Business Restructuring (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Activity Related to Restructuring Reserves

The following table summarizes the 2015 restructuring charges and the reserve activity since inception and through the year ended December 31, 2016:

($ in millions, except no. of employees)	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 2015 restructuring charge	$	121		$	19		$	140		1,853
2015 Activity	(32		)	(19		)	(51		)	(1,047	)
Foreign currency impact	(2		)	—			(2		)	—
December 31, 2015	$	87		$	—		$	87		806
2016 Activity	(85		)	—			(85		)	(806	)
Foreign currency impact	(2		)	—			(2		)	—
December 31, 2016	$	—		$	—		$	—		—

The following table summarizes the 2016 restructuring charges and the reserve activity since inception and through the year ended December 31, 2016:

($ in millions, except no. of employees)	Severance and Other Costs			Asset Write-offs			Total Reserve			Employees Impacted
Performance Coatings	$	77		$	45		$	122		1,069
Industrial Coatings	52			14			66			804
Glass	2			—			2			153
Corporate	7			—			7			85
Total 2016 restructuring charge	$	138		$	59		$	197		2,111
Activity to date	(6		)	(59		)	(65		)	(40	)
December 31, 2016	$	132		$	—		$	132		2,071