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Inventories

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Inventories:

The following table provides a breakdown of inventories at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:



	June 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
	(In thousands)
Finished goods	$	280,886	$	340,863
Raw materials	43,708		47,784
Stores, supplies and other	45,970		47,402
Total inventories^(a)	$	370,564	$	436,049


(a)	As of June 30, 2014, $58.1 million of inventories (consisting primarily of finished goods) were classified as Assets of discontinued operations held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 15, “Discontinued Operations” for additional information.

- 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.

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