Earnings and Dividends Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Earnings per share
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Ball Corporation, net of tax	$ 191	$ 132	$ 427	$ 382
Discontinued operations, net of tax	6	71	3,613	171
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$ 197	$ 203	$ 4,040	$ 553
Basic weighted average common shares	302,406	314,983	308,851	314,596
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	2,813	2,313	2,823	2,342
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings (loss) per share	305,219	317,296	311,674	316,938
Basic - continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.42	$ 1.38	$ 1.22
Basic - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.02	0.22	11.70	0.54
Per basic share (in dollars per share)	0.65	0.64	13.08	1.76
Diluted - continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.63	0.42	1.37	1.20
Diluted - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.02	0.22	11.59	0.54
Per diluted share (in dollars per share)	0.65	0.64	12.96	1.74
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	5,000	4,000	5,000	4,000