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Borrowings and Lines of Credit (Detail)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Mar. 31, 2013
Notes 5.75 Percent Due 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes 3.875 Percent Due 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes 3.875 Percent Due 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes 1.9 Percent Due 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes 1.9 Percent Due 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes 7.375 Percent Due 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes 7.375 Percent Due 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes 6.875 Percent Due 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes 6.875 Percent Due 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
3-year Variable Rate Euro Bank Loan Due 2017
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
3-year Variable Rate Euro Bank Loan Due 2017
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2014
3-year Variable Rate Euro Bank Loan Due 2017
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
3-year Variable Rate Euro Bank Loan Due 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes 6.65 Percent Due 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes 6.65 Percent Due 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes 7.4 Percent Due 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes 7.4 Percent Due 2019
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Dec. 31, 2014
Notes 2.3 Percent Due 2019 [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2014
Notes 2.3 Percent Due 2019 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes 2.3 Percent Due 2019 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes 3.6 Percent Due 2020
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Dec. 31, 2013
Notes 3.6 Percent Due 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Non-callable Debentures 9 Percent Due 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Non-callable Debentures 9 Percent Due 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Note 2.5 Percent Due 2029 [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
Note 2.5 Percent Due 2029 [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2014
Note 2.5 Percent Due 2029 [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Note 2.5 Percent Due 2029 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes 7.70 Percent Due 2038
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes 7.70 Percent Due 2038
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes 5.5 Percent Due 2040
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes 5.5 Percent Due 2040
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Note 3.0 Percent Due 2044 [Member]
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2014
Note 3.0 Percent Due 2044 [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Note 3.0 Percent Due 2044 [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Impact Of Derivatives On Debt
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Impact Of Derivatives On Debt
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Other Non US Debt, Weighted Average
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Other Non US Debt, Weighted Average
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes 2.70 Percent Due 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Notes 2.70 Percent Due 2022
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2013
Notes Five Point Seven Five Percent Due Twenty Thirteen [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Credit Agreement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Credit Agreement [Member]
Dec. 31, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility
Credit Agreement [Member]
USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                                                                                  
Typical Grace Period for Debt Payments Under Debt Provisions 10 years                                                                                                
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months $ 366,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths $ 366,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths                                                                                              
Repayments of Debt   1,489,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt 605,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt 71,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt                                                                                   600,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
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Early Repayment of Long-term Debt, Principal Amount                   146,000,000ppg_EarlyRepaymentofLongtermDebtPrincipalAmount
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Payment of Premiums to Early Retire Debt, Public Notes   179,000,000ppg_PaymentofPremiumstoEarlyRetireDebtPublicNotes                                                                                              
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Debt instrument, term                                                         15 years               30 years                   5 years 5 years  
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400,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Long-term Commercial Paper, Noncurrent 935,000,000us-gaap_CommercialPaperNoncurrent 935,000,000us-gaap_CommercialPaperNoncurrent 0us-gaap_CommercialPaperNoncurrent                                                                                            
Capital lease obligations 33,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations 33,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations 30,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations                                                                                            
Long-term debt 3,910,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 3,910,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 3,376,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations                                                                                            
Less payments due within one year 366,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 366,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 4,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent                                                                                            
Long-term debt 3,544,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 3,544,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 3,372,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent                                                                                            
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage         5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  9.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt Proceeds Used in Early Retirement of Existing Long-term Debt 1,200,000,000ppg_DebtProceedsUsedinEarlyRetirementofExistingLongtermDebt                                                                                                
Principal amount of debt redeemed via tender offer for each $1,000 of principal offered                                                     1,334,000,000ppg_Principalamountofdebtredeemedviatenderofferforeach1000ofprincipaloffered
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Aggregate amount of principal of debt redeemed via tender offer   90,000,000ppg_Aggregateamountofprincipalofdebtredeemedviatenderoffer                                                                                              
Debt Redemption Price Percent Of Principal Amount                                             101.00%ppg_DebtRedemptionPricePercentOfPrincipalAmount
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Proceeds from Notes Payable                                                         99,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable
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Aggregate amount of principal of debt redeemed   1,500,000,000ppg_Aggregateamountofprincipalofdebtredeemed                                                                                              
Payments of Debt Extinguishment Costs   43,000,000ppg_PaymentofPremiumstoEarlyRetireDebtviaTenderOffer                                                                                              
Debt refinancing charge   317,000,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt                                                                                          
Aggregate maturities of long-term debt, in 2014 253,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo 253,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo                                                                                              
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three 608,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree 608,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree                                                                                              
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four 127,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour 127,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour                                                                                              
Aggregate maturities of long-term debt, in 2017 303,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive 303,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive                                                                                              
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal after Year Five 1,318,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive 1,318,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive                                                                                              
Payments of Debt Extinguishment Costs   1,707,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts                                                                                              
Unamortized interest rate swaps and forward starting swap losses 89,000,000ppg_Unamortizedinterestrateswapsandforwardstartingswaplosses                                                                                                
Realization of unamortized fees and discounts 6,000,000ppg_Realizationofunamortizedfeesanddiscounts                                                                                                
Line of credit facility, additional borrowing capacity available to lender conditions                                                                                                 300,000,000ppg_LineOfCreditFacilityAdditionalBorrowingCapacityAvailableToLenderConditions
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