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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Net assets acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016
Assets and Liabilities Acquired |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 4,858 |  | $ 5,095 | $ 5,095 |
Ball Corporation |  |  |  |  |
Assets and Liabilities Acquired |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 3 |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition adjustments to initial accounting |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) to intangible assets | 590 |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) to investments in affiliates | 31 |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) to goodwill | (384) |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) to long-term deferred tax liabilities | 221 |  |  |  |
Amortization recorded as a result of changes to the initial accounting of intangible assets in business combination | 23 | $ 8 |  | $ 15 |
Depreciation recorded as a result of changes to initial accounting of fixed assets in business combination | $ 35 |  | $ 24 |  |
Catch up depreciation |  | $ 11 |  |  |
Assets and Liabilities Acquired |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  |  | $ 450
Receivables, net |  |  |  |  | 778
Inventories, net |  |  |  |  | 782
Other current assets |  |  |  |  | 165
Assets held for sale (sold to Ardagh on June 30, 2016) |  |  |  |  | 911
Total current assets |  |  |  |  | 3,086
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  | 2,301
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 3,415
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 2,478
Restricted cash |  |  |  |  | 174
Other Assets |  |  |  |  | 490
Total assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 11,944
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt |  |  |  |  | 2,792
Accounts payable |  |  |  |  | 858
Accrued employee costs |  |  |  |  | 135
Liabilities held for sale |  |  |  |  | 7
Other current liabilities |  |  |  |  | 373
Total current liabilities |  |  |  |  | 4,165
Long term debt |  |  |  |  | 28
Employee benefit obligations |  |  |  |  | 508
Deferred taxes and other liabilities |  |  |  |  | 993
Total liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  | (5,694)
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 6,250
Noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  | (90)
Aggregate value of consideration paid |  |  |  |  | $ 6,160

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