UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS shares in Thousands, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	May 16, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
Net sales		$ 2,785	$ 2,473
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)		(2,237)	(1,975)
Depreciation and amortization		(180)	(148)
Selling, general and administrative		(112)	(143)
Business consolidation and other activities		(30)	(55)
Total costs and expenses		(2,559)	(2,321)
Earnings before interest and taxes		226	152
Interest expense		(73)	(68)
Debt refinancing and other costs		(1)
Total interest expense		(74)	(68)
Earnings before taxes		152	84
Tax (provision) benefit		(34)	(22)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax		7	8
Net earnings		125	70
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests			(2)
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation		$ 125	$ 68
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.36	$ 0.19
Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.35	$ 0.19
Weighted average shares outstanding (000s):
Basic (in shares) | shares		350,215	350,048
Diluted (in shares) | shares		357,552	357,934
Cash dividends declared and paid, per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.10	$ 0.065
Stock split ratio	2