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Business Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) segment | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Business Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  | 4 |  |
Business Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 2,097.0 | $ 2,238.9 | $ 6,192.4 | $ 6,537.6 |
Business consolidation and other activities | (151.9) | (9.2) | (138.3) | (17.8) |
Earnings before interest and taxes | 76.1 | 228.0 | 475.8 | 701.3 |
Interest expense | (37.5) | (40.1) | (107.0) | (120.9) |
Debt refinancing and other costs | (21.0) |  | (85.9) | (33.1) |
Total interest expense | (58.5) | (40.1) | (192.9) | (154.0) |
Tax (provision) benefit | 31.0 | (39.8) | (47.9) | (139.6) |
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 1.9 |
Net earnings | 50.1 | 148.4 | 238.4 | 409.6 |
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | (5.6) | (1.0) | (12.8) | (15.6) |
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation | 44.5 | 147.4 | 225.6 | 394.0 |
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 7,727.0 |  | 7,727.0 |  | $ 7,571.0
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |
Business Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Earnings before interest and taxes | 222.4 | 252.8 | 650.7 | 766.5 |
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 7,890.3 |  | 7,890.3 |  | 7,617.0
Operating Segments | Metal beverage packaging, Americas and Asia |  |  |  |  |
Business Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 1,072.3 | 1,079.6 | 3,226.9 | 3,207.3 |
Earnings before business consolidation and other activities, and before interest and taxes | 131.9 | 133.7 | 383.4 | 400.8 |
Business consolidation and other activities | (21.2) | (0.1) | (23.8) | 1.7 |
Earnings before interest and taxes | 110.7 | 133.6 | 359.6 | 402.5 |
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 3,534.4 |  | 3,534.4 |  | 3,422.8
Operating Segments | Metal beverage packaging, Europe |  |  |  |  |
Business Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 450.1 | 489.2 | 1,310.3 | 1,497.8 |
Earnings before business consolidation and other activities, and before interest and taxes | 61.1 | 63.8 | 149.6 | 193.0 |
Business consolidation and other activities | (1.3) | (4.3) | (8.6) | (6.6) |
Earnings before interest and taxes | 59.8 | 59.5 | 141.0 | 186.4 |
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 2,309.6 |  | 2,309.6 |  | 2,274.5
Operating Segments | Metal food & household products packaging |  |  |  |  |
Business Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 372.0 | 450.6 | 1,012.3 | 1,159.4 |
Earnings before business consolidation and other activities, and before interest and taxes | 30.6 | 43.0 | 89.5 | 119.1 |
Business consolidation and other activities | (0.1) | (4.5) | (1.0) | (11.6) |
Earnings before interest and taxes | 30.5 | 38.5 | 88.5 | 107.5 |
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 1,645.1 |  | 1,645.1 |  | 1,508.1
Operating Segments | Aerospace & technologies |  |  |  |  |
Business Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 203.4 | 221.7 | 648.4 | 683.5 |
Earnings before business consolidation and other activities, and before interest and taxes | 21.4 | 21.2 | 60.9 | 70.1 |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  | 0.7 |  |
Earnings before interest and taxes | 21.4 | 21.2 | 61.6 | 70.1 |
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 401.2 |  | 401.2 |  | 411.6
Corporate and intercompany eliminations |  |  |  |  |
Business Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | (0.8) | (2.2) | (5.5) | (10.4) |
Undistributed corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net | (17.0) | (24.5) | (69.3) | (63.9) |
Business consolidation and other activities | (129.3) | (0.3) | (105.6) | (1.3) |
Total undistributed corporate expenses and intercompany eliminations, net | (146.3) | $ (24.8) | (174.9) | $ (65.2) |
Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |
Assets | $ (163.3) |  | $ (163.3) |  | $ (46.0)

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