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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Inventories [Abstract]

Note 5 Inventories

The following table details our inventories and the reduction of certain inventories to a LIFO basis:


		December 31,
		2011				2010
Inventories (at FIFO, which approximates replacement value):
Raw materials		$	154.3			$	94.5
Work in process			122.8				112.6
Finished goods			574.3				337.8

Subtotal (at FIFO)			851.4				544.9
Reduction of certain inventories to LIFO basis			(53.3	)			(49.1	)

Total		$	798.1			$	495.8

SEALED AIR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)

We determine the value of our legacy Sealed Air non-equipment U.S. inventories by the last-in, first-out or LIFO inventory method. U.S. inventories determined by the LIFO method were $121 million at December 31, 2011 and $102 million at December 31, 2010.

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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