Employee Benefit Obligations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Employee Benefit Obligations

Schedule of employee benefit obligations

	June 30,		December 31,
($in millions)	2017		2016
Underfunded defined benefit pension liabilities	$	897	$	963
Less: Current portion		(26)		(25)
Long-term defined benefit pension liabilities		871		938
Retiree medical and other postemployment benefits		217		226
Deferred compensation plans		280		272
Other		61		61
	$	1,429	$	1,497

Components of net periodic benefit cost

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	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
Curtailment and settlement losses (gains) including special termination benefits		—		—		—		—		80	(a)		80
Net periodic benefit cost for Ball sponsored plans		21		1		22		17		84			101
Net periodic benefit cost for multi-employer plans		1		—		1		—		—			—
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	22	$	1	$	23	$	17	$	84		$	101

(a) Amount relates to plans transferred to the Divestment Business.

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017						2016
($ in millions)	U.S.		Foreign		Total		U.S.		Foreign			Total
Ball-sponsored plans:
Service cost	$	24	$	8	$	32	$	24	$	6		$	30
Interest cost		66		44		110		30		9			39
Expected return on plan assets		(66)		(52)		(118)		(36)		(9)			(45)
Recognized net actuarial loss		18		2		20		15		3			18
Curtailment and settlement losses (gains) including special termination benefits		—		—		—		—		80	(a)		80
Net periodic benefit cost for Ball sponsored plans		42		2		44		33		89			122
Net periodic benefit cost for multi-employer plans		2		—		2		1		—			1
Total net periodic benefit cost	$	44	$	2	$	46	$	34	$	89		$	123

(a) Amount relates to plans transferred to the Divestment Business.