DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS Schedule of Disposal Groups, including Discontinued 日韩三级片, Assets and Liabilities - North American Coal (Details) (North American Coal [Member], USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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North American Coal [Member]
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Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued 日韩三级片, Assets and Liabilities [Line Items] | 听 | 听 |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Accounts, Notes and Loans Receivable, Net |
$ 42.7us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
$ 44.8us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Inventory |
59.7us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationInventory1 / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
50.3us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationInventory1 / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
Disposal group, including Discontinued 日韩三级片, Prepaid Supplies |
28.4clf_DisposalgroupincludingDiscontinued日韩三级片PrepaidSupplies / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
28.2clf_DisposalgroupincludingDiscontinued日韩三级片PrepaidSupplies / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Assets, Current |
29.4us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherCurrentAssets / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
20.5us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherCurrentAssets / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Property, Plant and Equipment |
20.4us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
94.7us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Assets, Noncurrent |
8.0us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherNoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
35.7us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherNoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets |
188.6us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
274.2us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Accounts Payable |
23.3us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsPayable / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
22.4us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsPayable / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Accrued Liabilities |
16.7us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccruedLiabilities / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
27.9us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccruedLiabilities / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Liabilities, Current |
34.7us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherCurrentLiabilities / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
31.0us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherCurrentLiabilities / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
Disposal group, Including Discontinued Operation, Pension and Other Postretirement Obligations |
56.7clf_DisposalgroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPensionandOtherPostretirementObligations / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
55.8clf_DisposalgroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPensionandOtherPostretirementObligations / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
Disposal Group Including Discontinued 日韩三级片 Environmental Loss Contingency And Mine Reclamation And Closing Liability CurrentAnd Noncurrent |
34.4clf_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片EnvironmentalLossContingencyAndMineReclamationAndClosingLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
33.9clf_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片EnvironmentalLossContingencyAndMineReclamationAndClosingLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Liabilities, Noncurrent |
31.9us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherNoncurrentLiabilities / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
36.2us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherNoncurrentLiabilities / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Liabilities |
$ 197.7us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
$ 207.2us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinued日韩三级片Axis = clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember |
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Disposal group, Including Discontinued Operation, Pension and Other Postretirement Obligations No definition available.
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Disposal Group Including Discontinued 日韩三级片 Environmental Loss Contingency And Mine Reclamation And Closing Liability Current And Noncurrent No definition available.
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Disposal group, including Discontinued 日韩三级片, Prepaid Supplies No definition available.
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Amount classified as assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount classified as accounts, notes and loans receivable attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount classified as accounts payable attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount classified as accrued liabilities attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount classified as inventory attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount classified as other assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount classified as other liabilities attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount classified as other assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount classified as other liabilities attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of, expected to be disposed of beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount classified as property, plant and equipment attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount classified as liabilities attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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