Exhibit 99(a)
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
(Dollars in Millions)
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Classification |
Balance at Beginning of Year |
Charged to Cost and Expenses |
Charged to Other Accounts |
Acquisition | Deductions | Balance at End of Year |
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Year Ended December 31, 2011: |
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Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance |
$ | 172.7 | $ | 49.1 | $ | 2.1 | $ | | $ | | $ | 223.9 | ||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2010: |
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Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance |
$ | 89.4 | $ | 94.3 | $ | | $ | | $ | 11.0 | $ | 172.7 | ||||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2009: |
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Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance |
$ | 17.6 | $ | 53.8 | $ | 1.7 | $ | 16.8 | $ | 0.5 | $ | 89.4 |