Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Business Segment Information

Schedule of major customers

	2016		2015		2014
Coca-Cola Bottlers' Sales & Services Company LLC	9	%	11	%	11	%
Molson Coors Brewing Company and subsidiaries	9	%	11	%	11	%
U.S. Government	9	%	10	%	10	%
Anheuser-Busch InBev and subsidiaries	7	%	10	%	10	%

Summary of net sales and long lived assets by geographic area

Summary of Net Sales by Geographic Area (a)

($ in millions)	U.S.		Foreign		Consolidated
2016	$	4,929	$	4,132	$	9,061
2015		4,738		3,259		7,997
2014		5,091		3,479		8,570

Summary of Net Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Area (a) (b)

($ in millions)	U.S.		Brazil		Other		Consolidated
2016	$	2,097	$	885	$	2,509	$	5,491
2015		1,211		463		1,313		2,987

(a) Includes intercompany eliminations.

(b) Long-lived assets exclude goodwill, intangible assets and noncurrent restricted cash.

Summary of business by segment

	Years Ended December 31,
($ in millions)	2016		2015		2014
Net sales
Beverage packaging, North and Central America	$	3,612	$	3,202	$	3,187
Beverage packaging, South America		1,014		591		588
Beverage packaging, Europe		1,915		1,653		1,896
Food and aerosol packaging		1,171		1,297		1,504
Aerospace		818		810		935
Reportable segment sales		8,530		7,553		8,110
Other		531		444		460
Net sales	$	9,061	$	7,997	$	8,570
Comparable operating earnings
Beverage packaging, North and Central America	$	469	$	402	$	388
Beverage packaging, South America		185		80		95
Beverage packaging, Europe		217		192		223
Food and aerosol packaging		109		108		154
Aerospace		88		82		94
Reportable segment comparable operating earnings		1,068		864		954
Reconciling items
Other (a)		(92)		(63)		(34)
Business consolidation and other activities		(337)		(195)		(81)
Amortization of acquired Rexam intangibles		(65)		—		—
Cost of sales associated with Rexam inventory step-up		(84)		—		—
Egyptian pound devaluation		(27)		—		—
Earnings before interest and taxes		463		606		839
Interest expense		(229)		(143)		(160)
Debt refinancing and other costs		(109)		(117)		(33)
Total interest expense		(338)		(260)		(193)
Earnings before taxes		125		346		646
Tax (provision) benefit		126		(47)		(150)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax		15		4		2
Net earnings		266		303		498
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests		(3)		(22)		(28)
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$	263	$	281	$	470

(a) Includes undistributed corporate expenses, net, of $110 million, $93 million and $86 million for the years ended December 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

	Years Ended December 31,
($ in millions)	2016		2015		2014
Depreciation and Amortization
Beverage packaging, North and Central America	$	117	$	73	$	72
Beverage packaging, South America		78		41		37
Beverage packaging, Europe		121		60		63
Food and aerosol packaging		57		59		57
Aerospace		30		27		26
Reportable segment depreciation and amortization		403		260		255
Other		50		26		26
Depreciation and amortization	$	453	$	286	$	281
Capital Expenditures
Beverage packaging, North and Central America	$	234	$	250	$	101
Beverage packaging, South America		33		25		23
Beverage packaging, Europe		126		122		109
Food and aerosol packaging		80		61		82
Aerospace		41		28		30
Reportable segment capital expenditures		514		486		345
Other		92		42		46
Capital expenditures	$	606	$	528	$	391