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Inventories | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Inventories | (6) Inventories The following table details our inventories and the reduction of certain inventories to a LIFO basis:
|  | September 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
Inventories (at FIFO, which approximates replacement value): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Raw materials |  | $ | 155.0 |  |  | $ | 150.8 |
Work in process |  |  | 147.0 |  |  |  | 121.0 |
Finished goods |  |  | 614.2 |  |  |  | 559.0 |
Subtotal (at FIFO) |  |  | 916.2 |  |  |  | 830.8 |
Reduction of certain inventories to LIFO basis |  |  | (55.2 | ) |  |  | (53.3 | )
Total |  | $ | 861.0 |  |  | $ | 777.5 |
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 $140 million at September 30, 2012 and $121 million at December 31, 2011.

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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a, b, c -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361739&loc=d3e7789-107766 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) -Number 43 -Section A -Paragraph 9 -Chapter 3 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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