Ball Corporation BALL Reportable Legal Entities — Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit
Discontinued — last reported Q1 '16
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by Ball Corporation in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.
The official record: Ball Corporation’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
Questions, answered.
- What does reportable legal entities — retained earnings accumulated deficit mean?
- The total accumulated profits the company has kept and reinvested in its business over time.
- How do you interpret reportable legal entities — retained earnings accumulated deficit?
- A consistent increase indicates strong historical profitability and successful reinvestment of capital.
- How does reportable legal entities — retained earnings accumulated deficit compare across companies?
- Standardized as 'Retained Earnings' in the equity section of the balance sheet.