Revenue Recognition (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Revenue Disclosure [Abstract]

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas

Net sales by segment and region for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30		Six Months Ended June 30
($ in millions)	2023	2022	2023	2022
Performance Coatings
United States and Canada	$1,397	$1,329	$2,520	$2,392
Europe, Middle East and Africa ("EMEA")	990	994	1,890	1,943
Asia Pacific	291	287	547	561
Latin America	363	319	712	603
Total	$3,041	$2,929	$5,669	$5,499
Industrial Coatings
United States and Canada	$662	$686	$1,315	$1,338
EMEA	530	503	1,058	1,007
Asia Pacific	445	402	836	825
Latin America	194	171	374	330
Total	$1,831	$1,762	$3,583	$3,500
Total Net Sales
United States and Canada	$2,059	$2,015	$3,835	$3,730
EMEA	1,520	1,497	2,948	2,950
Asia Pacific	736	689	1,383	1,386
Latin America	557	490	1,086	933
Total PPG	$4,872	$4,691	$9,252	$8,999

Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss

The following table summarizes allowance for doubtful accounts activity for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

	Trade Receivables Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
($ in millions)	2023	2022
January 1	$31	$31
Bad debt expense	6	45
Recoveries of previously reserved trade receivables	(7)	(44)
Other	(2)	7
June 30	$28	$39