Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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- Definition

Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 11
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84228862&loc=d3e637-108580

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84228862&loc=d3e681-108580

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 14A
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84228862&loc=SL7669686-108580

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS $ in Millions	May 16, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 477.0		$ 448.0	$ 458.0	$ 597.0
Receivables, net		2,090.0	$ 1,941.0	1,634.0
Inventories, net		1,447.0	1,285.0	1,526.0
Other current assets		146.0	146.0	150.0
Total current assets		4,160.0		3,758.0
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net		4,727.0		4,610.0
Goodwill		4,970.0		4,933.0
Intangible assets, net		2,432.0		2,462.0
Other assets		1,442.0		1,406.0
Total assets		17,731.0		17,169.0
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt		337.0		453.0
Accounts payable		2,822.0		2,762.0
Accrued employee costs		221.0		352.0
Other current liabilities		525.0	557.0	540.0
Total current liabilities		3,905.0		4,107.0
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt		7,131.0		6,518.0
Employee benefit obligations		1,484.0		1,463.0
Deferred taxes		690.0	702.0	695.0
Other liabilities		383.0		340.0
Total liabilities		13,593.0		13,123.0
Shareholders' equity
Common stock (671,611,572 shares issued - 2018; 670,576,215 shares issued - 2017)		1,100.0		1,084.0
Retained earnings		5,114.0	5,024.0	4,987.0
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)		(673.0)	$ (655.0)	(656.0)
Treasury stock, at cost (321,435,190 shares - 2018; 320,694,598 shares - 2017)		(1,508.0)		(1,474.0)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity		4,033.0		3,941.0
Noncontrolling interests		105.0		105.0
Total shareholders' equity		4,138.0		4,046.0
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$ 17,731.0		$ 17,169.0
Stock split ratio	2