Receivables, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Receivables, Net

Receivables, Net

8.     Receivables, Net

	March 31,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2021		2020
Trade accounts receivable	$	1,012	$	825
Unbilled receivables		637		528
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts		(9)		(9)
Net trade accounts receivable		1,640		1,344
Other receivables		475		394
	$	2,115	$	1,738

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 $1.6 billion at March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020. A total of $348 million and $232 million were available for sale under these programs as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Other receivables include income and sales tax receivables and other miscellaneous receivables.