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Earnings and Dividends Per Share (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Earnings and Dividends Per Share |
Schedule of earnings per share |
($ in millions, except per share amounts; |  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
shares in thousands) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation |  | $ | 44.5 |  | $ | 147.4 |  | $ | 225.6 |  | $ | 394.0 |
Basic weighted average common shares |  | 137,337 |  | 138,010 |  | 137,409 |  | 139,133 |
Effect of dilutive securities |  | 3,521 |  | 4,080 |  | 3,732 |  | 3,853 |
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share |  | 140,858 |  | 142,090 |  | 141,141 |  | 142,986 |
Per basic share |  | $ | 0.32 |  | $ | 1.07 |  | $ | 1.64 |  | $ | 2.83 |
Per diluted share |  | $ | 0.32 |  | $ | 1.04 |  | $ | 1.60 |  | $ | 2.76 |

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