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Financial Instruments and Risk Management | 12 Months Ended
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Financial Instruments and Risk Management |
Financial Instruments and Risk Management | 21. Financial Instruments and Risk Management ​ Policies and Procedures ​ The company employs established risk management policies and procedures, which seek to reduce its commercial risk exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and prices of the company’s common stock with regard to common share repurchases and the company’s deferred compensation stock plan. However, there can be no assurance that these policies and procedures will be successful. Although the instruments utilized involve varying degrees of credit, market and interest risk, the counterparties to the agreements are expected to perform fully under the terms of the agreements. The company monitors counterparty credit risk, including lenders, on a regular basis, but Ball cannot be certain that all risks will be discerned or that its risk management policies and procedures will always be effective. Additionally, in the event of default under the company’s master derivative agreements, the non-defaulting party has the option to set-off any amounts owed with regard to open derivative positions. ​ Commodity Price Risk ​ Aluminum ​ The company manages commodity price risk in connection with market price fluctuations of aluminum ingot through two different methods. First, the company enters into container sales contracts that include aluminum ingot-based pricing terms that generally reflect the same price fluctuations under commercial purchase contracts for aluminum sheet. The terms include fixed, floating or pass-through aluminum ingot component pricing. Second, the company uses certain derivative instruments such as option and forward contracts as economic and cash flow hedges of commodity price risk where there are material differences between sales and purchase contracted pricing and volume. ​ At December 31, 2019, the company had aluminum contracts limiting its aluminum exposure with notional amounts of approximately $1.7 billion, of which approximately $1.6 billion received hedge accounting treatment. Cash flow hedges relate to forecasted sales and purchase transactions and expire within the next two years. Included in shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2019, within accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss), is a net after-tax loss of $15 million associated with these contracts. A net loss of $13 million is expected to be recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings during the next 12 months, the majority of which will be offset by pricing changes in sales and purchase contracts, thus resulting in little or no earnings impact to Ball. ​ Interest Rate Risk ​ The company’s objective in managing exposure to interest rate changes is to minimize the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower the company’s overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, the company may use a variety of interest rate swaps, collars and options to manage the company’s mix of floating and fixed-rate debt. At December 31, 2019, the company had outstanding interest rate swap and option contracts with notional amounts of approximately $827 million paying fixed rates expiring within the next two years. The amount recorded in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) at December 31, 2019, is insignificant. ​ Currency Exchange Rate Risk ​ The company’s objective in managing exposure to currency fluctuations is to limit the exposure of cash flows and earnings from changes associated with currency exchange rate changes through the use of various derivative contracts. In addition, at times the company manages earnings translation volatility through the use of currency option strategies, and the change in the fair value of those options is recorded in the company’s net earnings. At December 31, 2019, the company had outstanding exchange forward contracts and option contracts with notional amounts totaling approximately $4.3 billion. Approximately $7 million of net after-tax gain related to these contracts is included in accumulated other comprehensive earnings at December 31, 2019, of which a $1 million net loss is expected to be recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings during the next 12 months. The contracts outstanding at December 31, 2019, expire within five years. ​ Additionally, the company entered into a $1 billion cross-currency swap contract to partially mitigate the risk on foreign currency denominated intercompany debt in 2016. The company fully settled this contract during 2019. Approximately $4 million of net after-tax loss related to these contracts is included in accumulated other comprehensive earnings at December 31, 2019, and is expected to be recognized in the consolidated statement of earnings during the next 12 months. ​ Common Stock Price Risk ​ The company’s deferred compensation stock program is subject to variable plan accounting and, accordingly, is marked to fair value using the company’s closing stock price at the end of the related reporting period. The company entered into total return swaps to reduce the company’s earnings exposure to these fair value fluctuations that will be outstanding through May 2020 and have a combined notional value of 2.9 million shares. Based on the current number of shares in the program, each $1 change in the company’s stock price has an insignificant impact on pretax earnings, net of the impact of related derivatives. ​ Collateral Calls ​ The company’s agreements with its financial counterparties require the company to post collateral in certain circumstances when the negative mark to fair value of the contracts exceeds specified levels. Additionally, the company has collateral posting arrangements with certain customers on these derivative contracts. The cash flows of the margin calls are shown within the investing section of the company’s consolidated statements of cash flows. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position was $35 million and $46 million, respectively, and no collateral was required to be posted. ​ Fair Value Measurements ​ Ball has classified all applicable financial derivative assets and liabilities as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and presented those values in the table below. The company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. ​
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($ in millions) | Balance Sheet Location |  | Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments |  | Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments |  | Total
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Assets: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Commodity contracts | ​ | ​ | $ | 7 | ​ | $ | 1 | ​ | $ | 8
Foreign currency contracts | ​ | ​ | ​ | 4 | ​ | ​ | 43 | ​ | ​ | 47
Other contracts | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 2
Total current derivative contracts | Other current assets | ​ | $ | 13 | ​ | $ | 44 | ​ | $ | 57
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Foreign currency contracts | ​ | ​ | $ | 15 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 15
Other contracts | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 1
Total noncurrent derivative contracts | Other noncurrent assets | ​ | $ | 16 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 16
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Liabilities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Commodity contracts | ​ | ​ | $ | 26 | ​ | $ | 1 | ​ | $ | 27
Foreign currency contracts | ​ | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 18 | ​ | ​ | 18
Other contracts | ​ | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 19 | ​ | ​ | 19
Total current derivative contracts | Other current liabilities | ​ | $ | 26 | ​ | $ | 38 | ​ | $ | 64
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Commodity contracts | ​ | ​ | $ | 1 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 1
Total noncurrent derivative contracts | Other noncurrent liabilities | ​ | $ | 1 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 1
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​ | ​ | ​ | December 31, 2018
​ | ​ | ​ | Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments |  | Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments |  | Total
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Assets: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Commodity contracts | ​ | ​ | $ | 9 | ​ | $ | 1 | ​ | $ | 10
Foreign currency contracts | ​ | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 21 | ​ | ​ | 21
Cross-currency and other contracts | ​ | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 5 | ​ | ​ | 5
Total current derivative contracts | Other current assets | ​ | $ | 9 | ​ | $ | 27 | ​ | $ | 36
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Liabilities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Commodity contracts | ​ | ​ | $ | 42 | ​ | $ | 11 | ​ | $ | 53
Foreign currency contracts | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2 | ​ | ​ | 4 | ​ | ​ | 6
Cross-currency and other contracts | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1 | ​ | ​ | 2 | ​ | ​ | 3
Total current derivative contracts | Other current liabilities | ​ | $ | 45 | ​ | $ | 17 | ​ | $ | 62
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Commodity contracts | ​ | ​ | $ | 2 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 2
Cross-currency and other contracts | ​ | ​ | ​ | 62 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 62
Total noncurrent derivative contracts | Other noncurrent liabilities | ​ | $ | 64 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 64
​ ​ The company uses closing spot and forward market prices as published by the London Metal Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Reuters and Bloomberg to determine the fair value of any outstanding aluminum, currency, energy, inflation and interest rate spot and forward contracts. Option contracts are valued using a Black-Scholes model with observable market inputs for aluminum, currency and interest rates. The company values each of its financial instruments either internally using a single valuation technique, from a reliable observable market source or from third-party software. The company does not adjust the value of its financial instruments except in determining the fair value of a trade that settles in the future. The present value discounting factor is based on the comparable time period LIBOR rate or 12-month LIBOR. Ball performs validations of the company’s internally derived fair values reported for the company’s financial instruments on a quarterly basis utilizing counterparty valuation statements. The company additionally evaluates counterparty creditworthiness and, as of December 31, 2019, has not identified any circumstances requiring the reported values of the company’s financial instruments be adjusted. ​ The following tables provide the effects of derivative instruments in the consolidated statement of earnings and on accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss): ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, 2019
($ in millions) |  | Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives | ​ |  | Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) |  | Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not Designated as Hedge Instruments
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Commodity contracts - manage exposure to customer pricing | ​ | Net sales | ​ | ​ | $ | 18 | ​ | $ | —
Commodity contracts - manage exposure to supplier pricing | ​ | Cost of sales | ​ | ​ | ​ | (45) | ​ | ​ | 2
Interest rate contracts - manage exposure for outstanding debt | ​ | Interest expense | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1 | ​ | ​ | —
Foreign currency contracts - manage currency exposure | ​ | Selling, general and administrative | ​ | ​ | ​ | 7 | ​ | ​ | 111
Cross-currency swaps - manage intercompany currency exposure | ​ | Selling, general and administrative | ​ | ​ | ​ | 35 | ​ | ​ | —
Cross-currency swaps - manage intercompany currency exposure | ​ | Interest expense | ​ | ​ | ​ | 12 | ​ | ​ | —
Equity contracts | ​ | Selling, general and administrative | ​ | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 46
Total | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 28 | ​ | $ | 159
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, 2018
($ in millions) |  | Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives | ​ | ​ | Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) |  | Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not Designated as Hedge Instruments
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Commodity contracts - manage exposure to customer pricing | ​ | Net sales | ​ | ​ | $ | 1 | ​ | $ | 1
Commodity contracts - manage exposure to supplier pricing | ​ | Cost of sales | ​ | ​ | ​ | 54 | ​ | ​ | 8
Foreign currency contracts - manage currency exposure | ​ | Selling, general and administrative | ​ | ​ | ​ | 1 | ​ | ​ | 70
Cross-currency swaps - manage intercompany currency exposure | ​ | Selling, general and administrative | ​ | ​ | ​ | 49 | ​ | ​ | —
Cross-currency swaps - manage intercompany currency exposure | ​ | Interest expense | ​ | ​ | ​ | 14 | ​ | ​ | —
Equity contracts | ​ | Selling, general and administrative | ​ | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 19
Total | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 119 | ​ | $ | 98
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, 2017
($ in millions) |  | Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Earnings on Derivatives | ​ | ​ | Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) |  | Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not Designated as Hedge Instruments
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Commodity contracts - manage exposure to customer pricing | ​ | Net sales | ​ | ​ | $ | (7) | ​ | $ | (4)
Commodity contracts - manage exposure to supplier pricing | ​ | Cost of sales | ​ | ​ | ​ | 50 | ​ | ​ | (5)
Foreign currency contracts - manage general exposure with the business | ​ | Selling, general and administrative | ​ | ​ | ​ | (1) | ​ | ​ | (57)
Cross-currency swaps - manage intercompany currency exposure within the business | ​ | Selling, general and administrative | ​ | ​ | ​ | (136) | ​ | ​ | —
Cross-currency swaps - manage intercompany currency exposure within the business | ​ | Interest expense | ​ | ​ | ​ | 16 | ​ | ​ | —
Equity contracts | ​ | Selling, general and administrative | ​ | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (1)
Total | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | (78) | ​ | $ | (67)
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​ The changes in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) for effective derivatives were as follows: ​
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​ | ​ | Years Ended December 31,
($ in millions) |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
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Amounts reclassified into earnings: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Commodity contracts | ​ | $ | 27 | ​ | $ | (55) | ​ | $ | (43)
Cross-currency swap contracts | ​ | ​ | (47) | ​ | ​ | (63) | ​ | ​ | 120
Interest rate contracts | ​ | ​ | (1) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | —
Currency exchange contracts | ​ | ​ | (7) | ​ | ​ | (1) | ​ | ​ | 1
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Commodity contracts | ​ | ​ | (10) | ​ | ​ | (31) | ​ | ​ | 67
Interest rate contracts | ​ | ​ | 1 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | —
Cross-currency swap contracts | ​ | ​ | 78 | ​ | ​ | 69 | ​ | ​ | (137)
Currency exchange contracts | ​ | ​ | 17 | ​ | ​ | (5) | ​ | ​ | 7
Foreign currency and tax impacts | ​ | ​ | (13) | ​ | ​ | 19 | ​ | ​ | 20
Stranded tax effects reclassified into retained earnings: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Commodity contracts | ​ | ​ | 2 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | —
Cross-currency swap contracts | ​ | ​ | (5) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | —
​ | ​ | $ | 42 | ​ | $ | (67) | ​ | $ | 35
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- Definition The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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