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Supplemental Balance Sheet Data - Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
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Raw materials | $ 338 | $ 323
Work in process | 164 | 148
Finished goods | 988 | 938
Supplies and other | 257 | 243
Inventory, Gross | 1,747 | 1,652
Inventory, LIFO Reserve | 206 | 200
Total | 1,541 | 1,452
LIFO |  |
Raw materials | 123 | 122
Work in process | 120 | 116
Finished goods | 518 | 510
Supplies and other | 0 | 0
Inventory, Gross | 761 | 748
Inventory, LIFO Reserve | 206 | 200
Total | 555 | 548
Non-LIFO |  |
Raw materials | 215 | 201
Work in process | 44 | 32
Finished goods | 470 | 428
Supplies and other | 257 | 243
Inventory, Gross | 986 | 904
Inventory, LIFO Reserve | 0 | 0
Total | $ 986 | $ 904

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