Earnings and Dividends Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Earnings per share
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$ 446	$ 200
Basic weighted average common shares	320,904	327,811
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	5,012	5,862
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share	325,916	333,673
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.39	$ 0.61
Diluted (in dollars per share)	1.37	0.60
Dividends declared and paid
Dividends paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.15
Stock options
Options excluded from EPS calculation
Number of outstanding options excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	2,000	1,000