Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

The future accretion of the noncurrent portion of the liability will total $64 million and will be reported as expense in the condensed consolidated statement of income over the period 2016 through 2023, as follows (in millions):



Remainder of 2016	$	11
2017	13
2018 – 2023	40
Total	$	64

Litigation Settlements Disclosure

The following table summarizes the impact on PPG’s financial statements for the three and three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 resulting from the 2009 PPG Settlement Arrangement, including the change in fair value of the stock to be transferred to the Trust and the equity forward instrument (see Note 13, “Financial Instruments, Hedging Activities and Fair Value Measurements”) and the increase in the net present value of the future payments to be made to the Trust:



($ in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31
Increase (decrease) in expense	2016			2015
Change in fair value:
PPG stock	$	35		$	(8	)
Equity forward instrument	(36		)	7
Accretion of asbestos liability	4			4
Asbestos settlement – net expense	$	3		$	3

Other Commitments [Line Items]

Environmental Liabilities [Table Text Block]

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, PPG had reserves for environmental contingencies associated with PPG’s former chromium manufacturing plant in Jersey City, N.J. and associated sites (“New Jersey Chrome”) and for other environmental contingencies, including National Priority List sites and legacy glass and chemical manufacturing sites. These reserves are reported as "Accounts payable and accrued liabilities" and "Other liabilities" in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.



Environmental Reserves
($ in millions)	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
New Jersey Chrome	$	126	$	133
Other	101		100
Total	$	227	$	233
Current portion	$	57	$	51

Environmental Costs [Table Text Block]

Pre-tax charges against income for environmental remediation costs are included in "Other charges" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of income. The pre-tax charges and cash outlays related to such environmental remediation for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31
($ in millions)	2016		2015
Environmental remediation pre-tax charges	$	5	$	4
Cash outlays for environmental remediation activities	$	14	$	36