Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reportable segment results

Our operations are organized into four reportable segments: Gypsum (previously North American Gypsum), Ceilings (previously Worldwide Ceilings), Distribution (previously Building Products Distribution) and USG Boral Building Products, or UBBP. Segment results were as follows:

GYPSUM, CEILINGS AND DISTRIBUTION

	For the year ended December 31,
(millions)	2014			2013			2012
Net Sales:
Gypsum	$	2,403		$	2,262		$	1,988
Ceilings	513			568			558
Distribution	1,345			1,245			1,145
Eliminations	(537		)	(505		)	(467		)
Total	$	3,724		$	3,570		$	3,224
Operating Profit (Loss):
Gypsum	$	169		$	261		$	109
Ceilings	87			98			88
Distribution	16			6			(33		)
Corporate	(109		)	(93		)	(82		)
Eliminations	(1		)	(14		)	(9		)
Total	$	162		$	258		$	73
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Gypsum	$	116		$	115		$	114
Ceilings	14			14			15
Distribution	12			12			12
Corporate	12			14			15
Total	$	154		$	155		$	156
Capital Expenditures:
Gypsum	$	96		$	66		$	50
Ceilings	30			54			14
Distribution	5			3			5
Corporate	1			1			1
Total	$	132		$	124		$	70
Assets:				December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Gypsum				$	2,106		$	2,227
Ceilings				285			389
Distribution				412			406
Corporate				547			1,118
Equity method investments				735			73
Eliminations				(91		)	(92		)
Total				$	3,994		$	4,121

Restructuring charges by segment were as follows:

(millions)	2014		2013			2012
Gypsum	$	—	$	3		$	8
Ceilings	—		—			—
Distribution	—		(1		)	—
Corporate	—		1			2
Total	$	—	$	3		$	10

Geographic information

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

	For the year ended December 31,
(millions)	2014			2013			2012
Net Sales:
United States	$	3,220		$	3,029		$	2,702
Canada	406			417			408
Other Foreign	283			309			288
Geographic transfers	(185		)	(185		)	(174		)
Total	$	3,724		$	3,570		$	3,224
Long-lived assets, consisting of property, plant and equipment, net, by geographic location were as follows:
(millions)				December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Long-Lived Assets:
United States				$	1,665		$	1,691
Canada				112			128
Other Foreign				131			284
Total				$	1,908		$	2,103

UBBP Reporting

Long-lived assets, consisting of property, plant and equipment, net, by geographic location for UBBP were as follows:
(millions)	December 31, 2014
Long-Lived Assets:
Australia	$	245
South Korea	113
China	127
Oman	96
Thailand	72
Other	78
Total	$	731

UBBP	For the year ended December 31,
(millions)	2014 (a)
Net sales	$	927
Operating profit	95
Net income attributable to UBBP	67
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	31
Capital expenditures	40
	December 31, 2014
Assets	$	1,435
UBBP GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION	For the year ended December 31,
(millions)	2014 (a)
Net Sales:
Australia	$	312
South Korea	197
China	122
Thailand	133
Other	206
Geographic Transfers	(43		)
Total	$	927

(a) Operating results are presented for UBBP for the ten months ended December 31, 2014.