Earnings and Dividends Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Earnings per share
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$ 203	$ 392	$ 553	$ 664
Basic weighted average common shares	314,983	314,054	314,596	317,296
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	2,313	3,007	2,342	3,926
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings (loss) per share	317,296	317,061	316,938	321,222
Per basic share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.64	$ 1.25	$ 1.76	$ 2.09
Per diluted share (in dollars per share)	0.64	1.24	1.74	2.07
Dividends declared and paid
Dividends paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.60	$ 0.60
Stock option and SSARs
Options excluded from EPS calculation
Number of outstanding options excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	4,000	4,000	4,000	3,000