Business Consolidation and Other Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	$ (14)	$ (30)
Operating Segments \| Beverage packaging, North And Central America
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	(1)	(3)
Individually insignificant activities	1	6
Reversal of previously recorded expenses related to facilities closure		5
Operating Segments \| Beverage packaging, North And Central America \| Reidsville, North Carolina facility
Business consolidation and other activities
Charges related to facilities closure		2
Operating Segments \| Beverage packaging, South America
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	(1)
Individually insignificant activities	1
Operating Segments \| Beverage packaging, Europe
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	1	(10)
Individually insignificant activities	1
Operating Segments \| Beverage packaging, Europe \| Employee Severance And Benefits
Business consolidation and other activities
Charges related to facilities closure		4
Operating Segments \| Beverage packaging, Europe \| Recklinghausen, Germany facility \| Facility Shutdown Costs Asset Impairment Accelerated Depreciation And Other Costs
Business consolidation and other activities
Charges related to facilities closure		6
Operating Segments \| Beverage packaging, Europe \| Recklinghausen, Germany facility \| Employee Benefits Severance Facility Shutdown Costs And Other Costs
Business consolidation and other activities
Charges related to facilities closure	2
Other
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	(13)	(17)
Individually insignificant activities	4	6
Other \| US steel food and steel aerosol packaging \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Business consolidation and other activities
Professional services and other costs	13
Other \| Rexam
Business consolidation and other activities
Compensation arrangement expense	4	11
Ball Corporation
Business consolidation and other activities
Business consolidation and other activities	$ (6)	$ (13)

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