Earnings and Dividends Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Earnings per share
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Ball Corporation	$ (174)	$ 202	$ 272	$ 402
Basic weighted average common shares	317,006	327,625	318,944	327,718
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)		5,753	4,372	5,897
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings (loss) per share	317,006	333,378	323,316	333,615
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.55)	$ 0.62	$ 0.85	$ 1.23
Diluted (in dollars per share)	(0.55)	0.61	0.84	1.20
Dividends declared and paid
Dividends paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.15	$ 0.40	$ 0.30
Stock option and SSARs
Options excluded from EPS calculation
Number of outstanding options excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	4,000	1,000	2,000	1,000