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Earnings Per Share (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Earnings and Dividends Per Share  
Schedule of earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

($ in millions, except per share amounts; shares in thousands)

    

2018

    

2017

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation

 

$

125

 

$

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares (a)

 

 

350,215

 

 

350,048

 

Effect of dilutive securities (a)

 

 

7,337

 

 

7,886

 

Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share (a)

 

 

357,552

 

 

357,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per basic share (a)

 

$

0.36

 

$

0.19

 

Per diluted share (a)

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.19

 

(a)

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