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RELATED PARTIES (Summary Of Other Ownership Interests) (Details)

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RELATED PARTIES (Summary Of Other Ownership Interests) (Details)
Jun. 30, 2014
Hibbing [Member] | Arcelor Mittal [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Ownership interest, equity method investment 62.30%
Hibbing [Member] | U. S. Steel Canada [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Ownership interest, equity method investment 14.70%
Hibbing [Member] | WISCO [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Ownership interest, equity method investment 0.00%
Empire [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 79.00%
Empire [Member] | Arcelor Mittal [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners 21.00%
Empire [Member] | U. S. Steel Canada [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners 0.00%
Empire [Member] | WISCO [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners 0.00%
Tilden [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 85.00%
Tilden [Member] | Arcelor Mittal [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners 0.00%
Tilden [Member] | U. S. Steel Canada [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners 15.00%
Tilden [Member] | WISCO [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners 0.00%
Bloom Lake [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent 82.80%
Bloom Lake [Member] | Arcelor Mittal [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners 0.00%
Bloom Lake [Member] | U. S. Steel Canada [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners 0.00%
Bloom Lake [Member] | WISCO [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners 17.20%
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Hibbing [Member]
 
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]  
Ownership interest, equity method investment 23.00% [1]
[1] At December 31, 2013, the classification for Hibbing was Other liabilities.