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Financial Statement Information Inventories (Policies) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Inventory [Abstract] |
Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Inventories Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
| June 30, |  | December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
Aftermarket and refurbished products | $ | 1,895,922 |  |  | $ | 2,297,895 |
Salvage and remanufactured products | 366,699 |  |  | 447,908 |
Manufactured products | 25,672 |  |  | 26,974 |
Total inventories | $ | 2,288,293 |  |  | $ | 2,772,777 |
Aftermarket and refurbished products and salvage and remanufactured products are primarily composed of finished goods. As of June 30, 2020, manufactured products inventory was composed of $18 million of raw materials, $3 million of work in process, and $4 million of finished goods. As of December 31, 2019, manufactured products inventory was composed of $17 million of raw materials, $3 million of work in process, and $6 million of finished goods.

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