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Inventories
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Inventory Net [Abstract]  
Inventories

Note 12. Inventories

 

The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s inventories at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Finished products

 

$

589

 

 

$

701

 

Semi-finished products

 

 

189

 

 

 

195

 

Raw materials, stores, and supplies

 

 

559

 

 

 

476

 

Inventories before LIFO adjustment

 

 

1,337

 

 

 

1,372

 

Less: Adjustment of inventories to LIFO basis

 

 

(258

)

 

 

(225

)

Total inventories

 

$

1,079

 

 

$

1,147

 

 

Inventory values, before LIFO adjustment, are generally determined by the average cost method, which approximates current cost. Inventories are valued under the LIFO method at substantially all of the Company’s U.S. locations, which comprised $674 and $622 (or 50% and 45%) of inventories before the LIFO adjustments at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The remainder of the Company’s inventory held in international locations and certain U.S. locations is valued under the average cost method.