Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 597	$ 224	$ 191	$ 416
Receivables, net	1,491	885
Inventories, net	1,413	898
Other Assets, Current	152	177
Total current assets	3,653	2,184
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,387	2,686
Goodwill	5,095	2,177	2,255
Intangible assets, net	1,934	195
Restricted cash		2,154
Other assets	1,104	301
Total assets	16,173	9,697
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	222	77
Accounts payable	2,033	1,501
Accrued employee costs	315	229
Other current liabilities	399	335
Total current liabilities	2,969	2,142
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	7,310	4,974
Employee benefit obligations	1,497	1,147
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	856	173
Total liabilities	12,632	8,436
Common stock	1,038	962
Retained earnings	4,739	4,557
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(941)	(640)
Treasury stock, at cost	(1,401)	(3,628)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	3,435	1,251
Noncontrolling interests	106	10
Total shareholders' equity	3,541	1,261	1,240	1,417
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	16,173	9,697
Eliminating Adjustments
Current assets
Intercompany receivables	(1,469)	(660)
Total current assets	(1,469)	(660)
Noncurrent assets
Investment in subsidiaries	(12,529)	(5,902)
Total assets	(13,998)	(6,562)
Current liabilities
Intercompany payables	(1,471)	(660)
Total current liabilities	(1,471)	(660)
Noncurrent liabilities
Intercompany long-term notes	2
Total liabilities	(1,469)	(660)
Common stock	(7,421)	(1,417)
Preferred stock	(5)	(5)
Retained earnings	(6,493)	(5,338)
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	1,390	858
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	(12,529)	(5,902)
Total shareholders' equity	(12,529)	(5,902)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	(13,998)	(6,562)
Ball Corporation
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	2	5	2	219
Receivables, net	96	40
Intercompany receivables	39	137
Other Assets, Current	40	49
Total current assets	177	231
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	23	14
Investment in subsidiaries	7,815	3,688
Intangible assets, net	18	19
Restricted cash		2,154
Other assets	94	152
Total assets	8,127	6,258
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	141	1
Accounts payable	18	19
Intercompany payables	1,010	105
Accrued employee costs	25	16
Other current liabilities	138	146
Total current liabilities	1,332	287
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	6,337	4,859
Employee benefit obligations	347	342
Intercompany long-term notes	(3,142)	(371)
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	(181)	(110)
Total liabilities	4,693	5,007
Common stock	1,038	962
Retained earnings	4,739	4,557
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(942)	(640)
Treasury stock, at cost	(1,401)	(3,628)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	3,434	1,251
Total shareholders' equity	3,434	1,251
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	8,127	6,258
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	(11)
Receivables, net	450	224
Intercompany receivables	467	517
Inventories, net	516	516
Other Assets, Current	39	84
Total current assets	1,461	1,341
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,087	1,026
Investment in subsidiaries	4,291	2,135
Goodwill	985	967
Intangible assets, net	76	83
Other assets	306	19
Total assets	8,206	5,571
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	772	792
Intercompany payables	53	1
Accrued employee costs	152	133
Other current liabilities	69	60
Total current liabilities	1,046	986
Noncurrent liabilities
Employee benefit obligations	760	466
Intercompany long-term notes	2,018	192
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	267	183
Total liabilities	4,091	1,827
Common stock	1,120	1,042
Retained earnings	3,832	3,276
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(837)	(574)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	4,115	3,744
Total shareholders' equity	4,115	3,744
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	8,206	5,571
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	606	219	189	197
Receivables, net	945	621
Intercompany receivables	963	6
Inventories, net	897	382
Other Assets, Current	73	44
Total current assets	3,484	1,272
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,277	1,646
Investment in subsidiaries	423	79
Goodwill	4,110	1,210
Intangible assets, net	1,840	93
Other assets	704	130
Total assets	13,838	4,430
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	81	76
Accounts payable	1,243	690
Intercompany payables	408	554
Accrued employee costs	138	80
Other current liabilities	192	129
Total current liabilities	2,062	1,529
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	973	115
Employee benefit obligations	390	339
Intercompany long-term notes	1,122	179
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	770	100
Total liabilities	5,317	2,262
Common stock	6,301	375
Preferred stock	5	5
Retained earnings	2,661	2,062
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(552)	(284)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	8,415	2,158
Noncontrolling interests	106	10
Total shareholders' equity	8,521	2,168
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	13,838	4,430
Guarantees Relating to Senior Notes
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	597	224	191	416
Receivables, net	1,491	885
Inventories, net	1,413	898
Other Assets, Current	152	177
Total current assets	3,653	2,184
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,387	2,686
Goodwill	5,095	2,177
Intangible assets, net	1,934	195
Restricted cash		2,154
Other assets	1,104	301
Total assets	16,173	9,697
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	222	77
Accounts payable	2,033	1,501
Accrued employee costs	315	229
Other current liabilities	399	335
Total current liabilities	2,969	2,142
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	7,310	4,974
Employee benefit obligations	1,497	1,147
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	856	173
Total liabilities	12,632	8,436
Common stock	1,038	962
Retained earnings	4,739	4,557
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(941)	(640)
Treasury stock, at cost	(1,401)	(3,628)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	3,435	1,251
Noncontrolling interests	106	10
Total shareholders' equity	3,541	1,261
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	16,173	9,697
Guarantees Relating to Senior Notes | Eliminating Adjustments
Current assets
Intercompany receivables	(1,127)	(660)
Total current assets	(1,127)	(660)
Noncurrent assets
Investment in subsidiaries	(10,183)	(5,902)
Total assets	(11,310)	(6,562)
Current liabilities
Intercompany payables	(1,127)	(660)
Total current liabilities	(1,127)	(660)
Noncurrent liabilities
Total liabilities	(1,127)	(660)
Common stock	(5,061)	(1,417)
Preferred stock	(5)	(5)
Retained earnings	(6,482)	(5,338)
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	1,365	858
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	(10,183)	(5,902)
Total shareholders' equity	(10,183)	(5,902)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	(11,310)	(6,562)
Guarantees Relating to Senior Notes | Ball Corporation
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	2	5	2	219
Receivables, net	96	40
Intercompany receivables	39	137
Other Assets, Current	40	49
Total current assets	177	231
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	23	14
Investment in subsidiaries	7,815	3,688
Intangible assets, net	18	19
Restricted cash		2,154
Other assets	94	152
Total assets	8,127	6,258
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	141	1
Accounts payable	18	19
Intercompany payables	1,010	105
Accrued employee costs	25	16
Other current liabilities	138	146
Total current liabilities	1,332	287
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	6,337	4,859
Employee benefit obligations	347	342
Intercompany long-term notes	(3,142)	(371)
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	(181)	(110)
Total liabilities	4,693	5,007
Common stock	1,038	962
Retained earnings	4,739	4,557
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(942)	(640)
Treasury stock, at cost	(1,401)	(3,628)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	3,434	1,251
Total shareholders' equity	3,434	1,251
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	8,127	6,258
Guarantees Relating to Senior Notes | Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	(11)
Receivables, net	450	224
Intercompany receivables	125	517
Inventories, net	516	516
Other Assets, Current	33	84
Total current assets	1,113	1,341
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,087	1,026
Investment in subsidiaries	2,289	2,135
Goodwill	990	967
Intangible assets, net	76	83
Other assets	20	19
Total assets	5,575	5,571
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	771	792
Intercompany payables	52	1
Accrued employee costs	135	133
Other current liabilities	65	60
Total current liabilities	1,023	986
Noncurrent liabilities
Employee benefit obligations	440	466
Intercompany long-term notes	178	192
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	218	183
Total liabilities	1,859	1,827
Common stock	635	1,042
Retained earnings	3,893	3,276
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(812)	(574)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	3,716	3,744
Total shareholders' equity	3,716	3,744
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	5,575	5,571
Guarantees Relating to Senior Notes | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	606	219	$ 189	$ 197
Receivables, net	945	621
Intercompany receivables	963	6
Inventories, net	897	382
Other Assets, Current	79	44
Total current assets	3,490	1,272
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,277	1,646
Investment in subsidiaries	79	79
Goodwill	4,105	1,210
Intangible assets, net	1,840	93
Other assets	990	130
Total assets	13,781	4,430
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	81	76
Accounts payable	1,244	690
Intercompany payables	65	554
Accrued employee costs	155	80
Other current liabilities	196	129
Total current liabilities	1,741	1,529
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	973	115
Employee benefit obligations	710	339
Intercompany long-term notes	2,964	179
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	819	100
Total liabilities	7,207	2,262
Common stock	4,426	375
Preferred stock	5	5
Retained earnings	2,589	2,062
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(552)	(284)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	6,468	2,158
Noncontrolling interests	106	10
Total shareholders' equity	6,574	2,168
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 13,781	$ 4,430