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LIFO liquidation decrease to cost of sales due to liquidations of LIFO inventory layers carried at cost prevailing in prior years

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LIFO liquidation decrease to cost of sales due to liquidations of LIFO inventory layers carried at cost prevailing in prior years

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Purchasing and Warehousing Costs Included in Inventory at FIFO

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Amount by which inventory stated at last-in first-out (LIFO) is less than (in excess of) inventory stated at other inventory cost methods.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(6)(c))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1

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The percentage of LIFO (last in first out) inventory to total inventory as of the balance sheet date if other than 100 percent.

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