CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 3,997	$ 3,338	$ 7,600	$ 6,435
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	(3,300)	(2,690)	(6,257)	(5,183)
Depreciation and amortization	(165)	(155)	(324)	(305)
Selling, general and administrative	(163)	(137)	(313)	(286)
Business consolidation and other activities	(22)	(12)	(33)	(25)
Interest income	10	5	20	12
Interest expense	(79)	(81)	(157)	(151)
Earnings before taxes	278	268	536	497
Tax (provision) benefit	(65)	(61)	(127)	(114)
Equity in results of affiliates, net of tax	10	8	19	13
Earnings from continuing operations	223	215	428	396
Discontinued operations, net of tax				(2)
Net earnings	223	215	428	394
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	2	3	2	3
Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation	$ 221	$ 212	$ 426	$ 391
Earnings per share:
Basic - continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.83	$ 0.77	$ 1.6	$ 1.41
Basic - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)				(0.01)
Total basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	0.83	0.77	1.6	1.4
Diluted - continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.83	0.76	1.59	1.4
Diluted - discontinued operations (in dollars per share)				(0.01)
Total diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.83	$ 0.76	$ 1.59	$ 1.39
Weighted average shares outstanding: (000s)
Basic (in shares)	265,777	276,102	265,778	279,677
Diluted (in shares)	267,139	277,771	267,271	281,405

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net earnings	$ 428	$ 394
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	324	305
Business consolidation and other activities	33	25
Deferred tax provision (benefit)	24	(43)
Loss on Aerospace disposal		3
Pension contributions	(15)	(15)
Other, net	49	(164)
Changes in working capital components, net of acquisitions and dispositions	(1,012)	(838)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(169)	(333)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(302)	(177)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(76)	(158)
Business dispositions, net of cash sold		4
Derivative settlements	(11)	(66)
Other, net	(48)	6
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(437)	(391)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Long-term borrowings	1,505	2,930
Repayments of long-term borrowings	(1,281)	(1,624)
Net change in short-term borrowings	(145)	(76)
Acquisitions of treasury stock	(115)	(1,022)
Common stock dividends	(107)	(112)
Other, net	17	(8)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(126)	88
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	12	23
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(720)	(613)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of period	1,221	931
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period	$ 501	$ 318

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 491	$ 1,212
Receivables, net	3,262	2,606
Inventories, net	2,517	2,013
Other current assets	365	265
Current assets held for sale	16	17
Total current assets	6,651	6,113
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	6,783	6,656
Goodwill	4,397	4,379
Intangible assets, net	908	982
Other assets	1,371	1,394
Total assets	20,110	19,524
Current liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	692	21
Accounts payable	4,549	4,452
Accrued employee costs	236	303
Other current liabilities	744	711
Total current liabilities	6,221	5,487
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt	6,528	6,991
Employee benefit obligations	468	499
Deferred taxes	691	655
Other liabilities	436	471
Total liabilities	14,344	14,103
Equity
Common stock (685,983,461 shares issued - 2026; 685,107,438 shares issued - 2025)	1,447	1,422
Retained earnings	12,538	12,219
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss)	(802)	(869)
Treasury stock, at cost (421,377,635 shares - 2026; 419,733,252 shares - 2025)	(7,437)	(7,351)
Total Ball Corporation shareholders' equity	5,746	5,421
Noncontrolling interests	20
Total equity	5,766	5,421
Total liabilities and equity	$ 20,110	$ 19,524