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INVENTORIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
INVENTORIES INVENTORIES
 December 31,
(Dollars in millions)20212020
  
Finished goods$1,007 $891 
Work in process273 203 
Raw materials and supplies589 511 
Total inventories at FIFO or average cost1,869 1,605 
Less: LIFO reserve365 226 
Total inventories$1,504 $1,379 

Inventories valued on the LIFO method were approximately 50 percent of total inventories at both December 31, 2021 and 2020. In 2020, a $13 million LIFO decrement was recognized due to inventory reduction actions, resulting in an increase to "Cost of sales" in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Comprehensive Income and Retained Earnings and a decrease to "Inventories" in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.