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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories consisted of:

($ in millions)			September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
Finished goods			$	1,628					$	1,610
Raw materials and work in process			6,135						5,949
Supplies			190						146
Total (approximates current cost)			7,953						7,705
Increase (decrease) to LIFO cost			23						(81)
			$	7,976					$	7,624
Recognized as:
Inventories			$	5,603					$	5,554
Other assets			2,373						2,070

Amounts recognized as Other Assets are comprised almost entirely of raw materials and work in process inventories. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, these amounts included $1.9 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively, of inventories not expected to be sold within one year. In addition, these amounts included $519 million and $279 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, of inventories produced in preparation for product launches.

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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.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 330
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2126998

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