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CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Reconciliation Of Capital Additions To Cash Paid For Capital Expenditures) (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment Net | $ 284.1clf_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | $ 861.6clf_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet | $ 1,127.5clf_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions | 235.5us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions | 752.3us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions | 1,335.3us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions |
| Non-cash accruals | (58.5)us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid | (109.3)us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid | 152.5us-gaap_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid |
| Capital leases | 9.9us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred | 0us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred | 55.3us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred |
| Total | $ (48.6)clf_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaidAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred | $ (109.3)clf_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaidAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred | $ 207.8clf_CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaidAndCapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred |
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Future cash outflow to pay for purchases of fixed assets that have occurred and the increase during the period in capital lease obligations due to entering into new capital leases. No definition available.
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Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment, Net No definition available.
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Future cash outflow to pay for purchases of fixed assets that have occurred. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The increase during the period in capital lease obligations due to entering into new capital leases. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of acquisition of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. No definition available.
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