13.INVENTORIES
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2017 |
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2016 |
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Raw materials and supplies |
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$ |
20.3 |
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$ |
23.5 |
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Finished goods |
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87.6 |
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81.8 |
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Programs, broadcast and distribution rights |
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78.2 |
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76.2 |
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Work in progress |
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2.0 |
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1.8 |
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$ |
188.1 |
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$ |
183.3 |
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Cost of inventories included in purchase of goods and services amounted to $718.8 million in 2017 ($737.7 million in 2016 and $681.2 million in 2015). Write-downs of inventories totalling $11.1 million were recognized in purchase of goods and services in 2017 ($6.8 million in 2016 and $5.8 million in 2015).