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Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Business Segment Information

Summary of business by segment

		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in millions)		2015			2014			2015			2014
Net sales
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia		$	1,072.3		$	1,079.6		$	3,226.9		$	3,207.3
Metal beverage packaging, Europe		450.1			489.2			1,310.3			1,497.8
Metal food & household products packaging		372.0			450.6			1,012.3			1,159.4
Aerospace & technologies		203.4			221.7			648.4			683.5
Corporate and intercompany eliminations		(0.8		)	(2.2		)	(5.5		)	(10.4		)
Net sales		$	2,097.0		$	2,238.9		$	6,192.4		$	6,537.6
Net earnings
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia		$	131.9		$	133.7		$	383.4		$	400.8
Business consolidation and other activities		(21.2		)	(0.1		)	(23.8		)	1.7
Total metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia		110.7			133.6			359.6			402.5
Metal beverage packaging, Europe		61.1			63.8			149.6			193.0
Business consolidation and other activities		(1.3		)	(4.3		)	(8.6		)	(6.6		)
Total metal beverage packaging, Europe		59.8			59.5			141.0			186.4
Metal food & household products packaging		30.6			43.0			89.5			119.1
Business consolidation and other activities		(0.1		)	(4.5		)	(1.0		)	(11.6		)
Total metal food & household products packaging		30.5			38.5			88.5			107.5
Aerospace & technologies		21.4			21.2			60.9			70.1
Business consolidation and other activities		—			—			0.7			—
Total aerospace & technologies		21.4			21.2			61.6			70.1
Segment earnings before interest and taxes		222.4			252.8			650.7			766.5
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		)
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 attibutable to Ball Corporation		$	44.5		$	147.4		$	225.6		$	394.0

		September 30,			December 31,
($ in millions)		2015			2014
Total Assets
Metal beverage packaging, Americas & Asia		$	3,534.4		$	3,422.8
Metal beverage packaging, Europe		2,309.6			2,274.5
Metal food & household products packaging		1,645.1			1,508.1
Aerospace & technologies		401.2			411.6
Segment assets		7,890.3			7,617.0
Corporate assets, net of eliminations		(163.3		)	(46.0		)
Total assets		$	7,727.0		$	7,571.0

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