10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  20549

FORM 10-Q

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

Commission file number   1-7349

BALL CORPORATION

State of Indiana	35-0160610
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10 Longs Peak Drive, P.O. Box 5000 Broomfield, CO 80021-2510	80021-2510
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  303/469-3131

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x	Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding at April 30, 2013
Common Stock, without par value	148,762,548 shares

Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

For the period ended March 31, 2013

INDEX

		Page Number
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012	1
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012	2
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012	3
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012	4
	Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	31
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	38
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	39
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	40

PART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BALL CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions, except per share amounts)	2013			2012
Net sales	$	1,991.0		$	2,042.7
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	(1,643.5		)	(1,687.7		)
Depreciation and amortization	(72.5		)	(69.0		)
Selling, general and administrative	(109.3		)	(99.6		)
Business consolidation and other activities	(22.7		)	(4.4		)
	(1,848.0		)	(1,860.7		)
Earnings before interest and taxes	143.0			182.0
Interest expense	(44.8		)	(45.3		)
Debt refinancing costs	—			(15.1		)
Total interest expense	(44.8		)	(60.4		)
Earnings before taxes	98.2			121.6
Tax provision	(18.1		)	(28.0		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	(0.8		)	(0.2		)
Net earnings from continuing operations	79.3			93.4
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0.1			(0.3		)
Net earnings	79.4			93.1
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7.4		)	(4.8		)
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	72.0		$	88.3
Amounts attributable to Ball Corporation:
Continuing operations	$	71.9		$	88.6
Discontinued operations	0.1			(0.3		)
Net earnings	$	72.0		$	88.3
Earnings per share:
Basic - continuing operations	$	0.48		$	0.56
Basic - discontinued operations	—			—
Total basic earnings per share	$	0.48		$	0.56
Diluted - continuing operations	$	0.47		$	0.55
Diluted - discontinued operations	—			—
Total diluted earnings per share	$	0.47		$	0.55

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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BALL CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Net earnings	$	79.4		$	93.1
Other comprehensive earnings:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(45.1		)	39.9
Pension and other postretirement benefits (a)	8.0			6.1
Effective financial derivatives (b)	(9.6		)	18.2
Total comprehensive earnings	32.7			157.3
Less comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7.4		)	(5.8		)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	25.3		$	151.5

(a) Net of tax expense of $4.6 million and $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012, respectively.

(b)Net of tax expense (benefit) of $(1.6) million and $11.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012, respectively.

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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BALL CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	208.0		$	174.1
Receivables, net	1,057.7			930.1
Inventories, net	1,143.6			1,044.4
Other current assets	213.4			190.8
Total current assets	2,622.7			2,339.4
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,293.5			2,288.6
Goodwill	2,319.5			2,359.4
Intangibles and other assets, net	540.3			519.7
Total assets	$	7,776.0		$	7,507.1
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	$	425.6		$	219.8
Accounts payable	915.8			946.9
Accrued employee costs	197.2			278.4
Other current liabilities	204.3			240.7
Total current liabilities	1,742.9			1,685.8
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	3,405.3			3,085.3
Employee benefit obligations	1,148.9			1,238.1
Other non-current liabilities	221.4			207.9
Total liabilities	6,518.5			6,217.1
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock (329,576,598 shares issued - 2013; 329,014,589 shares issued - 2012)	1,046.8			1,026.3
Retained earnings	3,633.9			3,580.8
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(399.1		)	(352.4		)
Treasury stock, at cost (180,744,373 shares - 2013; 179,285,288 shares - 2012)	(3,206.7		)	(3,140.1		)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders’ equity	1,074.9			1,114.6
Noncontrolling interests	182.6			175.4
Total shareholders’ equity	1,257.5			1,290.0
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	7,776.0		$	7,507.1

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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BALL CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net earnings	$	79.4		$	93.1
Discontinued operations, net of tax	(0.1		)	0.3
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	72.5			69.0
Business consolidation and other activities	22.7			4.4
Deferred tax provision	9.6			9.1
Other, net	(56.4		)	(66.4		)
Changes in working capital components	(450.3		)	(327.3		)
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	(322.6		)	(217.8		)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	(2.0		)	(0.5		)
Total cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(324.6		)	(218.3		)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(88.7		)	(76.0		)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(12.6		)	—
Other, net	(8.0		)	(10.7		)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(109.3		)	(86.7		)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Long-term borrowings	425.5			1,140.1
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(111.1		)	(636.1		)
Net change in short-term borrowings	231.2			(30.9		)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	3.4			19.7
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(69.2		)	(210.8		)
Common dividends	(19.3		)	(15.6		)
Other, net	8.5			(14.9		)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	469.0			251.5
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(1.2		)	(5.5		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	33.9			(59.0		)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	174.1			165.8
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	208.0		$	106.8

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Ball Corporation

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1.Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ball Corporation and its controlled affiliates, including its consolidated variable interest entities (collectively Ball, the company, we or our), and have been prepared by the company. Certain information and footnote disclosures, including critical and significant accounting policies normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, have been condensed or omitted for this quarterly presentation.

Results of operations for the periods shown are not necessarily indicative of results for the year, particularly in view of the seasonality in the packaging segments and the irregularity of contract revenues in the aerospace and technologies segment. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 22, 2013, pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (annual report).

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. These estimates are based on historical experience and various assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. However, we believe that the financial statements reflect all adjustments which are of a normal and recurring nature and are necessary to fairly state the results of the interim periods.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified in order to conform to the current period presentation.

2.Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In February 2013, amendments to the existing accounting guidance were issued requiring the company to present, either on the face of the financial statements or in the notes, the effect of significant amounts reclassified in their entirety from each component of accumulated other comprehensive earnings based on the source into net earnings during the reporting period. For amounts not required to be reclassified in their entirety, the company is required to cross-reference to other disclosures that provide additional details about those reclassifications. The new guidance was effective for Ball on a prospective basis as of January 1, 2013, and the additional required disclosures are included in Note 13.

In December 2011, accounting guidance was issued requiring disclosures to help reconcile differences in the offsetting requirements under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and international financial reporting standards (IFRS). The new disclosure requirements mandate that companies disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position as well as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. Further guidance was issued in January 2013 to clarify the intended scope of the required disclosures. The guidance was effective for Ball on January 1, 2013, and did not have a material effect on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

New Accounting Guidance

In March 2013, accounting guidance was issued to clarify that a company should release the cumulative translation adjustment into net earnings if the parent ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets within a foreign entity. The amendments also affect entities that lose a controlling financial interest in an investment in a foreign entity and those that acquire a business in stages by increasing an investment in a foreign entity from one accounted for under the equity method to one accounted for as a consolidated investment. The guidance will be effective for Ball on a prospective basis after January 1, 2014.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

3.Business Segment Information

Ball’s operations are organized and reviewed by management along its product lines and geographical areas and presented in the four reportable segments discussed below. On January 1, 2013, the company implemented changes to its management and internal reporting structure. As a result, the European extruded aluminum business, which was previously included in the metal beverage packaging, Europe, segment, is now included in the metal food and household products packaging segment. The segment results and disclosures for the three months ended April 1, 2012, and the financial position at December 31, 2012, have been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the current year presentation.

Metal beverage packaging, Americas and Asia:  Consists of the metal beverage packaging, Americas, operations in the U.S., Canada and Brazil, and the metal beverage packaging, Asia, operations in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The Americas and Asia segments have been aggregated based on similar economic and qualitative characteristics. The operations in this reporting segment manufacture and sell metal beverage containers, and also manufacture and sell non-beverage plastic containers in the PRC.

Metal beverage packaging, Europe:  Consists of operations in several countries in Europe, which manufacture and sell metal beverage containers.

Metal food and household products packaging:  Consists of operations in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Mexico and Argentina, which manufacture and sell steel food, aerosol, paint, general line and decorative specialty containers, as well as extruded aluminum beverage and aerosol containers and aluminum slugs.

Aerospace and technologies:  Consists of the manufacture and sale of aerospace and other related products and the providing of services used in the defense, civil space and commercial space industries.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. A discussion of the company’s critical and significant accounting policies can be found in Ball’s annual report. The company also has investments in companies in the U.S. and Vietnam, which are accounted for under the equity method of accounting and, accordingly, those results are not included in segment sales or earnings.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

3.Business Segment Information (continued)

Summary of Business by Segment

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Net sales
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	995.2		$	1,049.7
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	402.9			414.5
Metal food & household products packaging	367.2			378.9
Aerospace & technologies	231.4			201.6
Corporate and intercompany eliminations	(5.7		)	(2.0		)
Net sales	$	1,991.0		$	2,042.7
Net earnings
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	104.0		$	105.5
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.5		)	(1.7		)
Total metal beverage packaging Americas & Asia	102.5			103.8
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	30.9			42.4
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.7		)	(1.8		)
Total metal beverage packaging, Europe	29.2			40.6
Metal food & household products packaging	34.7			39.3
Business consolidation and other activities	(18.8		)	—
Total metal food & household products packaging	15.9			39.3
Aerospace & technologies	17.9			19.7
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	165.5			203.4
Undistributed and corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(21.8		)	(20.5		)
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.7		)	(0.9		)
Total undistributed and corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(22.5		)	(21.4		)
Earnings before interest and taxes	143.0			182.0
Interest expense	(44.8		)	(60.4		)
Tax provision	(18.1		)	(28.0		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	(0.8		)	(0.2		)
Net earnings from continuing operations	79.3			93.4
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0.1			(0.3		)
Net earnings	79.4			93.1
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7.4		)	(4.8		)
Net earnings attibutable to Ball Corporation	$	72.0		$	88.3

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Ball Corporation

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

3.Business Segment Information (continued)

	March 31,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2013		2012
Total Assets
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	3,386.5	$	3,227.5
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	2,359.3		2,173.3
Metal food & household products packaging	1,612.7		1,568.9
Aerospace & technologies	329.5		332.8
Segment assets	7,688.0		7,302.5
Corporate assets and intercompany eliminations	88.0		204.6
Total assets	$	7,776.0	$	7,507.1

4.   Acquisitions

Envases del Plata S.A. de C.V. (Envases)

In December 2012, the company acquired Envases, a leading producer of extruded aluminum aerosol packaging in Mexico with a single manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosí, for cash of $55.9 million, net of cash acquired, and assumed debt of $72.7 million. The facility produces extruded aluminum aerosol containers for personal care and household products for customers in North, Central and South America and employs approximately 150 people. The acquisition is expected to provide a platform to grow the company’s existing North American extruded aluminum business, providing a new end market for the company’s products, including the company’s ReAlTM technology that enables the use of recycled material and meaningful lightweighting in the manufacture of extruded aluminum packaging. Based on the preliminary purchase price allocation, goodwill of $61.4 million was recorded at March 31, 2013. The acquisition of Envases is not material to the metal food and household products packaging segment.

5.Business Consolidation Activities

Following is a summary of business consolidation and other activity charges included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of earnings:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	(1.5	)	$	(1.7	)
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	(1.7		)	(1.8		)
Metal food & household products packaging	(18.8		)	—
Corporate and other	(0.7		)	(0.9		)
	$	(22.7	)	$	(4.4	)

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

5.Business Consolidation Activities (continued)

2013

Metal Food and Household Products Packaging

During the first quarter, the company announced that it will close its Elgin, Illinois, food and household products packaging facility in December 2013. A charge of $20.8 million was recorded in connection with the planned closure, which was composed of $16.5 million for severance, pension and other employee benefits; $4.3 million for the accelerated depreciation on assets to be abandoned and other closure costs. Additional charges of approximately $12 million are expected to be recorded during the remainder of 2013. The Elgin plant produces steel aerosol and specialty cans, as well as flat steel sheet used by other Ball facilities. The plant’s production capabilities will be supplied by other Ball food and household products packaging facilities.

Also in the first quarter, income of $2.0 million was accrued related to the reimbursement of funds paid in 2012 for the settlement of certain Canadian defined benefit pension liabilities related to previously closed facilities.

Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas and Asia

The first quarter of 2013 included net charges of $1.5 million, primarily for ongoing costs related to the previously announced closures of Ball’s Columbus, Ohio, and Gainesville, Florida, facilities and voluntary separation programs. Additional charges of approximately $10 million are expected to be recorded during the remainder of 2013.

Metal Beverage Packaging, Europe, and Corporate

During the first quarter, the company recorded charges of $2.4 million, primarily for implementation costs incurred in connection with the third quarter 2012 relocation of the company’s European headquarters from Germany to Switzerland.

2012

Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas and Asia

The first quarter of 2012 included net charges of $1.7 million for ongoing costs related to previously closed facilities.

Metal Beverage Packaging, Europe, and Corporate

Also during the first quarter, the company recorded charges of $2.5 million for implementation costs incurred in connection with the relocation of the company’s European headquarters from Germany to Switzerland, which was completed during the third quarter of 2012.

An additional $0.2 million of net charges were recorded in the first quarter of 2012, primarily to reflect individually insignificant charges related to previously announced business consolidation and other activities.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

5.Business Consolidation Activities (continued)

Following is a summary by segment of the activity in the business consolidation reserves:

($ in millions)	Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas & Asia			Metal Food & Household Products Packaging			Aerospace & Technologies			Corporate and Other Costs			Total
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	16.4		$	3.0		$	1.9		$	3.8		$	25.1
Charges to earnings	(3.1		)	18.8			—			0.2			15.9
Cash payments and other activity	(8.2		)	(0.6		)	(1.7		)	(3.8		)	(14.3		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	5.1		$	21.2		$	0.2		$	0.2		$	26.7

The carrying value of assets held for sale in connection with facility closures was $30.5 million at March 31, 2013, and $31.4 million at December 31, 2012.

6. Receivables

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Trade accounts receivable	$	986.9		$	878.3
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	(13.8		)	(13.7		)
Net trade accounts receivable	973.1			864.6
Other receivables	84.6			65.5
	$	1,057.7		$	930.1

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the company entered into an accounts receivable factoring program with a financial institution for certain receivables of the company. The program is accounted for as a true sale of the receivables and has a limit of $90 million, of which $78.2 million and $75 million were sold as of March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively.

7. Inventories

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Raw materials and supplies	$	397.0		$	426.7
Work-in-process and finished goods	796.2			664.5
Less inventory reserves	(49.6		)	(46.8		)
	$	1,143.6		$	1,044.4

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8.Property, Plant and Equipment

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Land	$	83.3		$	82.6
Buildings	956.6			934.3
Machinery and equipment	3,391.1			3,407.6
Construction-in-progress	265.2			240.6
	4,696.2			4,665.1
Accumulated depreciation	(2,402.7		)	(2,376.5		)
	$	2,293.5		$	2,288.6

Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical or acquired cost. Depreciation expense amounted to $63.8 million and $64.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012, respectively.

9.Goodwill

($ in millions)	Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas & Asia		Metal Beverage Packaging, Europe			Metal Food & Household Products Packaging			Aerospace & Technologies		Total
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	740.7	$	993.2		$	625.5		$	—	$	2,359.4
Business acquisition	—		—			0.1			12.5		12.6
Opening balance sheet adjustments	—		—			(17.7		)	—		(17.7		)
Effects of currency exchange rates	—		(29.8		)	(5.0		)	—		(34.8		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	740.7	$	963.4		$	602.9		$	12.5	$	2,319.5

On January 1, 2013, the company implemented changes to its management and internal reporting structure. As a result, the European extruded aluminum reporting unit, which was previously included in the metal beverage packaging, Europe, segment, is now included in the metal food and household products packaging segment. Goodwill by segment has been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the current year presentation.

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Ball Corporation

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

10.Intangibles and Other Assets

	March 31,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2013		2012
Investment in affiliates	$	31.5	$	32.2
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $73.0 million at March 31, 2013, and $68.1 million at December 31, 2012)	176.3		162.9
Capitalized software (net of accumulated amortization of $81.2 million at March 31, 2013, and $78.4 million at December 31, 2012)	52.0		50.4
Company and trust-owned life insurance	131.5		114.7
Deferred financing costs	35.5		37.3
Other	113.5		122.2
	$	540.3	$	519.7

Total amortization expense of intangible assets amounted to $8.7 million and $4.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012, respectively.

11.Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2013					December 31, 2012
	In Local					In Local
($ in millions)	Currency		In U.S. $			Currency		In U.S. $
Notes Payable
7.125% Senior Notes, due September 2016	$	375.0	$	375.0		$	375.0	$	375.0
7.375% Senior Notes, due September 2019	$	325.0	325.0			$	325.0	325.0
6.75% Senior Notes, due September 2020	$	500.0	500.0			$	500.0	500.0
5.75% Senior Notes, due May 2021	$	500.0	500.0			$	500.0	500.0
5.00% Senior Notes, due March 2022	$	750.0	750.0			$	750.0	750.0
Senior Credit Facilities, due December 2015 (at variable rates)
Term A Loan, U.S. dollar denominated	$	125.0	125.0			$	125.0	125.0
Term B Loan, British sterling denominated	£	38.2	58.1			£	46.5	75.2
Term C Loan, euro denominated	€	83.8	107.4			€	91.3	120.6
Multi-currency revolver, U.S. dollar denominated	$	205.0	205.0			$	—	—
Multi-currency revolver, euro denominated	€	219.0	280.7			€	159.0	210.1
Latapack-Ball Notes Payable (at various rates and terms)	$	237.1	237.1			$	176.1	176.1
Other (including discounts and premiums)	Various		25.8			Various		32.4
			3,489.1					3,189.4
Less: Current portion of long-term debt			(83.8		)			(104.1		)
			$	3,405.3				$	3,085.3

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11.Debt (continued)

The senior credit facilities bear interest at variable rates and include the term loans described in the table above, as well as a long-term, multi-currency committed revolving credit facility that provides the company with up to the U.S. dollar equivalent of $1 billion. At March 31, 2013, taking into account outstanding letters of credit and facility borrowings, approximately $494 million was available under the company’s long-term, multi-currency committed revolving credit facilities, which are available until December 2015. In addition to the long-term, multi-currency committed credit facilities, the company had approximately $635 million of short-term uncommitted credit facilities available at the end of the quarter, of which $170.7 million was outstanding and due on demand.

In August 2011, the company entered into an accounts receivable securitization agreement for a term of three years, which was amended in September 2012. The maximum the company can borrow under the amended agreement can vary between $110 million and $235 million depending on the seasonal accounts receivable balances in the company’s North American packaging businesses. At March 31, 2013, $171.0 million were sold under the securitization agreement. There were no accounts receivable sold under this agreement at December 31, 2012. Borrowings under the securitization agreement are included within short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt on the balance sheet.

The fair value of the long-term debt at March 31, 2013, and at December 31, 2012, approximated its carrying value. The fair value reflects the market rates at each period end for debt with credit ratings similar to the company’s ratings. Rates currently available to the company for loans with similar terms and maturities are used to estimate the fair value of long-term debt based on discounted cash flows.

On March 9, 2012, Ball issued $750 million of 5.00 percent senior notes due in March 2022. On the same date, the company tendered for the redemption of its 6.625 percent senior notes originally due in March 2018 in the amount of $450 million, at a redemption price per note of 102.583 percent of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest. The company redeemed $392.7 million during the first quarter of 2012, and the remaining $57.3 million was redeemed during the second quarter. The redemption of the bonds resulted in a charge of $15.1 million for the call premium and the write off of unamortized financing costs and premiums. The charge is included as a component of interest expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of earnings.

The senior notes and senior credit facilities are guaranteed on a full, unconditional and joint and several basis by certain of the company’s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries. Certain foreign denominated tranches of the senior credit facilities are similarly guaranteed by certain of the company’s wholly owned foreign subsidiaries. Note 19 contains further details, as well as required unaudited condensed consolidating financial information for the company, segregating the guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries as defined in the senior notes agreements.

The U.S. note agreements, bank credit agreement and accounts receivable securitization agreement contain certain restrictions relating to dividend payments, share repurchases, investments, financial ratios, guarantees and the incurrence of additional indebtedness. The most restrictive of the company’s debt covenants require the company to maintain an interest coverage ratio (as defined in the agreements) of no less than 3.50 and a leverage ratio (as defined) of no greater than 4.00.  The company was in compliance with all loan agreements and debt covenants at March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, and has met all debt payment obligations.

The Latapack-Ball debt facilities contain various covenants and restrictions but are non-recourse to Ball Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

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12. Employee Benefit Obligations

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Underfunded defined benefit pension liabilities, net	$	738.0		$	820.2
Less current portion and prepaid pension assets	(22.6		)	(25.0		)
Long-term defined benefit pension liabilities	715.4			795.2
Retiree medical and other postemployment benefits	177.4			177.0
Deferred compensation plans	233.9			237.8
Other	22.2			28.1
	$	1,148.9		$	1,238.1

Components of net periodic benefit cost associated with the company’s defined benefit pension plans were:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013									April 1, 2012
($ in millions)	U.S.			Foreign			Total			U.S.			Foreign			Total
Ball-sponsored plans:
Service cost	$	12.3		$	2.5		$	14.8		$	11.7		$	2.0		$	13.7
Interest cost	13.8			5.9			19.7			14.1			7.3			21.4
Expected return on plan assets	(19.3		)	(3.4		)	(22.7		)	(18.5		)	(4.3		)	(22.8		)
Amortization of prior service cost	—			(0.1		)	(0.1		)	0.2			(0.1		)	0.1
Recognized net actuarial loss	10.6			1.3			11.9			8.5			1.8			10.3
Curtailment loss (a)	4.6			—			4.6			—			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost for Ball-sponsored plans	22.0			6.2			28.2			16.0			6.7			22.7
Multiemployer plans:
Net periodic benefit cost, excluding curtailment loss	0.7			—			0.7			0.7			—			0.7
Curtailment loss (a)	3.9			—			3.9			—			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost for multi-employer plans	4.6			—			4.6			0.7			—			0.7
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	26.6		$	6.2		$	32.8		$	16.7		$	6.7		$	23.4

(a)Curtailments losses are related to the closure of the company’s Elgin, Illinois, plant. Further details are available in Note 5.

Contributions to the company’s defined global benefit pension plans, not including the unfunded German plans, were $81.8 million in the first three months of 2013 ($97.3 million in 2012). The total contributions to these funded plans are expected to be approximately $95 million for the full year. This estimate may change based on changes in the Pension Protection Act and actual plan asset performance, among other factors. Payments to participants in the unfunded German plans were $5.6 million (€4.2 million) in the first three months of 2013 and are expected to be approximately $22 million (approximately €17 million) for the full year.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

13.  Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Earnings

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)

The activity related to accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) was as follows:

($ in millions)	Foreign Currency Translation			Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Net of Tax)			Effective Derivatives (Net of Tax)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	117.5		$	(461.0	)	$	(8.9	)	$	(352.4	)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) before reclassifications	(45.1		)	0.8			(6.1		)	(50.4		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	—			7.2			(3.5		)	3.7
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	72.4		$	(453.0	)	$	(18.5	)	$	(399.1	)

The following table provides additional details of the amounts recognized into net earnings from accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss):

	Three Months Ended
($ in millions)	March 31, 2013
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
Commodity contracts recorded in net sales	$	(0.6	)
Commodity contracts and currency exchange contracts recorded in cost of sales	(4.3		)
Interest rate contracts recorded in interest expense	(0.3		)
Total before tax effect	(5.2		)
Tax benefit (expense) on amounts reclassified into earnings	1.7
	$	(3.5	)
Amortization of pension and other postretirement benefits (a):
Prior service costs	$	(0.1	)
Actuarial gains (losses)	11.9
Total before tax effect	11.8
Tax benefit (expense) on amounts reclassified into earnings	(4.6		)
	$	7.2

(a)  These components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost included in Note 12.

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13.  Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Earnings (continued)

Share Repurchase Agreements

In February 2012, in a privately negotiated transaction, Ball entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement to buy $200 million of its common shares using cash on hand and available borrowings. The company advanced the $200 million on February 3, 2012, and received 4,584,819 shares, which represented 90 percent of the total shares as calculated using the closing price on January 31, 2012. The agreement was settled in May 2012, and the company received an additional 334,039 shares, which represented a weighted average price of $40.66 for the contract period.

In October 2011, in a privately negotiated transaction, Ball entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement to buy $100 million of its common shares using cash on hand and available borrowings. The company advanced the $100 million on November 2, 2011, and received 2,523,836 shares, which represented 90 percent of the total shares as calculated using the closing price on October 28, 2011. The agreement was settled in January 2012, and the company received an additional 361,615 shares, which represented a weighted average price of $34.66 for the contract period.

14.Stock-Based Compensation Programs

The company has shareholder-approved stock option plans under which options to purchase shares of Ball common stock have been granted to officers and employees at the market value of the stock at the date of grant. Payment must be made at the time of exercise in cash or with shares of stock owned by the option holder, which are valued at fair market value on the date exercised. In general, options are exercisable in four equal installments commencing one year from the date of grant and terminating 10 years from the date of grant. A summary of stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013, follows:

	Outstanding Options
	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning of year	9,982,104		$	26.71
Granted	1,364,870		45.93
Exercised	(624,587	)	22.74
Canceled/forfeited	(46,125	)	34.27
End of period	10,676,262		29.37
Vested and exercisable, end of period	7,285,362		24.72
Reserved for future grants (a)	1,824,712

(a)On April 24, 2013, Ball’s shareholders approved the 2013 Stock and Cash Incentive Plan, which authorized 12.5 million shares for future grants. This authorization replaced all previous authorizations.

The options granted in January 2013 included 756,100 stock-settled stock appreciation rights, which have the same terms as the stock options. The weighted average remaining contractual term for all options outstanding at March 31, 2013, was 6.5 years and the aggregate intrinsic value (difference in exercise price and closing price at that date) was $194.4 million. The weighted average remaining contractual term for options vested and exercisable at March 31, 2013, was 5.4 years and the aggregate intrinsic value was $166.5 million.

The company received $6.0 million from options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2013, and the intrinsic value associated with these exercises was $6.2 million. The tax benefit associated with the company’s stock compensation programs was $8.4 million for the first three months of 2013 and was reported as other financing activities in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

14.  Stock-Based Compensation Programs (continued)

These options cannot be traded in any equity market. However, based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model, options granted in 2013 and 2012 have estimated weighted average fair values at the grant dates of $8.69 and $9.44 per share, respectively. The actual value an employee may realize will depend on the excess of the stock price over the exercise price on the date the option is exercised. Consequently, there is no assurance that the value realized by an employee will be at or near the value estimated. The fair values were estimated using the following weighted average assumptions:

	January 2013	January 2012
Expected dividend yield	1.13%	1.06%
Expected stock price volatility	22.02%	30.22%
Risk-free interest rate	1.02%	0.84%
Expected life of options (in years)	5.5 years	5.26 years

In addition to stock options, the company issues to officers and certain employees restricted shares and restricted stock units, which vest over various periods. Other than the performance-contingent grants discussed below, such restricted shares and restricted stock units generally vest in equal installments over five years. Compensation cost is recorded based upon the estimated fair value of the shares at the grant date.

The following is a summary of restricted stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Number of Shares/Units		Weighted Average Grant Price
Beginning of year	1,763,636		$	28.97
Granted	158,375		45.89
Vested	(413,015	)	26.41
Canceled/forfeited	(6,679	)	36.16
End of period	1,502,317		31.42

In January 2013, the company’s board of directors granted 148,875 performance-contingent restricted stock units (RSUs) to key employees, which will vest in January 2016 depending on the company’s growth in economic valued added (EVA®) dollars using 2012 EVA® dollars generated as the minimum threshold. The number of RSUs that will vest can range between zero and 200 percent of each participant’s assigned award opportunity. Under a previous program, in January 2012 the company’s board of directors granted 223,600 performance-contingent RSUs, to key employees, which will cliff-vest if the company’s return on average invested capital during a 36-month performance period is equal to or exceeds the company’s cost of capital established at the beginning of the performance period. In both RSU programs, if the minimum performance goals are not met, the shares will be forfeited. Grants under the plan are being accounted for as equity awards and compensation expense is recorded based upon the most probable outcome using the closing market price of the shares at the grant date. On a quarterly basis, the company reassesses the probability of the goals being met and adjusts compensation expense as appropriate.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the company recognized expense of $7.7 million ($4.7 million after tax) for share-based compensation arrangements in selling, general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended April 1, 2012, the company recognized expense of $6.8 million ($4.1 million after tax) for such arrangements. At March 31, 2013, there were $55.1 million of unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements. This cost is expected to be recognized in earnings over a weighted average period of 2.5 years.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

15.  Earnings and Dividends Per Share

	Three Months Ended
($ in millions, except per share amounts;	March 31,		April 1,
shares in thousands)	2013		2012
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	72.0	$	88.3
Basic weighted average common shares	148,976		157,530
Effect of dilutive securities	3,340		3,415
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share	152,316		160,945
Per basic share	$	0.48	$	0.56
Per diluted share	$	0.47	$	0.55

Certain outstanding options were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because they were anti-dilutive (i.e., the sum of the proceeds, including the unrecognized compensation and windfall tax benefits, exceeded the average closing stock price for the period). The options excluded totaled 1,364,870 and 2,729,010 in the three months ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012, respectively.

The company declared and paid dividends of $0.13 per share in the first quarter of 2013 and $0.10 per share in the first quarter of 2012.

16.  Financial Instruments and Risk Management

The company employs established risk management policies and procedures, which seek to reduce the company’s commercial risk exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and prices of the company’s common stock with regard to common share repurchases and the company’s deferred compensation stock plan. However, there can be no assurance that these policies and procedures will be successful. Although the instruments utilized involve varying degrees of credit, market and interest risk, the counterparties to the agreements are expected to perform fully under the terms of the agreements. The company monitors counterparty credit risk, including lenders, on a regular basis, but Ball cannot be certain that all risks will be discerned or that its risk management policies and procedures will always be effective. Additionally, in the event of default under the company’s master derivative agreements, the non-defaulting party has the option to set-off any amounts owed with regard to open derivative positions.

Commodity Price Risk

Aluminum

The company manages commodity price risk in connection with market price fluctuations of aluminum ingot through two different methods. First, the company enters into container sales contracts that include aluminum ingot-based pricing terms that generally reflect the same price fluctuations under commercial purchase contracts for aluminum sheet. The terms include fixed, floating or pass-through aluminum ingot component pricing. Second, the company uses certain derivative instruments such as option and forward contracts as economic and cash flow hedges of commodity price risk where there is not an arrangement in the sales contract to match underlying purchase volumes and pricing with sales volumes and pricing.

The company had aluminum contracts limiting its aluminum exposure with notional amounts of approximately $592 million at March 31, 2013. The aluminum contracts include economic derivative instruments that are undesignated and receive mark to fair value accounting treatment, as well as cash flow hedges that offset sales contracts of various terms and lengths. Cash flow hedges relate to forecasted transactions that expire within the next five years. Included in shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2013, within accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) is a net after-tax loss of $17.7 million associated with these contracts. A net loss of $11.0 million is expected to be recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings during the next 12 months, the majority of which will be offset by pricing changes in sales and purchase contracts, thus resulting in little or no earnings impact to Ball.

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16.  Financial Instruments and Risk Management (continued)

Steel

Most sales contracts involving our steel products either include provisions permitting the company to pass through some or all steel cost changes incurred, or they incorporate annually negotiated steel prices.

Interest Rate Risk

The company’s objective in managing exposure to interest rate changes is to minimize the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, the company may use a variety of interest rate swaps, collars and options to manage our mix of floating and fixed-rate debt. Interest rate instruments held by the company at March 31, 2013, included pay-fixed interest rate swaps, which effectively convert variable rate obligations to fixed-rate instruments.

At March 31, 2013, the company had outstanding interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts of approximately $256 million paying fixed rates expiring within the next five years. Included in shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2013, within accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss), is a net after-tax loss of $0.5 million associated with these contracts, all of which is expected to be recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings during the next 12 months.

Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The company’s objective in managing exposure to currency fluctuations is to limit the exposure of cash flows and earnings from changes associated with currency exchange rate changes through the use of various derivative contracts. In addition, at times the company manages earnings translation volatility through the use of currency option strategies, and the change in the fair value of those options is recorded in the company’s net earnings. The company’s currency translation risk results from the currencies in which we transact business. The company faces currency exposures in our global operations as a result of various factors including intercompany currency denominated loans, selling our products in various currencies, purchasing raw materials in various currencies and tax exposures not denominated in the functional currency. Sales contracts are negotiated with customers to reflect cost changes and, where there is not an exchange pass-through arrangement, the company uses forward and option contracts to manage currency exposures. At March 31, 2013, the company had outstanding exchange forward contracts and option contracts with notional amounts totaling approximately $588 million. Approximately $0.3 million of net after-tax loss related to these contracts is included in accumulated other comprehensive earnings at March 31, 2013, of which a net loss of $0.5 million is expected to be recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings during the next 12 months. The contracts outstanding at March 31, 2013, expire within the next two years.

Common Stock Price Risk

The company’s deferred compensation stock program is subject to variable plan accounting and, accordingly, is marked to fair value using the company’s closing stock price at the end of the related reporting period. Based on current share levels in the program, each $1 change in the company’s stock price has an impact of $1.4 million on pretax earnings. During March and September 2011, the company entered into total return swaps to reduce the company’s earnings exposure to these fair value fluctuations, which were renewed in February 2013 and July 2012 and will be outstanding until March 2014 and September 2013, respectively. The swaps have a notional value of 1 million shares and 300,000 shares, respectively. As of March 31, 2013, the combined fair value of these swaps was a $2.2 million gain. All gains and losses on the total return swaps are recorded in the consolidated statement of earnings in selling, general and administrative expenses.

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16.  Financial Instruments and Risk Management (continued)

Collateral Calls

The company’s agreements with its financial counterparties require the company to post collateral in certain circumstances when the negative mark to fair value of the contracts exceeds specified levels. Additionally, the company has collateral posting arrangements with certain customers on these derivative contracts. The cash flows of the margin calls are shown within the investing section of the company’s consolidated statements of cash flows. As of March 31, 2013, the aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position was $21.4 million and no collateral was required to be posted. As of December 31, 2012, the aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position was $11.0 million and no collateral was required to be posted.

Fair Value Measurements

The company has classified all applicable financial derivative assets and liabilities as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and presented those values in the tables below. The company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of March 31, 2013

($ in millions)	Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments		Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments		Total
Assets:
Commodity contracts	$	3.6	$	1.9	$	5.5
Foreign currency contracts	0.9		5.3		6.2
Other contracts	—		2.2		2.2
Total current derivative contracts	$	4.5	$	9.4	$	13.9
Commodity contracts	$	1.2	$	—	$	1.2
Foreign currency contracts	0.4		—		0.4
Total noncurrent derivative contracts	$	1.6	$	—	$	1.6
Liabilities:
Commodity contracts	$	14.0	$	2.1	$	16.1
Foreign currency contracts	1.3		2.1		3.4
Interest rate and other contracts	0.8		—		0.8
Total current derivative contracts	$	16.1	$	4.2	$	20.3
Noncurrent commodity contracts	$	10.6	$	—	$	10.6
Interest rate contracts	0.5		—		0.5
Total noncurrent derivative contracts	$	11.1	$	—	$	11.1

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

16.  Financial Instruments and Risk Management (continued)

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2012

($ in millions)	Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments		Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments		Total
Assets:
Commodity contracts	$	9.2	$	1.0	$	10.2
Foreign currency contracts	0.1		2.3		2.4
Other current contracts	—		0.6		0.6
Total current derivative contracts	$	9.3	$	3.9	$	13.2
Noncurrent commodity contracts	$	4.2	$	—	$	4.2
Liabilities:
Commodity contracts	$	9.0	$	0.7	$	9.7
Foreign currency contracts	2.5		5.2		7.7
Interest rate and other contracts	1.0		—		1.0
Total current derivative contracts	$	12.5	$	5.9	$	18.4
Noncurrent commodity contracts	$	5.4	$	—	$	5.4
Interest rate contracts	0.5		—		0.5
Foreign currency contracts	0.4		—		0.4
Total noncurrent derivative contracts	$	6.3	$	—	$	6.3

The company uses closing spot and forward market prices as published by the London Metal Exchange, the New York Mercantile Exchange, Reuters and Bloomberg to determine the fair value of its aluminum, currency, energy and interest rate spot and forward contracts. Option contracts are valued using a Black-Scholes model with observable market inputs for aluminum, currency and interest rates. The company values each financial instrument either internally using a single valuation technique or from a reliable observable market source. The company does not adjust the value of its financial instruments except in determining the fair value of a trade that settles in the future by discounting the value to its present value using 12-month LIBOR as the discount factor. Ball performs validations of our internally derived fair values reported for our financial instruments on a quarterly basis utilizing counterparty valuation statements. The company additionally evaluates counterparty creditworthiness and, as of March 31, 2013, has not identified any circumstances requiring that the reported values of our financial instruments be adjusted.

Net receivables related to the European scrap metal program totaling $15.3 million at March 31, 2013, and $16.7 million at December 31, 2012, were classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

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16.  Financial Instruments and Risk Management (continued)

Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013						April 1, 2012
($ in millions)	Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount From Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Gain (Loss)			Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated As Hedge Instruments			Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount From Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Gain (Loss)			Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated As Hedge Instruments
Commodity contracts (a)	$	(4.4	)	$	(0.8	)	$	(10.0	)	$	2.1
Interest rate contracts (b)	(0.3		)	—			—			—
Inflation option contracts (c)	—			—			—			(0.1		)
Foreign currency contracts (d)	(0.5		)	0.3			(0.2		)	(3.3		)
Equity contracts (e)	—			1.7			—			2.6
Total	$	(5.2	)	$	1.2		$	(10.2	)	$	1.3

(a)Gains and losses on commodity contracts are recorded in sales and cost of sales in the statements of earnings. Virtually all these expenses were passed through to our customers, resulting in no significant impact to earnings.

(b)Gains and losses on interest contracts are recorded in interest expense in the statements of earnings.

(c)Gains and losses on inflation options are recorded in cost of sales in the statements of earnings.

(d)Gains and losses on foreign currency contracts to hedge the sales of products are recorded in cost of sales. Gains and losses on foreign currency hedges used for translation between segments are reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings.

(e)Gains and losses on equity contracts are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings.

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) for effective derivatives were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Amounts reclassified into earnings:
Commodity contracts	$	4.4		$	10.0
Interest rate and currency exchange contracts	0.8			0.2
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges:
Commodity contracts	(19.3		)	17.8
Interest rate and currency exchange contracts	2.5			(0.2		)
Foreign currency and tax impacts	2.0			(10.6		)
	$	(9.6	)	$	17.2

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17.  Contingencies

Ball is subject to numerous lawsuits, claims or proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of business, including actions related to product liability; personal injury; the use and performance of company products; warranty matters; patent, trademark or other intellectual property infringement; contractual liability; the conduct of the company’s business; tax reporting in domestic and foreign jurisdictions; workplace safety; and environmental and other matters. The company has also been identified as a potentially responsible party (PRP) at several waste disposal sites under U.S. federal and related state environmental statutes and regulations and may have joint and several liability for any investigation and remediation costs incurred with respect to such sites. Some of these lawsuits, claims and proceedings involve substantial amounts, including as described below, and some of the environmental proceedings involve potential monetary costs or sanctions that may be material. Ball has denied liability with respect to many of these lawsuits, claims and proceedings and is vigorously defending such lawsuits, claims and proceedings. The company carries various forms of commercial, property and casualty, and other forms of insurance; however, such insurance may not be applicable or adequate to cover the costs associated with a judgment against Ball with respect to these lawsuits, claims and proceedings. The company does not believe that these lawsuits, claims and proceedings are material individually or in the aggregate. While management believes the company has established adequate accruals for expected future liability with respect to pending lawsuits, claims and proceedings, where the nature and extent of any such liability can be reasonably estimated based upon then presently available information, there can be no assurance that the final resolution of any existing or future lawsuits, claims or proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the liquidity, results of operations or financial condition of the company.

As previously reported, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) considers the company a PRP with respect to the Lowry Landfill site located east of Denver, Colorado. In 1992, the company was served with a lawsuit filed by the City and County of Denver (Denver) and Waste Management of Colorado, Inc., seeking contributions from the company and approximately 38 other companies. The company filed its answer denying the allegations of the complaint. Subsequently in 1992, the company was served with a third-party complaint filed by S.W. Shattuck Chemical Company, Inc., seeking contribution from the company and other companies for the costs associated with cleaning up the Lowry Landfill. The company denied the allegations of the complaint.

Also in 1992, Ball entered into a settlement and indemnification agreement with Chemical Waste Management, Inc., and Waste Management of Colorado, Inc. (collectively Waste Management) and Denver pursuant to which Waste Management and Denver dismissed their lawsuit against the company, and Waste Management agreed to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the company from claims and lawsuits brought by governmental agencies and other parties relating to actions seeking contributions or remedial costs from the company for the cleanup of the site. Waste Management, Inc., has agreed to guarantee the obligations of Waste Management. Waste Management and Denver may seek additional payments from the company if the response costs related to the site exceed $319 million. In 2003 Waste Management, Inc., indicated that the cost of the site might exceed $319 million in 2030, approximately three years before the projected completion of the project. The company might also be responsible for payments (based on 1992 dollars) for any additional wastes that may have been disposed of by the company at the site but which are identified after the execution of the settlement agreement. While remediating the site, contaminants were encountered, which could add an additional cleanup cost of approximately $10 million. This additional cleanup cost could, in turn, add approximately $1 million to total site costs for the PRP group.

At this time, there are no Lowry Landfill actions in which the company is actively involved. Based on the information available to the company at this time, we do not believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect upon the liquidity, results of operations or financial condition of the company.

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18.  Indemnifications and Guarantees

General Guarantees

The company or its appropriate consolidated direct or indirect subsidiaries have made certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which the specified entity may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These indemnities, commitments and guarantees include indemnities to the customers of the subsidiaries in connection with the sales of their packaging and aerospace products and services; guarantees to suppliers of subsidiaries of the company guaranteeing the performance of the respective entity under a purchase agreement, construction contract or other commitment; guarantees in respect of certain foreign subsidiaries’ pension plans; indemnities for liabilities associated with the infringement of third party patents, trademarks or copyrights under various types of agreements; indemnities to various lessors in connection with facility, equipment, furniture and other personal property leases for certain claims arising from such leases; indemnities to governmental agencies in connection with the issuance of a permit or license to the company or a subsidiary; indemnities pursuant to agreements relating to certain joint ventures; indemnities in connection with the sale of businesses or substantially all of the assets and specified liabilities of businesses; and indemnities to directors, officers and employees of the company to the extent permitted under the laws of the State of Indiana and the United States of America. The duration of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees varies and, in certain cases, is indefinite. In addition many of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees do not provide for any limitation on the maximum potential future payments the company could be obligated to make. As such, the company is unable to reasonably estimate its potential exposure under these items.

The company has not recorded any liability for these indemnities, commitments and guarantees in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The company does, however, accrue for payments under promissory notes and other evidences of incurred indebtedness and for losses for any known contingent liability, including those that may arise from indemnifications, commitments and guarantees, when future payment is both reasonably estimable and probable. Finally, the company carries specific and general liability insurance policies and has obtained indemnities, commitments and guarantees from third party purchasers, sellers and other contracting parties, which the company believes would, in certain circumstances, provide recourse to any claims arising from these indemnifications, commitments and guarantees.

Debt Guarantees

The company’s senior notes and senior credit facilities are guaranteed on a full, unconditional and joint and several basis by certain of the company’s material domestic subsidiaries and the domestic subsidiary borrowers, and obligations of the subsidiary borrowers under the senior credit facilities are guaranteed by the company. Loans borrowed under the senior credit facilities by foreign subsidiary borrowers are also effectively guaranteed by certain of the company’s foreign subsidiaries by pledges of stock of the foreign subsidiary borrowers and stock of material foreign subsidiaries. These guarantees are required in support of the notes and credit facilities referred to above, are co-terminous with the terms of the respective note indentures and credit agreements and would require performance upon certain events of default referred to in the respective guarantees. The maximum potential amounts which could be required to be paid under the domestic guarantees are essentially equal to the then outstanding principal and interest under the respective notes and credit agreements, or under the applicable tranche, and the maximum potential amounts that could be required to be paid under the foreign stock pledges by foreign subsidiaries are essentially equal to the value of the stock pledged. The company is not in default under the above notes or credit facilities. The condensed consolidating financial information for the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries is presented in Note 19. Separate financial statements for the guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries are not presented because management has determined that such financial statements are not required by the current regulations.

Accounts Receivable Securitization

Ball Capital Corp. II is a separate, wholly owned corporate entity created for the purchase of accounts receivable from certain of the company’s wholly owned subsidiaries. Ball Capital Corp. II’s assets will be available first to satisfy the claims of its creditors. The company has been designated as the servicer pursuant to an agreement whereby Ball Capital Corp. II may sell and assign the accounts receivable to a commercial lender or lenders. As the servicer, the company is responsible for the servicing, administration and collection of the receivables and is primarily liable for the performance of such obligations. The company, the relevant subsidiaries and Ball Capital Corp. II are not in default under the above credit arrangement.

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19.  Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt

The company’s senior notes are guaranteed on a full, unconditional and joint and several basis by certain of the company’s material domestic subsidiaries. These guarantees are required in support of the notes, are co-terminous with the terms of the respective note indentures and would require performance upon certain events of default referred to in the respective guarantees. The maximum potential amounts that could be required to be paid under the domestic guarantees are essentially equal to the then outstanding principal and interest under the respective notes. The following is unaudited condensed, consolidating financial information for the company, segregating the guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries, as of March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, and for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012. Separate financial statements for the guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries are not presented because management has determined that such financial statements are not required by the current regulations.

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
($ in millions)	Ball  Corporation			Guarantor  Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor  Subsidiaries			Eliminating  Adjustments			Consolidated  Total
Net sales	$	—		$	1,225.3		$	775.4		$	(9.7	)	$	1,991.0
Cost and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	(0.2		)	(1,035.6		)	(617.4		)	9.7			(1,643.5		)
Depreciation and amortization	(1.4		)	(30.9		)	(40.2		)	—			(72.5		)
Selling, general and administrative	(22.8		)	(47.8		)	(38.7		)	—			(109.3		)
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.8		)	(22.0		)	0.1			—			(22.7		)
Equity in results of subsidiaries	81.1			46.4			—			(127.5		)	—
Intercompany	42.2			(35.5		)	(6.7		)	—			—
	98.1			(1,125.4		)	(702.9		)	(117.8		)	(1,848.0		)
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	98.1			99.9			72.5			(127.5		)	143.0
Interest expense	(41.1		)	0.5			(4.2		)	—			(44.8		)
Earnings (loss) before taxes	57.0			100.4			68.3			(127.5		)	98.2
Tax provision	15.0			(17.7		)	(15.4		)	—			(18.1		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	—			(0.5		)	(0.3		)	—			(0.8		)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations	72.0			82.2			52.6			(127.5		)	79.3
Discontinued operations, net of tax	—			0.1			—			—			0.1
Net earnings (loss)	72.0			82.3			52.6			(127.5		)	79.4
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			(7.4		)	—			(7.4		)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Ball Corporation	$	72.0		$	82.3		$	45.2		$	(127.5	)	$	72.0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	25.3		$	44.9		$	(2.9	)	$	(42.0	)	$	25.3

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19.  Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt (continued)

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings
	For the Three Months Ended April 1, 2012
($ in millions)	Ball  Corporation			Guarantor  Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor  Subsidiaries			Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
Net sales	$	—		$	1,282.8		$	761.9		$	(2.0	)	$	2,042.7
Cost and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	—			(1,088.2		)	(601.5		)	2.0			(1,687.7		)
Depreciation and amortization	(1.3		)	(30.2		)	(37.5		)	—			(69.0		)
Selling, general and administrative	(22.1		)	(48.1		)	(29.4		)	—			(99.6		)
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.9		)	(1.7		)	(1.8		)	—			(4.4		)
Equity in results of subsidiaries	104.6			56.0			—			(160.6		)	—
Intercompany	42.0			(36.2		)	(5.8		)	—			—
	122.3			(1,148.4		)	(676.0		)	(158.6		)	(1,860.7		)
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	122.3			134.4			85.9			(160.6		)	182.0
Interest expense	(56.5		)	0.3			(4.2		)	—			(60.4		)
Earnings (loss) before taxes	65.8			134.7			81.7			(160.6		)	121.6
Tax provision	22.5			(32.1		)	(18.4		)	—			(28.0		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	—			0.2			(0.4		)	—			(0.2		)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations	88.3			102.8			62.9			(160.6		)	93.4
Discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(0.3		)	—			—			(0.3		)
Net earnings (loss)	88.3			102.5			62.9			(160.6		)	93.1
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			(4.8		)	—			(4.8		)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Ball Corporation	$	88.3		$	102.5		$	58.1		$	(160.6	)	$	88.3
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	151.5		$	163.1		$	102.7		$	(265.8	)	$	151.5

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19.  Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt (continued)

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	At March 31, 2013
($ in millions)	Ball Corporation			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2.8		$	0.3		$	204.9		$	—		$	208.0
Receivables, net	4.3			174.0			879.4			—			1,057.7
Intercompany receivables	60.8			9.2			0.1			(70.1		)	—
Inventories, net	(0.3		)	675.0			468.9			—			1,143.6
Other current assets	41.9			100.1			71.4			—			213.4
Total current assets	109.5			958.6			1,624.7			(70.1		)	2,622.7
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	15.0			859.8			1,418.7			—			2,293.5
Investment in subsidiaries	3,938.5			1,977.7			78.7			(5,994.9		)	—
Goodwill	—			939.5			1,380.0			—			2,319.5
Intangibles and other assets, net	204.1			97.3			238.9			—			540.3
Total assets	$	4,267.1		$	4,832.9		$	4,741.0		$	(6,065.0	)	$	7,776.0
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	$	16.1		$	—		$	409.5		$	—		$	425.6
Accounts payable	8.8			491.7			415.3			—			915.8
Intercompany payables	(0.3		)	—			70.4			(70.1		)	—
Accrued employee costs	10.2			119.6			67.4			—			197.2
Other current liabilities	39.7			73.5			91.1			—			204.3
Total current liabilities	74.5			684.8			1,053.7			(70.1		)	1,742.9
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	2,770.9			—			634.4			—			3,405.3
Employee benefit obligations	296.4			456.9			395.6			—			1,148.9
Other liabilities	50.4			(341.2		)	512.2			—			221.4
Total liabilities	3,192.2			800.5			2,595.9			(70.1		)	6,518.5
Common stock	1,046.8			847.1			626.1			(1,473.2		)	1,046.8
Preferred stock	—			—			4.8			(4.8		)	—
Retained earnings	3,633.9			3,518.1			1,377.6			(4,895.7		)	3,633.9
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(399.1		)	(332.8		)	(46.0		)	378.8			(399.1		)
Treasury stock, at cost	(3,206.7		)	—			—			—			(3,206.7		)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders’ equity	1,074.9			4,032.4			1,962.5			(5,994.9		)	1,074.9
Noncontrolling interests	—			—			182.6			—			182.6
Total shareholders’ equity	1,074.9			4,032.4			2,145.1			(5,994.9		)	1,257.5
Total liabilties and shareholders’ equity	$	4,267.1		$	4,832.9		$	4,741.0		$	(6,065.0	)	$	7,776.0

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19.  Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt (continued)

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	At December 31, 2012
($ in millions)	Ball Corporation			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	0.2		$	0.3		$	173.6	$	—		$	174.1
Receivables, net	11.8			182.9			735.4		—			930.1
Intercompany receivables	66.5			8.8			—		(75.3		)	—
Inventories, net	(0.8		)	623.7			421.5		—			1,044.4
Other current assets	20.4			96.8			73.6		—			190.8
Total current assets	98.1			912.5			1,404.1		(75.3		)	2,339.4
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	9.3			854.4			1,424.9		—			2,288.6
Investment in subsidiaries	3,890.8			1,982.3			78.6		(5,951.7		)	—
Goodwill	—			927.0			1,432.4		—			2,359.4
Intangibles and other assets, net	195.0			98.6			226.1		—			519.7
Total assets	$	4,193.2		$	4,774.8		$	4,566.1	$	(6,027.0	)	$	7,507.1
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	$	25.1		$	—		$	194.7	$	—		$	219.8
Accounts payable	12.8			461.4			472.7		—			946.9
Intercompany payables	—			0.6			74.7		(75.3		)	—
Accrued employee costs	27.0			173.5			77.9		—			278.4
Other current liabilities	57.9			93.0			89.8		—			240.7
Total current liabilities	122.8			728.5			909.8		(75.3		)	1,685.8
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	2,565.4			—			519.9		—			3,085.3
Employee benefit obligations	300.5			526.8			410.8		—			1,238.1
Other non-current liabilities	89.9			(467.9		)	585.9		—			207.9
Total liabilities	3,078.6			787.4			2,426.4		(75.3		)	6,217.1
Common stock	1,026.3			847.1			624.9		(1,472.0		)	1,026.3
Preferred stock	—			—			4.8		(4.8		)	—
Retained earnings	3,580.8			3,435.7			1,332.5		(4,768.2		)	3,580.8
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(352.4		)	(295.4		)	2.1		293.3			(352.4		)
Treasury stock, at cost	(3,140.1		)	—			—		—			(3,140.1		)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders’ equity	1,114.6			3,987.4			1,964.3		(5,951.7		)	1,114.6
Noncontrolling interests	—			—			175.4		—			175.4
Total shareholders’ equity	1,114.6			3,987.4			2,139.7		(5,951.7		)	1,290.0
Total liabilties and shareholders’ equity	$	4,193.2		$	4,774.8		$	4,566.1	$	(6,027.0	)	$	7,507.1

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19.  Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt (continued)

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
($ in millions)	Ball Corporation			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Total
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	$	(107.3	)	$	44.2		$	(259.5	)	$	(322.6	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	—			(2.0		)	—			(2.0		)
Total cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(107.3		)	42.2			(259.5		)	(324.6		)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(1.3		)	(29.5		)	(57.9		)	(88.7		)
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired	—			(12.5		)	(0.1		)	(12.6		)
Other, net	(6.4		)	(0.2		)	(1.4		)	(8.0		)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(7.7		)	(42.2		)	(59.4		)	(109.3		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	260.0			—			165.5			425.5
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(55.1		)	—			(56.0		)	(111.1		)
Net change in short-term borrowings	(9.0		)	—			240.2			231.2
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	3.4			—			—			3.4
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(69.2		)	—			—			(69.2		)
Common dividends	(19.3		)	—			—			(19.3		)
Other, net	8.9			—			(0.4		)	8.5
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	119.7			—			349.3			469.0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(2.1		)	—			0.9			(1.2		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	2.6			—			31.3			33.9
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	0.2			0.3			173.6			174.1
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	$	2.8		$	0.3		$	204.9		$	208.0

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19.  Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt (continued)

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Three Months Ended April 1, 2012
($ in millions)	Ball Corporation			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Total
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	$	(312.6	)	$	23.1		$	71.7		$	(217.8	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	—			(0.5		)	—			(0.5		)
Total cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(312.6		)	22.6			71.7			(218.3		)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	—			(22.4		)	(53.6		)	(76.0		)
Other, net	(4.9		)	0.9			(6.7		)	(10.7		)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(4.9		)	(21.5		)	(60.3		)	(86.7		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	1,140.0			0.1			—			1,140.1
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(632.8		)	(0.1		)	(3.2		)	(636.1		)
Net change in short-term borrowings	11.0			—			(41.9		)	(30.9		)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	19.7			—			—			19.7
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(210.8		)	—			—			(210.8		)
Common dividends	(15.6		)	—			—			(15.6		)
Other, net	(14.9		)	—			—			(14.9		)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	296.6			—			(45.1		)	251.5
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	2.4			0.5			(8.4		)	(5.5		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(18.5		)	1.6			(42.1		)	(59.0		)
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	24.0			0.5			141.3			165.8
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	$	5.5		$	2.1		$	99.2		$	106.8

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Item 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in Item 1 of this report, which include additional information about our accounting policies, practices and the transactions underlying our financial results. The preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes including various claims and contingencies related to lawsuits, taxes, environmental and other matters arising during the normal course of business. We apply our best judgment, our knowledge of existing facts and circumstances and our knowledge of actions that we may undertake in the future in determining the estimates that will affect our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis using our historical experience, as well as other factors we believe appropriate under the circumstances, such as current economic conditions, and adjust or revise our estimates as circumstances change. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results may differ from these estimates. Ball Corporation and its controlled affiliates are referred to collectively as “Ball Corporation,” “Ball,” “the company,” “we” or “our” in the following discussion and analysis.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Business Overview and Industry Trends

Ball Corporation is one of the world’s leading suppliers of metal packaging to the beverage, food, personal care and household products industries. Our packaging products are produced for a variety of end uses, are manufactured in facilities around the world and are competitive with other substrates, such as plastics and glass. In the rigid packaging industry, sales and earnings can be increased by reducing costs, increasing prices, developing new products, expanding volumes and making strategic acquisitions. We also provide aerospace and other technologies and services to governmental and commercial customers.

We sell our packaging products mainly to large, multinational beverage, food, personal care and household products companies with which we have developed long-term customer relationships. This is evidenced by our high customer retention and our large number of long-term supply contracts. While we have a diversified customer base, we sell a majority of our packaging products to relatively few major companies in North America, Europe, the PRC and South America, as do our equity joint ventures in the U.S. and Vietnam. The overall metal container industry is growing globally and is expected to continue to grow in the medium to long term despite the North American market seeing a continued slight decline. The primary customers for the products and services provided by our aerospace and technologies segment are U.S. government agencies or their prime contractors.

We purchase our raw materials from relatively few suppliers. We also have exposure to inflation, in particular the rising costs of raw materials, as well as other direct cost inputs. We mitigate our exposure to the changes in the costs of metal through the inclusion of provisions in a majority of our packaging sales contracts to pass through metal price changes, as well as through the use of derivative instruments. The pass-through provisions generally result in proportional increases or decreases in sales and costs with a greatly reduced impact, if any, on net earnings. Because of our customer and supplier concentration, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected by the loss, insolvency or bankruptcy of a major customer or supplier or a change in a supply agreement with a major customer or supplier, although our contract provisions generally mitigate the risk of customer loss, and our long-term relationships represent a known, stable customer base.

We recognize sales under long-term contracts in the aerospace and technologies segment using percentage-of-completion under the cost-to-cost method of accounting. Throughout the period of contract performance, we regularly reevaluate and, if necessary, revise our estimates of aerospace and technologies total contract revenue, total contract cost and progress toward completion. Because of contract payment schedules, limitations on funding and other contract terms, our sales and accounts receivable for this segment include amounts that have been earned but not yet billed.

The aerospace and technologies contract mix in the first three months of 2013 consisted of approximately 60 percent cost-type contracts, which are billed at our costs plus an agreed upon and/or earned profit component, and 38 percent fixed-price contracts. The remainder represents time and material contracts, which typically provide for the sale of labor at fixed hourly rates. The contracted backlog of approximately $1.1 billion at March 31, 2013, consisted of approximately 46 percent fixed price contracts.

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Corporate Strategy

Our Drive for 10 vision encompasses five strategic levers that are key to growing our business and achieving long-term success. During 2012 and the first quarter of 2013, we made progress on each of our Drive for 10 levers as described in the following:

·maximizing value in our existing businesses through reducing standard beverage container and end capacity in North America and the expansion of specialty container production to meet current demand, redeployment of surplus equipment to other global locations, closure of certain metal beverage and metal food and aerosol packaging facilities and relocating our European headquarters to Zurich, Switzerland, to gain business, customer and supplier efficiencies;

·expanding further into new products and capabilities through expansion into extruded aluminum aerosol manufacturing with our Mexican acquisition in December 2012;

·aligning ourselves with the right customers and markets by investing capital to meet double-digit volume growth for specialty beverage containers throughout the global network;

·broadening our geographic reach with the construction and start up of three beverage container manufacturing facilities in China, Brazil and Vietnam; and

·leveraging our technological expertise in packaging innovation and aerospace technologies to maintain our competitive advantage today and in the future.

These ongoing business developments help us stay close to our customers while expanding and/or sustaining our industry positions with major beverage, food, personal care, household products and aerospace customers.

RESULTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS

Consolidated Sales and Earnings

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Net sales	$	1,991.0		$	2,042.7
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	72.0			88.3
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation as a % of consolidated net sales	3.6		%	4.3		%

Sales in the first quarter of 2013 decreased compared to the first quarter of 2012 due to lower metal packaging sales volumes. In addition to the business segment performance analyzed below, net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation decreased due to higher business consolidation costs, partially offset by debt refinancing costs in 2012 and a lower tax rate in 2013. These items are detailed in the “Management Performance Measures” section below.

Cost of Sales (Excluding Depreciation and Amortization)

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, was $1,643.5 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to $1,687.7 million in the first quarter of 2012. These amounts represented 82.5 percent of consolidated net sales in 2013 and 82.6 percent in 2012.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense was $72.5 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to $69.0 million in the first quarter of 2012. These amounts represented 3.6 percent of consolidated net sales in 2013 and 3.4 percent in 2012.

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Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were $109.3 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to $99.6 million in the first quarter of 2012. These amounts represented 5.5 percent of consolidated net sales in 2013 and 4.9 percent in 2012. The increased SG&A expense was primarily due to increased professional service fees, higher employee costs, currency exchange fluctuations and other higher costs.

Interest and Taxes

Consolidated interest expense was $44.8 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to $60.4 million in the first quarter 2012. Interest expense in the first quarter of 2012 included $15.1 million for the call premium and the write off of unamortized financing costs and issuance premiums related to the tender of Ball’s 6.625 percent senior notes due March 2018. Interest expense as a percentage of average monthly borrowings was 5.0 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2012. Lower average borrowings rates in 2013 were offset by higher average debt levels.

The effective income tax rate for earnings from continuing operations was 18.4 percent for the first three months of 2013 compared to 23.0 percent for the first three months of 2012. The lower tax rate in 2013 was primarily the result of a lower projected foreign tax rate and lower U.S. taxes on foreign earnings. The 2013 benefit from the retroactive extension of the research and development credit was offset by the 2012 releases of non-recurring uncertain tax positions. The full-year 2013 effective income tax rate on continuing operations is expected to be approximately 28 percent on a U.S. GAAP basis.

RESULTS OF BUSINESS SEGMENTS

Ball’s operations are organized and reviewed by management along its product lines and geographical areas and presented in the four reportable segments discussed below. On January 1, 2013, the company implemented changes to its management and internal reporting structure. As a result, the European extruded aluminum business, which was previously included in the metal beverage packaging, Europe, segment, is now included in the metal food and household products packaging segment. The segment results and disclosures for the three months ended April 1, 2012, and the financial position at December 31, 2012, have been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the current year presentation.

Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas and Asia

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Net sales	$	995.2		$	1,049.7
Segment earnings	$	104.0		$	105.5
Business consolidation and other activities (a)	(1.5		)	(1.7		)
Total segment earnings	$	102.5		$	103.8
Segment earnings before business consolidation costs as a % of segment net sales	10.5		%	10.1		%

(a)Further details of these items are included in Note 5 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements within Item 1 of this report.

The metal beverage packaging, Americas and Asia, segment consists of operations located in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and the PRC, which manufacture aluminum containers used in beverage packaging, as well as non-beverage plastic containers manufactured and sold in the PRC.

Segment sales in the first quarter of 2013 were $54.5 million lower compared to the first quarter of 2012, due to lower sales volumes of $66 million, primarily related to commodity products in North America.

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Segment earnings in the first quarter of 2013 were $1.5 million lower compared to the first quarter of 2012, mainly due to lower commodity product sales volumes of $30 million, offset by favorable net pricing and product mix of $10 million and improved manufacturing performance of $19 million.

Metal Beverage Packaging, Europe

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Net sales	$	402.9		$	414.5
Segment earnings	$	30.9		$	42.4
Business consolidation and other activities (a)	(1.7		)	(1.8		)
Total segment earnings	$	29.2		$	40.6
Segment earnings before business consolidation costs as a % of segment net sales	7.7		%	10.2		%

(a)Further details of these items are included in Note 5 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements within Item 1 of this report.

The metal beverage packaging, Europe, segment includes the manufacture and sale of metal beverage containers in facilities located throughout Europe.

Segment sales in the first quarter of 2013 were $11.6 million lower compared to the first quarter of 2012, primarily due to lower volumes and unfavorable pricing and mix.

Segment earnings in the first quarter of 2013 were $11.5 million lower compared to the first quarter of 2012, primarily due to the lower sales volumes and higher input costs.

Metal Food and Household Products Packaging

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Net sales	$	367.2		$	378.9
Segment earnings	$	34.7		$	39.3
Business consolidation and other activities (a)	(18.8		)	—
Total segment earnings	$	15.9		$	39.3
Segment earnings before business consolidation costs as a % of segment net sales	9.4		%	10.4		%

(a)Further details of these items are included in Note 5 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements within Item 1 of this report.

The metal food and household products packaging segment consists of operations located in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Mexico and Argentina that manufacture and sell metal food, aerosol, paint, general line and extruded aluminum containers, as well as decorative specialty containers and aluminum slugs. In December 2012, the company acquired a manufacturing facility from Envases, a leading producer of extruded aluminum aerosol packaging in Mexico with one manufacturing facility.

Segment sales in the first quarter of 2013 were $11.7 million lower compared to the first quarter of 2012, primarily due to lower net sales volumes of containers.

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Segment earnings in the first quarter of 2013 were $4.6 million lower compared to the first quarter of 2012, primarily due to lower sales volumes and higher cost inventory carried into 2013.

Aerospace and Technologies

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Net sales	$	231.4		$	201.6
Segment earnings	17.9			19.7
Segment earnings as a % of segment net sales	7.7		%	9.8		%

The aerospace and technologies segment consists of the manufacture and sale of aerospace and other related products and services provided for the defense, civil space and commercial space industries.

Segment sales in the first quarter of 2013 increased $29.8 million compared to the first quarter of 2012, respectively, primarily due to higher sales from U.S. national defense contracts. Segment earnings decreased $1.8 million as a result of favorable non-recurring adjustments in the first quarter of 2012 on fixed price contracts that did not occur in 2013.

Contracted backlog in the aerospace and technologies segment was approximately $1.1 billion at March 31, 2013, compared to approximately $1.0 billion at December 31, 2012. Comparisons of backlog are not necessarily indicative of the trend of future operations due to the nature of varying delivery and milestone schedules on contracts and funding of programs.

Additional Segment Information

For additional information regarding our segments, see the business segment information in Note 3 accompanying the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included within Item 1 of this report. The charges recorded for business consolidation and other activities were based on estimates by management and were developed from information available at the time the amounts were recognized. If actual outcomes vary from the estimates, the differences will be reflected in current period earnings in the statement of earnings and identified as business consolidation gains and losses. Additional details about our business consolidation and other activities, as well as the associated costs, are provided in Note 5 accompanying the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included within Item 1 of this report.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

For information regarding recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 2 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements within Item 1 of this report on Form 10-Q.

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FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash provided by operating activities and external committed borrowings. We believe that cash flows from operations and cash provided by short-term and committed revolver borrowings, when necessary, will be sufficient to meet our ongoing operating requirements, scheduled principal and interest payments on debt, dividend payments and anticipated capital expenditures. The following summarizes our cash flows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(324.6	)	$	(218.3	)
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities	(109.3		)	(86.7		)
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities	469.0			251.5

Cash flows from operations in the first three months of 2013 were lower than in the first three months of 2012 due to unfavorable working capital changes. The unfavorable working capital changes were primarily related to higher inventory days on hand and higher days sales outstanding, partially offset by higher days payable outstanding. Inventory days on hand (annualized) increased from 59 days to 61 days, days sales outstanding (annualized) increased from 47 days to 48 days and days payable outstanding (annualized) increased from 43 days to 49 days.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the company entered into an accounts receivable factoring program with a financial institution for certain receivables of the company. The program is accounted for as a true sale of the receivables and has a limit of $90 million, of which $78.2 million and $75 million was sold as of March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Contributions to the company’s defined benefit plans, not including the unfunded German plans, are expected to be approximately $95 million in 2013, of which $81.8 million was contributed as of March 31, 2013. This estimate may change based on changes in the Pension Protection Act and actual plan asset performance, among other factors. Payments to participants in the unfunded German plans are expected to be approximately $22 million for the full year.

We expect 2013 capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment to be approximately $400 million, and approximately $160 million was contractually committed as of March 31, 2013. Capital expenditures are expected to be funded by cash flows from operations.

Share Repurchases

Our share repurchases, net of issuances, totaled $65.8 million in the first three months of 2013 compared to $191.1 million in the first three months of 2012. The repurchases were completed using cash on hand and available borrowings and included accelerated share repurchase agreements and other purchases under our ongoing share repurchase program. Additional details about our share repurchase activities are provided in Note 13 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements within Item 1 of this report on Form 10-Q.

Debt Facilities and Refinancing

Given our cash flow projections and unused credit facilities that are available until December 2015, our liquidity is strong and is expected to meet our ongoing cash and debt service requirements. Interest-bearing debt of $3.8 billion at March 31, 2013, was higher than the amount outstanding at December 31, 2012, of $3.3 billion due to seasonal working capital requirements.

At March 31, 2013, approximately $494 million was available under the company’s long-term, multi-currency committed revolving credit facilities. In addition to the long-term committed credit facilities, the company had approximately $635 million of short-term uncommitted credit facilities available at March 31, 2013, of which $170.7 million was outstanding and due on demand.

In August 2011, the company entered into an accounts receivable securitization agreement for a term of three years, which was amended in September 2012. The maximum the company can borrow under the amended agreement can vary between $110 million and $235 million depending on the seasonal accounts receivable balances in the company’s North American packaging businesses. At March 31, 2013, $171.0 million were sold under the securitization agreement. There were no

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accounts receivable sold under this agreement at December 31, 2012. Borrowings under the securitization agreement are included within the short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt line on the balance sheet.

On March 9, 2012, Ball issued $750 million of 5.00 percent senior notes due in March 2022. On the same date, the company tendered for the redemption of its 6.625 percent senior notes originally due in March 2018 in the amount of $450 million, at a redemption price per note of 102.583 percent of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest. At April 1, 2012, $392.7 million had been redeemed, and the remaining $57.3 million was redeemed during April 2012. The redemption of the bonds resulted in a charge of $15.1 million for the call premium and the write off of unamortized financing costs and premiums. The charge is included as a component of interest expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of earnings.

The U.S. note agreements, bank credit agreement and accounts receivable securitization agreement contain certain restrictions relating to dividends, investments, financial ratios, guarantees and the incurrence of additional indebtedness. The company’s bank credit agreement debt covenants require the company to maintain an interest coverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement) of no less than 3.50 and a leverage ratio (as defined) of no greater than 4.00.  The company was in compliance with all loan agreements and debt covenants at March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, and has met all debt payment obligations. Additional details about our debt and receivables sales agreements are available in Note 11 accompanying the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements within Item 1 of this report.

Management Performance Measures

Management internally uses various measures to evaluate company performance such as return on average invested capital (net operating earnings after tax over the relevant performance period divided by average invested capital over the same period); economic value added (EVA®) dollars (net operating earnings after tax less a capital charge on average invested capital employed); earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT); earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA); diluted earnings per share; cash flow from operating activities and free cash flow (generally defined by the company as cash flow from operating activities less capital expenditures). These financial measures may be adjusted at times for items that affect comparability between periods such as business consolidation costs and gains or losses on acquisitions and dispositions. Nonfinancial measures in the packaging businesses include production efficiency and spoilage rates; quality control figures; environmental, health and safety statistics; production and sales volumes; asset utilization rates; and measures of sustainability. Additional measures used to evaluate financial performance in the aerospace and technologies segment include contract revenue realization, award and incentive fees realized, proposal win rates and backlog (including awarded, contracted and funded backlog).

The following financial measurements are on a non-U.S. GAAP basis and should be considered in connection with the consolidated financial statements within Item 1 of this report. Non-U.S. GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation and should not be considered superior to, or a substitute for, financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A presentation of earnings in accordance with U.S. GAAP is available in Item 1 of this report.

Based on the above definitions, our calculation of comparable EBIT is summarized below:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,		April 1,
($ in millions)	2013		2012
Earnings before taxes, as reported	$	98.2	$	121.6
Interest expense	44.8		60.4
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)	143.0		182.0
Business consolidation and other activities	22.7		4.4
Comparable EBIT	$	165.7	$	186.4

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Our calculations of comparable EBITDA, the comparable EBIT to interest coverage ratio and the net debt to comparable EBITDA ratio for the 12 months ended March 31, 2013, are summarized below:

($ in millions, except ratios)
Earnings before taxes, as reported	$	572.2
Add interest expense	179.3
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)	751.5
Add business consolidation and other activities	121.1
Comparable EBIT	872.6
Add depreciation and amortization	286.4
Comparable EBITDA	$	1,159.0
Interest expense	$	(179.3	)
Total debt at March 31, 2013	$	3,830.9
Less cash and cash equivalents	(208.0		)
Net debt	$	3,622.9
Comparable EBIT/Interest Expense	4.9x
Net debt/Comparable EBITDA	3.1x

Our calculation of comparable net earnings is summarized below:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions, except per share amounts)	2013			2012
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation, as reported	$	72.0		$	88.3
Discontinued operations, net of tax	(0.1		)	0.3
Business consolidation and other activities, net of tax	16.0			3.0
Debt refinancing costs, net of tax	—			9.2
Comparable Net Earnings	$	87.9		$	100.8
Per diluted share, as reported	$	0.47		$	0.55
Per diluted share, as adjusted	$	0.58		$	0.63

CONTINGENCIES, INDEMNIFICATIONS AND GUARANTEES

Details about the company’s contingencies, indemnifications and guarantees are available in Notes 17 and 18 accompanying the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included within Item 1 of this report.

Item 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

In the ordinary course of business, the company employs established risk management policies and procedures, which seek to reduce our exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates, exchange currencies and prices of the company’s common stock in regard to common share repurchases, although there can be no assurance that these policies and procedures will be successful. The company mitigates its exposure by spreading the risk among various counterparties, thus limiting exposure with any one party. The company also monitors the credit ratings of its suppliers, customers, lenders and counterparties on a regular basis. Further details are available in Item 7A within Ball’s 2012 annual report filed on February 22, 2013, and in Note 16 accompanying the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included within Item 1 of this report.

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Item 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer participated in management’s evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as of the end of the period covered by this report and concluded that our controls and procedures were effective. There were no material changes to internal controls during the company’s first three months of 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The company has made or implied certain forward-looking statements in this report which are made as of the end of the time frame covered by this report. These forward-looking statements represent the company’s goals, and results could vary materially from those expressed or implied. From time to time we also provide oral or written forward-looking statements in other materials we release to the public. As time passes, the relevance and accuracy of forward-looking statements may change. Some factors that could cause the company’s actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: fluctuation in customer and consumer growth, demand and preferences; loss of one or more major customers or changes to contracts with one or more customers; insufficient production capacity; changes in senior management; the ongoing global recession and its effects on liquidity, credit risk, asset values and the economy; overcapacity in foreign and domestic metal container industry production facilities and its impact on pricing; failure to achieve anticipated productivity improvements or production cost reductions, including those associated with capital expenditures; changes in climate and weather; fruit, vegetable and fishing yields; power and natural resource costs; difficulty in obtaining supplies and energy, such as gas, electric power and diesel fuel; availability and cost of raw materials, as well as the increases in steel, aluminum and energy costs, and the ability or inability to include or pass on to customers changes in raw material costs; changes in the pricing of the company’s products and services; competition in pricing and the possible decrease in, or loss of, sales resulting therefrom; insufficient or reduced cash flow; the number and timing of the purchases of the company’s common shares; the effects of restrictive legislation, including with respect to packaging, such as recycling laws; interest rates affecting our debt; labor strikes; increases and trends in various employee benefits and labor costs, including pension, medical and health care costs; rates of return projected and earned on assets and discount rates used to measure future obligations and expenses of the company’s defined benefit retirement plans; antitrust, intellectual property, consumer and other litigation; maintenance and capital expenditures; goodwill impairment; changes in generally accepted accounting principles or their interpretation; the authorization, funding, availability and returns of contracts for the aerospace and technologies segment and the nature and continuation of those contracts and related services provided thereunder; delays, extensions and technical uncertainties, as well as schedules of performance associated with such segment contracts; political and economic instability, including periodic sell-off on global equity markets, sanctions and the devaluation or revaluation of certain currencies; business risks with respect to changes in currency exchange rates; terrorist activity or war that disrupts the company’s production or supply; regulatory action or laws affecting the company or its customers or suppliers, or any of their respective products, including tax, environmental, health and workplace safety, including in respect of climate change, or chemicals or substances used in raw materials or in the manufacturing process, particularly publicity concerning Bisphenol-A, or BPA, a chemical used in the manufacture of epoxy coatings applied to many types of containers (including certain of those produced by the company); technological developments and innovations; successful or unsuccessful acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures and the integration activities associated therewith; changes to unaudited results due to statutory audits of our financial statements or management’s evaluation of the company’s internal control over financial reporting; ongoing uncertainties surrounding sovereign debt of various European countries, as well as ratings agency downgrades of various government’s debt; and loss contingencies related to income and other tax matters, including those arising from audits performed by national and local tax authorities. If the company is unable to achieve its goals, then the company’s actual performance could vary materially from those goals expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. The company currently does not intend to publicly update forward-looking statements except as it deems necessary in quarterly or annual earnings reports. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports to the SEC.

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PART II.               OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

There were no events required to be reported under Item 1 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, except as discussed in Note 17 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements within Part I, Item 1 within this report.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

Risk factors affecting the company can be found within Item 1A of the company’s annual report on Form 10-K.

Item 2.Changes in Securities

The following table summarizes the company’s repurchases of its common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

	Purchases of Securities
($ in millions)	Total Number of Shares Purchased (a)	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (a)	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (b)
January 1 to January 31, 2013	—	$	—	—	16,686,372
February 1 to February 28, 2013	1,333,848	45.05		1,333,848	15,352,524
March 1 to March 31, 2013	200,000	45.50		200,000	15,152,524
Total	1,533,848	45.11		1,533,848

(a)Includes open market purchases (on a trade-date basis), share repurchase agreements and/or shares retained by the company to settle employee withholding tax liabilities.

(b)The company has an ongoing repurchase program for which shares are authorized from time to time by Ball’s board of directors. On January 25, 2012, the Board authorized the repurchase by the company of up to a total of 30 million shares. This repurchase authorization also replaced all previous authorizations.

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities

There were no events required to be reported under Item 3 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.Other Information

There were no events required to be reported under Item 5 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

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Item 6.   Exhibits

31.1	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) by John A. Hayes, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ball Corporation.
31.2	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) by Scott C. Morrison, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ball Corporation.
32.1	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code by John A. Hayes, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ball Corporation.
32.2	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code by Scott C. Morrison, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ball Corporation.
99	Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended.
101	The following materials from the company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings, (ii) the Unaudited Statement of Comprehensive Earnings, (iii) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, (iv) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Ball Corporation

(Registrant)

By:	/s/ Scott C. Morrison
	Scott C. Morrison
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:	May 6, 2013

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Ball Corporation and Subsidiaries

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

March 31, 2013

EXHIBIT INDEX

Description	Exhibit
Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) by John A. Hayes, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ball Corporation (Filed herewith.)	EX-31.1
Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) by Scott C. Morrison, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ball Corporation (Filed herewith.)	EX-31.2
Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code by John A. Hayes, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ball Corporation (Furnished herewith.)	EX-32.1
Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code by Scott C. Morrison, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ball Corporation (Furnished herewith.)	EX-32.2
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended (Filed herewith.)	EX-99
The following materials from the company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings, (ii) the Unaudited Statement of Comprehensive Earnings, (iii) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, (iv) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Furnished herewith.)	EX-101

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification

I, John A. Hayes, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ball Corporation;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	May 6, 2013
		/s/ John A. Hayes
		John A. Hayes
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification

I, Scott C. Morrison, certify that:

1.             I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ball Corporation;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in  this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  May 6, 2013
	/s/ Scott C. Morrison
	Scott C. Morrison
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

and Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b)

My name is John A. Hayes and I am the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ball Corporation (the “Company”).

I hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes—Oxley Act of 2002 that to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(1)the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2013 (“Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended; and

(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of the operations of Ball Corporation as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report.

/s/ John A. Hayes

John A. Hayes

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Ball Corporation

Date:  May 6, 2013

This certification, which accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

and Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b)

My name is Scott C. Morrison and I am the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ball Corporation (the “Company”).

I hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes—Oxley Act of 2002 that to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(1)the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2013 (“Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended; and

(2)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of the operations of Ball Corporation as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report.

/s/ Scott C. Morrison

Scott C. Morrison

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Ball Corporation

Date:  May 6, 2013

This certification, which accompanies the Form 10-Q to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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EX-99

Exhibit 99

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES

LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Reform Act), Ball is hereby filing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause Ball’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements of Ball. Forward-looking statements may be made in several different contexts; for example, in the quarterly and annual earnings news releases, the quarterly earnings conference calls hosted by the company, public presentations at investor and credit conferences, the company’s Annual Report and in annual and periodic communications with investors. The Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements. As time passes, the relevance and accuracy of forward-looking statements may change. You are advised to consult any further disclosures Ball makes on related subjects in our 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Reform Act defines forward-looking statements as statements that express or imply an expectation or belief and contain a projection, plan or assumption with regard to, among other things, future revenues, income, earnings per share, cash flow or capital structure. Such statements of future events or performance involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, and are accompanied by, the following important factors that could cause Ball’s actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Ball.

Some important factors that could cause Ball’s actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied and discussed in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

·Fluctuation in customer and consumer growth, demand and preferences, particularly during the months when the demand for metal beverage beer and soft drink cans is heaviest; loss of one or more major customers or suppliers or changes to contracts with one or more customers or suppliers; manufacturing overcapacity or under capacity; failure to achieve anticipated productivity improvements or production cost reductions including those associated with capital expenditures; changes in climate and weather; fruit, vegetable and fishing yields; interest rates affecting our debt; labor strikes and work stoppages; antitrust, intellectual property, consumer and other litigation; level of maintenance and capital expenditures; capital availability; economic conditions; and acts of war, terrorism or catastrophic events.

·Competition in pricing and the possible decrease in, or loss of, sales resulting therefrom.

·The timing and extent of regulation or deregulation; competition in each line of business; product development and introductions; and technology changes.

·Ball’s ability or inability to have available sufficient production capacity in a timely manner.

·Overcapacity in metal container industry production facilities and its impact on costs, pricing and financial results.

·Regulatory action or federal, state, local or foreign laws, including mandatory deposit or restrictive packaging legislation such as recycling laws.

·Regulatory action or laws including tax, environmental, health and workplace safety, including in respect of climate change, or chemicals or substances used in raw materials or in the manufacturing process, particularly publicity concerning Bisphenol-A, or BPA, a chemical used in the manufacture of epoxy coatings applied to many types of containers (including certain of those products produced by the company).

·Regulations and standards, including changes in generally accepted accounting principles or their interpretation.

·Loss contingencies related to income and other tax matters, including those arising from audits performed by national and local tax authorities.

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·The availability and cost of raw materials, supplies, power and natural resources needed for the production of metal containers as well as aerospace products.

·Changes in senior management; increases and trends in various employee benefits and labor costs, including pension, medical and health care costs incurred in the countries in which Ball has operations; rates of return projected and earned on assets and discount rates used to measure future obligations and expenses of the company’s defined retirement plans; and changes in the company’s pension plans.

·The ability or inability to pass on to customers changes in raw material cost, particularly steel and aluminum.

·The ongoing global recession, and its effects on liquidity, credit risk, asset values and the economy; international business and market risks (including foreign exchange rates or tax rates); political and economic instability in various markets, including periodic sell-offs on global equity markets; restrictive trade practices of national governments; the imposition of duties, taxes or other government charges by national governments; exchange controls; ongoing uncertainties surrounding sovereign debt of various European countries, as well as rating agency downgrades of various government debt.

·Changes in foreign exchange rates of the currencies in the countries in which the company and its joint ventures carry on business.

·Undertaking successful and unsuccessful acquisitions, joint ventures and divestitures and the integration activities associated with acquisitions and joint ventures.

·The ability or inability to achieve technological and product extensions or new technological and product advances in the company’s businesses.

·Delays, extensions and technical uncertainties, as well as schedules of performance associated with contracts for aerospace products and services, and the success or lack of success of satellite launches and the businesses and governments associated with aerospace products, services and launches.

·The authorization, funding and availability and returns of government contracts and the nature and continuation of those contracts and related services provided thereunder, as well as the delay, cancellation or termination of contracts for the United States government, other customers or other government contractors.

·Actual versus estimated business consolidation and investment exit costs and the estimated net realizable values of assets associated with such activities; and goodwill impairment.

·Changes to unaudited results due to statutory audits of our financial statements or management’s evaluation of the company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Schedule of fair value of derivative instruments

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of March 31, 2013

($ in millions)	Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments		Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments		Total
Assets:
Commodity contracts	$	3.6	$	1.9	$	5.5
Foreign currency contracts	0.9		5.3		6.2
Other contracts	—		2.2		2.2
Total current derivative contracts	$	4.5	$	9.4	$	13.9
Commodity contracts	$	1.2	$	—	$	1.2
Foreign currency contracts	0.4		—		0.4
Total noncurrent derivative contracts	$	1.6	$	—	$	1.6
Liabilities:
Commodity contracts	$	14.0	$	2.1	$	16.1
Foreign currency contracts	1.3		2.1		3.4
Interest rate and other contracts	0.8		—		0.8
Total current derivative contracts	$	16.1	$	4.2	$	20.3
Noncurrent commodity contracts	$	10.6	$	—	$	10.6
Interest rate contracts	0.5		—		0.5
Total noncurrent derivative contracts	$	11.1	$	—	$	11.1

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2012

($ in millions)	Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments		Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments		Total
Assets:
Commodity contracts	$	9.2	$	1.0	$	10.2
Foreign currency contracts	0.1		2.3		2.4
Other current contracts	—		0.6		0.6
Total current derivative contracts	$	9.3	$	3.9	$	13.2
Noncurrent commodity contracts	$	4.2	$	—	$	4.2
Liabilities:
Commodity contracts	$	9.0	$	0.7	$	9.7
Foreign currency contracts	2.5		5.2		7.7
Interest rate and other contracts	1.0		—		1.0
Total current derivative contracts	$	12.5	$	5.9	$	18.4
Noncurrent commodity contracts	$	5.4	$	—	$	5.4
Interest rate contracts	0.5		—		0.5
Foreign currency contracts	0.4		—		0.4
Total noncurrent derivative contracts	$	6.3	$	—	$	6.3

Schedule of impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013						April 1, 2012
($ in millions)	Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount From Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Gain (Loss)			Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated As Hedge Instruments			Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount From Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Gain (Loss)			Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated As Hedge Instruments
Commodity contracts (a)	$	(4.4	)	$	(0.8	)	$	(10.0	)	$	2.1
Interest rate contracts (b)	(0.3		)	—			—			—
Inflation option contracts (c)	—			—			—			(0.1		)
Foreign currency contracts (d)	(0.5		)	0.3			(0.2		)	(3.3		)
Equity contracts (e)	—			1.7			—			2.6
Total	$	(5.2	)	$	1.2		$	(10.2	)	$	1.3

(a) Gains and losses on commodity contracts are recorded in sales and cost of sales in the statements of earnings. Virtually all these expenses were passed through to our customers, resulting in no significant impact to earnings.

(b) Gains and losses on interest contracts are recorded in interest expense in the statements of earnings.

(c) Gains and losses on inflation options are recorded in cost of sales in the statements of earnings.

(d) Gains and losses on foreign currency contracts to hedge the sales of products are recorded in cost of sales. Gains and losses on foreign currency hedges used for translation between segments are reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings.

(e) Gains and losses on equity contracts are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings.

Schedule of changes in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) for effective derivatives

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Amounts reclassified into earnings:
Commodity contracts	$	4.4		$	10.0
Interest rate and currency exchange contracts	0.8			0.2
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges:
Commodity contracts	(19.3		)	17.8
Interest rate and currency exchange contracts	2.5			(0.2		)
Foreign currency and tax impacts	2.0			(10.6		)
	$	(9.6	)	$	17.2

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Stock-Based Compensation Programs (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012	Jan. 31, 2013 Stock options	Jan. 31, 2012 Stock options	Mar. 31, 2013 Stock options installment	Dec. 31, 2012 Stock options	Apr. 24, 2013 2013 Stock and Cash Incentive Plan	Mar. 31, 2013 Restricted shares	Jan. 31, 2013 Performance-contingent restricted stock units	Jan. 31, 2012 Performance-contingent restricted stock units	Mar. 31, 2013 Performance-contingent restricted stock units	Jan. 31, 2013 Performance-contingent restricted stock units Minimum	Jan. 31, 2013 Performance-contingent restricted stock units Maximum
Stock-Based Compensation Programs
The number of one-year vesting installments					4
Vesting period								5 years
Expiration period of options					P10Y
Outstanding Options, Number of Shares
Beginning of the period (in shares)			9,982,104		9,982,104
Granted (in shares)					1,364,870
Exercised (in shares)					(624,587)
Canceled/forfeited (in shares)					(46,125)
End of the period (in shares)					10,676,262	9,982,104
Vested and exercisable, end of period (in shares)					7,285,362
Reserved for future grants (in shares)					1,824,712		12,500,000
Outstanding options, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning of the period (in dollars per share)			$ 26.71		$ 26.71
Granted (in dollars per share)					$ 45.93
Exercised (in dollars per share)					$ 22.74
Canceled/forfeited (in dollars per share)					$ 34.27
End of the period (in dollars per share)					$ 29.37	$ 26.71
Vested and exercisable, end of period (in dollars per share)					$ 24.72
Nonvested Options, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Granted (in dollars per share)					$ 8.69	$ 9.44
Additional Stock-Based Compensation Information
Stock-settled stock appreciation rights included in options granted (in shares)			756,100
Weighted average remaining contractual term of options outstanding					6 years 6 months
Aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding					$ 194.4
Weighted average remaining contractual term of options vested and exercisable					5 years 4 months 24 days
Aggregate intrinsic value of options vested and exercisable					166.5
Cash received from options exercised					6.0
Intrinsic value of options exercised					6.2
Tax benefit from exercise of options					8.4
Weighted average assumptions used in estimation of fair values of options
Expected dividend yield (as a percent)			1.13%	1.06%
Expected stock price volatility (as a percent)			22.02%	30.22%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)			1.02%	0.84%
Expected life of options			5 years 6 months	5 years 3 months 4 days
Restricted stock activity, Number of shares
Beginning of the period (in shares)								1,763,636
Granted (in shares)								158,375	148,875	223,600
Vested (in shares)								(413,015)
Canceled/forfeited (in shares)								(6,679)
End of the period (in shares)								1,502,317
Restricted stock activity, Weighted average grant price
Beginning of the period (in dollars per share)								$ 28.97
Granted (in dollars per share)								$ 45.89
Vested (in dollars per share)								$ 26.41
Canceled/forfeited (in dollars per share)								$ 36.16
End of the period (in dollars per share)								$ 31.42
Vest range of participant's assigned award opportunity (as a percent)												0.00%	200.00%
Company performance period for vesting of award											36 months
Share based compensation expense	7.7	6.8
Expenses for share-based compensation arrangements, after tax	4.7	4.1
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements	$ 55.1
Expected weighted-average period for recognition of unrecognized stock-based compensation costs	2 years 6 months

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Intangibles and Other Assets (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Intangibles and Other Assets
Investments in affiliates	$ 31.5		$ 32.2
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization)	176.3		162.9
Accumulated amortization	73.0		68.1
Capitalized software (net of accumulated amortization)	52.0		50.4
Accumulated amortization	81.2		78.4
Company and trust-owned life insurance	131.5		114.7
Deferred financing costs	35.5		37.3
Other	113.5		122.2
Intangibles and Other Assets	540.3		519.7
Amortization expense of intangible assets	$ 8.7	$ 4.9

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Earnings and Dividends Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012
Diluted earnings per share:
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$ 72.0	$ 88.3
Basic weighted average common shares	148,976,000	157,530,000
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	3,340,000	3,415,000
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share	152,316,000	160,945,000
Per basic share	$ 0.48	$ 0.56
Per diluted share	$ 0.47	$ 0.55
Number of outstanding options excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	1,364,870	2,729,010
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ 0.10
Dividends paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ 0.10

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 4,696.2		$ 4,665.1
Accumulated depreciation	(2,402.7)		(2,376.5)
Net property, plant and equipment	2,293.5		2,288.6
Depreciation expense	63.8	64.1
Land
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	83.3		82.6
Buildings
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	956.6		934.3
Machinery and equipment
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	3,391.1		3,407.6
Construction-in-progress
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 265.2		$ 240.6

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Intangibles and Other Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Intangibles and Other Assets

Schedule of intangibles and other assets

	March 31,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2013		2012
Investment in affiliates	$	31.5	$	32.2
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $73.0 million at March 31, 2013, and $68.1 million at December 31, 2012)	176.3		162.9
Capitalized software (net of accumulated amortization of $81.2 million at March 31, 2013, and $78.4 million at December 31, 2012)	52.0		50.4
Company and trust-owned life insurance	131.5		114.7
Deferred financing costs	35.5		37.3
Other	113.5		122.2
	$	540.3	$	519.7

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value Measurements
Total current derivative contracts, assets	$ 13.9	$ 13.2
Total noncurrent derivative contracts, assets	1.6	4.2
Total current derivative contracts, liabilities	20.3	18.4
Noncurrent commodity contracts, liabilities	11.1	6.3
Discount factor	12-month LIBOR
Fair value of the net receivables related to the European scrap metal program	15.3	16.7
Commodity contracts
Fair Value Measurements
Total current derivative contracts, assets	5.5	10.2
Total noncurrent derivative contracts, assets	1.2	4.2
Total current derivative contracts, liabilities	16.1	9.7
Noncurrent commodity contracts, liabilities	10.6	5.4
Foreign currency contracts
Fair Value Measurements
Total current derivative contracts, assets	6.2	2.4
Total noncurrent derivative contracts, assets	0.4
Total current derivative contracts, liabilities	3.4	7.7
Noncurrent commodity contracts, liabilities		0.4
Other contracts
Fair Value Measurements
Total current derivative contracts, assets	2.2	0.6
Interest rate contracts
Fair Value Measurements
Noncurrent commodity contracts, liabilities	0.5	0.5
Interest rate and other contracts
Fair Value Measurements
Total current derivative contracts, liabilities		1.0
Noncurrent commodity contracts, liabilities	0.8
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments
Fair Value Measurements
Total current derivative contracts, assets	4.5	9.3
Total noncurrent derivative contracts, assets	1.6	4.2
Total current derivative contracts, liabilities	16.1	12.5
Noncurrent commodity contracts, liabilities	11.1	6.3
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments | Commodity contracts
Fair Value Measurements
Total current derivative contracts, assets	3.6	9.2
Total noncurrent derivative contracts, assets	1.2	4.2
Total current derivative contracts, liabilities	14.0	9.0
Noncurrent commodity contracts, liabilities	10.6	5.4
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments | Foreign currency contracts
Fair Value Measurements
Total current derivative contracts, assets	0.9	0.1
Total noncurrent derivative contracts, assets	0.4
Total current derivative contracts, liabilities	1.3	2.5
Noncurrent commodity contracts, liabilities		0.4
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments | Interest rate contracts
Fair Value Measurements
Noncurrent commodity contracts, liabilities	0.5	0.5
Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments | Interest rate and other contracts
Fair Value Measurements
Total current derivative contracts, liabilities		1.0
Noncurrent commodity contracts, liabilities	0.8
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments
Fair Value Measurements
Total current derivative contracts, assets	9.4	3.9
Total current derivative contracts, liabilities	4.2	5.9
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments | Commodity contracts
Fair Value Measurements
Total current derivative contracts, assets	1.9	1.0
Total current derivative contracts, liabilities	2.1	0.7
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments | Foreign currency contracts
Fair Value Measurements
Total current derivative contracts, assets	5.3	2.3
Total current derivative contracts, liabilities	2.1	5.2
Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments | Other contracts
Fair Value Measurements
Total current derivative contracts, assets	$ 2.2	$ 0.6

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Indemnifications and Guarantees

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Indemnifications and Guarantees

Indemnifications and Guarantees

18.  Indemnifications and Guarantees

General Guarantees

The company or its appropriate consolidated direct or indirect subsidiaries have made certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which the specified entity may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These indemnities, commitments and guarantees include indemnities to the customers of the subsidiaries in connection with the sales of their packaging and aerospace products and services; guarantees to suppliers of subsidiaries of the company guaranteeing the performance of the respective entity under a purchase agreement, construction contract or other commitment; guarantees in respect of certain foreign subsidiaries’ pension plans; indemnities for liabilities associated with the infringement of third party patents, trademarks or copyrights under various types of agreements; indemnities to various lessors in connection with facility, equipment, furniture and other personal property leases for certain claims arising from such leases; indemnities to governmental agencies in connection with the issuance of a permit or license to the company or a subsidiary; indemnities pursuant to agreements relating to certain joint ventures; indemnities in connection with the sale of businesses or substantially all of the assets and specified liabilities of businesses; and indemnities to directors, officers and employees of the company to the extent permitted under the laws of the State of Indiana and the United States of America. The duration of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees varies and, in certain cases, is indefinite. In addition many of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees do not provide for any limitation on the maximum potential future payments the company could be obligated to make. As such, the company is unable to reasonably estimate its potential exposure under these items.

The company has not recorded any liability for these indemnities, commitments and guarantees in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The company does, however, accrue for payments under promissory notes and other evidences of incurred indebtedness and for losses for any known contingent liability, including those that may arise from indemnifications, commitments and guarantees, when future payment is both reasonably estimable and probable. Finally, the company carries specific and general liability insurance policies and has obtained indemnities, commitments and guarantees from third party purchasers, sellers and other contracting parties, which the company believes would, in certain circumstances, provide recourse to any claims arising from these indemnifications, commitments and guarantees.

Debt Guarantees

The company’s senior notes and senior credit facilities are guaranteed on a full, unconditional and joint and several basis by certain of the company’s material domestic subsidiaries and the domestic subsidiary borrowers, and obligations of the subsidiary borrowers under the senior credit facilities are guaranteed by the company. Loans borrowed under the senior credit facilities by foreign subsidiary borrowers are also effectively guaranteed by certain of the company’s foreign subsidiaries by pledges of stock of the foreign subsidiary borrowers and stock of material foreign subsidiaries. These guarantees are required in support of the notes and credit facilities referred to above, are co-terminous with the terms of the respective note indentures and credit agreements and would require performance upon certain events of default referred to in the respective guarantees. The maximum potential amounts which could be required to be paid under the domestic guarantees are essentially equal to the then outstanding principal and interest under the respective notes and credit agreements, or under the applicable tranche, and the maximum potential amounts that could be required to be paid under the foreign stock pledges by foreign subsidiaries are essentially equal to the value of the stock pledged. The company is not in default under the above notes or credit facilities. The condensed consolidating financial information for the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries is presented in Note 19. Separate financial statements for the guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries are not presented because management has determined that such financial statements are not required by the current regulations.

Accounts Receivable Securitization

Ball Capital Corp. II is a separate, wholly owned corporate entity created for the purchase of accounts receivable from certain of the company’s wholly owned subsidiaries. Ball Capital Corp. II’s assets will be available first to satisfy the claims of its creditors. The company has been designated as the servicer pursuant to an agreement whereby Ball Capital Corp. II may sell and assign the accounts receivable to a commercial lender or lenders. As the servicer, the company is responsible for the servicing, administration and collection of the receivables and is primarily liable for the performance of such obligations. The company, the relevant subsidiaries and Ball Capital Corp. II are not in default under the above credit arrangement.

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Employee Benefit Obligations (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Defined Benefit Pension Plans USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2012 Defined Benefit Pension Plans USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Funded plans USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2012 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Funded plans USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Funded plans Forecast USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Unfunded German plans USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Unfunded German plans EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2013 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Unfunded German plans Forecast USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Unfunded German plans Forecast EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2013 U.S. USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2012 U.S. USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Foreign. USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2012 Foreign. USD ($)
Employee Benefit Obligations
Underfunded defined benefit pension liabilities, net	$ 738.0	$ 820.2
Less current portion and prepaid pension assets	(22.6)	(25.0)
Long-term defined benefit pension liability	715.4	795.2
Retiree medical and other postemployment benefits	177.4	177.0
Deferred compensation plans	233.9	237.8
Other	22.2	28.1
Employee benefit obligations	1,148.9	1,238.1
Ball-sponsored plans:
Service cost			14.8	13.7								12.3	11.7	2.5	2.0
Interest cost			19.7	21.4								13.8	14.1	5.9	7.3
Expected return on plan assets			(22.7)	(22.8)								(19.3)	(18.5)	(3.4)	(4.3)
Amortization of prior service cost			(0.1)	0.1									0.2	(0.1)	(0.1)
Recognized net actuarial loss			11.9	10.3								10.6	8.5	1.3	1.8
Curtailment loss			4.6									4.6
Net periodic benefit cost for Ball-sponsored plans			28.2	22.7								22.0	16.0	6.2	6.7
Multiemployer plans:
Net periodic benefit cost, excluding curtailment loss			0.7	0.7								0.7	0.7
Curtailment loss			3.9									3.9
Net periodic benefit cost for multi-employer plans			4.6	0.7								4.6	0.7
Total net periodic benefit cost			32.8	23.4								26.6	16.7	6.2	6.7
Contributions to pension plans					81.8	97.3		5.6	4.2
Expected contributions to pension plans for the full year							95
Expected benefit payments to plan participants for the full year										$ 22	€ 17

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Acquisitions (Details) (Envasas del Plata S.A de C.V. (Envases), USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013 item	Dec. 31, 2012
Envasas del Plata S.A de C.V. (Envases)
Acquisitions
Business acquired in cash		$ 55.9
Business acquired, assumed debt		72.7
Number of people employed in facilities	150
Goodwill	$ 61.4

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Stock-Based Compensation Programs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Stock-Based Compensation Programs

Summary of stock option activity

	Outstanding Options
	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning of year	9,982,104		$	26.71
Granted	1,364,870		45.93
Exercised	(624,587	)	22.74
Canceled/forfeited	(46,125	)	34.27
End of period	10,676,262		29.37
Vested and exercisable, end of period	7,285,362		24.72
Reserved for future grants (a)	1,824,712

(a) On April 24, 2013, Ball’s shareholders approved the 2013 Stock and Cash Incentive Plan, which authorized 12.5 million shares for future grants. This authorization replaced all previous authorizations.

Schedule of weighted average assumptions used for estimating fair values of options

	January 2013	January 2012
Expected dividend yield	1.13%	1.06%
Expected stock price volatility	22.02%	30.22%
Risk-free interest rate	1.02%	0.84%
Expected life of options (in years)	5.5 years	5.26 years

Summary of restricted stock activity

The following is a summary of restricted stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Number of Shares/Units		Weighted Average Grant Price
Beginning of year	1,763,636		$	28.97
Granted	158,375		45.89
Vested	(413,015	)	26.41
Canceled/forfeited	(6,679	)	36.16
End of period	1,502,317		31.42

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Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Earnings (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
Net sales	$ 1,991.0	$ 2,042.7
Cost of sales	(1,848.0)	(1,860.7)
Interest expense	(44.8)	(60.4)
Earnings before taxes	98.2	121.6
Tax benefit (expense) on amounts reclassifed into earnings	(18.1)	(28.0)
Net earnings	79.4	93.1
Gain (losses) on cash flow hedges | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
Earnings before taxes	(5.2)
Tax benefit (expense) on amounts reclassifed into earnings	1.7
Net earnings	(3.5)
Gain (losses) on cash flow hedges | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | Commodity contracts
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
Net sales	(0.6)
Gain (losses) on cash flow hedges | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | Commodity contract and currency exchange contracts
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
Cost of sales	(4.3)
Gain (losses) on cash flow hedges | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | Interest rate contracts
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
Interest expense	(0.3)
Amortization of pension and other postretirement benefits | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
Prior service costs	(0.1)
Actuarial gains (losses)	11.9
Earnings before taxes	11.8
Tax benefit (expense) on amounts reclassifed into earnings	(4.6)
Net earnings	$ 7.2

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Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 208.0	$ 174.1	$ 106.8	$ 165.8
Receivables, net	1,057.7	930.1
Inventories, net	1,143.6	1,044.4
Other current assets	213.4	190.8
Total current assets	2,622.7	2,339.4
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,293.5	2,288.6
Goodwill	2,319.5	2,359.4
Intangibles and other assets, net	540.3	519.7
Total assets	7,776.0	7,507.1
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	425.6	219.8
Accounts payable	915.8	946.9
Accrued employee costs	197.2	278.4
Other current liabilities	204.3	240.7
Total current liabilities	1,742.9	1,685.8
Long-term debt	3,405.3	3,085.3
Employee benefit obligations	1,148.9	1,238.1
Other non-current liabilities	221.4	207.9
Total liabilities	6,518.5	6,217.1
Common stock	1,046.8	1,026.3
Retained earnings	3,633.9	3,580.8
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(399.1)	(352.4)
Treasury stock, at cost	(3,206.7)	(3,140.1)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	1,074.9	1,114.6
Noncontrolling interests	182.6	175.4
Total shareholders' equity	1,257.5	1,290.0
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	7,776.0	7,507.1
Ball Corporation
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	2.8	0.2	5.5	24.0
Receivables, net	4.3	11.8
Intercompany receivables	60.8	66.5
Inventories, net	(0.3)	(0.8)
Other current assets	41.9	20.4
Total current assets	109.5	98.1
Property, plant and equipment, net	15.0	9.3
Investment in subsidiaries	3,938.5	3,890.8
Intangibles and other assets, net	204.1	195.0
Total assets	4,267.1	4,193.2
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	16.1	25.1
Accounts payable	8.8	12.8
Intercompany payables	(0.3)
Accrued employee costs	10.2	27.0
Other current liabilities	39.7	57.9
Total current liabilities	74.5	122.8
Long-term debt	2,770.9	2,565.4
Employee benefit obligations	296.4	300.5
Other non-current liabilities	50.4	89.9
Total liabilities	3,192.2	3,078.6
Common stock	1,046.8	1,026.3
Retained earnings	3,633.9	3,580.8
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(399.1)	(352.4)
Treasury stock, at cost	(3,206.7)	(3,140.1)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	1,074.9	1,114.6
Total shareholders' equity	1,074.9	1,114.6
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	4,267.1	4,193.2
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0.3	0.3	2.1	0.5
Receivables, net	174.0	182.9
Intercompany receivables	9.2	8.8
Inventories, net	675.0	623.7
Other current assets	100.1	96.8
Total current assets	958.6	912.5
Property, plant and equipment, net	859.8	854.4
Investment in subsidiaries	1,977.7	1,982.3
Goodwill	939.5	927.0
Intangibles and other assets, net	97.3	98.6
Total assets	4,832.9	4,774.8
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	491.7	461.4
Intercompany payables		0.6
Accrued employee costs	119.6	173.5
Other current liabilities	73.5	93.0
Total current liabilities	684.8	728.5
Employee benefit obligations	456.9	526.8
Other non-current liabilities	(341.2)	(467.9)
Total liabilities	800.5	787.4
Common stock	847.1	847.1
Retained earnings	3,518.1	3,435.7
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(332.8)	(295.4)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	4,032.4	3,987.4
Total shareholders' equity	4,032.4	3,987.4
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	4,832.9	4,774.8
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	204.9	173.6	99.2	141.3
Receivables, net	879.4	735.4
Intercompany receivables	0.1
Inventories, net	468.9	421.5
Other current assets	71.4	73.6
Total current assets	1,624.7	1,404.1
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,418.7	1,424.9
Investment in subsidiaries	78.7	78.6
Goodwill	1,380.0	1,432.4
Intangibles and other assets, net	238.9	226.1
Total assets	4,741.0	4,566.1
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	409.5	194.7
Accounts payable	415.3	472.7
Intercompany payables	70.4	74.7
Accrued employee costs	67.4	77.9
Other current liabilities	91.1	89.8
Total current liabilities	1,053.7	909.8
Long-term debt	634.4	519.9
Employee benefit obligations	395.6	410.8
Other non-current liabilities	512.2	585.9
Total liabilities	2,595.9	2,426.4
Common stock	626.1	624.9
Preferred stock	4.8	4.8
Retained earnings	1,377.6	1,332.5
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(46.0)	2.1
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	1,962.5	1,964.3
Noncontrolling interests	182.6	175.4
Total shareholders' equity	2,145.1	2,139.7
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	4,741.0	4,566.1
Eliminating Adjustments
Current assets
Intercompany receivables	(70.1)	(75.3)
Total current assets	(70.1)	(75.3)
Investment in subsidiaries	(5,994.9)	(5,951.7)
Total assets	(6,065.0)	(6,027.0)
Current liabilities
Intercompany payables	(70.1)	(75.3)
Total current liabilities	(70.1)	(75.3)
Total liabilities	(70.1)	(75.3)
Common stock	(1,473.2)	(1,472.0)
Preferred stock	(4.8)	(4.8)
Retained earnings	(4,895.7)	(4,768.2)
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	378.8	293.3
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	(5,994.9)	(5,951.7)
Total shareholders' equity	(5,994.9)	(5,951.7)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ (6,065.0)	$ (6,027.0)

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Goodwill (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013 Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas and Asia	Dec. 31, 2012 Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas and Asia	Mar. 31, 2013 Metal Beverage Packaging, Europe	Mar. 31, 2013 Metal Food and Household Products Packaging	Mar. 31, 2013 Aerospace & technologies
Goodwill
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 2,359.4	$ 740.7	$ 740.7	$ 993.2	$ 625.5
Business acquisition	12.6				0.1	12.5
Opening balance sheet adjustments	(17.7)				(17.7)
Effects of currency exchange rates	(34.8)			(29.8)	(5.0)
Balance at the end of the period	$ 2,319.5	$ 740.7	$ 740.7	$ 963.4	$ 602.9	$ 12.5

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Accounting Pronouncements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Pronouncements

2. Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In February 2013, amendments to the existing accounting guidance were issued requiring the company to present, either on the face of the financial statements or in the notes, the effect of significant amounts reclassified in their entirety from each component of accumulated other comprehensive earnings based on the source into net earnings during the reporting period. For amounts not required to be reclassified in their entirety, the company is required to cross-reference to other disclosures that provide additional details about those reclassifications. The new guidance was effective for Ball on a prospective basis as of January 1, 2013, and the additional required disclosures are included in Note 13.

In December 2011, accounting guidance was issued requiring disclosures to help reconcile differences in the offsetting requirements under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and international financial reporting standards (IFRS). The new disclosure requirements mandate that companies disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position as well as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. Further guidance was issued in January 2013 to clarify the intended scope of the required disclosures. The guidance was effective for Ball on January 1, 2013, and did not have a material effect on the company’s consolidated financial statements.

New Accounting Guidance

In March 2013, accounting guidance was issued to clarify that a company should release the cumulative translation adjustment into net earnings if the parent ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets within a foreign entity. The amendments also affect entities that lose a controlling financial interest in an investment in a foreign entity and those that acquire a business in stages by increasing an investment in a foreign entity from one accounted for under the equity method to one accounted for as a consolidated investment. The guidance will be effective for Ball on a prospective basis after January 1, 2014.

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Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012
CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	$ (322.6)	$ (217.8)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	(2.0)	(0.5)
Total cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(324.6)	(218.3)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(88.7)	(76.0)
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired	(12.6)
Other, net	(8.0)	(10.7)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(109.3)	(86.7)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	425.5	1,140.1
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(111.1)	(636.1)
Net change in short-term borrowings	231.2	(30.9)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	3.4	19.7
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(69.2)	(210.8)
Common dividends	(19.3)	(15.6)
Other, net	8.5	(14.9)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	469.0	251.5
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(1.2)	(5.5)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	33.9	(59.0)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	174.1	165.8
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	208.0	106.8
Ball Corporation
CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	(107.3)	(312.6)
Total cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(107.3)	(312.6)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(1.3)
Other, net	(6.4)	(4.9)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(7.7)	(4.9)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	260.0	1,140.0
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(55.1)	(632.8)
Net change in short-term borrowings	(9.0)	11.0
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	3.4	19.7
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(69.2)	(210.8)
Common dividends	(19.3)	(15.6)
Other, net	8.9	(14.9)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	119.7	296.6
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(2.1)	2.4
Change in cash and cash equivalents	2.6	(18.5)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	0.2	24.0
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	2.8	5.5
Guarantor Subsidiaries
CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	44.2	23.1
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	(2.0)	(0.5)
Total cash provided by (used in) operating activities	42.2	22.6
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(29.5)	(22.4)
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired	(12.5)
Other, net	(0.2)	0.9
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(42.2)	(21.5)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings		0.1
Repayments of long-term borrowings		(0.1)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		0.5
Change in cash and cash equivalents		1.6
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	0.3	0.5
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	0.3	2.1
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	(259.5)	71.7
Total cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(259.5)	71.7
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(57.9)	(53.6)
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired	(0.1)
Other, net	(1.4)	(6.7)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(59.4)	(60.3)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	165.5
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(56.0)	(3.2)
Net change in short-term borrowings	240.2	(41.9)
Other, net	(0.4)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	349.3	(45.1)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0.9	(8.4)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	31.3	(42.1)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	173.6	141.3
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$ 204.9	$ 99.2

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Business Consolidation Activities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	$ (22.7)	$ (4.4)
Summary of reserve activity by segment related to business consolidation activities
Balance at the beginning of the period	25.1
Charges to earnings	15.9
Cash payments and other activity	(14.3)
Balance at the end of the period	26.7
Assets held for sale in connection with facilities closures	30.5		31.4
Metal beverage packaging, Americas and Asia
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.5)	(1.7)
Charges related to facilities closure		1.7
Additional charges in connection with planned closure	10
Charges related to previously closed facilities and voluntary separation programs	1.5
Summary of reserve activity by segment related to business consolidation activities
Balance at the beginning of the period	16.4
Charges to earnings	(3.1)
Cash payments and other activity	(8.2)
Balance at the end of the period	5.1
Metal beverage packaging, Europe
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.7)	(1.8)
Metal Food and Household Products Packaging
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	(18.8)
Charges related to facilities closure	20.8
Severance, pension and other employee benefits	16.5
Other closure costs	4.3
Additional charges in connection with planned closure	12
Income related to settlement of defined benefit pension liabilities	2.0
Summary of reserve activity by segment related to business consolidation activities
Balance at the beginning of the period	3.0
Charges to earnings	18.8
Cash payments and other activity	(0.6)
Balance at the end of the period	21.2
Metal Beverage Packaging, Europe, and Corporate
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities		(0.2)
Charges related to facilities closure		2.5
Other closure costs	2.4
Aerospace and technologies
Summary of reserve activity by segment related to business consolidation activities
Balance at the beginning of the period	1.9
Cash payments and other activity	(1.7)
Balance at the end of the period	0.2
Corporate and Other Costs
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.7)	(0.9)
Summary of reserve activity by segment related to business consolidation activities
Balance at the beginning of the period	3.8
Charges to earnings	0.2
Cash payments and other activity	(3.8)
Balance at the end of the period	$ 0.2

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Receivables (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Receivables

Schedule of receivables

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Trade accounts receivable	$	986.9		$	878.3
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	(13.8		)	(13.7		)
Net trade accounts receivable	973.1			864.6
Other receivables	84.6			65.5
	$	1,057.7		$	930.1

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Business Consolidation Activities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Business Consolidation Activities

Schedule of business consolidation and other activity charges included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of earnings

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	(1.5	)	$	(1.7	)
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	(1.7		)	(1.8		)
Metal food & household products packaging	(18.8		)	—
Corporate and other	(0.7		)	(0.9		)
	$	(22.7	)	$	(4.4	)

Schedule by segment related to business consolidation activities

($ in millions)	Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas & Asia			Metal Food & Household Products Packaging			Aerospace & Technologies			Corporate and Other Costs			Total
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	16.4		$	3.0		$	1.9		$	3.8		$	25.1
Charges to earnings	(3.1		)	18.8			—			0.2			15.9
Cash payments and other activity	(8.2		)	(0.6		)	(1.7		)	(3.8		)	(14.3		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	5.1		$	21.2		$	0.2		$	0.2		$	26.7

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Commodity contracts count	Mar. 31, 2013 Interest rate swap agreements	Mar. 31, 2013 Currency Exchange Rate Risk	Mar. 31, 2013 Equity contracts	Mar. 31, 2014 Equity contracts	Sep. 30, 2013 Equity contracts
Financial Instruments and Risk Management
Number of methods through which entity manages commodity price risk in connection with market price fluctuations of aluminum ingot			2
Notional amount of derivatives			$ 592	$ 256	$ 588
Period within which derivative will expire			5 years	5 years	2 years
Gain or loss on derivatives included in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax			17.7	0.5	0.3
Net loss expected to be recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings during the next 12 months			11.0		0.5
Change in company's stock price (in dollars per share)						$ 1
Impact of change in the company's stock price on pretax earnings						1.4
Notional value of the swap (in shares)							1,000,000	300,000
Combined fair value of the swaps						2.2
Aggregate fair value derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position	21.4	11.0
Collateral amount posted for derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position	$ 0	$ 0

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Receivables (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013
Receivables
Trade accounts receivable	$ 878.3	$ 986.9
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	(13.7)	(13.8)
Net trade accounts receivable	864.6	973.1
Other receivables	65.5	84.6
Receivables, net	930.1	1,057.7
Maximum available sale of the receivables under factoring program	90
Receivables sold under factoring program	$ 75.0	$ 78.2

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Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Inventories

Schedule of inventories

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Raw materials and supplies	$	397.0		$	426.7
Work-in-process and finished goods	796.2			664.5
Less inventory reserves	(49.6		)	(46.8		)
	$	1,143.6		$	1,044.4

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment

Schedule of property, plant and equipment

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Land	$	83.3		$	82.6
Buildings	956.6			934.3
Machinery and equipment	3,391.1			3,407.6
Construction-in-progress	265.2			240.6
	4,696.2			4,665.1
Accumulated depreciation	(2,402.7		)	(2,376.5		)
	$	2,293.5		$	2,288.6

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Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ball Corporation and its controlled affiliates, including its consolidated variable interest entities (collectively Ball, the company, we or our), and have been prepared by the company. Certain information and footnote disclosures, including critical and significant accounting policies normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, have been condensed or omitted for this quarterly presentation.

Results of operations for the periods shown are not necessarily indicative of results for the year, particularly in view of the seasonality in the packaging segments and the irregularity of contract revenues in the aerospace and technologies segment. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 22, 2013, pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 (annual report).

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. These estimates are based on historical experience and various assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. However, we believe that the financial statements reflect all adjustments which are of a normal and recurring nature and are necessary to fairly state the results of the interim periods.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified in order to conform to the current period presentation.

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Goodwill (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Goodwill

Schedule of goodwill

($ in millions)	Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas & Asia		Metal Beverage Packaging, Europe			Metal Food & Household Products Packaging			Aerospace & Technologies		Total
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	740.7	$	993.2		$	625.5		$	—	$	2,359.4
Business acquisition	—		—			0.1			12.5		12.6
Opening balance sheet adjustments	—		—			(17.7		)	—		(17.7		)
Effects of currency exchange rates	—		(29.8		)	(5.0		)	—		(34.8		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	740.7	$	963.4		$	602.9		$	12.5	$	2,319.5

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Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt

Schedule of condensed, consolidating statement of earnings

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
($ in millions)	Ball  Corporation			Guarantor  Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor  Subsidiaries			Eliminating  Adjustments			Consolidated  Total
Net sales	$	—		$	1,225.3		$	775.4		$	(9.7	)	$	1,991.0
Cost and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	(0.2		)	(1,035.6		)	(617.4		)	9.7			(1,643.5		)
Depreciation and amortization	(1.4		)	(30.9		)	(40.2		)	—			(72.5		)
Selling, general and administrative	(22.8		)	(47.8		)	(38.7		)	—			(109.3		)
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.8		)	(22.0		)	0.1			—			(22.7		)
Equity in results of subsidiaries	81.1			46.4			—			(127.5		)	—
Intercompany	42.2			(35.5		)	(6.7		)	—			—
	98.1			(1,125.4		)	(702.9		)	(117.8		)	(1,848.0		)
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	98.1			99.9			72.5			(127.5		)	143.0
Interest expense	(41.1		)	0.5			(4.2		)	—			(44.8		)
Earnings (loss) before taxes	57.0			100.4			68.3			(127.5		)	98.2
Tax provision	15.0			(17.7		)	(15.4		)	—			(18.1		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	—			(0.5		)	(0.3		)	—			(0.8		)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations	72.0			82.2			52.6			(127.5		)	79.3
Discontinued operations, net of tax	—			0.1			—			—			0.1
Net earnings (loss)	72.0			82.3			52.6			(127.5		)	79.4
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			(7.4		)	—			(7.4		)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Ball Corporation	$	72.0		$	82.3		$	45.2		$	(127.5	)	$	72.0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	25.3		$	44.9		$	(2.9	)	$	(42.0	)	$	25.3

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings
	For the Three Months Ended April 1, 2012
($ in millions)	Ball  Corporation			Guarantor  Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor  Subsidiaries			Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
Net sales	$	—		$	1,282.8		$	761.9		$	(2.0	)	$	2,042.7
Cost and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	—			(1,088.2		)	(601.5		)	2.0			(1,687.7		)
Depreciation and amortization	(1.3		)	(30.2		)	(37.5		)	—			(69.0		)
Selling, general and administrative	(22.1		)	(48.1		)	(29.4		)	—			(99.6		)
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.9		)	(1.7		)	(1.8		)	—			(4.4		)
Equity in results of subsidiaries	104.6			56.0			—			(160.6		)	—
Intercompany	42.0			(36.2		)	(5.8		)	—			—
	122.3			(1,148.4		)	(676.0		)	(158.6		)	(1,860.7		)
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	122.3			134.4			85.9			(160.6		)	182.0
Interest expense	(56.5		)	0.3			(4.2		)	—			(60.4		)
Earnings (loss) before taxes	65.8			134.7			81.7			(160.6		)	121.6
Tax provision	22.5			(32.1		)	(18.4		)	—			(28.0		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	—			0.2			(0.4		)	—			(0.2		)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations	88.3			102.8			62.9			(160.6		)	93.4
Discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(0.3		)	—			—			(0.3		)
Net earnings (loss)	88.3			102.5			62.9			(160.6		)	93.1
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			(4.8		)	—			(4.8		)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Ball Corporation	$	88.3		$	102.5		$	58.1		$	(160.6	)	$	88.3
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	151.5		$	163.1		$	102.7		$	(265.8	)	$	151.5

Schedule of condensed, consolidating balance sheet

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	At March 31, 2013
($ in millions)	Ball Corporation			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2.8		$	0.3		$	204.9		$	—		$	208.0
Receivables, net	4.3			174.0			879.4			—			1,057.7
Intercompany receivables	60.8			9.2			0.1			(70.1		)	—
Inventories, net	(0.3		)	675.0			468.9			—			1,143.6
Other current assets	41.9			100.1			71.4			—			213.4
Total current assets	109.5			958.6			1,624.7			(70.1		)	2,622.7
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	15.0			859.8			1,418.7			—			2,293.5
Investment in subsidiaries	3,938.5			1,977.7			78.7			(5,994.9		)	—
Goodwill	—			939.5			1,380.0			—			2,319.5
Intangibles and other assets, net	204.1			97.3			238.9			—			540.3
Total assets	$	4,267.1		$	4,832.9		$	4,741.0		$	(6,065.0	)	$	7,776.0
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	$	16.1		$	—		$	409.5		$	—		$	425.6
Accounts payable	8.8			491.7			415.3			—			915.8
Intercompany payables	(0.3		)	—			70.4			(70.1		)	—
Accrued employee costs	10.2			119.6			67.4			—			197.2
Other current liabilities	39.7			73.5			91.1			—			204.3
Total current liabilities	74.5			684.8			1,053.7			(70.1		)	1,742.9
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	2,770.9			—			634.4			—			3,405.3
Employee benefit obligations	296.4			456.9			395.6			—			1,148.9
Other liabilities	50.4			(341.2		)	512.2			—			221.4
Total liabilities	3,192.2			800.5			2,595.9			(70.1		)	6,518.5
Common stock	1,046.8			847.1			626.1			(1,473.2		)	1,046.8
Preferred stock	—			—			4.8			(4.8		)	—
Retained earnings	3,633.9			3,518.1			1,377.6			(4,895.7		)	3,633.9
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(399.1		)	(332.8		)	(46.0		)	378.8			(399.1		)
Treasury stock, at cost	(3,206.7		)	—			—			—			(3,206.7		)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders’ equity	1,074.9			4,032.4			1,962.5			(5,994.9		)	1,074.9
Noncontrolling interests	—			—			182.6			—			182.6
Total shareholders’ equity	1,074.9			4,032.4			2,145.1			(5,994.9		)	1,257.5
Total liabilties and shareholders’ equity	$	4,267.1		$	4,832.9		$	4,741.0		$	(6,065.0	)	$	7,776.0

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	At December 31, 2012
($ in millions)	Ball Corporation			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	0.2		$	0.3		$	173.6	$	—		$	174.1
Receivables, net	11.8			182.9			735.4		—			930.1
Intercompany receivables	66.5			8.8			—		(75.3		)	—
Inventories, net	(0.8		)	623.7			421.5		—			1,044.4
Other current assets	20.4			96.8			73.6		—			190.8
Total current assets	98.1			912.5			1,404.1		(75.3		)	2,339.4
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	9.3			854.4			1,424.9		—			2,288.6
Investment in subsidiaries	3,890.8			1,982.3			78.6		(5,951.7		)	—
Goodwill	—			927.0			1,432.4		—			2,359.4
Intangibles and other assets, net	195.0			98.6			226.1		—			519.7
Total assets	$	4,193.2		$	4,774.8		$	4,566.1	$	(6,027.0	)	$	7,507.1
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	$	25.1		$	—		$	194.7	$	—		$	219.8
Accounts payable	12.8			461.4			472.7		—			946.9
Intercompany payables	—			0.6			74.7		(75.3		)	—
Accrued employee costs	27.0			173.5			77.9		—			278.4
Other current liabilities	57.9			93.0			89.8		—			240.7
Total current liabilities	122.8			728.5			909.8		(75.3		)	1,685.8
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	2,565.4			—			519.9		—			3,085.3
Employee benefit obligations	300.5			526.8			410.8		—			1,238.1
Other non-current liabilities	89.9			(467.9		)	585.9		—			207.9
Total liabilities	3,078.6			787.4			2,426.4		(75.3		)	6,217.1
Common stock	1,026.3			847.1			624.9		(1,472.0		)	1,026.3
Preferred stock	—			—			4.8		(4.8		)	—
Retained earnings	3,580.8			3,435.7			1,332.5		(4,768.2		)	3,580.8
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(352.4		)	(295.4		)	2.1		293.3			(352.4		)
Treasury stock, at cost	(3,140.1		)	—			—		—			(3,140.1		)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders’ equity	1,114.6			3,987.4			1,964.3		(5,951.7		)	1,114.6
Noncontrolling interests	—			—			175.4		—			175.4
Total shareholders’ equity	1,114.6			3,987.4			2,139.7		(5,951.7		)	1,290.0
Total liabilties and shareholders’ equity	$	4,193.2		$	4,774.8		$	4,566.1	$	(6,027.0	)	$	7,507.1

Schedule of condensed, consolidating statement of cash flows

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
($ in millions)	Ball Corporation			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Total
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	$	(107.3	)	$	44.2		$	(259.5	)	$	(322.6	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	—			(2.0		)	—			(2.0		)
Total cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(107.3		)	42.2			(259.5		)	(324.6		)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(1.3		)	(29.5		)	(57.9		)	(88.7		)
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired	—			(12.5		)	(0.1		)	(12.6		)
Other, net	(6.4		)	(0.2		)	(1.4		)	(8.0		)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(7.7		)	(42.2		)	(59.4		)	(109.3		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	260.0			—			165.5			425.5
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(55.1		)	—			(56.0		)	(111.1		)
Net change in short-term borrowings	(9.0		)	—			240.2			231.2
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	3.4			—			—			3.4
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(69.2		)	—			—			(69.2		)
Common dividends	(19.3		)	—			—			(19.3		)
Other, net	8.9			—			(0.4		)	8.5
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	119.7			—			349.3			469.0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(2.1		)	—			0.9			(1.2		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	2.6			—			31.3			33.9
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	0.2			0.3			173.6			174.1
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	$	2.8		$	0.3		$	204.9		$	208.0

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Three Months Ended April 1, 2012
($ in millions)	Ball Corporation			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Total
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	$	(312.6	)	$	23.1		$	71.7		$	(217.8	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	—			(0.5		)	—			(0.5		)
Total cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(312.6		)	22.6			71.7			(218.3		)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	—			(22.4		)	(53.6		)	(76.0		)
Other, net	(4.9		)	0.9			(6.7		)	(10.7		)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(4.9		)	(21.5		)	(60.3		)	(86.7		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	1,140.0			0.1			—			1,140.1
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(632.8		)	(0.1		)	(3.2		)	(636.1		)
Net change in short-term borrowings	11.0			—			(41.9		)	(30.9		)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	19.7			—			—			19.7
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(210.8		)	—			—			(210.8		)
Common dividends	(15.6		)	—			—			(15.6		)
Other, net	(14.9		)	—			—			(14.9		)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	296.6			—			(45.1		)	251.5
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	2.4			0.5			(8.4		)	(5.5		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(18.5		)	1.6			(42.1		)	(59.0		)
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	24.0			0.5			141.3			165.8
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	$	5.5		$	2.1		$	99.2		$	106.8

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Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Earnings (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 03, 2012	May 31, 2012	Feb. 29, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012	Nov. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2011	Nov. 02, 2011
Share repurchase agreement
Accelerated share repurchase agreement amount			$ 200			$ 100
Weighted average price per share for the contract period		$ 40.66		$ 34.66
Advance payment under agreement	$ 200						$ 100
Shares received (in shares)	4,584,819	334,039		361,615	2,523,836
Percentage of treasury stock acquired of total stock	90.00%						90.00%

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
Net sales	$ 1,991.0	$ 2,042.7
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	(1,643.5)	(1,687.7)
Depreciation and amortization	(72.5)	(69.0)
Selling, general and administrative	(109.3)	(99.6)
Business consolidation and other activities	(22.7)	(4.4)
Total costs and expenses	(1,848.0)	(1,860.7)
Earnings before interest and taxes	143.0	182.0
Interest expense	(44.8)	(45.3)
Debt refinancing costs		(15.1)
Total interest expense	(44.8)	(60.4)
Earnings before taxes	98.2	121.6
Tax provision	(18.1)	(28.0)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	(0.8)	(0.2)
Net earnings from continuing operations	79.3	93.4
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0.1	(0.3)
Net earnings	79.4	93.1
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7.4)	(4.8)
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	72.0	88.3
Amounts attributable to Ball Corporation:
Continuing operations	71.9	88.6
Discontinued operations	0.1	(0.3)
Net earnings	$ 72.0	$ 88.3
Earnings per share:
Basic - continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.56
Basic - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00
Total basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.56
Diluted - continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.55
Diluted - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00
Total diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.55

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Inventories (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Inventories
Raw materials and supplies	$ 397.0	$ 426.7
Work in process and finished goods	796.2	664.5
Less inventory reserves	(49.6)	(46.8)
Inventories, net	$ 1,143.6	$ 1,044.4

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Common stock, shares issued	329,576,598	329,014,589
Treasury stock, shares	180,744,373	179,285,288

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Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 1992 Environmental litigation with respect to Lowry Landfill site entity	Mar. 31, 2013 Waste Management litigation
Contingencies
Approximate number of other companies named in a lawsuit with respect to Lowry Landfill	38
Response cost related to site, minimum before the company may be asked to make payments		$ 319
Period before projected completion of project when response cost is expected to exceed minimum amount		3 years
Estimated additional cleanup costs		10
Estimated additional site costs for the potentially responsible party (PRP) group		$ 1

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Employee Benefit Obligations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Employee Benefit Obligations

Schedule of employee benefit obligations

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Underfunded defined benefit pension liabilities, net	$	738.0		$	820.2
Less current portion and prepaid pension assets	(22.6		)	(25.0		)
Long-term defined benefit pension liabilities	715.4			795.2
Retiree medical and other postemployment benefits	177.4			177.0
Deferred compensation plans	233.9			237.8
Other	22.2			28.1
	$	1,148.9		$	1,238.1

Components of net periodic benefit cost

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013									April 1, 2012
($ in millions)	U.S.			Foreign			Total			U.S.			Foreign			Total
Ball-sponsored plans:
Service cost	$	12.3		$	2.5		$	14.8		$	11.7		$	2.0		$	13.7
Interest cost	13.8			5.9			19.7			14.1			7.3			21.4
Expected return on plan assets	(19.3		)	(3.4		)	(22.7		)	(18.5		)	(4.3		)	(22.8		)
Amortization of prior service cost	—			(0.1		)	(0.1		)	0.2			(0.1		)	0.1
Recognized net actuarial loss	10.6			1.3			11.9			8.5			1.8			10.3
Curtailment loss (a)	4.6			—			4.6			—			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost for Ball-sponsored plans	22.0			6.2			28.2			16.0			6.7			22.7
Multiemployer plans:
Net periodic benefit cost, excluding curtailment loss	0.7			—			0.7			0.7			—			0.7
Curtailment loss (a)	3.9			—			3.9			—			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost for multi-employer plans	4.6			—			4.6			0.7			—			0.7
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	26.6		$	6.2		$	32.8		$	16.7		$	6.7		$	23.4

(a) Curtailments losses are related to the closure of the company’s Elgin, Illinois, plant. Further details are available in Note 5.

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Earnings and Dividends Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings and Dividends Per Share

Earnings and Dividends Per Share

15.  Earnings and Dividends Per Share

	Three Months Ended
($ in millions, except per share amounts;	March 31,		April 1,
shares in thousands)	2013		2012
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	72.0	$	88.3
Basic weighted average common shares	148,976		157,530
Effect of dilutive securities	3,340		3,415
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share	152,316		160,945
Per basic share	$	0.48	$	0.56
Per diluted share	$	0.47	$	0.55

Certain outstanding options were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because they were anti-dilutive (i.e., the sum of the proceeds, including the unrecognized compensation and windfall tax benefits, exceeded the average closing stock price for the period). The options excluded totaled 1,364,870 and 2,729,010 in the three months ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012, respectively.

The company declared and paid dividends of $0.13 per share in the first quarter of 2013 and $0.10 per share in the first quarter of 2012.

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Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Earnings (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Earnings

Schedule of activity related to accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)

($ in millions)	Foreign Currency Translation			Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Net of Tax)			Effective Derivatives (Net of Tax)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	117.5		$	(461.0	)	$	(8.9	)	$	(352.4	)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) before reclassifications	(45.1		)	0.8			(6.1		)	(50.4		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	—			7.2			(3.5		)	3.7
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	72.4		$	(453.0	)	$	(18.5	)	$	(399.1	)

Information related to amounts recognized into net eranings from AOCI

	Three Months Ended
($ in millions)	March 31, 2013
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
Commodity contracts recorded in net sales	$	(0.6	)
Commodity contracts and currency exchange contracts recorded in cost of sales	(4.3		)
Interest rate contracts recorded in interest expense	(0.3		)
Total before tax effect	(5.2		)
Tax benefit (expense) on amounts reclassified into earnings	1.7
	$	(3.5	)
Amortization of pension and other postretirement benefits (a):
Prior service costs	$	(0.1	)
Actuarial gains (losses)	11.9
Total before tax effect	11.8
Tax benefit (expense) on amounts reclassified into earnings	(4.6		)
	$	7.2

(a)  These components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost included in Note 12.

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Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Contingencies

Contingencies

17.  Contingencies

Ball is subject to numerous lawsuits, claims or proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of business, including actions related to product liability; personal injury; the use and performance of company products; warranty matters; patent, trademark or other intellectual property infringement; contractual liability; the conduct of the company’s business; tax reporting in domestic and foreign jurisdictions; workplace safety; and environmental and other matters. The company has also been identified as a potentially responsible party (PRP) at several waste disposal sites under U.S. federal and related state environmental statutes and regulations and may have joint and several liability for any investigation and remediation costs incurred with respect to such sites. Some of these lawsuits, claims and proceedings involve substantial amounts, including as described below, and some of the environmental proceedings involve potential monetary costs or sanctions that may be material. Ball has denied liability with respect to many of these lawsuits, claims and proceedings and is vigorously defending such lawsuits, claims and proceedings. The company carries various forms of commercial, property and casualty, and other forms of insurance; however, such insurance may not be applicable or adequate to cover the costs associated with a judgment against Ball with respect to these lawsuits, claims and proceedings. The company does not believe that these lawsuits, claims and proceedings are material individually or in the aggregate. While management believes the company has established adequate accruals for expected future liability with respect to pending lawsuits, claims and proceedings, where the nature and extent of any such liability can be reasonably estimated based upon then presently available information, there can be no assurance that the final resolution of any existing or future lawsuits, claims or proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the liquidity, results of operations or financial condition of the company.

As previously reported, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) considers the company a PRP with respect to the Lowry Landfill site located east of Denver, Colorado. In 1992, the company was served with a lawsuit filed by the City and County of Denver (Denver) and Waste Management of Colorado, Inc., seeking contributions from the company and approximately 38 other companies. The company filed its answer denying the allegations of the complaint. Subsequently in 1992, the company was served with a third-party complaint filed by S.W. Shattuck Chemical Company, Inc., seeking contribution from the company and other companies for the costs associated with cleaning up the Lowry Landfill. The company denied the allegations of the complaint.

Also in 1992, Ball entered into a settlement and indemnification agreement with Chemical Waste Management, Inc., and Waste Management of Colorado, Inc. (collectively Waste Management) and Denver pursuant to which Waste Management and Denver dismissed their lawsuit against the company, and Waste Management agreed to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the company from claims and lawsuits brought by governmental agencies and other parties relating to actions seeking contributions or remedial costs from the company for the cleanup of the site. Waste Management, Inc., has agreed to guarantee the obligations of Waste Management. Waste Management and Denver may seek additional payments from the company if the response costs related to the site exceed $319 million. In 2003 Waste Management, Inc., indicated that the cost of the site might exceed $319 million in 2030, approximately three years before the projected completion of the project. The company might also be responsible for payments (based on 1992 dollars) for any additional wastes that may have been disposed of by the company at the site but which are identified after the execution of the settlement agreement. While remediating the site, contaminants were encountered, which could add an additional cleanup cost of approximately $10 million. This additional cleanup cost could, in turn, add approximately $1 million to total site costs for the PRP group.

At this time, there are no Lowry Landfill actions in which the company is actively involved. Based on the information available to the company at this time, we do not believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect upon the liquidity, results of operations or financial condition of the company.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net earnings	$ 79.4	$ 93.1
Discontinued operations, net of tax	(0.1)	0.3
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	72.5	69.0
Business consolidation and other activities	22.7	4.4
Deferred tax provision	9.6	9.1
Other, net	(56.4)	(66.4)
Changes in working capital components	(450.3)	(327.3)
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	(322.6)	(217.8)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	(2.0)	(0.5)
Total cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(324.6)	(218.3)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(88.7)	(76.0)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(12.6)
Other, net	(8.0)	(10.7)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(109.3)	(86.7)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Long-term borrowings	425.5	1,140.1
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(111.1)	(636.1)
Net change in short-term borrowings	231.2	(30.9)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	3.4	19.7
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(69.2)	(210.8)
Common dividends	(19.3)	(15.6)
Other, net	8.5	(14.9)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	469.0	251.5
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(1.2)	(5.5)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	33.9	(59.0)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	174.1	165.8
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$ 208.0	$ 106.8

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013		Apr. 01, 2012
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS
Net earnings	$ 79.4		$ 93.1
Other comprehensive earnings:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(45.1)		39.9
Pension and other postretirement benefits	8.0	[1]	6.1	[1]
Effective financial derivatives	(9.6)	[2]	18.2	[2]
Total comprehensive earnings	32.7		157.3
Less comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7.4)		(5.8)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$ 25.3		$ 151.5

[1] Net of tax expense of $4.6 million and $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012, respectively.

[2] Net of tax expense (benefit) of $(1.6) million and $11.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012, respectively.

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Intangibles and Other Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Intangibles and Other Assets

Intangibles and Other Assets

10. Intangibles and Other Assets

	March 31,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2013		2012
Investment in affiliates	$	31.5	$	32.2
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $73.0 million at March 31, 2013, and $68.1 million at December 31, 2012)	176.3		162.9
Capitalized software (net of accumulated amortization of $81.2 million at March 31, 2013, and $78.4 million at December 31, 2012)	52.0		50.4
Company and trust-owned life insurance	131.5		114.7
Deferred financing costs	35.5		37.3
Other	113.5		122.2
	$	540.3	$	519.7

Total amortization expense of intangible assets amounted to $8.7 million and $4.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012, respectively.

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Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	BALL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000009389
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		148,762,548
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1

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Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Debt

Debt

11. Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2013					December 31, 2012
	In Local					In Local
($ in millions)	Currency		In U.S. $			Currency		In U.S. $
Notes Payable
7.125% Senior Notes, due September 2016	$	375.0	$	375.0		$	375.0	$	375.0
7.375% Senior Notes, due September 2019	$	325.0	325.0			$	325.0	325.0
6.75% Senior Notes, due September 2020	$	500.0	500.0			$	500.0	500.0
5.75% Senior Notes, due May 2021	$	500.0	500.0			$	500.0	500.0
5.00% Senior Notes, due March 2022	$	750.0	750.0			$	750.0	750.0
Senior Credit Facilities, due December 2015 (at variable rates)
Term A Loan, U.S. dollar denominated	$	125.0	125.0			$	125.0	125.0
Term B Loan, British sterling denominated	£	38.2	58.1			£	46.5	75.2
Term C Loan, euro denominated	€	83.8	107.4			€	91.3	120.6
Multi-currency revolver, U.S. dollar denominated	$	205.0	205.0			$	—	—
Multi-currency revolver, euro denominated	€	219.0	280.7			€	159.0	210.1
Latapack-Ball Notes Payable (at various rates and terms)	$	237.1	237.1			$	176.1	176.1
Other (including discounts and premiums)	Various		25.8			Various		32.4
			3,489.1					3,189.4
Less: Current portion of long-term debt			(83.8		)			(104.1		)
			$	3,405.3				$	3,085.3

The senior credit facilities bear interest at variable rates and include the term loans described in the table above, as well as a long-term, multi-currency committed revolving credit facility that provides the company with up to the U.S. dollar equivalent of $1 billion. At March 31, 2013, taking into account outstanding letters of credit and facility borrowings, approximately $494 million was available under the company’s long-term, multi-currency committed revolving credit facilities, which are available until December 2015. In addition to the long-term, multi-currency committed credit facilities, the company had approximately $635 million of short-term uncommitted credit facilities available at the end of the quarter, of which $170.7 million was outstanding and due on demand.

In August 2011, the company entered into an accounts receivable securitization agreement for a term of three years, which was amended in September 2012. The maximum the company can borrow under the amended agreement can vary between $110 million and $235 million depending on the seasonal accounts receivable balances in the company’s North American packaging businesses. At March 31, 2013, $171.0 million were sold under the securitization agreement. There were no accounts receivable sold under this agreement at December 31, 2012. Borrowings under the securitization agreement are included within short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt on the balance sheet.

The fair value of the long-term debt at March 31, 2013, and at December 31, 2012, approximated its carrying value. The fair value reflects the market rates at each period end for debt with credit ratings similar to the company’s ratings. Rates currently available to the company for loans with similar terms and maturities are used to estimate the fair value of long-term debt based on discounted cash flows.

On March 9, 2012, Ball issued $750 million of 5.00 percent senior notes due in March 2022. On the same date, the company tendered for the redemption of its 6.625 percent senior notes originally due in March 2018 in the amount of $450 million, at a redemption price per note of 102.583 percent of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest. The company redeemed $392.7 million during the first quarter of 2012, and the remaining $57.3 million was redeemed during the second quarter. The redemption of the bonds resulted in a charge of $15.1 million for the call premium and the write off of unamortized financing costs and premiums. The charge is included as a component of interest expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of earnings.

The senior notes and senior credit facilities are guaranteed on a full, unconditional and joint and several basis by certain of the company’s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries. Certain foreign denominated tranches of the senior credit facilities are similarly guaranteed by certain of the company’s wholly owned foreign subsidiaries. Note 19 contains further details, as well as required unaudited condensed consolidating financial information for the company, segregating the guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries as defined in the senior notes agreements.

The U.S. note agreements, bank credit agreement and accounts receivable securitization agreement contain certain restrictions relating to dividend payments, share repurchases, investments, financial ratios, guarantees and the incurrence of additional indebtedness. The most restrictive of the company’s debt covenants require the company to maintain an interest coverage ratio (as defined in the agreements) of no less than 3.50 and a leverage ratio (as defined) of no greater than 4.00.  The company was in compliance with all loan agreements and debt covenants at March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, and has met all debt payment obligations.

The Latapack-Ball debt facilities contain various covenants and restrictions but are non-recourse to Ball Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS
Pension and other postretirement benefits, tax expense	$ 4.6	$ 4.2
Effective financial derivatives, tax expense (benefit)	$ (1.6)	$ 11.6

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Business Consolidation Activities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Business Consolidation Activities

Business Consolidation Activities

5. Business Consolidation Activities

Following is a summary of business consolidation and other activity charges included in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of earnings:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	(1.5	)	$	(1.7	)
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	(1.7		)	(1.8		)
Metal food & household products packaging	(18.8		)	—
Corporate and other	(0.7		)	(0.9		)
	$	(22.7	)	$	(4.4	)

2013

Metal Food and Household Products Packaging

During the first quarter, the company announced that it will close its Elgin, Illinois, food and household products packaging facility in December 2013. A charge of $20.8 million was recorded in connection with the planned closure, which was composed of $16.5 million for severance, pension and other employee benefits; $4.3 million for the accelerated depreciation on assets to be abandoned and other closure costs. Additional charges of approximately $12 million are expected to be recorded during the remainder of 2013. The Elgin plant produces steel aerosol and specialty cans, as well as flat steel sheet used by other Ball facilities. The plant’s production capabilities will be supplied by other Ball food and household products packaging facilities.

Also in the first quarter, income of $2.0 million was accrued related to the reimbursement of funds paid in 2012 for the settlement of certain Canadian defined benefit pension liabilities related to previously closed facilities.

Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas and Asia

The first quarter of 2013 included net charges of $1.5 million, primarily for ongoing costs related to the previously announced closures of Ball’s Columbus, Ohio, and Gainesville, Florida, facilities and voluntary separation programs. Additional charges of approximately $10 million are expected to be recorded during the remainder of 2013.

Metal Beverage Packaging, Europe, and Corporate

During the first quarter, the company recorded charges of $2.4 million, primarily for implementation costs incurred in connection with the third quarter 2012 relocation of the company’s European headquarters from Germany to Switzerland.

2012

Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas and Asia

The first quarter of 2012 included net charges of $1.7 million for ongoing costs related to previously closed facilities.

Metal Beverage Packaging, Europe, and Corporate

Also during the first quarter, the company recorded charges of $2.5 million for implementation costs incurred in connection with the relocation of the company’s European headquarters from Germany to Switzerland, which was completed during the third quarter of 2012.

An additional $0.2 million of net charges were recorded in the first quarter of 2012, primarily to reflect individually insignificant charges related to previously announced business consolidation and other activities.

Following is a summary by segment of the activity in the business consolidation reserves:

($ in millions)	Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas & Asia			Metal Food & Household Products Packaging			Aerospace & Technologies			Corporate and Other Costs			Total
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	16.4		$	3.0		$	1.9		$	3.8		$	25.1
Charges to earnings	(3.1		)	18.8			—			0.2			15.9
Cash payments and other activity	(8.2		)	(0.6		)	(1.7		)	(3.8		)	(14.3		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	5.1		$	21.2		$	0.2		$	0.2		$	26.7

The carrying value of assets held for sale in connection with facility closures was $30.5 million at March 31, 2013, and $31.4 million at December 31, 2012.

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Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Acquisitions

Acquisitions

4.   Acquisitions

Envases del Plata S.A. de C.V. (Envases)

In December 2012, the company acquired Envases, a leading producer of extruded aluminum aerosol packaging in Mexico with a single manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosí, for cash of $55.9 million, net of cash acquired, and assumed debt of $72.7 million. The facility produces extruded aluminum aerosol containers for personal care and household products for customers in North, Central and South America and employs approximately 150 people. The acquisition is expected to provide a platform to grow the company’s existing North American extruded aluminum business, providing a new end market for the company’s products, including the company’s ReAlTM technology that enables the use of recycled material and meaningful lightweighting in the manufacture of extruded aluminum packaging. Based on the preliminary purchase price allocation, goodwill of $61.4 million was recorded at March 31, 2013. The acquisition of Envases is not material to the metal food and household products packaging segment.

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Financial Instruments and Risk Management

Financial Instruments and Risk Management

16.  Financial Instruments and Risk Management

The company employs established risk management policies and procedures, which seek to reduce the company’s commercial risk exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and prices of the company’s common stock with regard to common share repurchases and the company’s deferred compensation stock plan. However, there can be no assurance that these policies and procedures will be successful. Although the instruments utilized involve varying degrees of credit, market and interest risk, the counterparties to the agreements are expected to perform fully under the terms of the agreements. The company monitors counterparty credit risk, including lenders, on a regular basis, but Ball cannot be certain that all risks will be discerned or that its risk management policies and procedures will always be effective. Additionally, in the event of default under the company’s master derivative agreements, the non-defaulting party has the option to set-off any amounts owed with regard to open derivative positions.

Commodity Price Risk

Aluminum

The company manages commodity price risk in connection with market price fluctuations of aluminum ingot through two different methods. First, the company enters into container sales contracts that include aluminum ingot-based pricing terms that generally reflect the same price fluctuations under commercial purchase contracts for aluminum sheet. The terms include fixed, floating or pass-through aluminum ingot component pricing. Second, the company uses certain derivative instruments such as option and forward contracts as economic and cash flow hedges of commodity price risk where there is not an arrangement in the sales contract to match underlying purchase volumes and pricing with sales volumes and pricing.

The company had aluminum contracts limiting its aluminum exposure with notional amounts of approximately $592 million at March 31, 2013. The aluminum contracts include economic derivative instruments that are undesignated and receive mark to fair value accounting treatment, as well as cash flow hedges that offset sales contracts of various terms and lengths. Cash flow hedges relate to forecasted transactions that expire within the next five years. Included in shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2013, within accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) is a net after-tax loss of $17.7 million associated with these contracts. A net loss of $11.0 million is expected to be recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings during the next 12 months, the majority of which will be offset by pricing changes in sales and purchase contracts, thus resulting in little or no earnings impact to Ball.

Steel

Most sales contracts involving our steel products either include provisions permitting the company to pass through some or all steel cost changes incurred, or they incorporate annually negotiated steel prices.

Interest Rate Risk

The company’s objective in managing exposure to interest rate changes is to minimize the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, the company may use a variety of interest rate swaps, collars and options to manage our mix of floating and fixed-rate debt. Interest rate instruments held by the company at March 31, 2013, included pay-fixed interest rate swaps, which effectively convert variable rate obligations to fixed-rate instruments.

At March 31, 2013, the company had outstanding interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts of approximately $256 million paying fixed rates expiring within the next five years. Included in shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2013, within accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss), is a net after-tax loss of $0.5 million associated with these contracts, all of which is expected to be recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings during the next 12 months.

Currency Exchange Rate Risk

The company’s objective in managing exposure to currency fluctuations is to limit the exposure of cash flows and earnings from changes associated with currency exchange rate changes through the use of various derivative contracts. In addition, at times the company manages earnings translation volatility through the use of currency option strategies, and the change in the fair value of those options is recorded in the company’s net earnings. The company’s currency translation risk results from the currencies in which we transact business. The company faces currency exposures in our global operations as a result of various factors including intercompany currency denominated loans, selling our products in various currencies, purchasing raw materials in various currencies and tax exposures not denominated in the functional currency. Sales contracts are negotiated with customers to reflect cost changes and, where there is not an exchange pass-through arrangement, the company uses forward and option contracts to manage currency exposures. At March 31, 2013, the company had outstanding exchange forward contracts and option contracts with notional amounts totaling approximately $588 million. Approximately $0.3 million of net after-tax loss related to these contracts is included in accumulated other comprehensive earnings at March 31, 2013, of which a net loss of $0.5 million is expected to be recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings during the next 12 months. The contracts outstanding at March 31, 2013, expire within the next two years.

Common Stock Price Risk

The company’s deferred compensation stock program is subject to variable plan accounting and, accordingly, is marked to fair value using the company’s closing stock price at the end of the related reporting period. Based on current share levels in the program, each $1 change in the company’s stock price has an impact of $1.4 million on pretax earnings. During March and September 2011, the company entered into total return swaps to reduce the company’s earnings exposure to these fair value fluctuations, which were renewed in February 2013 and July 2012 and will be outstanding until March 2014 and September 2013, respectively. The swaps have a notional value of 1 million shares and 300,000 shares, respectively. As of March 31, 2013, the combined fair value of these swaps was a $2.2 million gain. All gains and losses on the total return swaps are recorded in the consolidated statement of earnings in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Collateral Calls

The company’s agreements with its financial counterparties require the company to post collateral in certain circumstances when the negative mark to fair value of the contracts exceeds specified levels. Additionally, the company has collateral posting arrangements with certain customers on these derivative contracts. The cash flows of the margin calls are shown within the investing section of the company’s consolidated statements of cash flows. As of March 31, 2013, the aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position was $21.4 million and no collateral was required to be posted. As of December 31, 2012, the aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position was $11.0 million and no collateral was required to be posted.

Fair Value Measurements

The company has classified all applicable financial derivative assets and liabilities as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and presented those values in the tables below. The company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of March 31, 2013

($ in millions)	Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments		Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments		Total
Assets:
Commodity contracts	$	3.6	$	1.9	$	5.5
Foreign currency contracts	0.9		5.3		6.2
Other contracts	—		2.2		2.2
Total current derivative contracts	$	4.5	$	9.4	$	13.9
Commodity contracts	$	1.2	$	—	$	1.2
Foreign currency contracts	0.4		—		0.4
Total noncurrent derivative contracts	$	1.6	$	—	$	1.6
Liabilities:
Commodity contracts	$	14.0	$	2.1	$	16.1
Foreign currency contracts	1.3		2.1		3.4
Interest rate and other contracts	0.8		—		0.8
Total current derivative contracts	$	16.1	$	4.2	$	20.3
Noncurrent commodity contracts	$	10.6	$	—	$	10.6
Interest rate contracts	0.5		—		0.5
Total noncurrent derivative contracts	$	11.1	$	—	$	11.1

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2012

($ in millions)	Derivatives Designated As Hedging Instruments		Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging Instruments		Total
Assets:
Commodity contracts	$	9.2	$	1.0	$	10.2
Foreign currency contracts	0.1		2.3		2.4
Other current contracts	—		0.6		0.6
Total current derivative contracts	$	9.3	$	3.9	$	13.2
Noncurrent commodity contracts	$	4.2	$	—	$	4.2
Liabilities:
Commodity contracts	$	9.0	$	0.7	$	9.7
Foreign currency contracts	2.5		5.2		7.7
Interest rate and other contracts	1.0		—		1.0
Total current derivative contracts	$	12.5	$	5.9	$	18.4
Noncurrent commodity contracts	$	5.4	$	—	$	5.4
Interest rate contracts	0.5		—		0.5
Foreign currency contracts	0.4		—		0.4
Total noncurrent derivative contracts	$	6.3	$	—	$	6.3

The company uses closing spot and forward market prices as published by the London Metal Exchange, the New York Mercantile Exchange, Reuters and Bloomberg to determine the fair value of its aluminum, currency, energy and interest rate spot and forward contracts. Option contracts are valued using a Black-Scholes model with observable market inputs for aluminum, currency and interest rates. The company values each financial instrument either internally using a single valuation technique or from a reliable observable market source. The company does not adjust the value of its financial instruments except in determining the fair value of a trade that settles in the future by discounting the value to its present value using 12-month LIBOR as the discount factor. Ball performs validations of our internally derived fair values reported for our financial instruments on a quarterly basis utilizing counterparty valuation statements. The company additionally evaluates counterparty creditworthiness and, as of March 31, 2013, has not identified any circumstances requiring that the reported values of our financial instruments be adjusted.

Net receivables related to the European scrap metal program totaling $15.3 million at March 31, 2013, and $16.7 million at December 31, 2012, were classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013						April 1, 2012
($ in millions)	Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount From Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Gain (Loss)			Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated As Hedge Instruments			Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount From Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Gain (Loss)			Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated As Hedge Instruments
Commodity contracts (a)	$	(4.4	)	$	(0.8	)	$	(10.0	)	$	2.1
Interest rate contracts (b)	(0.3		)	—			—			—
Inflation option contracts (c)	—			—			—			(0.1		)
Foreign currency contracts (d)	(0.5		)	0.3			(0.2		)	(3.3		)
Equity contracts (e)	—			1.7			—			2.6
Total	$	(5.2	)	$	1.2		$	(10.2	)	$	1.3

(a) Gains and losses on commodity contracts are recorded in sales and cost of sales in the statements of earnings. Virtually all these expenses were passed through to our customers, resulting in no significant impact to earnings.

(b) Gains and losses on interest contracts are recorded in interest expense in the statements of earnings.

(c) Gains and losses on inflation options are recorded in cost of sales in the statements of earnings.

(d) Gains and losses on foreign currency contracts to hedge the sales of products are recorded in cost of sales. Gains and losses on foreign currency hedges used for translation between segments are reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings.

(e) Gains and losses on equity contracts are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings.

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) for effective derivatives were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Amounts reclassified into earnings:
Commodity contracts	$	4.4		$	10.0
Interest rate and currency exchange contracts	0.8			0.2
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges:
Commodity contracts	(19.3		)	17.8
Interest rate and currency exchange contracts	2.5			(0.2		)
Foreign currency and tax impacts	2.0			(10.6		)
	$	(9.6	)	$	17.2

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Employee Benefit Obligations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Employee Benefit Obligations

Employee Benefit Obligations

12. Employee Benefit Obligations

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Underfunded defined benefit pension liabilities, net	$	738.0		$	820.2
Less current portion and prepaid pension assets	(22.6		)	(25.0		)
Long-term defined benefit pension liabilities	715.4			795.2
Retiree medical and other postemployment benefits	177.4			177.0
Deferred compensation plans	233.9			237.8
Other	22.2			28.1
	$	1,148.9		$	1,238.1

Components of net periodic benefit cost associated with the company’s defined benefit pension plans were:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013									April 1, 2012
($ in millions)	U.S.			Foreign			Total			U.S.			Foreign			Total
Ball-sponsored plans:
Service cost	$	12.3		$	2.5		$	14.8		$	11.7		$	2.0		$	13.7
Interest cost	13.8			5.9			19.7			14.1			7.3			21.4
Expected return on plan assets	(19.3		)	(3.4		)	(22.7		)	(18.5		)	(4.3		)	(22.8		)
Amortization of prior service cost	—			(0.1		)	(0.1		)	0.2			(0.1		)	0.1
Recognized net actuarial loss	10.6			1.3			11.9			8.5			1.8			10.3
Curtailment loss (a)	4.6			—			4.6			—			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost for Ball-sponsored plans	22.0			6.2			28.2			16.0			6.7			22.7
Multiemployer plans:
Net periodic benefit cost, excluding curtailment loss	0.7			—			0.7			0.7			—			0.7
Curtailment loss (a)	3.9			—			3.9			—			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost for multi-employer plans	4.6			—			4.6			0.7			—			0.7
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	26.6		$	6.2		$	32.8		$	16.7		$	6.7		$	23.4

(a) Curtailments losses are related to the closure of the company’s Elgin, Illinois, plant. Further details are available in Note 5.

Contributions to the company’s defined global benefit pension plans, not including the unfunded German plans, were $81.8 million in the first three months of 2013 ($97.3 million in 2012). The total contributions to these funded plans are expected to be approximately $95 million for the full year. This estimate may change based on changes in the Pension Protection Act and actual plan asset performance, among other factors. Payments to participants in the unfunded German plans were $5.6 million (€4.2 million) in the first three months of 2013 and are expected to be approximately $22 million (approximately €17 million) for the full year.

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Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment

8. Property, Plant and Equipment

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Land	$	83.3		$	82.6
Buildings	956.6			934.3
Machinery and equipment	3,391.1			3,407.6
Construction-in-progress	265.2			240.6
	4,696.2			4,665.1
Accumulated depreciation	(2,402.7		)	(2,376.5		)
	$	2,293.5		$	2,288.6

Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical or acquired cost. Depreciation expense amounted to $63.8 million and $64.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012, respectively.

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Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012
CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
Net sales	$ 1,991.0	$ 2,042.7
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	(1,643.5)	(1,687.7)
Depreciation and amortization	(72.5)	(69.0)
Selling, general and administrative	(109.3)	(99.6)
Business consolidation and other activities	(22.7)	(4.4)
Total costs and expenses	(1,848.0)	(1,860.7)
Earnings before interest and taxes	143.0	182.0
Interest expense	(44.8)	(60.4)
Earnings before taxes	98.2	121.6
Tax provision	(18.1)	(28.0)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	(0.8)	(0.2)
Net earnings from continuing operations	79.3	93.4
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0.1	(0.3)
Net earnings	79.4	93.1
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7.4)	(4.8)
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	72.0	88.3
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	25.3	151.5
Ball Corporation
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	(0.2)
Depreciation and amortization	(1.4)	(1.3)
Selling, general and administrative	(22.8)	(22.1)
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.8)	(0.9)
Equity in results of subsidiaries	81.1	104.6
Intercompany	42.2	42.0
Total costs and expenses	98.1	122.3
Earnings before interest and taxes	98.1	122.3
Interest expense	(41.1)	(56.5)
Earnings before taxes	57.0	65.8
Tax provision	15.0	22.5
Net earnings from continuing operations	72.0	88.3
Net earnings	72.0	88.3
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	72.0	88.3
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	25.3	151.5
Guarantor Subsidiaries
CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
Net sales	1,225.3	1,282.8
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	(1,035.6)	(1,088.2)
Depreciation and amortization	(30.9)	(30.2)
Selling, general and administrative	(47.8)	(48.1)
Business consolidation and other activities	(22.0)	(1.7)
Equity in results of subsidiaries	46.4	56.0
Intercompany	(35.5)	(36.2)
Total costs and expenses	(1,125.4)	(1,148.4)
Earnings before interest and taxes	99.9	134.4
Interest expense	0.5	0.3
Earnings before taxes	100.4	134.7
Tax provision	(17.7)	(32.1)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	(0.5)	0.2
Net earnings from continuing operations	82.2	102.8
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0.1	(0.3)
Net earnings	82.3	102.5
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	82.3	102.5
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	44.9	163.1
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
Net sales	775.4	761.9
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	(617.4)	(601.5)
Depreciation and amortization	(40.2)	(37.5)
Selling, general and administrative	(38.7)	(29.4)
Business consolidation and other activities	0.1	(1.8)
Intercompany	(6.7)	(5.8)
Total costs and expenses	(702.9)	(676.0)
Earnings before interest and taxes	72.5	85.9
Interest expense	(4.2)	(4.2)
Earnings before taxes	68.3	81.7
Tax provision	(15.4)	(18.4)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	(0.3)	(0.4)
Net earnings from continuing operations	52.6	62.9
Net earnings	52.6	62.9
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7.4)	(4.8)
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	45.2	58.1
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	(2.9)	102.7
Eliminating Adjustments
CONDENSED, CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
Net sales	(9.7)	(2.0)
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	9.7	2.0
Equity in results of subsidiaries	(127.5)	(160.6)
Total costs and expenses	(117.8)	(158.6)
Earnings before interest and taxes	(127.5)	(160.6)
Earnings before taxes	(127.5)	(160.6)
Net earnings from continuing operations	(127.5)	(160.6)
Net earnings	(127.5)	(160.6)
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	(127.5)	(160.6)
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$ (42.0)	$ (265.8)

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Receivables

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Receivables

Receivables

6. Receivables

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Trade accounts receivable	$	986.9		$	878.3
Less allowance for doubtful accounts	(13.8		)	(13.7		)
Net trade accounts receivable	973.1			864.6
Other receivables	84.6			65.5
	$	1,057.7		$	930.1

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the company entered into an accounts receivable factoring program with a financial institution for certain receivables of the company. The program is accounted for as a true sale of the receivables and has a limit of $90 million, of which $78.2 million and $75 million were sold as of March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively.

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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Inventories

Inventories

7. Inventories

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Raw materials and supplies	$	397.0		$	426.7
Work-in-process and finished goods	796.2			664.5
Less inventory reserves	(49.6		)	(46.8		)
	$	1,143.6		$	1,044.4

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Goodwill

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Goodwill

Goodwill

9. Goodwill

($ in millions)	Metal Beverage Packaging, Americas & Asia		Metal Beverage Packaging, Europe			Metal Food & Household Products Packaging			Aerospace & Technologies		Total
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	740.7	$	993.2		$	625.5		$	—	$	2,359.4
Business acquisition	—		—			0.1			12.5		12.6
Opening balance sheet adjustments	—		—			(17.7		)	—		(17.7		)
Effects of currency exchange rates	—		(29.8		)	(5.0		)	—		(34.8		)
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	740.7	$	963.4		$	602.9		$	12.5	$	2,319.5

On January 1, 2013, the company implemented changes to its management and internal reporting structure. As a result, the European extruded aluminum reporting unit, which was previously included in the metal beverage packaging, Europe, segment, is now included in the metal food and household products packaging segment. Goodwill by segment has been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the current year presentation.

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Debt

Schedule of long-term debt

	March 31, 2013					December 31, 2012
	In Local					In Local
($ in millions)	Currency		In U.S. $			Currency		In U.S. $
Notes Payable
7.125% Senior Notes, due September 2016	$	375.0	$	375.0		$	375.0	$	375.0
7.375% Senior Notes, due September 2019	$	325.0	325.0			$	325.0	325.0
6.75% Senior Notes, due September 2020	$	500.0	500.0			$	500.0	500.0
5.75% Senior Notes, due May 2021	$	500.0	500.0			$	500.0	500.0
5.00% Senior Notes, due March 2022	$	750.0	750.0			$	750.0	750.0
Senior Credit Facilities, due December 2015 (at variable rates)
Term A Loan, U.S. dollar denominated	$	125.0	125.0			$	125.0	125.0
Term B Loan, British sterling denominated	£	38.2	58.1			£	46.5	75.2
Term C Loan, euro denominated	€	83.8	107.4			€	91.3	120.6
Multi-currency revolver, U.S. dollar denominated	$	205.0	205.0			$	—	—
Multi-currency revolver, euro denominated	€	219.0	280.7			€	159.0	210.1
Latapack-Ball Notes Payable (at various rates and terms)	$	237.1	237.1			$	176.1	176.1
Other (including discounts and premiums)	Various		25.8			Various		32.4
			3,489.1					3,189.4
Less: Current portion of long-term debt			(83.8		)			(104.1		)
			$	3,405.3				$	3,085.3

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Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Earnings (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ (352.4)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) before reclassifications	(50.4)
Amount reclassified from accumlated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	3.7
Balance at the end of the period	(399.1)
Foreign Currency Translation
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Balance at the beginning of the period	117.5
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) before reclassifications	(45.1)
Balance at the end of the period	72.4
Pension and Other Postretirement Items (Net of Tax)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Balance at the beginning of the period	(461.0)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) before reclassifications	0.8
Amount reclassified from accumlated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	7.2
Balance at the end of the period	(453.0)
Effective Derivatives (Net of Tax)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Balance at the beginning of the period	(8.9)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) before reclassifications	(6.1)
Amount reclassified from accumlated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(3.5)
Balance at the end of the period	$ (18.5)

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Stock-Based Compensation Programs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Stock-Based Compensation Programs

Stock-Based Compensation Programs

14. Stock-Based Compensation Programs

The company has shareholder-approved stock option plans under which options to purchase shares of Ball common stock have been granted to officers and employees at the market value of the stock at the date of grant. Payment must be made at the time of exercise in cash or with shares of stock owned by the option holder, which are valued at fair market value on the date exercised. In general, options are exercisable in four equal installments commencing one year from the date of grant and terminating 10 years from the date of grant. A summary of stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013, follows:

	Outstanding Options
	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Beginning of year	9,982,104		$	26.71
Granted	1,364,870		45.93
Exercised	(624,587	)	22.74
Canceled/forfeited	(46,125	)	34.27
End of period	10,676,262		29.37
Vested and exercisable, end of period	7,285,362		24.72
Reserved for future grants (a)	1,824,712

(a) On April 24, 2013, Ball’s shareholders approved the 2013 Stock and Cash Incentive Plan, which authorized 12.5 million shares for future grants. This authorization replaced all previous authorizations.

The options granted in January 2013 included 756,100 stock-settled stock appreciation rights, which have the same terms as the stock options. The weighted average remaining contractual term for all options outstanding at March 31, 2013, was 6.5 years and the aggregate intrinsic value (difference in exercise price and closing price at that date) was $194.4 million. The weighted average remaining contractual term for options vested and exercisable at March 31, 2013, was 5.4 years and the aggregate intrinsic value was $166.5 million.

The company received $6.0 million from options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2013, and the intrinsic value associated with these exercises was $6.2 million. The tax benefit associated with the company’s stock compensation programs was $8.4 million for the first three months of 2013 and was reported as other financing activities in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

These options cannot be traded in any equity market. However, based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model, options granted in 2013 and 2012 have estimated weighted average fair values at the grant dates of $8.69 and $9.44 per share, respectively. The actual value an employee may realize will depend on the excess of the stock price over the exercise price on the date the option is exercised. Consequently, there is no assurance that the value realized by an employee will be at or near the value estimated. The fair values were estimated using the following weighted average assumptions:

	January 2013	January 2012
Expected dividend yield	1.13%	1.06%
Expected stock price volatility	22.02%	30.22%
Risk-free interest rate	1.02%	0.84%
Expected life of options (in years)	5.5 years	5.26 years

In addition to stock options, the company issues to officers and certain employees restricted shares and restricted stock units, which vest over various periods. Other than the performance-contingent grants discussed below, such restricted shares and restricted stock units generally vest in equal installments over five years. Compensation cost is recorded based upon the estimated fair value of the shares at the grant date.

The following is a summary of restricted stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Number of Shares/Units		Weighted Average Grant Price
Beginning of year	1,763,636		$	28.97
Granted	158,375		45.89
Vested	(413,015	)	26.41
Canceled/forfeited	(6,679	)	36.16
End of period	1,502,317		31.42

In January 2013, the company’s board of directors granted 148,875 performance-contingent restricted stock units (RSUs) to key employees, which will vest in January 2016 depending on the company’s growth in economic valued added (EVA®) dollars using 2012 EVA® dollars generated as the minimum threshold. The number of RSUs that will vest can range between zero and 200 percent of each participant’s assigned award opportunity. Under a previous program, in January 2012 the company’s board of directors granted 223,600 performance-contingent RSUs, to key employees, which will cliff-vest if the company’s return on average invested capital during a 36-month performance period is equal to or exceeds the company’s cost of capital established at the beginning of the performance period. In both RSU programs, if the minimum performance goals are not met, the shares will be forfeited. Grants under the plan are being accounted for as equity awards and compensation expense is recorded based upon the most probable outcome using the closing market price of the shares at the grant date. On a quarterly basis, the company reassesses the probability of the goals being met and adjusts compensation expense as appropriate.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the company recognized expense of $7.7 million ($4.7 million after tax) for share-based compensation arrangements in selling, general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended April 1, 2012, the company recognized expense of $6.8 million ($4.1 million after tax) for such arrangements. At March 31, 2013, there were $55.1 million of unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements. This cost is expected to be recognized in earnings over a weighted average period of 2.5 years.

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Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt

3 Months Ended

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Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt

Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt

19.  Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt

The company’s senior notes are guaranteed on a full, unconditional and joint and several basis by certain of the company’s material domestic subsidiaries. These guarantees are required in support of the notes, are co-terminous with the terms of the respective note indentures and would require performance upon certain events of default referred to in the respective guarantees. The maximum potential amounts that could be required to be paid under the domestic guarantees are essentially equal to the then outstanding principal and interest under the respective notes. The following is unaudited condensed, consolidating financial information for the company, segregating the guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries, as of March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, and for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and April 1, 2012. Separate financial statements for the guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries are not presented because management has determined that such financial statements are not required by the current regulations.

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
($ in millions)	Ball  Corporation			Guarantor  Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor  Subsidiaries			Eliminating  Adjustments			Consolidated  Total
Net sales	$	—		$	1,225.3		$	775.4		$	(9.7	)	$	1,991.0
Cost and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	(0.2		)	(1,035.6		)	(617.4		)	9.7			(1,643.5		)
Depreciation and amortization	(1.4		)	(30.9		)	(40.2		)	—			(72.5		)
Selling, general and administrative	(22.8		)	(47.8		)	(38.7		)	—			(109.3		)
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.8		)	(22.0		)	0.1			—			(22.7		)
Equity in results of subsidiaries	81.1			46.4			—			(127.5		)	—
Intercompany	42.2			(35.5		)	(6.7		)	—			—
	98.1			(1,125.4		)	(702.9		)	(117.8		)	(1,848.0		)
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	98.1			99.9			72.5			(127.5		)	143.0
Interest expense	(41.1		)	0.5			(4.2		)	—			(44.8		)
Earnings (loss) before taxes	57.0			100.4			68.3			(127.5		)	98.2
Tax provision	15.0			(17.7		)	(15.4		)	—			(18.1		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	—			(0.5		)	(0.3		)	—			(0.8		)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations	72.0			82.2			52.6			(127.5		)	79.3
Discontinued operations, net of tax	—			0.1			—			—			0.1
Net earnings (loss)	72.0			82.3			52.6			(127.5		)	79.4
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			(7.4		)	—			(7.4		)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Ball Corporation	$	72.0		$	82.3		$	45.2		$	(127.5	)	$	72.0
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	25.3		$	44.9		$	(2.9	)	$	(42.0	)	$	25.3

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Earnings
	For the Three Months Ended April 1, 2012
($ in millions)	Ball  Corporation			Guarantor  Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor  Subsidiaries			Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
Net sales	$	—		$	1,282.8		$	761.9		$	(2.0	)	$	2,042.7
Cost and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	—			(1,088.2		)	(601.5		)	2.0			(1,687.7		)
Depreciation and amortization	(1.3		)	(30.2		)	(37.5		)	—			(69.0		)
Selling, general and administrative	(22.1		)	(48.1		)	(29.4		)	—			(99.6		)
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.9		)	(1.7		)	(1.8		)	—			(4.4		)
Equity in results of subsidiaries	104.6			56.0			—			(160.6		)	—
Intercompany	42.0			(36.2		)	(5.8		)	—			—
	122.3			(1,148.4		)	(676.0		)	(158.6		)	(1,860.7		)
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes	122.3			134.4			85.9			(160.6		)	182.0
Interest expense	(56.5		)	0.3			(4.2		)	—			(60.4		)
Earnings (loss) before taxes	65.8			134.7			81.7			(160.6		)	121.6
Tax provision	22.5			(32.1		)	(18.4		)	—			(28.0		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	—			0.2			(0.4		)	—			(0.2		)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations	88.3			102.8			62.9			(160.6		)	93.4
Discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(0.3		)	—			—			(0.3		)
Net earnings (loss)	88.3			102.5			62.9			(160.6		)	93.1
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			(4.8		)	—			(4.8		)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Ball Corporation	$	88.3		$	102.5		$	58.1		$	(160.6	)	$	88.3
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	151.5		$	163.1		$	102.7		$	(265.8	)	$	151.5

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	At March 31, 2013
($ in millions)	Ball Corporation			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2.8		$	0.3		$	204.9		$	—		$	208.0
Receivables, net	4.3			174.0			879.4			—			1,057.7
Intercompany receivables	60.8			9.2			0.1			(70.1		)	—
Inventories, net	(0.3		)	675.0			468.9			—			1,143.6
Other current assets	41.9			100.1			71.4			—			213.4
Total current assets	109.5			958.6			1,624.7			(70.1		)	2,622.7
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	15.0			859.8			1,418.7			—			2,293.5
Investment in subsidiaries	3,938.5			1,977.7			78.7			(5,994.9		)	—
Goodwill	—			939.5			1,380.0			—			2,319.5
Intangibles and other assets, net	204.1			97.3			238.9			—			540.3
Total assets	$	4,267.1		$	4,832.9		$	4,741.0		$	(6,065.0	)	$	7,776.0
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	$	16.1		$	—		$	409.5		$	—		$	425.6
Accounts payable	8.8			491.7			415.3			—			915.8
Intercompany payables	(0.3		)	—			70.4			(70.1		)	—
Accrued employee costs	10.2			119.6			67.4			—			197.2
Other current liabilities	39.7			73.5			91.1			—			204.3
Total current liabilities	74.5			684.8			1,053.7			(70.1		)	1,742.9
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	2,770.9			—			634.4			—			3,405.3
Employee benefit obligations	296.4			456.9			395.6			—			1,148.9
Other liabilities	50.4			(341.2		)	512.2			—			221.4
Total liabilities	3,192.2			800.5			2,595.9			(70.1		)	6,518.5
Common stock	1,046.8			847.1			626.1			(1,473.2		)	1,046.8
Preferred stock	—			—			4.8			(4.8		)	—
Retained earnings	3,633.9			3,518.1			1,377.6			(4,895.7		)	3,633.9
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(399.1		)	(332.8		)	(46.0		)	378.8			(399.1		)
Treasury stock, at cost	(3,206.7		)	—			—			—			(3,206.7		)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders’ equity	1,074.9			4,032.4			1,962.5			(5,994.9		)	1,074.9
Noncontrolling interests	—			—			182.6			—			182.6
Total shareholders’ equity	1,074.9			4,032.4			2,145.1			(5,994.9		)	1,257.5
Total liabilties and shareholders’ equity	$	4,267.1		$	4,832.9		$	4,741.0		$	(6,065.0	)	$	7,776.0

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	At December 31, 2012
($ in millions)	Ball Corporation			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated Total
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	0.2		$	0.3		$	173.6	$	—		$	174.1
Receivables, net	11.8			182.9			735.4		—			930.1
Intercompany receivables	66.5			8.8			—		(75.3		)	—
Inventories, net	(0.8		)	623.7			421.5		—			1,044.4
Other current assets	20.4			96.8			73.6		—			190.8
Total current assets	98.1			912.5			1,404.1		(75.3		)	2,339.4
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	9.3			854.4			1,424.9		—			2,288.6
Investment in subsidiaries	3,890.8			1,982.3			78.6		(5,951.7		)	—
Goodwill	—			927.0			1,432.4		—			2,359.4
Intangibles and other assets, net	195.0			98.6			226.1		—			519.7
Total assets	$	4,193.2		$	4,774.8		$	4,566.1	$	(6,027.0	)	$	7,507.1
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	$	25.1		$	—		$	194.7	$	—		$	219.8
Accounts payable	12.8			461.4			472.7		—			946.9
Intercompany payables	—			0.6			74.7		(75.3		)	—
Accrued employee costs	27.0			173.5			77.9		—			278.4
Other current liabilities	57.9			93.0			89.8		—			240.7
Total current liabilities	122.8			728.5			909.8		(75.3		)	1,685.8
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	2,565.4			—			519.9		—			3,085.3
Employee benefit obligations	300.5			526.8			410.8		—			1,238.1
Other non-current liabilities	89.9			(467.9		)	585.9		—			207.9
Total liabilities	3,078.6			787.4			2,426.4		(75.3		)	6,217.1
Common stock	1,026.3			847.1			624.9		(1,472.0		)	1,026.3
Preferred stock	—			—			4.8		(4.8		)	—
Retained earnings	3,580.8			3,435.7			1,332.5		(4,768.2		)	3,580.8
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(352.4		)	(295.4		)	2.1		293.3			(352.4		)
Treasury stock, at cost	(3,140.1		)	—			—		—			(3,140.1		)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders’ equity	1,114.6			3,987.4			1,964.3		(5,951.7		)	1,114.6
Noncontrolling interests	—			—			175.4		—			175.4
Total shareholders’ equity	1,114.6			3,987.4			2,139.7		(5,951.7		)	1,290.0
Total liabilties and shareholders’ equity	$	4,193.2		$	4,774.8		$	4,566.1	$	(6,027.0	)	$	7,507.1

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
($ in millions)	Ball Corporation			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Total
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	$	(107.3	)	$	44.2		$	(259.5	)	$	(322.6	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	—			(2.0		)	—			(2.0		)
Total cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(107.3		)	42.2			(259.5		)	(324.6		)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(1.3		)	(29.5		)	(57.9		)	(88.7		)
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired	—			(12.5		)	(0.1		)	(12.6		)
Other, net	(6.4		)	(0.2		)	(1.4		)	(8.0		)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(7.7		)	(42.2		)	(59.4		)	(109.3		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	260.0			—			165.5			425.5
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(55.1		)	—			(56.0		)	(111.1		)
Net change in short-term borrowings	(9.0		)	—			240.2			231.2
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	3.4			—			—			3.4
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(69.2		)	—			—			(69.2		)
Common dividends	(19.3		)	—			—			(19.3		)
Other, net	8.9			—			(0.4		)	8.5
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	119.7			—			349.3			469.0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(2.1		)	—			0.9			(1.2		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	2.6			—			31.3			33.9
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	0.2			0.3			173.6			174.1
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	$	2.8		$	0.3		$	204.9		$	208.0

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Three Months Ended April 1, 2012
($ in millions)	Ball Corporation			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidated Total
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities	$	(312.6	)	$	23.1		$	71.7		$	(217.8	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operating activities	—			(0.5		)	—			(0.5		)
Total cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(312.6		)	22.6			71.7			(218.3		)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	—			(22.4		)	(53.6		)	(76.0		)
Other, net	(4.9		)	0.9			(6.7		)	(10.7		)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(4.9		)	(21.5		)	(60.3		)	(86.7		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	1,140.0			0.1			—			1,140.1
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(632.8		)	(0.1		)	(3.2		)	(636.1		)
Net change in short-term borrowings	11.0			—			(41.9		)	(30.9		)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	19.7			—			—			19.7
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(210.8		)	—			—			(210.8		)
Common dividends	(15.6		)	—			—			(15.6		)
Other, net	(14.9		)	—			—			(14.9		)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	296.6			—			(45.1		)	251.5
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	2.4			0.5			(8.4		)	(5.5		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(18.5		)	1.6			(42.1		)	(59.0		)
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	24.0			0.5			141.3			165.8
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	$	5.5		$	2.1		$	99.2		$	106.8

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Debt (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified											0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended																					1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 7.125% Senior Notes, due September 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 7.125% Senior Notes, due September 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 7.375% Senior Notes, due September 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 7.375% Senior Notes, due September 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 6.75% Senior Notes, due September 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 6.75% Senior Notes, due September 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 5.75% Senior Notes, due May 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 5.75% Senior Notes, due May 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2012 5.00% Senior Notes, due March 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 5.00% Senior Notes, due March 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 5.00% Senior Notes, due March 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2012 6.625% Senior Notes, due March 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2012 6.625% Senior Notes, due March 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2012 6.625% Senior Notes, due March 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Term A Loan, U.S. dollar denominated USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Term A Loan, U.S. dollar denominated USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Term B Loan, British sterling denominated USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Term B Loan, British sterling denominated GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2012 Term B Loan, British sterling denominated USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Term B Loan, British sterling denominated GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2013 Term C Loan, euro denominated USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Term C Loan, euro denominated EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Term C Loan, euro denominated USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Term C Loan, euro denominated EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2013 Multi-currency revolver, U.S. dollar denominated USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Multi-currency revolver, euro denominated USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Multi-currency revolver, euro denominated EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Multi-currency revolver, euro denominated USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Multi-currency revolver, euro denominated EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2013 Multi-currency revolver, due December 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Latapack-Ball Notes Payable (at various rates and terms) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Latapack-Ball Notes Payable (at various rates and terms) USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2011 Accounts receivable securitization agreement, current	Mar. 31, 2013 Accounts receivable securitization agreement, current USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Accounts receivable securitization agreement, current Maximum USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Accounts receivable securitization agreement, current Minimum USD ($)
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.125%	7.125%	7.375%	7.375%	6.75%	6.75%	5.75%	5.75%		5.00%	5.00%			6.625%
Other (including discounts and premiums)	$ 25.8	$ 32.4
Total long-term debt	3,489.1	3,189.4	375.0	375.0	325.0	325.0	500.0	500.0	500.0	500.0		750.0	750.0				125.0	125.0	58.1	38.2	75.2	46.5	107.4	83.8	120.6	91.3	205.0	280.7	219.0	210.1	159.0		237.1	176.1
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(83.8)	(104.1)
Long-term debt excluding current maturities	3,405.3	3,085.3
Maximum borrowing capacity of revolving credit facility																																1,000					235	110
Available borrowing capacity under line of credit facility	494
Short-term uncommitted credit facilities available	635
Short-term credit facilities outstanding	170.7
Term of securitization agreement																																			3 years
Accounts receivable sold under the securitization program																																				171.0
Notes issued											750
Notes redeemed														57.3	392.7
Notes tendered for redemption																450.0
Redemption price of senior notes (as a percent)																102.583%
Redemption and refinancing charges														$ 15.1
Interest coverage ratio, minimum	3.50
Leverage ratio, maximum	4.00

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Business Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 segment	Apr. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Business Segment Information
Number of reportable segments	4
Business Segment Information
Net sales	$ 1,991.0	$ 2,042.7
Total undistributed and corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(22.5)	(21.4)
Business consolidation and other activities	(22.7)	(4.4)
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	143.0	182.0
Interest expense	(44.8)	(60.4)
Tax provision	(18.1)	(28.0)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	(0.8)	(0.2)
Net earnings from continuing operations	79.3	93.4
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0.1	(0.3)
Net earnings	79.4	93.1
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7.4)	(4.8)
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	72.0	88.3
Segment Assets
Assets	7,776.0		7,507.1
Total of segments
Business Segment Information
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	165.5	203.4
Segment Assets
Assets	7,688.0		7,302.5
Metal beverage packaging, Americas and Asia
Business Segment Information
Net sales	995.2	1,049.7
Earnings before business consolidation and other activities, and before interest and taxes	104.0	105.5
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.5)	(1.7)
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	102.5	103.8
Segment Assets
Assets	3,386.5		3,227.5
Metal beverage packaging, Europe
Business Segment Information
Net sales	402.9	414.5
Earnings before business consolidation and other activities, and before interest and taxes	30.9	42.4
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.7)	(1.8)
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	29.2	40.6
Segment Assets
Assets	2,359.3		2,173.3
Metal food and household products packaging
Business Segment Information
Net sales	367.2	378.9
Earnings before business consolidation and other activities, and before interest and taxes	34.7	39.3
Business consolidation and other activities	(18.8)
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	15.9	39.3
Segment Assets
Assets	1,612.7		1,568.9
Aerospace & technologies
Business Segment Information
Net sales	231.4	201.6
Earnings before business consolidation and other activities, and before interest and taxes	17.9	19.7
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	17.9	19.7
Segment Assets
Assets	329.5		332.8
Corporate assets and intercompany eliminations
Segment Assets
Assets	88.0		204.6
Corporate and intercompany eliminations
Business Segment Information
Net sales	(5.7)	(2.0)
Total undistributed and corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(21.8)	(20.5)
Business consolidation and other activities	$ (0.7)	$ (0.9)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 208.0	$ 174.1	$ 106.8	$ 165.8
Receivables, net	1,057.7	930.1
Inventories, net	1,143.6	1,044.4
Other current assets	213.4	190.8
Total current assets	2,622.7	2,339.4
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,293.5	2,288.6
Goodwill	2,319.5	2,359.4
Intangibles and other assets, net	540.3	519.7
Total assets	7,776.0	7,507.1
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	425.6	219.8
Accounts payable	915.8	946.9
Accrued employee costs	197.2	278.4
Other current liabilities	204.3	240.7
Total current liabilities	1,742.9	1,685.8
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	3,405.3	3,085.3
Employee benefit obligations	1,148.9	1,238.1
Other non-current liabilities	221.4	207.9
Total liabilities	6,518.5	6,217.1
Shareholders' equity
Common stock (329,576,598 shares issued - 2013; 329,014,589 shares issued - 2012)	1,046.8	1,026.3
Retained earnings	3,633.9	3,580.8
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(399.1)	(352.4)
Treasury stock, at cost (180,744,373 shares - 2013; 179,285,288 shares - 2012)	(3,206.7)	(3,140.1)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	1,074.9	1,114.6
Noncontrolling interests	182.6	175.4
Total shareholders' equity	1,257.5	1,290.0
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 7,776.0	$ 7,507.1

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Business Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Business Segment Information

Business Segment Information

3. Business Segment Information

Ball’s operations are organized and reviewed by management along its product lines and geographical areas and presented in the four reportable segments discussed below. On January 1, 2013, the company implemented changes to its management and internal reporting structure. As a result, the European extruded aluminum business, which was previously included in the metal beverage packaging, Europe, segment, is now included in the metal food and household products packaging segment. The segment results and disclosures for the three months ended April 1, 2012, and the financial position at December 31, 2012, have been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the current year presentation.

Metal beverage packaging, Americas and Asia:  Consists of the metal beverage packaging, Americas, operations in the U.S., Canada and Brazil, and the metal beverage packaging, Asia, operations in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The Americas and Asia segments have been aggregated based on similar economic and qualitative characteristics. The operations in this reporting segment manufacture and sell metal beverage containers, and also manufacture and sell non-beverage plastic containers in the PRC.

Metal beverage packaging, Europe:  Consists of operations in several countries in Europe, which manufacture and sell metal beverage containers.

Metal food and household products packaging:  Consists of operations in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Mexico and Argentina, which manufacture and sell steel food, aerosol, paint, general line and decorative specialty containers, as well as extruded aluminum beverage and aerosol containers and aluminum slugs.

Aerospace and technologies:  Consists of the manufacture and sale of aerospace and other related products and the providing of services used in the defense, civil space and commercial space industries.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. A discussion of the company’s critical and significant accounting policies can be found in Ball’s annual report. The company also has investments in companies in the U.S. and Vietnam, which are accounted for under the equity method of accounting and, accordingly, those results are not included in segment sales or earnings.

Summary of Business by Segment

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Net sales
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	995.2		$	1,049.7
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	402.9			414.5
Metal food & household products packaging	367.2			378.9
Aerospace & technologies	231.4			201.6
Corporate and intercompany eliminations	(5.7		)	(2.0		)
Net sales	$	1,991.0		$	2,042.7
Net earnings
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	104.0		$	105.5
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.5		)	(1.7		)
Total metal beverage packaging Americas & Asia	102.5			103.8
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	30.9			42.4
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.7		)	(1.8		)
Total metal beverage packaging, Europe	29.2			40.6
Metal food & household products packaging	34.7			39.3
Business consolidation and other activities	(18.8		)	—
Total metal food & household products packaging	15.9			39.3
Aerospace & technologies	17.9			19.7
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	165.5			203.4
Undistributed and corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(21.8		)	(20.5		)
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.7		)	(0.9		)
Total undistributed and corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(22.5		)	(21.4		)
Earnings before interest and taxes	143.0			182.0
Interest expense	(44.8		)	(60.4		)
Tax provision	(18.1		)	(28.0		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	(0.8		)	(0.2		)
Net earnings from continuing operations	79.3			93.4
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0.1			(0.3		)
Net earnings	79.4			93.1
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7.4		)	(4.8		)
Net earnings attibutable to Ball Corporation	$	72.0		$	88.3

	March 31,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2013		2012
Total Assets
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	3,386.5	$	3,227.5
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	2,359.3		2,173.3
Metal food & household products packaging	1,612.7		1,568.9
Aerospace & technologies	329.5		332.8
Segment assets	7,688.0		7,302.5
Corporate assets and intercompany eliminations	88.0		204.6
Total assets	$	7,776.0	$	7,507.1

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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 01, 2012
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount From Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Gain (Loss)	$ (5.2)	$ (10.2)
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated As Hedge Instruments	1.2	1.3
Amounts reclassified into earnings:
Commodity contracts	4.4	10.0
Interest rate and currency exchange contracts	0.8	0.2
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges:
Commodity contracts	(19.3)	17.8
Interest rate and currency exchange contracts	2.5	(0.2)
Foreign Currency and tax impacts	2.0	(10.6)
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) for effective derivatives	(9.6)	17.2
Commodity contracts
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount From Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Gain (Loss)	(4.4)	(10.0)
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated As Hedge Instruments	(0.8)	2.1
Interest rate contracts
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount From Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Gain (Loss)	(0.3)
Inflation option contracts
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated As Hedge Instruments		(0.1)
Foreign currency contracts
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount From Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) - Gain (Loss)	(0.5)	(0.2)
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated As Hedge Instruments	0.3	(3.3)
Equity contracts
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Not Designated As Hedge Instruments	$ 1.7	$ 2.6

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Business Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Business Segment Information

Summary of business by segment

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			April 1,
($ in millions)	2013			2012
Net sales
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	995.2		$	1,049.7
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	402.9			414.5
Metal food & household products packaging	367.2			378.9
Aerospace & technologies	231.4			201.6
Corporate and intercompany eliminations	(5.7		)	(2.0		)
Net sales	$	1,991.0		$	2,042.7
Net earnings
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	104.0		$	105.5
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.5		)	(1.7		)
Total metal beverage packaging Americas & Asia	102.5			103.8
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	30.9			42.4
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.7		)	(1.8		)
Total metal beverage packaging, Europe	29.2			40.6
Metal food & household products packaging	34.7			39.3
Business consolidation and other activities	(18.8		)	—
Total metal food & household products packaging	15.9			39.3
Aerospace & technologies	17.9			19.7
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	165.5			203.4
Undistributed and corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(21.8		)	(20.5		)
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.7		)	(0.9		)
Total undistributed and corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(22.5		)	(21.4		)
Earnings before interest and taxes	143.0			182.0
Interest expense	(44.8		)	(60.4		)
Tax provision	(18.1		)	(28.0		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	(0.8		)	(0.2		)
Net earnings from continuing operations	79.3			93.4
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0.1			(0.3		)
Net earnings	79.4			93.1
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7.4		)	(4.8		)
Net earnings attibutable to Ball Corporation	$	72.0		$	88.3

	March 31,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2013		2012
Total Assets
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	3,386.5	$	3,227.5
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	2,359.3		2,173.3
Metal food & household products packaging	1,612.7		1,568.9
Aerospace & technologies	329.5		332.8
Segment assets	7,688.0		7,302.5
Corporate assets and intercompany eliminations	88.0		204.6
Total assets	$	7,776.0	$	7,507.1

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Earnings and Dividends Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Earnings and Dividends Per Share

Schedule of earnings per share

	Three Months Ended
($ in millions, except per share amounts;	March 31,		April 1,
shares in thousands)	2013		2012
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	72.0	$	88.3
Basic weighted average common shares	148,976		157,530
Effect of dilutive securities	3,340		3,415
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share	152,316		160,945
Per basic share	$	0.48	$	0.56
Per diluted share	$	0.47	$	0.55

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Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Earnings

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Earnings

Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Earnings

13.  Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Earnings

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)

The activity related to accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) was as follows:

($ in millions)	Foreign Currency Translation			Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Net of Tax)			Effective Derivatives (Net of Tax)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	117.5		$	(461.0	)	$	(8.9	)	$	(352.4	)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) before reclassifications	(45.1		)	0.8			(6.1		)	(50.4		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	—			7.2			(3.5		)	3.7
Balance at March 31, 2013	$	72.4		$	(453.0	)	$	(18.5	)	$	(399.1	)

The following table provides additional details of the amounts recognized into net earnings from accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss):

	Three Months Ended
($ in millions)	March 31, 2013
Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
Commodity contracts recorded in net sales	$	(0.6	)
Commodity contracts and currency exchange contracts recorded in cost of sales	(4.3		)
Interest rate contracts recorded in interest expense	(0.3		)
Total before tax effect	(5.2		)
Tax benefit (expense) on amounts reclassified into earnings	1.7
	$	(3.5	)
Amortization of pension and other postretirement benefits (a):
Prior service costs	$	(0.1	)
Actuarial gains (losses)	11.9
Total before tax effect	11.8
Tax benefit (expense) on amounts reclassified into earnings	(4.6		)
	$	7.2

(a)  These components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost included in Note 12.

Share Repurchase Agreements

In February 2012, in a privately negotiated transaction, Ball entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement to buy $200 million of its common shares using cash on hand and available borrowings. The company advanced the $200 million on February 3, 2012, and received 4,584,819 shares, which represented 90 percent of the total shares as calculated using the closing price on January 31, 2012. The agreement was settled in May 2012, and the company received an additional 334,039 shares, which represented a weighted average price of $40.66 for the contract period.

In October 2011, in a privately negotiated transaction, Ball entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement to buy $100 million of its common shares using cash on hand and available borrowings. The company advanced the $100 million on November 2, 2011, and received 2,523,836 shares, which represented 90 percent of the total shares as calculated using the closing price on October 28, 2011. The agreement was settled in January 2012, and the company received an additional 361,615 shares, which represented a weighted average price of $34.66 for the contract period.