6. Receivables


	June 30,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2016		2015

Trade accounts receivable	$	1,529	$	759
Less allowance for doubtful accounts		(5)		(5)
Net trade accounts receivable		1,524		754
Other receivables		386		131
	$	1,910	$	885

The company has entered into several regional committed and uncommitted accounts receivable factoring programs with various financial institutions for certain receivables of the company. The programs are accounted for as true sales of the receivables, without recourse to Ball, and had combined limits of approximately $789 million at June 30, 2016. A total of $748 million and $479 million were sold under these programs as of June 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, respectively. Included within other receivables is $235 million of amounts due from Ardagh for the sale of the Divestment Business.