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Receivables, Net
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Receivables, Net  
Receivables, Net

8.     Receivables, Net

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March 31,

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December 31,

($ in millions)

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2020

    

2019

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Trade accounts receivable

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$

865

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$

647

Unbilled receivables

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558

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556

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

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(6)

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(17)

Net trade accounts receivable

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1,417

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1,186

Other receivables

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445

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445

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$

1,862

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$

1,631

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The company has entered into several regional committed and uncommitted accounts receivable factoring programs with various financial institutions for certain of its receivables. The programs are accounted for as true sales of the receivables, without recourse to Ball, and had combined limits of approximately $1.3 billion at March 31, 2020, and $1.4 billion at December 31, 2019. A total of $202 million and $230 million were available for sale under these programs as of March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively.

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Other receivables include income and sales tax receivables, related party receivables and other miscellaneous receivables.