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Earnings and Dividends Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Mar. 31, 2025
Earnings per share    
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Ball Corporation, net of tax $ 205 $ 181
Discontinued operations, net of tax   (2)
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation $ 205 $ 179
Basic weighted average common shares 265,778 283,292
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares) 1,633 1,775
Weighted average shares applicable to diluted earnings per share 267,411 285,067
Basic - continuing operations (in dollars per share) $ 0.77 $ 0.64
Basic - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)   (0.01)
Per basic share (in dollars per share) 0.77 0.63
Diluted - continuing operations (in dollars per share) 0.77 0.64
Diluted - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)   (0.01)
Per diluted share (in dollars per share) 0.77 0.63
Dividends declared and paid    
Dividends paid (in dollars per share) $ 0.2 $ 0.2
Stock option and SSARs    
Options excluded from EPS calculation    
Number of outstanding options excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share 4,000 5,000