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INVENTORIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
INVENTORIES
INVENTORIES
 
December 31,
(Dollars in millions)
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
Finished goods
$
1,114

 
$
997

Work in process
213

 
198

Raw materials and supplies
470

 
473

Total inventories at FIFO or average cost
1,797

 
1,668

Less: LIFO reserve
288

 
264

Total inventories
$
1,509

 
$
1,404



Inventories valued on the LIFO method were approximately 60 percent of total inventories at both December 31, 2017 and 2016.