Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 02, 2011

Business Segment Information

Summary of business by segment

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	October 2,			September 26,			October 2,			September 26,
($ in millions)	2011			2010			2011			2010
Net Sales
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	1,125.4		$	1,004.7		$	3,321.8		$	2,815.1
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	515.7			443.7			1,566.6			1,290.5
Metal food & household products packaging, Americas	413.2			420.1			1,103.6			1,017.5
Aerospace & technologies	208.4			167.9			599.5			513.1
Corporate and intercompany eliminations	(4.4		)	(1.4		)	(12.3		)	(1.4		)
Net sales	$	2,258.3		$	2,035.0		$	6,579.2		$	5,634.8
Net Earnings
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	120.1		$	112.8		$	361.8		$	301.3
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.4		)	(0.9		)	(14.8		)	0.4
Total metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	118.7			111.9			347.0			301.7
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	64.9			63.7			202.7			171.2
Business consolidation and other activities	—			—			(2.9		)	—
Total metal beverage packaging, Europe	64.9			63.7			199.8			171.2
Metal food & household products packaging, Americas	39.5			49.4			120.6			104.5
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.4		)	13.2			(1.4		)	13.2
Total metal food & household products packaging, Americas	38.1			62.6			119.2			117.7
Aerospace & technologies	21.2			18.4			61.6			50.5
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	242.9			256.6			727.6			641.1
Undistributed corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(13.8		)	(22.8		)	(50.3		)	(49.5		)
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.5		)	(0.7		)	(0.6		)	(3.8		)
Total undistributed corporate expenses, net	(14.3		)	(23.5		)	(50.9		)	(53.3		)
Earnings before interest and taxes	228.6			233.1			676.7			587.8
Interest expense	(43.0		)	(36.2		)	(134.7		)	(114.8		)
Tax provision	(47.6		)	(60.5		)	(160.2		)	(142.2		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	0.8			85.8			1.9			118.5
Net earnings from continuing operations	138.8			222.2			383.7			449.3
Discontinued operations, net of tax	(1.3		)	5.3			(2.9		)	(73.4		)
Net earnings from continuing operations	137.5			227.5			380.8			375.9
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(5.4		)	—			(14.3		)	(0.1		)
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	132.1		$	227.5		$	366.5		$	375.8

	October 2,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2011		2010
Total Assets
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	3,183.8	$	2,965.8
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	2,608.2		2,210.6
Metal food & household products packaging, Americas	1,230.7		1,184.3
Aerospace & technologies	285.0		280.9
Segment assets	7,307.7		6,641.6
Corporate assets, net of eliminations	230.7		286.1
Total assets	$	7,538.4	$	6,927.7