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Inventories
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories

NOTE 6. INVENTORIES

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Finished goods

 

$

80.5

 

 

$

72.0

 

Goods in process

 

 

3.3

 

 

 

4.2

 

Raw materials and supplies

 

 

32.4

 

 

 

32.0

 

Less LIFO and other reserves

 

 

(7.2

)

 

 

(6.8

)

Total inventories, net

 

$

109.0

 

 

$

101.4

 

 

Approximately 38% and 36% of our total inventory in 2016 and 2015, respectively, were valued on a LIFO (last-in, first-out) basis.

The distinction between the use of different methods of inventory valuation is primarily based on geographical locations and/or legal entities.  The following table summarizes the amount of inventory that is not accounted for under the LIFO method.

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

International locations

 

$

63.8

 

 

$

59.0

 

U.S. sourced products

 

 

4.2

 

 

 

5.5

 

Total

 

$

68.0

 

 

$

64.5

 

 

Substantially all of our international locations use the FIFO method of inventory valuation (or other methods which closely approximate the FIFO method) primarily because the LIFO method is not permitted for local tax and/or statutory reporting purposes.  In these situations, a conversion to LIFO would be highly complex and involve excessive cost and effort to achieve under local tax and/or statutory reporting requirements.

The sourced products represent certain finished goods sourced from third party manufacturers, primarily from domestic suppliers.