Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 603		$ 721	$ 477	$ 448
Receivables, net	1,885		1,802
Inventories, net	1,275		1,271
Other current assets	184	$ 139	140
Assets held for sale	452		6
Total current assets	4,399		3,940
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	4,360		4,542
Goodwill	4,410		4,475
Intangible assets, net	2,137		2,188
Other assets	1,617		1,409
Total assets	16,923		16,554
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	399		219
Accounts payable	2,739		3,095
Accrued employee costs	224		289
Other current liabilities	500	489	492
Liabilities held for sale	173
Total current liabilities	4,035		4,095
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	6,719		6,510
Employee benefit obligations	1,479		1,455
Deferred taxes	625		645
Other liabilities	416	$ 273	287
Total liabilities	13,274		12,992
Equity
Common stock (674,692,058 shares issued - 2019; 673,236,720 shares issued - 2018)	1,154		1,157
Retained earnings	5,504		5,341
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(789)		(835)
Treasury stock, at cost (340,222,598 shares - 2019; 337,978,571 shares - 2018)	(2,323)		(2,205)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	3,546		3,458
Noncontrolling interests	103		104
Total equity	3,649		3,562	$ 4,138	$ 4,084
Total liabilities and equity	$ 16,923		$ 16,554