Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 645	$ 224	$ 245	$ 191
Receivables, net	1,789	885
Inventories, net	1,418	898
Other Assets, Current	252	177
Total current assets	4,104	2,184
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,440	2,686
Goodwill	5,211	2,177
Intangible assets, net	2,046	195
Restricted cash		2,154
Other assets	1,259	301
Total assets	17,060	9,697
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	373	77
Accounts payable	1,864	1,501
Accrued employee costs	302	229
Other current liabilities	404	335
Total current liabilities	2,943	2,142
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	7,724	4,974
Employee benefit obligations	1,508	1,147
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	1,065	173
Total liabilities	13,240	8,436
Common stock	1,019	962
Retained earnings	4,708	4,557
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(616)	(640)
Treasury stock, at cost	(1,398)	(3,628)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	3,713	1,251
Noncontrolling interests	107	10
Total shareholders' equity	3,820	1,261
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	17,060	9,697
Eliminating Adjustments
Current assets
Intercompany receivables	(203)	(660)
Total current assets	(203)	(660)
Noncurrent assets
Investment in subsidiaries	(9,885)	(5,902)
Total assets	(10,088)	(6,562)
Current liabilities
Intercompany payables	(209)	(660)
Total current liabilities	(209)	(660)
Noncurrent liabilities
Intercompany long-term notes	6
Total liabilities	(203)	(660)
Common stock	(5,061)	(1,417)
Preferred stock	(5)	(5)
Retained earnings	(5,634)	(5,338)
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	815	858
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	(9,885)	(5,902)
Total shareholders' equity	(9,885)	(5,902)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	(10,088)	(6,562)
Ball Corporation
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	54	5	4	2
Receivables, net	123
Intercompany receivables	30
Other Assets, Current	148
Total current assets	355
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	19
Investment in subsidiaries	7,358
Intangible assets, net	19
Other assets	213
Total assets	7,964
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	271
Accounts payable	15
Intercompany payables	102
Accrued employee costs	20
Other current liabilities	107
Total current liabilities	515
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	6,530
Employee benefit obligations	344
Intercompany long-term notes	(3,129)
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	(9)
Total liabilities	4,251
Common stock	1,019
Retained earnings	4,708
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(616)
Treasury stock, at cost	(1,398)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	3,713
Total shareholders' equity	3,713
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	7,964
Ball Corporation | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		5
Receivables, net		40
Intercompany receivables		137
Other Assets, Current		49
Total current assets		231
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net		14
Investment in subsidiaries		3,688
Intangible assets, net		19
Restricted cash		2,154
Other assets		152
Total assets		6,258
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt		1
Accounts payable		19
Intercompany payables		105
Accrued employee costs		16
Other current liabilities		146
Total current liabilities		287
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt		4,859
Employee benefit obligations		342
Intercompany long-term notes		(371)
Deferred taxes and other liabilities		(110)
Total liabilities		5,007
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
Total shareholders' equity		1,251
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		6,258
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1
Receivables, net	514
Intercompany receivables	121
Inventories, net	497
Other Assets, Current	38
Total current assets	1,171
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,085
Investment in subsidiaries	2,449
Goodwill	990
Intangible assets, net	78
Other assets	20
Total assets	5,793
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	798
Intercompany payables	52
Accrued employee costs	111
Other current liabilities	54
Total current liabilities	1,015
Noncurrent liabilities
Employee benefit obligations	437
Intercompany long-term notes	139
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	217
Total liabilities	1,808
Common stock	635
Retained earnings	3,887
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(537)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	3,985
Total shareholders' equity	3,985
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	5,793
Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets
Receivables, net		224
Intercompany receivables		517
Inventories, net		516
Other Assets, Current		84
Total current assets		1,341
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,026
Investment in subsidiaries		2,135
Goodwill		967
Intangible assets, net		83
Other assets		19
Total assets		5,571
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		792
Intercompany payables		1
Accrued employee costs		133
Other current liabilities		60
Total current liabilities		986
Noncurrent liabilities
Employee benefit obligations		466
Intercompany long-term notes		192
Deferred taxes and other liabilities		183
Total liabilities		1,827
Common stock		1,042
Retained earnings		3,276
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)		(574)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity		3,744
Total shareholders' equity		3,744
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		5,571
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	590	219	$ 240	$ 189
Receivables, net	1,152
Intercompany receivables	52
Inventories, net	921
Other Assets, Current	66
Total current assets	2,781
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,336
Investment in subsidiaries	78
Goodwill	4,221
Intangible assets, net	1,949
Other assets	1,026
Total assets	13,391
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	102
Accounts payable	1,051
Intercompany payables	55
Accrued employee costs	171
Other current liabilities	243
Total current liabilities	1,622
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	1,194
Employee benefit obligations	727
Intercompany long-term notes	2,984
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	857
Total liabilities	7,384
Common stock	4,426
Preferred stock	5
Retained earnings	1,747
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(278)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	5,900
Noncontrolling interests	107
Total shareholders' equity	6,007
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 13,391
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Reportable Legal Entities
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		219
Receivables, net		621
Intercompany receivables		6
Inventories, net		382
Other Assets, Current		44
Total current assets		1,272
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,646
Investment in subsidiaries		79
Goodwill		1,210
Intangible assets, net		93
Other assets		130
Total assets		4,430
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt		76
Accounts payable		690
Intercompany payables		554
Accrued employee costs		80
Other current liabilities		129
Total current liabilities		1,529
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt		115
Employee benefit obligations		339
Intercompany long-term notes		179
Deferred taxes and other liabilities		100
Total liabilities		2,262
Common stock		375
Preferred stock		5
Retained earnings		2,062
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)		(284)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity		2,158
Noncontrolling interests		10
Total shareholders' equity		2,168
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$ 4,430