Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Business Segment Information

Summary of business by segment

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
($ in millions)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Net sales
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	1,109.2		$	1,169.6		$	3,190.7		$	3,426.9
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	488.9			450.8			1,400.5			1,377.0
Metal food & household products packaging	463.6			445.8			1,213.4			1,196.7
Aerospace & technologies	217.5			219.9			675.0			631.8
Corporate and intercompany eliminations	(1.3		)	(3.6		)	(8.3		)	(10.9		)
Net sales	$	2,277.9		$	2,282.5		$	6,471.3		$	6,621.5
Net earnings
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	134.8		$	142.2		$	364.5		$	384.5
Business consolidation and other activities	(14.1		)	(31.5		)	(26.6		)	(32.9		)
Total metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	120.7			110.7			337.9			351.6
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	60.5			54.3			143.2			152.7
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.7		)	(3.5		)	(4.6		)	(6.2		)
Total metal beverage packaging, Europe	58.8			50.8			138.6			146.5
Metal food & household products packaging	58.4			50.1			140.6			131.0
Business consolidation and other activities	(28.9		)	—			(57.4		)	—
Total metal food & household products packaging	29.5			50.1			83.2			131.0
Aerospace & technologies	18.0			22.5			55.0			62.4
Business consolidation and other activities	—			—			(0.2		)	—
Total aerospace & technologies	18.0			22.5			54.8			62.4
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	227.0			234.1			614.5			691.5
Undistributed and corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(16.3		)	(13.7		)	(56.1		)	(48.4		)
Business consolidation and other activities	0.9			(1.8		)	(0.3		)	(4.9		)
Total undistributed and corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(15.4		)	(15.5		)	(56.4		)	(53.3		)
Earnings before interest and taxes	211.6			218.6			558.1			638.2
Interest expense	(45.5		)	(44.2		)	(138.0		)	(134.2		)
Debt refinancing costs	(1.3		)	—			(28.0		)	(15.1		)
Total interest expense	(46.8		)	(44.2		)	(166.0		)	(149.3		)
Tax provision	(44.1		)	(51.7		)	(93.0		)	(129.7		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	0.9			(0.8		)	0.9			(1.0		)
Net earnings from continuing operations	121.6			121.9			300.0			358.2
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0.3			(2.2		)	0.4			(2.9		)
Net earnings	121.9			119.7			300.4			355.3
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6.7		)	(4.6		)	(18.1		)	(12.4		)
Net earnings attibutable to Ball Corporation	$	115.2		$	115.1		$	282.3		$	342.9

	September 30,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2013		2012
Total Assets
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	3,307.6	$	3,227.5
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	2,325.9		2,299.8
Metal food & household products packaging	1,635.3		1,568.9
Aerospace & technologies	346.6		332.8
Segment assets	7,615.4		7,429.0
Corporate assets and intercompany eliminations	93.8		78.1
Total assets	$	7,709.2	$	7,507.1