Revenue Recognition (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Revenue Disclosure [Abstract]

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas

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

	Three Months Ended September 30		Nine Months Ended September 30
($ in millions)	2023	2022	2023	2022
Performance Coatings
United States and Canada	$1,287	$1,268	$3,807	$3,660
Europe, Middle East and Africa ("EMEA")	932	841	2,822	2,784
Asia Pacific	274	281	821	842
Latin America	387	315	1,099	918
Total	$2,880	$2,705	$8,549	$8,204
Industrial Coatings
United States and Canada	$654	$686	$1,969	$2,024
EMEA	461	445	1,519	1,452
Asia Pacific	459	453	1,295	1,278
Latin America	190	179	564	509
Total	$1,764	$1,763	$5,347	$5,263
Total Net Sales
United States and Canada	$1,941	$1,954	$5,776	$5,684
EMEA	1,393	1,286	4,341	4,236
Asia Pacific	733	734	2,116	2,120
Latin America	577	494	1,663	1,427
Total PPG	$4,644	$4,468	$13,896	$13,467

Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss

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

	Trade Receivables Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
($ in millions)	2023	2022
January 1	$31	$31
Bad debt expense	10	46
Recoveries of previously reserved trade receivables	(15)	(46)
Other	(3)	4
September 30	$23	$35