Taxes on Income - Foreign subsidiaries (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Foreign income taxes
Retained earnings	$ 7,309	$ 6,843
Net income tax payments	143	136	$ 157
Ball's Serbian subsidiary
Foreign income taxes
Income tax reduction due to tax holidays	3
Brazilian subsidiaries
Foreign income taxes
Income tax reduction due to tax holidays	$ 59	$ 74	$ 72
Tax holiday, benefit per share	$ 0.18	$ 0.23	$ 0.22
Non US Subsidiaries
Foreign income taxes
Amount of non-U.S. earnings that may be subject to incremental foreign taxes and U.S. state income tax upon distribution	$ 903
Accrued for foreign withholding taxes on foreign earnings	42
Retained earnings	$ 1,960