Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details)

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Sonoma [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Sonoma [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Sonoma [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Sonoma [Member]	Jul. 10, 2012 Sonoma [Member] Asia Pacific Coal [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage Of Ownership Interests									45.00%
Statements of Consolidated Operations
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue					$ 0	$ 42.6	$ 0	$ 141.6
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax	2.0	(2.7)	2.0	5.1	2.0	(2.7)	2.0	5.2
Tax effect of discontinued operation, tax expense (benefit)						$ (1.2)		$ 2.1

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Tax effect allocated to a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the tax effects of the following: income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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- Definition

Amount of income (loss) from a disposal group, net of income tax before extraordinary items allocable to noncontrolling interests. Includes, net of tax, income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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