Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ (433)	$ 597
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(398)	(357)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(3,379)	(29)
Proceeds from dispositions, net of cash sold	2,941
(Increase) decrease in noncurrent restricted cash	1,966
Settlement of Rexam acquisition related derivatives	(252)	(16)
Other, net	2	34
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	880	(368)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	4,370	2,315
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(4,348)	(2,408)
Net change in short-term borrowings	156	111
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	38	26
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(98)	(136)
Common dividends	(60)	(54)
Other, net	(15)	(39)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	43	(185)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(69)	10
Change in cash and cash equivalents	421	54
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	224	191
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	645	245
Ball Corporation
Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(385)	7
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(10)	(5)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	2,303
Proceeds from dispositions, net of cash sold	1,010
(Increase) decrease in noncurrent restricted cash	1,966
Settlement of Rexam acquisition related derivatives	(252)
Other, net		21
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	5,017
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	2,610	2,300
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(921)	(2,301)
Net change in short-term borrowings	200	21
Proceeds from issuances of common stock	38	26
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(98)	(136)
Common dividends	(60)	(54)
Intercompany	(6,351)	176
Other, net	(5)	(30)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(4,587)	2
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	4	(7)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	49	2
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	5	2
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	54	4
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	155	419
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(170)	(141)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(36)	(29)
Other, net	7	12
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(199)	(158)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net change in short-term borrowings		(7)
Intercompany	46	(254)
Other, net	(1)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	45	(261)
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	(203)	171
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(218)	(211)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(5,646)
Proceeds from dispositions, net of cash sold	1,931
Other, net	(5)	1
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(3,938)	(210)
Cash flows from financing activities
Long-term borrowings	1,760	15
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(3,427)	(108)
Net change in short-term borrowings	(44)	97
Intercompany	6,305	78
Other, net	(9)	(9)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	4,585	73
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(73)	17
Change in cash and cash equivalents	371	51
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	219	189
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$ 590	$ 240