UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2018	Jan. 02, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 549.0		$ 448.0	$ 433.0	$ 597.0
Receivables, net	2,013.0	$ 1,941.0	1,634.0
Inventories, net	1,257.0	1,285.0	1,526.0
Other current assets	206.0		145.0
Assets held for sale	850.0		5.0
Total current assets	4,875.0		3,758.0
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,473.0		4,610.0
Goodwill	4,516.0		4,933.0
Intangible assets, net	2,305.0		2,462.0
Other assets	1,366.0		1,406.0
Total assets	17,535.0		17,169.0
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	176.0		453.0
Accounts payable	2,739.0		2,762.0
Accrued employee costs	256.0		352.0
Other current liabilities	558.0	557.0	540.0
Liabilities held for sale	225.0
Total current liabilities	3,954.0		4,107.0
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	7,171.0		6,518.0
Employee benefit obligations	1,452.0		1,463.0
Deferred taxes	666.0	702.0	695.0
Other liabilities	297.0		340.0
Total liabilities	13,540.0		13,123.0
Shareholders' equity
Common stock (672,069,984 shares issued - 2018; 670,576,215 shares issued - 2017)	1,120.0		1,084.0
Retained earnings	5,199.0	5,024.0	4,987.0
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(767.0)	$ (655.0)	(656.0)
Treasury stock, at cost (325,459,294 shares - 2018; 320,694,598 shares - 2017)	(1,663.0)		(1,474.0)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	3,889.0		3,941.0
Noncontrolling interests	106.0		105.0
Total shareholders' equity	3,995.0		4,046.0
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 17,535.0		$ 17,169.0