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Business Segment Information (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) segment | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Business Segment Information |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment | 5 |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 2,855 |  | $ 2,030 | $ 5,328 | $ 3,785
Reconciling items |  |  |  |  |
Other | (21) |  | (15) | (52) | (46)
Business consolidation and other activities | (41) |  | 28 | (96) | (239)
Amortization of acquired Rexam intangibles | (76) |  | (10) | (117) | (20)
Earnings (loss) before interest and taxes | 187 |  | 279 | 339 | 168
Interest expense | (74) |  | (41) | (142) | (79)
Debt refinancing and other costs | (1) |  | (46) | (1) | (106)
Total interest expense | (75) |  | (87) | (143) | (185)
Earnings (loss) before taxes | 112 |  | 192 | 196 | (17)
Tax (provision) benefit | (22) |  | 114 | (44) | 197
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax | 10 |  | 1 | 18 |
Net earnings | 100 |  | 307 | 170 | 180
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1) |  |  | (3) |
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation | 99 |  | 307 | 167 | 180
Undistributed corporate expenses | 32 |  | 12 | 77 | 35
Beverage packaging, Europe |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segment comparable operating earnings | 63 |  | 74 | 110 | 113
Other |  |  |  |  |
Reconciling items |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities | (26) |  | 48 | (87) | (198)
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 2,696 |  | 1,947 | 5,032 | 3,626
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segment comparable operating earnings | 339 |  | 266 | 609 | 453
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, North And Central America |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 1,151 |  | 844 | 2,100 | 1,577
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segment comparable operating earnings | 156 |  | 118 | 279 | 211
Reconciling items |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities | (7) |  | (3) | (11) | (6)
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, South America |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 349 |  | 133 | 720 | 258
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segment comparable operating earnings | 69 |  | 22 | 127 | 39
Reconciling items |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities | (3) |  | (9) |  | (9)
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, Europe |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 665 |  | 479 | 1,173 | 835
Reconciling items |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities | (4) |  | (5) | (7) | (9)
Operating Segments | Food and aerosol packaging |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 274 |  | 298 | 546 | 583
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segment comparable operating earnings | 25 |  | 33 | 46 | 53
Reconciling items |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities | (1) |  | (3) | 9 | (17)
Operating Segments | Aerospace |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 257 |  | 193 | 493 | 373
Segment Reporting Information, Operating Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Reportable segment comparable operating earnings | 26 |  | 19 | 47 | 37
Operating Segments | Other |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 159 |  | $ 83 | 296 | $ 159
Rexam |  |  |  |  |
Reconciling items |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of acquired Rexam intangibles | (51) |  |  | (83) |
Catch-up depreciation and amortization for 2016 from finalization of Rexam valuation | $ (39) |  |  | $ (39) |
Catch up depreciation |  | $ 11 |  |  |
Rexam | Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, North And Central America |  |  |  |  |
Reconciling items |  |  |  |  |
Catch up depreciation |  | 1 |  |  |
Rexam | Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, South America |  |  |  |  |
Reconciling items |  |  |  |  |
Catch up depreciation |  | 1 |  |  |
Rexam | Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, Europe |  |  |  |  |
Reconciling items |  |  |  |  |
Catch up depreciation |  | 8 |  |  |
Rexam | Corporate and other |  |  |  |  |
Reconciling items |  |  |  |  |
Catch up depreciation |  | $ 1 |  |  |

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