Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 6,399	$ 224	$ 227	$ 191
Receivables, net	1,910	885
Inventories, net	1,483	898
Deferred taxes and other current assets	294	177
Total current assets	10,086	2,184
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,396	2,686
Goodwill	5,183	2,177
Customer Relationships And Other Intangible Assets Net	2,052
Restricted cash	2,124	2,154
Other assets	1,236	301
Total assets	25,077	9,697
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	3,125	77
Accounts payable	2,168	1,501
Accrued employee costs	361	229
Cash purchase price payable to Rexam's shareholders	3,825
Other current liabilities	874	335
Total current liabilities	10,353	2,142
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	8,234	4,974
Employee benefit obligations	1,527	1,147
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	1,129	173
Total liabilities	21,243	8,436
Common stock	995	962
Retained earnings	4,733	4,557
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(593)	(640)
Treasury stock, at cost	(1,404)	(3,628)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	3,731	1,251
Noncontrolling interests	103	10
Total shareholders' equity	3,834	1,261
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	25,077	9,697
Eliminating Adjustments
Current assets
Intercompany receivables	(1,888)	(660)
Total current assets	(1,888)	(660)
Noncurrent assets
Investment in subsidiaries	(9,612)	(5,902)
Total assets	(11,500)	(6,562)
Current liabilities
Intercompany payables	(1,889)	(660)
Total current liabilities	(1,889)	(660)
Noncurrent liabilities
Total liabilities	(1,889)	(660)
Common stock	(5,061)	(1,417)
Preferred stock	(5)	(5)
Retained earnings	(5,320)	(5,338)
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	775	858
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	(9,611)	(5,902)
Total shareholders' equity	(9,611)	(5,902)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	(11,500)	(6,562)
Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		224
Receivables, net		885
Inventories, net		898
Deferred taxes and other current assets		177
Total current assets		2,184
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net		2,686
Goodwill		2,177
Customer Relationships And Other Intangible Assets Net		195
Restricted cash		2,154
Other assets		301
Total assets		9,697
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt		77
Accounts payable		1,501
Accrued employee costs		229
Other current liabilities		335
Total current liabilities		2,142
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt		4,974
Employee benefit obligations		1,147
Deferred taxes and other liabilities		173
Total liabilities		8,436
Common stock		962
Retained earnings		4,557
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)		(640)
Treasury stock, at cost		(3,628)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity		1,251
Noncontrolling interests		10
Total shareholders' equity		1,261
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		9,697
Ball Corporation
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	2,135	5	3	2
Receivables, net	255	40
Intercompany receivables	340	137
Deferred taxes and other current assets	85	49
Total current assets	2,815	231
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	17	14
Investment in subsidiaries	7,068	3,688
Customer Relationships And Other Intangible Assets Net	20	19
Restricted cash	1,949	2,154
Other assets	189	152
Total assets	12,058	6,258
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	200	1
Accounts payable	122	19
Intercompany payables	1,501	105
Accrued employee costs	10	16
Cash purchase price payable to Rexam's shareholders	2,204
Other current liabilities	260	146
Total current liabilities	4,297	287
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	6,497	4,859
Employee benefit obligations	328	342
Intercompany long-term notes	(2,691)	(371)
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	(104)	(110)
Total liabilities	8,327	5,007
Common stock	995	962
Retained earnings	4,733	4,557
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(593)	(640)
Treasury stock, at cost	(1,404)	(3,628)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	3,731	1,251
Total shareholders' equity	3,731	1,251
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	12,058	6,258
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1
Receivables, net	238	224
Intercompany receivables	125	517
Inventories, net	511	516
Deferred taxes and other current assets	29	84
Total current assets	904	1,341
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,059	1,026
Investment in subsidiaries	2,465	2,135
Goodwill	998	967
Customer Relationships And Other Intangible Assets Net	81	83
Other assets	23	19
Total assets	5,530	5,571
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	796	792
Intercompany payables	23	1
Accrued employee costs	106	133
Other current liabilities	57	60
Total current liabilities	982	986
Noncurrent liabilities
Employee benefit obligations	464	466
Intercompany long-term notes	95	192
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	142	183
Total liabilities	1,683	1,827
Common stock	635	1,042
Retained earnings	3,729	3,276
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(517)	(574)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	3,847	3,744
Total shareholders' equity	3,847	3,744
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	5,530	5,571
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	4,263	219	$ 224	$ 189
Receivables, net	1,417	621
Intercompany receivables	1,423	6
Inventories, net	972	382
Deferred taxes and other current assets	180	44
Total current assets	8,255	1,272
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,320	1,646
Investment in subsidiaries	79	79
Goodwill	4,185	1,210
Customer Relationships And Other Intangible Assets Net	1,951	93
Restricted cash	175
Other assets	1,024	130
Total assets	18,989	4,430
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	2,925	76
Accounts payable	1,250	690
Intercompany payables	365	554
Accrued employee costs	245	80
Cash purchase price payable to Rexam's shareholders	1,621
Other current liabilities	557	129
Total current liabilities	6,963	1,529
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	1,737	115
Employee benefit obligations	735	339
Intercompany long-term notes	2,596	179
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	1,091	100
Total liabilities	13,122	2,262
Common stock	4,426	375
Preferred stock	5	5
Retained earnings	1,591	2,062
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(258)	(284)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	5,764	2,158
Noncontrolling interests	103	10
Total shareholders' equity	5,867	2,168
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 18,989	$ 4,430