Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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INVENTORIES (Narrative) (Details)

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INVENTORIES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
U.S. Iron Ore [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory, LIFO Reserve	$ 119.0	$ 115.3
Effect of LIFO Inventory Liquidation on Income	44.8
Increase in Inventories due to build up of LIFO layers		7.4
Cost of Sales [Member] \| Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory Write-down	38.9		0
Cost of Sales [Member] \| North American Coal [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory Write-down	44.5	11.1	24.4
Work in process inventory [Member] \| Bloom Lake [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory Write-down	0
Work in process inventory [Member] \| Wabush [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory Write-down	0
Finished goods inventory [Member] \| Bloom Lake [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory Write-down	0
Finished goods inventory [Member] \| Wabush [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory Write-down	0
Pellets [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member] \| Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory Write-down		11.1
Pellets [Member] \| Wabush [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Unsaleable Inventory Impairment Charge		10.6
Concentrate [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member] \| Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory Write-down		13.2
Concentrate [Member] \| Wabush [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Unsaleable Inventory Impairment Charge		$ 7.9

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