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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

(6) Inventories

The following table details our inventories and the reduction of certain inventories to a LIFO basis:


	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Inventories (at FIFO, which approximates replacement value):
Raw materials	$	155.0		$	150.8
Work in process		147.0			121.0
Finished goods		614.2			559.0

Subtotal (at FIFO)		916.2			830.8
Reduction of certain inventories to LIFO basis		(55.2	)		(53.3	)

Total	$	861.0		$	777.5

We determine the value of our legacy Sealed Air non-equipment U.S. inventories by the last-in, first-out or LIFO inventory method. U.S. inventories determined by the LIFO method were $140 million at September 30, 2012 and $121 million at December 31, 2011.

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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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