Basis of Presentation (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
		May 16, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares
Revision of the Second Quarter 2016 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Net sales			$ 2,908	$ 2,752		$ 8,236	$ 6,537
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)			(2,338)	(2,275)		(6,583)	(5,288)
Business consolidation and other activities			(157)	(63)		(253)	(302)
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes			124	132		463	300
Earnings before taxes			50	50		246	33
Tax (provision) benefit			(4)	(23)		(48)	174
Net earnings			51	34		221	213
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation			$ 48	$ 31		$ 215	$ 210
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	[1]		$ 0.14	$ 0.09		$ 0.61	$ 0.69
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	[1]		$ 0.13	$ 0.09		$ 0.60	$ 0.67
Stock split ratio		2
As Previously reported
Revision of the Second Quarter 2016 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Net sales				$ 2,815			$ 6,600
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)				(2,338)			(5,351)
Business consolidation and other activities				(79)			(319)
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes				116			283
Earnings before taxes				34			16
Tax (provision) benefit				(38)			191
Net earnings				3			213
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation							$ 210
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares							$ 0.69
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares							$ 0.67
Revisions
Revision of the Second Quarter 2016 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Net sales				(63)			$ (63)
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)				63			63
Business consolidation and other activities				16			17
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes				16			17
Earnings before taxes				16			17
Tax (provision) benefit				15			$ (17)
Net earnings				31
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation				$ 31
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 0.09
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 0.09
Revisions | Adjustment To Present Sales And Cost Of Sales On Net Basis Associated With Intercompany And Transactions Where Company Acts As Agent [Member]
Revision of the Second Quarter 2016 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Net sales				$ (63)		$ (63)
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)				63		63
Revisions | Adjustment For Payroll Tax Payments For Compensation Arrangements Previously Recorded As Out Of Period [Member]
Revision of the Second Quarter 2016 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Business consolidation and other activities				13
Revisions | Adjustment To Reverse Charge To Gain On Sale Of Divestment Business Recorded In Wrong Period [Member]
Revision of the Second Quarter 2016 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Business consolidation and other activities				3
Revisions | Adjustment For Tax Benefit Associated With Release Of Deferred Taxes Related to Acquisition For Inventory Step Up [Member]
Revision of the Second Quarter 2016 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Tax (provision) benefit				$ 16		16
Revisions | Adjustment For Additional Net Gain On Sale Of Divestment Business [Member]
Revision of the Second Quarter 2016 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Business consolidation and other activities						$ (17)
Revisions | Adjustment For Correction Of Tax Basis For Gain On Sale Of Divestment Business [Member]
Revision of the Second Quarter 2016 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Tax (provision) benefit					$ 30
Revisions | Adjustment For Tax Expense Associated With Tax Effects Of Other Adjustments [Member]
Revision of the Second Quarter 2016 Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Tax (provision) benefit			$ 1		$ 3

[1] Amounts in 2016 have been retrospectively adjusted for the two-for-one stock split that was effective on May 16, 2017.