Taxes on Income - Foreign subsidiaries (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Foreign income taxes
Retained earnings	$ 7,763	$ 7,309
Net income tax payments	179	143	$ 136
Ball's Serbian subsidiary
Foreign income taxes
Income tax reduction due to tax holidays		3	2
Brazilian subsidiaries
Foreign income taxes
Income tax reduction due to tax holidays	$ 71	$ 59	$ 74
Tax holiday, benefit per share	$ 0.22	$ 0.18	$ 0.23
Serbian and Polish
Foreign income taxes
Income tax reduction due to tax holidays	$ 6
Non US Subsidiaries
Foreign income taxes
Amount of non-U.S. earnings that may be subject to incremental foreign taxes and U.S. state income tax upon distribution	943
Accrued for foreign withholding taxes on foreign earnings	61
Retained earnings	$ 2,320