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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Billions, £ in Billions |  |  | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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May 16, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 GBP (£) facility | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) facility $ / shares shares | Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) facility $ / shares shares | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) facility $ / shares shares | Mar. 31, 2016 EUR (€) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (413,000,000) |  |
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities held at the end of the period | facility |  |  | 75 |  |  | 75 |  | 75 |  |
Divestment Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  | $ 41,000,000 | $ (28,000,000) | $ 96,000,000 | $ 239,000,000 |  |
Earnings before taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,000,000 |  |  |
Earnings before taxes attributable to Ball Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,000,000 |  |  |
Divestment Business | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities sold | facility |  | 22 | 22 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestment Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture consideration received |  |  | $ 3,420,000,000 |  |  | 3,420,000,000 |  | 3,420,000,000 |  |
Proceeds to be received under supply agreement |  |  | 103,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings before taxes |  |  |  |  | 67,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Earnings before taxes attributable to Ball Corporation |  |  |  |  | 67,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Divestment Business | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestment Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential contingent payment required |  |  | $ 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America | Divestment Business | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities sold | facility |  | 8 | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Europe | Divestment Business | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities sold | facility |  | 12 | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brazil | Divestment Business | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities sold | facility |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ball Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price, net of cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,506,000,000) |  |
Divestment Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  | 14,000,000 | $ (770,000,000) | 64,000,000 | $ (510,000,000) |  |
Ball Corporation | Divestment Business | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities sold | facility |  | 12 | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam | Divestment Business | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities sold | facility |  | 10 | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of shares acquired |  |  | 100.00% |  |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  |
Purchase price, net of cash acquired |  | £ 2.9 | $ 3,800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share price | $ / shares |  |  | $ 71.39 |  |  | $ 71.39 |  | $ 71.39 |  |
Value of common shares issued |  |  | $ 2,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration for stock-based compensation |  |  | $ 24,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities acquired | facility |  | 54 | 54 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam debt assumed |  |  | $ 2,792,000,000 |  |  | $ 2,792,000,000 |  | $ 2,792,000,000 |  |
Rexam | North America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities acquired | facility |  | 17 | 17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities acquired | facility |  | 20 | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam | South America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities acquired | facility |  | 12 | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam | AMEA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities acquired | facility |  | 5 | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam | Ball Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of treasury shares issued | shares |  |  | 32,250,000 |  |  | 32,250,000 |  | 32,250,000 |  |
Senior Notes 4.375 Percent, due December 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |
Rexam Long Term Debt Assumed (Member) | Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam debt assumed |  |  | 2,800,000,000 |  |  | 2,800,000,000 |  | 2,800,000,000 |  |
Assumed debt extinguished |  |  |  | $ 2,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Term A Loan, due June 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000,000
Term A Loan, Euro denominated, due June 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of debt | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1.1 |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax transaction costs related to the acquisition |  |  | 216,000,000 |  |  | 216,000,000 |  | 216,000,000 |  |
Business consolidation and other activities | Divestment Business | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestment Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain recorded in connection with sale |  |  | 330,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  | 7,000,000 |  | 34,000,000 |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities | Current Liabilities | Divestment Business | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestment Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated value of the claims under this indemnity |  |  |  |  | $ 57,000,000 |  | $ 57,000,000 |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities | Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax transaction costs related to the acquisition |  |  | $ 216,000,000 |  |  | $ 216,000,000 |  | $ 216,000,000 |  |

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