Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INVENTORIES

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INVENTORIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Inventories [Abstract]  
INVENTORIES
INVENTORIES
Inventories consist primarily of raw materials and packaging (which include ingredients and supplies) and finished goods (which include concentrates and syrups in our concentrate operations and finished beverages in our finished product operations). Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We determine cost on the basis of the average cost or first-in, first-out methods. Inventories consisted of the following (in millions):
December 31,
2018

 
2017

Raw materials and packaging
$
1,862

 
$
1,729

Finished goods
692

 
693

Other
212

 
233

Total inventories
$
2,766

 
$
2,655