Employee Benefit Obligations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Employee Benefit Obligations

Schedule of employee benefit obligations

	March 31,		December 31,
($in millions)	2017		2016
Underfunded defined benefit pension liabilities	$	969	$	963
Less current portion		(21)		(25)
Long-term defined benefit pension liabilities		948		938
Retiree medical and other postemployment benefits		219		226
Deferred compensation plans		261		272
Other		59		61
	$	1,487	$	1,497

Components of net periodic benefit cost

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017						2016
($ in millions)	U.S.		Foreign		Total		U.S.		Foreign		Total
Ball-sponsored plans:
Service cost	$	12	$	4	$	16	$	12	$	3	$	15
Interest cost		33		22		55		15		5		20
Expected return on plan assets		(33)		(26)		(59)		(18)		(5)		(23)
Recognized net actuarial loss		9		1		10		8		1		9
Net periodic benefit cost for Ball sponsored plans		21		1		22		17		4		21
Net periodic benefit cost for multi-employer plans		1		—		1		—		—		—
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	22	$	1	$	23	$	17	$	4	$	21