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Inventory Disclosure [Text Block] | 1 0. Inventories Effective December 30, 2007 (beginning of 4th quarter of Fiscal Year 2008), the Company change d its inventory valuatio n method from the lower of cost, d etermined under the FIFO method, or market to the lower of cost, determined under the LIFO method, or market. In the high inflation environment that the Company was experiencing, the Company believed that the LIFO inventory method was preferable over the FIFO method because it better compares the cost of current production to cur rent revenue. The effect of LIFO was to reduce net earnings by $6.9 million in 2015, reduce net earnings by $13.2 million in 2014 and increase net earnings by $2.7 million in 2013, compared to what would have been reported using the FIFO inventory method. The reduction in earnings per share was $0.64 ($0.63 diluted) in 2015, reduce earnings per share was $1.19 ($1.19 diluted) in 2014, and increase in earnings per share was $0.24 ($0.24 diluted) in 2013. During 2015 and 2014, certain inventory quantities ac counted for on the LIFO method were reduced, resulting in the liquidation of certain quantities carried at costs prevailing in prior years. The impact on net earnings of these liquidations was no impact in 2015 and 2013, and an increase of $4.8 million du ring 2014. The inventories by categor y and the impact of using the LIFO method are shown in the following table:
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
|  | (In thousands)
Finished products | $ | 414,154 | $ | 418,368 | $ | 445,278
In process |  | 22,651 |  | 16,056 |  | 18,107
Raw materials and supplies |  | 199,674 |  | 170,210 |  | 149,359
|  | 636,479 |  | 604,634 |  | 612,744
Less excess of FIFO cost over LIFO cost |  | 164,067 |  | 153,384 |  | 133,014
Total inventories | $ | 472,412 | $ | 451,250 | $ | 479,730

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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 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 2: 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 Reference 3: 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 + Details
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