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Inventories (Details) (Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Billions | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Inventories (Textual) |  |
Excess of market value over carrying amount of LIFO inventories | $ 6.1 | $ 6.3
Amount of non-LIFO inventory | $ 1.3 | $ 1.6

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