Borrowings	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Borrowings	Borrowings In June 2015, PPG's €300 million Euro-denominated notes matured, and PPG paid $336 million to settle this obligation. In March 2015, PPG completed a public offering of €600 million of 0.875% Notes due 2022 and €600 million of 1.400% Notes due 2027 (together, the "Notes”), or $1.26 billion in aggregate principal amount. These Notes were issued pursuant to PPG’s existing shelf registration statement and pursuant to an indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as supplemented (the "Indenture"). The Indenture governing these notes contains covenants that limit the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur certain liens securing indebtedness, engage in certain sale-leaseback transactions, and enter into certain consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers or leases of all or substantially all the Company’s assets. The terms of these Notes also require the Company to make an offer to repurchase Notes upon a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Indenture) at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Company may issue additional debt from time to time pursuant to the Indenture. The aggregate cash proceeds from the Notes, net of discounts and fees, was $1.24 billion. The Notes are denominated in Euro and have been designated as hedges of net investments in the Company’s European operations. For more information, refer to Note 13 "Financial Instruments, Hedging Activities and Fair Value Measurements."

Borrowings

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

In June 2015, PPG's €300 million Euro-denominated notes matured, and PPG paid $336 million to settle this obligation.

In March 2015, PPG completed a public offering of €600 million of 0.875% Notes due 2022 and €600 million of 1.400% Notes due 2027 (together, the "Notes”), or $1.26 billion in aggregate principal amount. These Notes were issued pursuant to PPG’s existing shelf registration statement and pursuant to an indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as supplemented (the "Indenture"). The Indenture governing these notes contains covenants that limit the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur certain liens securing indebtedness, engage in certain sale-leaseback transactions, and enter into certain consolidations, mergers, conveyances, transfers or leases of all or substantially all the Company’s assets. The terms of these Notes also require the Company to make an offer to repurchase Notes upon a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Indenture) at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Company may issue additional debt from time to time pursuant to the Indenture.

The aggregate cash proceeds from the Notes, net of discounts and fees, was $1.24 billion. The Notes are denominated in Euro and have been designated as hedges of net investments in the Company’s European operations. For more information, refer to Note 13 "Financial Instruments, Hedging Activities and Fair Value Measurements."