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Business Segment Information - Summary of Business (Details)
$ in Millions
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Aug. 27, 2025
Jan. 31, 2026
facility
Sep. 30, 2026
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Sep. 30, 2025
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Sep. 30, 2026
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segment
Sep. 30, 2025
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Business Segment Information            
Number of reportable segments | segment         3  
Net sales            
Net sales     $ 4,188 $ 3,379 $ 11,788 $ 9,814
Comparable segment operating earnings            
Earnings before taxes     (145) 391 391 888
Reconciling items            
Business consolidation and other activities     (482) 78 (515) 53
Intangible amortization     (37) (37) (112) (111)
Interest expense     (75) (85) (232) (236)
Interest income     7 8 27 20
Undistributed corporate expenses     38 29 121 102
Corporate interest income     7 8 27 20
Depreciation and amortization            
Depreciation and amortization     163 158 487 463
Operating Segments            
Net sales            
Net sales     4,044 3,271 11,355 9,449
Comparable segment operating earnings            
Comparable segment operating earnings     472 456 1,329 1,248
Reconciling items            
Reconciling items, net     472 456 1,329 1,248
Depreciation and amortization            
Depreciation and amortization     152 148 452 432
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, North and Central America            
Net sales            
Net sales     2,060 1,638 5,842 4,714
Comparable segment operating earnings            
Comparable segment operating earnings     210 215 622 627
Reconciling items            
Reconciling items, net     210 215 622 627
Depreciation and amortization            
Depreciation and amortization     57 57 169 169
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, EMEA            
Net sales            
Net sales     1,331 1,125 3,684 3,206
Comparable segment operating earnings            
Comparable segment operating earnings     170 164 466 427
Reconciling items            
Reconciling items, net     170 164 466 427
Depreciation and amortization            
Depreciation and amortization     57 55 171 155
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, South America            
Net sales            
Net sales     653 508 1,829 1,529
Comparable segment operating earnings            
Comparable segment operating earnings     92 77 241 194
Reconciling items            
Reconciling items, net     92 77 241 194
Depreciation and amortization            
Depreciation and amortization     38 36 112 108
Other            
Net sales            
Net sales     144 108 433 365
Depreciation and amortization            
Depreciation and amortization     11 10 35 31
Other            
Comparable segment operating earnings            
Comparable segment operating earnings     (21) (16) (58) (54)
Reconciling items            
Reconciling items, net     (21) (16) (58) (54)
Reconciling items, net            
Comparable segment operating earnings            
Comparable segment operating earnings     (596) (49) (880) (306)
Reconciling items            
Business consolidation and other activities     (482) 78 (515) 53
Factoring fee expense     (13) (9) (33) (28)
FX gain (loss)     10 9 33 22
Intangible amortization     (37) (37) (112) (111)
Interest expense     (75) (85) (232) (236)
Interest income     7 8 27 20
Stock-based compensation expense     (7) (5) (20) (23)
Unrealized gain (loss) on equity-linked notes     3 (3) (24) (3)
Other, net     (2) (5) (4)  
Reconciling items, net     (596) (49) (880) (306)
Corporate interest income     $ 7 $ 8 $ 27 $ 20
Benepack European Production Facilities | ORG            
Business Segment Information            
Non controlling interest (in percentage)   20.00%        
Benepack European Production Facilities            
Business Segment Information            
Acquired (In percentage)   80.00%        
Number of manufacturing facilities | facility   2        
Benepack European Production Facilities | Belgium            
Business Segment Information            
Number of manufacturing facilities | facility   1        
Benepack European Production Facilities | Hungary            
Business Segment Information            
Number of manufacturing facilities | facility   1        
Disposal group, disposed of by sale, not discontinued operations            
Business Segment Information            
Sale of ownership interest 41.00%          
Ownership interest retained before disposal 51.00%          
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Name [Extensible Enumeration] ball:BallUnitedArabCanManufacturingCompanyMember     ball:BallUnitedArabCanManufacturingCompanyMember   ball:BallUnitedArabCanManufacturingCompanyMember
Ownership interest retained 10.00%