Earnings and Dividends Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Earnings per share
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$ 177	$ 446
Basic weighted average common shares	314,236	320,904
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	2,431	5,012
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share	316,667	325,916
Per basic share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.56	$ 1.39
Per diluted share (in dollars per share)	0.56	1.37
Dividends declared and paid
Dividends paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.20
Stock option and SSARs
Options excluded from EPS calculation
Number of outstanding options excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	4,000	2,000