Earnings and Dividends Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Earnings per share
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$ 392	$ 179	$ 664	$ 581
Basic weighted average common shares	314,054	325,876	317,296	327,097
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	3,007	5,719	3,926	5,841
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings (loss) per share	317,061	331,595	321,222	332,938
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.25	$ 0.55	$ 2.09	$ 1.78
Diluted (in dollars per share)	1.24	0.54	2.07	1.75
Dividends declared and paid
Dividends paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.60	$ 0.50
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	3,000	1,000