Note 3 - Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

INVENTORIES

The major components of inventory were as follows:



(amounts in millions)	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Finished goods	$	154.9	$	58.3
Raw materials and supplies	49.5		29.9
Equipment	1.4		1.4
Total inventory, net	$	205.8	$	89.6

In connection with the Agriphar and CAS acquisitions, finished goods were marked up by $9.4 million and $36.1 million, respectively, to reflect fair value. Of the total mark up, $23.5 million was charged through the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2014 based on our estimated inventory turnover. The remaining portion of the mark up of $22.0 million is included in finished goods at December 31, 2014.

For the Successor 2013 Period, in connection with the MacDermid Acquisition, finished goods were marked up by $35.9 million to reflect fair value. Of this amount, $23.9 million was charged through the Consolidated Statement of Operations in the Successor 2013 Period based on our estimated inventory turnover, and the remaining $12.0 million was charged through the Consolidated Statement of Operations during 2014.

- 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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