Description of the Plan - Company Contributions (Details) - 401(K) AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Description of the Plan
Percentage of non-elective company contribution	5.00%
Non-elective company contribution	$ 6,536,130	$ 5,623,526
Non-elective company contribution, BATC employees		753,802
Additional contribution amount	$ 905,971	$ 977,940
General employees
Description of the Plan
Employer contribution	6.00%
BATC employees not participants in the Ball Corporation Economic Value Added Incentive Compensation Plan
Description of the Plan
Enhancement Multiplier	1.25
Factor achieved		1
Contribution amount	$ 0	$ 2,130,034
Minimum \| BATC employees not participants in the Ball Corporation Economic Value Added Incentive Compensation Plan
Description of the Plan
Factor, Range	0
Maximum \| BATC employees not participants in the Ball Corporation Economic Value Added Incentive Compensation Plan
Description of the Plan
Employer contribution	2.00%
Factor, Range	1

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Represents the multiplier applied to the calculated BATC-related matching contribution based on the Economic Value Added performance factor.

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Represents the actual Economic Value Added (EVA) performance factor achieved for a specified plan year.

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Represents the total employer contributions.

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Represents the range of the Economic Value Added (EVA) performance factor applicable to determining additional matching contributions for eligible BATC employees. The factor ranges between 0 and 1 (inclusive) and is used to adjust the amount of employer contributions.

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Amount of non-elective company contribution made during the period under (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Amount of non-elective company contribution made during the period for BATC employees under (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Percentage of non-elective company contribution, applicable for salaried and non-union hourly employees hired under (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-SubTopic 205
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Percentage of employer matching contribution on eligible participant contribution to employee stock purchase, saving, or similar plan (employee benefit plan (EBP)).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Topic 962
-SubTopic 325
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 55
-Paragraph 17
-Publisher FASB
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