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Inventories | Note 7 - Inventories The components of inventories at December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
Inventories at December 31, 2020 valued on the FIFO cost method were 61% and the remaining 39% were valued by the LIFO method. If all inventories had been valued at FIFO, inventories would have been $172.1 million and $168.9 million greater at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company recognized an increase in its LIFO reserve of $3.2 million during 2020, compared to a decrease in its LIFO reserve of $5.0 million during 2019. Inventory and the allowance for surplus and obsolete inventory increased from 2019 primarily as a result of recent acquisitions. |