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Inventories | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Inventories | Inventories Inventories consisted of:
($ in millions) | March 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Finished goods | $ | 1,698 |  |  | $ | 1,658 |
Raw materials and work in process | 5,217 |  |  | 5,004 |
Supplies | 201 |  |  | 194 |
Total (approximates current cost) | 7,116 |  |  | 6,856 |
(Decrease) increase to LIFO costs | (6 | ) |  | 1 |
| $ | 7,110 |  |  | $ | 6,857 |
Recognized as: |  |  |
Inventories | $ | 5,712 |  |  | $ | 5,440 |
Other assets | 1,398 |  |  | 1,417 |
Amounts recognized as Other assets are comprised almost entirely of raw materials and work in process inventories. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, these amounts included $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively, of inventories not expected to be sold within one year. In addition, these amounts included $85 million and $7 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, of inventories produced in preparation for product launches.

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