Business Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Business Segment Information

Summary of business by segment

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
($ in millions)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net sales
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	1,131.6		$	1,130.1		$	2,154.6		$	2,127.7
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	481.0			558.4			860.2			1,008.6
Metal food & household products packaging	332.0			367.7			640.3			708.8
Aerospace & technologies	230.2			241.1			445.0			461.8
Corporate and intercompany eliminations	(2.5		)	(5.4		)	(4.7		)	(8.2		)
Net sales	2,172.3			2,291.9			4,095.4			4,298.7
Net earnings
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	126.5		$	142.0		$	251.5		$	267.1
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.3		)	(3.0		)	(2.6		)	1.8
Total metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	126.2			139.0			248.9			268.9
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	59.6			73.7			88.5			129.2
Business consolidation and other activities	(5.3		)	(1.1		)	(7.3		)	(2.3		)
Total metal beverage packaging, Europe	54.3			72.6			81.2			126.9
Metal food & household products packaging	28.7			39.8			58.9			76.1
Business consolidation and other activities	(0.7		)	(4.0		)	(0.9		)	(7.1		)
Total metal food & household products packaging	28.0			35.8			58.0			69.0
Aerospace & technologies	19.5			24.8			39.5			48.9
Business consolidation and other activities	—			—			0.7			—
Total aerospace & technologies	19.5			24.8			40.2			48.9
Segment earnings before interest and taxes	228.0			272.2			428.3			513.7
Undistributed corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	(26.1		)	(15.8		)	(52.3		)	(39.4		)
Business consolidation and other activities	71.9			(0.5		)	23.7			(1.0		)
Total undistributed corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net	45.8			(16.3		)	(28.6		)	(40.4		)
Earnings before interest and taxes	273.8			255.9			399.7			473.3
Interest expense	(31.0		)	(40.6		)	(69.5		)	(80.8		)
Debt refinancing and other costs	(5.0		)	—			(64.9		)	(33.1		)
Total interest expense	(36.0		)	(40.6		)	(134.4		)	(113.9		)
Tax provision	(78.4		)	(60.2		)	(78.9		)	(99.8		)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	1.4			1.2			1.9			1.6
Net earnings	160.8			156.3			188.3			261.2
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.4		)	(3.2		)	(7.2		)	(14.6		)
Net earnings attibutable to Ball Corporation	$	160.4		$	153.1		$	181.1		$	246.6

	June 30,			December 31,
($ in millions)	2015			2014
Total Assets
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia	$	3,554.2		$	3,422.8
Metal beverage packaging, Europe	2,372.6			2,274.5
Metal food & household products packaging	1,644.1			1,508.1
Aerospace & technologies	400.0			411.6
Segment assets	7,970.9			7,617.0
Corporate assets, net of eliminations	(118.0		)	(46.0		)
Total assets	$	7,852.9		$	7,571.0