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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
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, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30 |  |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30 |  |
($ in millions) | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Performance Coatings |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States and Canada | $958 |  |  | $1,060 |  |  | $2,825 |  |  | $3,123 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa ("EMEA") | 789 |  |  | 732 |  |  | 2,140 |  |  | 2,213 |
Asia Pacific | 274 |  |  | 278 |  |  | 728 |  |  | 804 |
Latin America | 230 |  |  | 243 |  |  | 635 |  |  | 711 |
Total | $2,251 |  |  | $2,313 |  |  | $6,328 |  |  | $6,851 |
Industrial Coatings |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States and Canada | $526 |  |  | $605 |  |  | $1,444 |  |  | $1,841 |
EMEA | 382 |  |  | 395 |  |  | 1,018 |  |  | 1,283 |
Asia Pacific | 398 |  |  | 366 |  |  | 969 |  |  | 1,066 |
Latin America | 128 |  |  | 147 |  |  | 318 |  |  | 433 |
Total | $1,434 |  |  | $1,513 |  |  | $3,749 |  |  | $4,623 |
Total Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States and Canada | $1,484 |  |  | $1,665 |  |  | $4,269 |  |  | $4,964 |
EMEA | 1,171 |  |  | 1,127 |  |  | 3,158 |  |  | 3,496 |
Asia Pacific | 672 |  |  | 644 |  |  | 1,697 |  |  | 1,870 |
Latin America | 358 |  |  | 390 |  |  | 953 |  |  | 1,144 |
Total PPG | $3,685 |  |  | $3,826 |  |  | $10,077 |  |  | $11,474 |

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