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Business Restructuring (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]
The 2015 restructuring charge and the reserve activity for 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 was as follows:
($ in millions, except for employees impacted)
Severance
and Other
Costs
 
Asset
Write-offs
 
Total
Reserve
 
Employees
Impacted
Performance Coatings
$
71

 
$
6

 
$
77

 
1,259

Industrial Coatings
42

 
13

 
55

 
534

Glass
4

 
—

 
4

 
33

Corporate
4

 
—

 
4

 
27

Total second quarter 2015 restructuring charge
$
121

 
$
19

 
$
140

 
1,853

2015 Activity
(32
)
 
(19
)
 
(51
)
 
(1,047
)
Foreign currency impact
(2
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

Balance as of December 31, 2015
$
87

 
$
—

 
$
87

 
806

2016 Activity
(31
)
 
—

 
(31
)
 
(456
)
Foreign currency impact
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

Balance as of June 30, 2016
$
55

 
$
—

 
$
55

 
350