The amount of employer contributions to retirement benefit plans.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 26
-IssueDate 2017-01-01
-Paragraph 35
-Subparagraph b
-Clause i
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=26&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_35_b_i&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2017-03-09

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Employee benefit obligations - Characteristics and associated risks (Details) - Ardagh Group S.A. $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 item	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Beverage Can
Employee benefit obligations
Number of pension plans	3
Defined benefit plan \| VNA
Employee benefit obligations
Employer contributions \| $		$ 200
Metal Packaging Europe
Employee benefit obligations
Number of pension plans	2
Glass Packaging Europe
Employee benefit obligations
Number of pension plans	2