Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas

Net sales by segment and region for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

($ in millions)	2022	2021	2020
Performance Coatings
United States and Canada	$4,718	$4,366	$3,673
EMEA	3,550	3,582	2,861
Asia Pacific	1,118	1,254	1,015
Latin America	1,308	1,131	946
Total	$10,694	$10,333	$8,495
Industrial Coatings
United States and Canada	$2,666	$2,310	$1,995
EMEA	1,908	1,854	1,467
Asia Pacific	1,705	1,723	1,416
Latin America	679	582	461
Total	$6,958	$6,469	$5,339
Total Net Sales(1)
United States and Canada(2)	$7,384	$6,676	$5,668
EMEA	5,458	5,436	4,328
Asia Pacific	2,823	2,977	2,431
Latin America	1,987	1,713	1,407
Total PPG	$17,652	$16,802	$13,834

(1)Net sales to external customers are attributed to geographic regions based upon the location of the operating unit shipping the product.

(2)Net sales recognized in the United States represented 38%, 36%, and 37% of the Company’s total Net sales for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss

The following table summarizes allowance for doubtful accounts activity for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

	Trade Receivables Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
($ in millions)	2022	2021
January 1	$31	$44
Bad debt expense	52	19
Recoveries of previously reserved trade receivables	(55)	(14)
Other	3	(18)
December 31	$31	$31