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Revenue Recognition (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

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, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

			Three Months Ended September 30												Nine Months Ended September 30
($ in millions)			2021						2020						2021						2020
Performance Coatings
United States and Canada			$1,177						$958						$3,374						$2,825
Europe, Middle East and Africa ("EMEA")			965						789						2,746						2,140
Asia Pacific			325						274						913						728
Latin America			291						230						793						635
Total			$2,758						$2,251						$7,826						$6,328
Industrial Coatings
United States and Canada			$579						$526						$1,714						$1,444
EMEA			453						382						1,380						1,018
Asia Pacific			433						398						1,257						969
Latin America			149						128						435						318
Total			$1,614						$1,434						$4,786						$3,749
Total Net Sales
United States and Canada			$1,756						$1,484						$5,088						$4,269
EMEA			1,418						1,171						4,126						3,158
Asia Pacific			758						672						2,170						1,697
Latin America			440						358						1,228						953
Total PPG			$4,372						$3,685						$12,612						$10,077

Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss

The following table summarizes the activity for the allowance for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

			Trade Receivables Allowance for Credit Losses
($ in millions)			2021						2020
January 1			$44						$22
Current-period provision for credit losses			4						41
Trade receivables written off as uncollectible, net of recoveries			(12)						(15)
Foreign currency impact			—						(1)
September 30			$36						$47

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