Other Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Other Assets..

Other Assets.

13.    Other Assets

	September 30,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2021		2020
Long-term pension assets	$	569	$	562
Investments in affiliates		182		321
Right-of-use operating lease assets		406		302
Long-term deferred tax assets		154		227
Other		595		447
	$	1,906	$	1,859

In the third quarter of 2021, Ball sold its minority-owned investment in South Korea for total proceeds of $120 million. See Note 4 for further details. In the first quarter of 2020, the shareholders of Ball Metalpack provided additional equity contributions and loans to Ball Metalpack, of which Ball's share was $30 million, which resulted in Ball recognizing this same level of previously unrecorded equity method losses associated with prior periods. These losses are presented in equity in results of affiliates, net of tax, in the company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statement of earnings. Ball is under no obligation to provide additional equity contributions or loans to Ball Metalpack.