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5. INVENTORIES Ìý Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined using LIFO, first-in first-out, and average cost methods for different components of inventory. Inventories consisted of the following (dollars in millions): Ìý
Ìý For both September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, approximately 12% of inventories were recorded using the LIFO cost method. |
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