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Inventories
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories Inventories
Inventories at December 31 consisted of:
 
2019
 
2018
Finished goods
$
1,772

 
$
1,658

Raw materials and work in process
5,650

 
5,004

Supplies
207

 
194

Total (approximates current cost)
7,629

 
6,856

(Decrease) increase to LIFO cost
(171
)
 
1

 
$
7,458

 
$
6,857

Recognized as:
 
 
 
Inventories
$
5,978

 
$
5,440

Other assets
1,480

 
1,417


Inventories valued under the LIFO method comprised approximately $2.6 billion and $2.5 billion at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Amounts recognized as Other assets are comprised almost entirely of raw materials and work in process inventories. At December 31, 2019 and 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 $168 million and $7 million at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, of inventories produced in preparation for product launches.