Receivables

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Receivables

Receivables

6.     Receivables

	September 30,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2016		2015
Trade accounts receivable	$	1,482	$	759
Less allowance for doubtful accounts		(8)		(5)
Net trade accounts receivable		1,474		754
Other receivables		315		131
	$	1,789	$	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 $679 million at September 30, 2016. A total of $465 million and $479 million were sold under these programs as of September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, respectively. Included in other receivables is $75 million due from Ardagh for the sale of the Divestment Business.