Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

NOTE 7. INVENTORIES

	December 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
Finished goods	$	38.8		$	33.2
Goods in process		4.4			2.7
Raw materials and supplies		27.8			26.1
Less LIFO reserves		(9.8	)		(8.2	)
Total inventories, net	$	61.2		$	53.8

Approximately 76% and 84% of our total inventory in 2018 and 2017, 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, 2018		December 31, 2017
U.S. locations	$	11.8	$	6.5
Canada locations		2.9		2.2
Total	$	14.7	$	8.7

Our Canadian locations use the First in first out (“FIFO”) method of inventory valuation (or other methods which closely approximate the FIFO method) primarily because the Last in first out (“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.  U.S. locations that use the FIFO method of inventory valuation primarily represent certain finished goods sourced from third party suppliers and recent acquisitions.