Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Business Segment Information

Summary of business by segment

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
($ in millions)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Net sales
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	1,130.1		$	1,086.3		$	2,127.7		$	2,081.5
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	558.4			508.7			1,008.6			911.6
Metal food & household products packaging	367.7			382.6			708.8			749.8
Aerospace & technologies	241.1			226.1			461.8			457.5
Corporate and intercompany eliminations	(5.4		)	(1.3		)	(8.2		)	(7.0		)
Net sales	2,291.9			2,202.4			4,298.7			4,193.4
Net earnings
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	142.0		$	125.7		$	266.9		$	229.7
Business consolidation and other activities	(3.0		)	(11.0		)	1.8			(12.5		)
Total metal beverage packaging Americas & Asia	139.0			114.7			268.7			217.2
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	73.7			51.8			129.2			82.7
Business consolidation and other activities	(1.1		)	(1.2		)	(2.3		)	(2.9		)
Total metal beverage packaging, Europe	72.6			50.6			126.9			79.8
Metal food & household products packaging	39.8			47.5			76.1			82.2
Business consolidation and other activities	(4.0		)	(9.7		)	(7.1		)	(28.5		)
Total metal food & household products packaging	35.8			37.8			69.0			53.7
Aerospace & technologies	24.8			19.1			48.9			37.0
Business consolidation and other activities	—			(0.2		)	—			(0.2		)
Total aerospace & technologies	24.8			18.9			48.9			36.8
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	272.2			222.0			513.5			387.5
Undistributed and corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(15.8		)	(18.0		)	(39.2		)	(39.8		)
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.5		)	(0.5		)	(1.0		)	(1.2		)
Total undistributed and corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(16.3		)	(18.5		)	(40.2		)	(41.0		)
Earnings before interest and taxes	255.9			203.5			473.3			346.5
Interest expense	(40.6		)	(47.7		)	(80.8		)	(92.5		)
Debt refinancing costs	—			(26.7		)	(33.1		)	(26.7		)
Total interest expense	(40.6		)	(74.4		)	(113.9		)	(119.2		)
Tax provision	(60.2		)	(30.8		)	(99.8		)	(48.9		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	1.2			0.8			1.6			—
Net earnings from continuing operations	156.3			99.1			261.2			178.4
Discontinued operations, net of tax	—			—			—			0.1
Net earnings	156.3			99.1			261.2			178.5
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3.2		)	(4.0		)	(14.6		)	(11.4		)
Net earnings attibutable to Ball Corporation	$	153.1		$	95.1		$	246.6		$	167.1

	June 30,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2014			2013
Total Assets
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	3,319.2		$	3,425.2
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	2,551.6			2,380.1
Metal food & household products packaging (a)	1,634.1			1,556.3
Aerospace & technologies	376.1			346.1
Segment assets (a)	7,881.0			7,707.7
Corporate assets, net of eliminations (a)	(109.6		)	112.7
Total assets (a)	$	7,771.4		$	7,820.4

(a) 2013 amounts have been revised; further details are included in the “Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements Related to Deferred Taxes” section of Note 1.