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Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events	20.  Subsequent Events A wholly-owned subsidiary of Ball owns interests in a joint venture company (Latapack-Ball) organized and operating in Brazil. On October 27, 2015, Ball and its joint venture partners announced that they have reached an agreement, pursuant to which Ball’s joint venture partners agreed to exchange all of their interests in Latapack-Ball for a total of 6 million treasury shares of Ball common stock. The actual value of the transaction will be determined based on the company’s stock price at the time of the close of the transaction.  This transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals and other conditions.

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The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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