Business Restructuring (Additional Information) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) employee	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) employee	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring	$ 0	$ 195,000,000	$ 136,000,000
2016 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Number of Positions Eliminated		1,700
Business restructuring		$ 195,000,000
Employees Impacted	828	1,958
Activity to date	$ (46,000,000)	$ (65,000,000)
Activity to date - Employees Impacted	1,090	40
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Amount	$ 18,000,000
Total Reserve Balance at end of year	102,000,000	$ 130,000,000
Performance Coatings Segment | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring		$ 122,000,000
Employees Impacted | employee		1,069
Industrial Coatings Segment | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring		$ 66,000,000
Employees Impacted | employee		804
Corporate Segment [Member] | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business restructuring		$ 7,000,000
Employees Impacted | employee		85
Severance and Other Costs | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance and Other Costs		$ 136,000,000
Activity to date	(46,000,000)	(6,000,000)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Amount	18,000,000
Total Reserve Balance at end of year	102,000,000	130,000,000
Severance and Other Costs | Performance Coatings Segment | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance and Other Costs		77,000,000
Severance and Other Costs | Industrial Coatings Segment | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance and Other Costs		52,000,000
Severance and Other Costs | Corporate Segment [Member] | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance and Other Costs		7,000,000
Asset Write Offs Or Other [Member] | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		59,000,000
Activity to date	0	(59,000,000)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Amount	0
Total Reserve Balance at end of year	$ 0	0
Asset Write Offs Or Other [Member] | Performance Coatings Segment | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		45,000,000
Asset Write Offs Or Other [Member] | Industrial Coatings Segment | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		14,000,000
Asset Write Offs Or Other [Member] | Corporate Segment [Member] | 2016 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		$ 0