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DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES (Tables)

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DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Long-Term Debt
The following represents a summary of our long-term debt:
(In Millions)
December 31, 2020
Debt Instrument
Issuer1
Annual Effective Interest Rate Total Principal Amount Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs Unamortized Premiums (Discounts) Total Debt
Senior Secured Notes:
4.875% 2024 Senior Secured Notes Cliffs 5.00% $ 395  $ (3) $ (1) $ 391 
9.875% 2025 Senior Secured Notes Cliffs 10.57% 955  (8) (25) 922 
6.75% 2026 Senior Secured Notes Cliffs 6.99% 845  (20) (9) 816 
Senior Unsecured Notes:
7.625% 2021 AK Senior Notes AK Steel 7.33% 34      34 
7.50% 2023 AK Senior Notes AK Steel 6.17% 13      13 
6.375% 2025 Senior Notes Cliffs 8.11% 64    (4) 60 
6.375% 2025 AK Senior Notes AK Steel 8.11% 29    (2) 27 
1.50% 2025 Convertible Senior Notes Cliffs 6.26% 296  (4) (49) 243 
5.75% 2025 Senior Notes Cliffs 6.01% 396  (3) (4) 389 
7.00% 2027 Senior Notes Cliffs 9.24% 73    (8) 65 
7.00% 2027 AK Senior Notes AK Steel 9.24% 56    (6) 50 
5.875% 2027 Senior Notes Cliffs 6.49% 556  (4) (18) 534 
6.25% 2040 Senior Notes Cliffs 6.34% 263  (2) (3) 258 
IRBs due 2024 to 2028 AK Steel Various 92    2  94 
EDC Revolving Facility3
* 3.25% 40      18 
ABL Facility3
Cliffs2
2.15% 3,500      1,510 
Total debt 5,424 
Less: current debt 34 
Total long-term debt $ 5,390 
* Our subsidiaries, Fleetwood Metal Industries Inc. and The Electromac Group Inc., are the borrowers under the EDC Revolving Facility.
1 Unless otherwise noted, references in this column and throughout this Note 8 - DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES to "Cliffs" are to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., and references to "AK Steel" are to AK Steel Corporation (n/k/a Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation).
2 Refers to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. as borrower under our ABL Facility.
3 The total principal amounts for the indicated credit facilities are stated at their respective maximum borrowing capacities.
(In Millions)
December 31, 2019
Debt Instrument
Issuer1
Annual Effective Interest Rate Total Principal Amount Debt Issuance Costs Unamortized Discounts Total Debt
Senior Secured Notes:
4.875% 2024 Senior Notes Cliffs 5.00% $ 400  $ (5) $ (2) $ 393 
Senior Unsecured Notes:
1.50% 2025 Convertible Senior Notes Cliffs 6.26% 316  (4) (65) 247 
5.75% 2025 Senior Notes Cliffs 6.01% 473  (3) (6) 464 
5.875% 2027 Senior Notes Cliffs 6.49% 750  (6) (27) 717 
6.25% 2040 Senior Notes Cliffs 6.34% 298  (2) (3) 293 
Former ABL Facility
Cliffs2
N/A 450  N/A N/A — 
Total long-term debt $ 2,114 
1 Unless otherwise noted, references in this column to "Cliffs" are to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
2 Refers to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries as borrowers under our Former ABL Facility.
Debt Instrument Redemption The following is a summary of redemption prices for our 9.875% 2025 Senior Secured Notes:
Redemption Period
Redemption Price1
Restricted Amount
Prior to October 17, 2022 - using proceeds of equity issuance 109.875  % Up to 35% of original aggregate principal
Prior to October 17, 20222
100.000 
Beginning on October 17, 2022 107.406 
Beginning on April 17, 2023 104.938 
Beginning on April 17, 2024 102.469 
Beginning on April 17, 2025 and thereafter 100.000 
1 Plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the redemption date.
2 Plus a "make-whole" premium.
The following is a summary of redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount to be redeemed) for our 6.75% 2026 Senior Secured Notes:
Redemption Period
Redemption Price1
Restricted Amount
Prior to March 15, 2022 - using proceeds of equity issuance 106.750  % Up to 35% of original aggregate principal
Prior to March 15, 20222
100.000 
Beginning on March 15, 2022 105.063 
Beginning on March 15, 2023 103.375 
Beginning on March 15, 2024 101.688 
Beginning on March 15, 2025 and thereafter 100.000 
1 Plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the redemption date.
2 Plus a "make-whole" premium.
The following is a summary of redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount to be redeemed) for our 4.875% 2024 Senior Secured Notes:
Redemption Period
Redemption Price1
Beginning on January 15, 2021 102.438  %
Beginning on January 15, 2022 101.219 
Beginning on January 15, 2023 and thereafter 100.000 
1 Plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to but excluding the redemption date.
The following is a summary of redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount to be redeemed) for our 6.375% 2025 Senior Notes:
Redemption Period
Redemption Price1
Beginning on October 15, 2020 103.188  %
Beginning on October 15, 2021 101.594 
Beginning on October 15, 2022 and thereafter 100.000 
1 Plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to but excluding the redemption date.
The following is a summary of redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount to be redeemed) for our 7.00% 2027 Senior Notes:
Redemption Period
Redemption Price1
Prior to March 15, 20222
100.000  %
Beginning on March 15, 2022 103.500 
Beginning on March 15, 2023 102.333 
Beginning on March 15, 2024 101.167 
Beginning on March 15, 2025 and thereafter 100.000 
1 Plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to but excluding the redemption date.
2 Plus a "make-whole" premium.
The following is a summary of redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount to be redeemed) for the 7.50% 2023 AK Senior Notes:
Redemption Period
Redemption Price1
Beginning on July 15, 2020 101.875  %
Beginning on July 15, 2021 and thereafter 100.000 
1 Plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to but excluding the redemption date.
The following is a summary of redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount to be redeemed) for the 6.375% 2025 AK Senior Notes:
Redemption Period
Redemption Price1
Beginning on October 15, 2020 103.188  %
Beginning on October 15, 2021 101.594 
Beginning on October 15, 2022 and thereafter 100.000 
1 Plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to but excluding the redemption date.
The following is a summary of redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount to be redeemed) for the 7.00% 2027 AK Senior Notes:
Redemption Period
Redemption Price1
Prior to March 15, 20222
100.000  %
Beginning on March 15, 2022 103.500 
Beginning on March 15, 2023 102.333 
Beginning on March 15, 2024 101.167 
Beginning on March 15, 2025 and thereafter 100.000 
1 Plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to but excluding the redemption date.
2 Plus a "make-whole" premium.
Schedule of Extinguishment of Debt [Table Text Block] The following is a summary of the debt extinguished and the respective impact on extinguishment:
(In Millions)
Year Ended
December 31, 2020
Debt Extinguished
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment
7.625% 2021 AK Senior Notes $ 373  $  
7.50% 2023 AK Senior Notes 367  3 
4.875% 2024 Senior Secured Notes 6  1 
6.375% 2025 Senior Notes 168  21 
1.50% 2025 Convertible Senior Notes 20  1 
5.75% 2025 Senior Notes 77  16 
7.00% 2027 Senior Notes 262  27 
5.875% 2027 Senior Notes 195  49 
6.25% 2040 Senior Notes 36  13 
6.375% 2025 AK Senior Notes 9  (1)
Total $ 1,513  $ 130 
The following is a summary of the debt extinguished and the respective impact on extinguishment:
(In Millions)
Year Ended
December 31, 2019
Debt Extinguished (Loss) on Extinguishment
4.875% 2021 Senior Notes $ 124  $ (5)
5.75% 2025 Senior Notes 600  (13)
Total $ 724  $ (18)
The following is a summary of the debt extinguished and the respective impact on extinguishment:
(In Millions)
Year Ended
December 31, 2018
Debt Extinguished (Loss) on Extinguishment
5.90% 2020 Senior Notes $ 89  $ (3)
4.80% 2020 Senior Notes 122  (4)
4.875% 2021 Senior Notes 14  — 
5.75% 2025 Senior Notes — 
Total $ 227  $ (7)
Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]
The following represents a summary of our borrowing capacity under the ABL Facility:
(In Millions)
December 31,
2020
Available borrowing base on ABL Facility1
$ 3,500 
Borrowings (1,510)
Letter of credit obligations2
(247)
Borrowing capacity available $ 1,743 
1 As of December 31, 2020, the ABL Facility has a maximum borrowing base of $3.5 billion. The available borrowing base is determined by applying customary advance rates to eligible accounts receivable, inventory and certain mobile equipment.
2 We issued standby letters of credit with certain financial institutions in order to support business obligations including, but not limited to, workers' compensation, employee severance, insurance, operating agreements, IRBs and environmental obligations.
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]
The following represents a summary of our debt instrument maturities based on the principal amounts outstanding at December 31, 2020:
(In Millions)
Maturities of Debt
2021 $ 34 
2022 — 
2023 13 
2024 457 
2025 1,740 
Thereafter 3,351 
Total maturities of debt $ 5,595