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Inventories
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Inventory, Net [Abstract]  
Inventories

Note 8. Inventories

 

The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s inventories at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

 

 

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

Finished products

 

$

819

 

 

$

770

 

Semi-finished products

 

 

267

 

 

 

255

 

Raw materials, stores, and supplies

 

 

687

 

 

 

709

 

Inventories before LIFO adjustment

 

 

1,773

 

 

 

1,734

 

Less: Adjustment of inventories to LIFO basis

 

 

(382

)

 

 

(382

)

Total inventories

 

$

1,391

 

 

$

1,352

 

 

Inventory values, before last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) adjustment are generally determined by the average cost method, which approximates current cost. Inventories are valued under the LIFO method at the Company’s U.S. locations, which comprised $945 and $920 (or 53% and 53%, respectively) of inventories before the LIFO adjustments at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company’s inventories held in international locations are valued under the average cost method.