Business Restructuring (Additional Information) (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended			17 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) employee	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 employee
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Cash Charges Related to Restructuring, Percent	85.00%
Business restructuring	$ 140	$ 0	$ 98
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Number of Positions Eliminated | employee				1,400
2013 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring			98
2015 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring	$ 140
Employees Impacted | employee	1,853
Activity to date	$ (51)
Activity to date - Employees Impacted | employee	(1,047)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Amount	$ (2)
Total Reserve Balance at end of year	$ 87
Number of employees impacted | employee	806
Performance Coatings Segment | 2015 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring	$ 77
Employees Impacted | employee	1,259
Industrial Coatings Segment | 2015 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring	$ 55
Employees Impacted | employee	534
Glass Segment | 2015 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring	$ 4
Employees Impacted | employee	33
Corporate Segment [Member] | 2015 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring	$ 4
Employees Impacted | employee	27
Severance and Other Costs | 2015 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance and Other Costs	$ 121
Activity to date	(32)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Amount	(2)
Severance Restructuring Reserve	87
Severance and Other Costs | Performance Coatings Segment | 2015 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance and Other Costs	71
Severance and Other Costs | Industrial Coatings Segment | 2015 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance and Other Costs	42
Severance and Other Costs | Glass Segment | 2015 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance and Other Costs	4
Asset Impairment Charges	0
Severance and Other Costs | Corporate Segment [Member] | 2015 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance and Other Costs	4
Asset Impairment Charges	0
Asset Write Offs Or Other [Member] | 2013 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges			$ 5
Asset Write Offs Or Other [Member] | 2015 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	19
Activity to date	(19)
Asset Write Offs Or Other [Member] | Performance Coatings Segment | 2015 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	6
Asset Write Offs Or Other [Member] | Industrial Coatings Segment | 2015 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	$ 13