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INVENTORIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
INVENTORIES
INVENTORIES
Forest Products inventories include raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods.
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS    
SEPTEMBER 30,
2011
 
DECEMBER 31,
2010
Logs and chips
$
57

 
$
66

Lumber, plywood, panels and engineered lumber
140

 
164

Pulp and paperboard
167

 
157

Other products
80

 
79

Materials and supplies
136

 
133

 
$
580

 
$
599

Less LIFO reserve
(112
)
 
(121
)
Total
$
468

 
$
478



The LIFO – the last-in, first-out method – inventory reserve applies to major inventory products held at our U.S. domestic locations. These inventory products include grade and fiber logs, chips, lumber, plywood, oriented strand board, pulp and paperboard.