Business Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Business Segment Information

Summary of business by segment

	Three Months Ended March 31,
($ in millions)	2015			2014
Net sales
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	1,023.0		$	997.6
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	379.2			450.2
Metal food & household products packaging	308.3			341.1
Aerospace & technologies	214.8			220.7
Corporate and intercompany eliminations	(2.2		)	(2.8		)
Net sales	1,923.1			2,006.8
Net earnings
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	125.0		$	125.1
Business consolidation and other activities	(2.3		)	4.8
Total metal beverage packaging Americas & Asia	122.7			129.9
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	28.9			55.5
Business consolidation and other activities	(2.0		)	(1.2		)
Total metal beverage packaging, Europe	26.9			54.3
Metal food & household products packaging	30.2			36.3
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.2		)	(3.1		)
Total metal food & household products packaging	30.0			33.2
Aerospace & technologies	20.0			24.1
Business consolidation and other activities	0.7			—
Total aerospace & technologies	20.7			24.1
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	200.3			241.5
Undistributed corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(26.2		)	(23.6		)
Business consolidation and other activities	(48.2		)	(0.5		)
Total undistributed corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(74.4		)	(24.1		)
Earnings before interest and taxes	125.9			217.4
Interest expense	(38.5		)	(40.2		)
Debt refinancing and other costs	(59.9		)	(33.1		)
Total interest expense	(98.4		)	(73.3		)
Tax provision	(0.5		)	(39.6		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	0.5			0.4
Net earnings	27.5			104.9
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(6.8		)	(11.4		)
Net earnings attibutable to Ball Corporation	$	20.7		$	93.5

	March 31,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2015			2014
Total Assets
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	3,555.8		$	3,422.8
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	2,216.9			2,274.5
Metal food & household products packaging	1,632.1			1,508.1
Aerospace & technologies	399.4			411.6
Segment assets	7,804.2			7,617.0
Corporate assets, net of eliminations	(143.7		)	(46.0		)
Total assets	$	7,660.5		$	7,571.0