Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 224.0	$ 191.4	$ 416.0	$ 174.1
Receivables, net	885.4	957.1
Inventories, net	898.4	1,016.7
Deferred taxes and other current assets	176.2	148.3
Total current assets	2,184.0	2,313.5
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,685.9	2,430.7
Goodwill	2,176.5	2,254.5	2,399.7
Restricted cash	2,154.4
Intangibles and other assets, net	576.2	572.3
Total assets	9,777.0	7,571.0
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	77.3	175.1
Accounts payable	1,500.8	1,340.0
Accrued employee costs	229.4	269.9
Other current liabilities	334.1	221.8
Total current liabilities	2,141.6	2,006.8
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	5,054.2	2,993.8
Employee benefit obligations	1,147.2	1,178.3
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	172.7	152.5
Total liabilities	8,515.7	6,331.4
Shareholders' equity
Common stock (332,648,592 shares issued - 2015; 331,618,306 shares issued - 2014)	961.7	1,131.3
Retained earnings	4,557.5	4,346.9
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(639.9)	(522.1)
Treasury stock, at cost (190,359,349 shares - 2015; 194,652,028 shares - 2014)	(3,628.0)	(3,923.0)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	1,251.3	1,033.1
Noncontrolling interests	10.0	206.5
Total shareholders' equity	1,261.3	1,239.6	$ 1,416.0	$ 1,314.2
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 9,777.0	$ 7,571.0