Business Consolidation and Other Activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Business Consolidation and Other Activities

Summary of business consolidation and other activity (charges) / income included in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings

	Years Ended December 31,
($ in millions)	2017		2016		2015
Beverage packaging, North and Central America	$	(47)	$	(20)	$	(19)
Beverage packaging, South America		(5)		(15)		(3)
Beverage packaging, Europe		(89)		(24)		(10)
Food and aerosol packaging		6		(26)		—
Aerospace		—		—		1
Other		(86)		(252)		(164)
	$	(221)	$	(337)	$	(195)

Summary by segment of the activity in the business consolidation reserves

($ in millions)	Beverage Packaging, North & Central America		Beverage Packaging, Europe		Food & Aerosol Packaging		Other		Total
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	8	$	4	$	6	$	2	$	20
Charges in earnings		24		67		8		1		100
Cash payments and other activity		(6)		(30)		(13)		(3)		(52)
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	26	$	41	$	1	$	—	$	68