Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 36	$ 211
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(273)	(228)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	413	(29)
Proceeds from dispositions, net of cash sold	2,815
Other, net	(86)	22
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	2,869	(235)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	3,824	2,315
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(621)	(2,308)
Net change in short-term borrowings	250	105
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	23	19
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(98)	(3)
Common dividends	(37)	(36)
Other, net	(21)	(41)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,320	51
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(50)	9
Change in cash and cash equivalents	6,175	36
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	224	191
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	6,399	227
Ball Corporation
Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(23)	(32)
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(6)	(4)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	4,506
Proceeds from dispositions, net of cash sold	884
Other, net	(91)	9
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	5,293	5
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	2,195	2,300
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(590)	(2,200)
Net change in short-term borrowings	200	111
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	23	19
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(98)	(3)
Common dividends	(37)	(36)
Intercompany	(4,827)	(130)
Other, net	(11)	(32)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(3,145)	29
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	5	(1)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	2,130	1
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	5	2
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	2,135	3
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	158	226
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(97)	(99)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(36)	(29)
Other, net	6	12
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(127)	(116)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net change in short-term borrowings		(7)
Intercompany	(29)	(103)
Other, net	(1)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(30)	(110)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	1
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	1
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(99)	17
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(170)	(125)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(4,057)
Proceeds from dispositions, net of cash sold	1,931
Other, net	(1)	1
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(2,297)	(124)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	1,629	15
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(31)	(108)
Net change in short-term borrowings	50	1
Intercompany	4,856	233
Other, net	(9)	(9)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	6,495	132
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(55)	10
Change in cash and cash equivalents	4,044	35
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	219	189
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$ 4,263	$ 224