Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Earnings per share
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$ 707	$ 719	$ 878
Basic weighted average common shares	314,775	316,433	325,989
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	2,247	3,575	5,626
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings (loss) per share	317,022	320,008	331,615
Per basic share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.25	$ 2.27	$ 2.69
Per diluted share (in dollars per share)	2.23	2.25	2.65
Dividends declared and paid
Dividends paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.80	$ 0.80	$ 0.70
Stock option and SSARs
Options excluded from EPS calculation
Number of outstanding options excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	4,000	3,000	1,000	1,000