 
$
79

 
1,253

Industrial Coatings
14

 

 
14

 
165

Glass
4

 

 
4

 
14

Corporate
1

 

 
1

 
4

Total third quarter 2013 restructuring charge
$
93

 
$
5

 
$
98

 
1,436

2013 activity
(27
)
 
(5
)
 
(32
)
 
(645
)
Foreign currency impact
4

 

 
4

 

Balance as of December 31, 2013
$
70

 
$

 
$
70

 
791

2014 activity
(46
)
 

 
(46
)
 
(768
)
Foreign currency impact
4

 

 
4

 

Balance as of December 31, 2014
$
24

 
$

 
$
24

 
23