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Accounts Receivable and Inventory (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accounts Receivable and Inventory [Abstract]

Components of inventory

The components of inventory follow:

	2015				2014
Raw materials	$	885			$	924
Work-in-process	412				422
Finished goods	1,131				1,201
Inventory at FIFO	2,428				2,547
Excess of FIFO over LIFO cost	(105		)		(119		)
Total inventory	$	2,323			$	2,428

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Accounts Receivable and Inventory [Abstract]

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Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361739&loc=d3e7789-107766

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
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