Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 175.4	$ 416.0	$ 208.0	$ 174.1
Receivables, net	981.1	859.4
Inventories, net	1,081.6	1,028.3
Deferred taxes and other current assets	166.2	162.0
Total current assets	2,404.3	2,465.7
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,360.2	2,372.3
Goodwill	2,398.8	2,404.3
Intangibles and other assets, net	581.2	577.5
Total assets	7,744.5	7,819.8
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	412.9	422.6
Accounts payable	969.9	998.8
Accrued employee costs	199.6	241.3
Other current liabilities	238.9	264.7
Total current liabilities	1,821.3	1,927.4
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	3,357.7	3,182.5
Employee benefit obligations	991.1	1,033.0
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	292.3	285.6
Total liabilities	6,462.4	6,428.5
Common stock	1,093.3	1,078.4
Retained earnings	3,989.2	3,913.8
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(256.5)	(240.7)
Treasury stock, at cost	(3,746.4)	(3,551.6)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	1,079.6	1,199.9
Noncontrolling interests	202.5	191.4
Total shareholders' equity	1,282.1	1,391.3
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	7,744.5	7,819.8
Ball Corporation
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0.6	218.6	2.8	0.2
Receivables, net	3.1	2.9
Intercompany receivables	164.8	178.9
Deferred taxes and other current assets	3.7	(1.2)
Total current assets	172.2	399.2
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	15.3	14.9
Investment in subsidiaries	4,547.9	4,425.4
Intangibles and other assets, net	207.4	206.9
Total assets	4,942.8	5,046.4
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	60.0	310.8
Accounts payable	5.7	6.9
Intercompany payables	96.8	95.1
Accrued employee costs	11.2	22.5
Other current liabilities	9.2	10.0
Total current liabilities	182.9	445.3
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	3,025.0	2,750.0
Employee benefit obligations	278.5	284.4
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	376.8	366.8
Total liabilities	3,863.2	3,846.5
Common stock	1,093.3	1,078.4
Retained earnings	3,989.2	3,913.8
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(256.5)	(240.7)
Treasury stock, at cost	(3,746.4)	(3,551.6)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	1,079.6	1,199.9
Total shareholders' equity	1,079.6	1,199.9
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	4,942.8	5,046.4
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3
Receivables, net	212.4	133.9
Intercompany receivables	100.0	99.1
Inventories, net	620.6	601.7
Deferred taxes and other current assets	109.0	109.8
Total current assets	1,042.4	944.8
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	874.8	877.5
Investment in subsidiaries	2,181.2	2,122.0
Goodwill	935.6	935.6
Intangibles and other assets, net	111.6	100.9
Total assets	5,145.6	4,980.8
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	30.3	30.1
Accounts payable	490.8	525.3
Intercompany payables	2.2	0.4
Accrued employee costs	111.6	133.7
Other current liabilities	117.4	138.5
Total current liabilities	752.3	828.0
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	0.3	0.5
Employee benefit obligations	278.8	310.9
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	(521.2)	(674.8)
Total liabilities	510.2	464.6
Common stock	847.1	847.1
Retained earnings	4,000.1	3,864.6
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(211.8)	(195.5)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	4,635.4	4,516.2
Total shareholders' equity	4,635.4	4,516.2
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	5,145.6	4,980.8
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	174.4	197.1	204.9	173.6
Receivables, net	765.6	722.6
Intercompany receivables	3.0	1.0
Inventories, net	461.0	426.6
Deferred taxes and other current assets	53.5	53.4
Total current assets	1,457.5	1,400.7
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,470.1	1,479.9
Investment in subsidiaries	78.7	78.7
Goodwill	1,463.2	1,468.7
Intangibles and other assets, net	262.2	269.7
Total assets	4,731.7	4,697.7
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	322.6	81.7
Accounts payable	473.4	466.6
Intercompany payables	168.8	183.5
Accrued employee costs	76.8	85.1
Other current liabilities	112.3	116.2
Total current liabilities	1,153.9	933.1
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	332.4	432.0
Employee benefit obligations	433.8	437.7
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	436.7	593.6
Total liabilities	2,356.8	2,396.4
Common stock	531.1	531.1
Preferred stock	4.8	4.8
Retained earnings	1,633.7	1,553.2
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	2.8	20.8
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	2,172.4	2,109.9
Noncontrolling interests	202.5	191.4
Total shareholders' equity	2,374.9	2,301.3
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	4,731.7	4,697.7
Eliminating Adjustments
Current assets
Intercompany receivables	(267.8)	(279.0)
Total current assets	(267.8)	(279.0)
Non-current assets
Investment in subsidiaries	(6,807.8)	(6,626.1)
Total assets	(7,075.6)	(6,905.1)
Current liabilities
Intercompany payables	(267.8)	(279.0)
Total current liabilities	(267.8)	(279.0)
Non-current liabilities
Total liabilities	(267.8)	(279.0)
Common stock	(1,378.2)	(1,378.2)
Preferred stock	(4.8)	(4.8)
Retained earnings	(5,633.8)	(5,417.8)
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	209.0	174.7
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	(6,807.8)	(6,626.1)
Total shareholders' equity	(6,807.8)	(6,626.1)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ (7,075.6)	$ (6,905.1)