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Receivables
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Receivables  
Receivables

8.     Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

($ in millions)

    

2018

    

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

$

1,259

 

$

1,206

Unbilled receivables

 

 

390

 

 

147

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(9)

 

 

(10)

Net trade accounts receivable

 

 

1,640

 

 

1,343

Other receivables

 

 

373

 

 

291

 

 

$

2,013

 

$

1,634

 

Unbilled receivables at June 30, 2018, include the effect of adopting new revenue recognition accounting guidance as of January 1, 2018. Further details of the new guidance and its adoption are included in Notes 2 and 5.

 

The company has entered into several regional committed and uncommitted accounts receivable factoring programs with various financial institutions for certain receivables of the company. The programs are accounted for as true sales of the receivables, without recourse to Ball, and had combined limits of approximately $977 million at June 30, 2018. A total of $139 million and $439 million were available for sale under these programs as of June 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.