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Inventories | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Inventories | Inventories Inventories consisted of:
($ in millions) | September 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
Finished goods | $ | 1,585 |  |  | $ | 1,334 |
Raw materials and work in process | 4,933 |  |  | 4,703 |
Supplies | 202 |  |  | 201 |
Total (approximates current cost) | 6,720 |  |  | 6,238 |
(Decrease) increase to LIFO costs | (10 | ) |  | 45 |
| $ | 6,710 |  |  | $ | 6,283 |
Recognized as: |  |  |
Inventories | $ | 5,416 |  |  | $ | 5,096 |
Other assets | 1,294 |  |  | 1,187 |
Amounts recognized as Other assets are comprised almost entirely of raw materials and work in process inventories. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, these amounts included $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, of inventories not expected to be sold within one year. In addition, these amounts included $3 million and $80 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, of inventories produced in preparation for product launches.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for inventory. Includes, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 330 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2126998 + Details
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