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SEGMENT REPORTING

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SEGMENT REPORTING
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT REPORTING
NOTE 2 - SEGMENT REPORTING
Our continuing operations are organized and managed according to geographic location: U.S. Iron Ore and Asia Pacific Iron Ore. Our U.S. Iron Ore segment is a major supplier of iron ore pellets to the North American steel industry from our mines and pellet plants located in Michigan and Minnesota. The Asia Pacific Iron Ore segment is located in Western Australia and provides iron ore to the seaborne market for Asian steel producers. There were no intersegment revenues in the first three months of 2017 or 2016.
We have historically evaluated segment performance based on sales margin, defined as revenues less cost of goods sold and operating expenses identifiable to each segment. Additionally, we evaluate segment performance based on EBITDA, defined as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization, and Adjusted EBITDA, defined as EBITDA excluding certain items such as extinguishment/restructuring of debt, foreign currency exchange remeasurement, impacts of discontinued operations, severance and contractor termination costs and intersegment corporate allocations of SG&A costs. These measures allow management and investors to focus on our ability to service our debt as well as illustrate how the business and each operating segment are performing.  Additionally, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA assist management and investors in their analysis and forecasting as these measures approximate the cash flows associated with operational earnings.
The following tables present a summary of our reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, including a reconciliation of segment sales margin to Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and a reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:
 
(In Millions)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues from product sales and services:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Iron Ore
$
286.2

 
62
%
 
$
185.5

 
61
%
Asia Pacific Iron Ore
175.4

 
38
%
 
120.0

 
39
%
Total revenues from product sales and services
$
461.6

 
100
%
 
$
305.5

 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales margin:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Iron Ore
$
48.4

 
 
 
$
13.2

 
 
Asia Pacific Iron Ore
47.3

 
 
 
17.7

 
 
Sales margin
95.7

 
 
 
30.9

 
 
Other operating expense
(13.8
)
 
 
 
(31.2
)
 
 
Other income (expense)
(114.0
)
 
 
 
122.1

 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
$
(32.1
)
 
 
 
$
121.8

 
 
 
(In Millions)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Net Income (Loss)
$
(29.8
)
 
$
116.8

Less:
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
(42.8
)
 
(56.8
)
Income tax benefit (expense)
1.8

 
(7.6
)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
(23.2
)
 
(35.2
)
EBITDA
$
34.4

 
$
216.4

Less:
 
 
 
Gain (loss) on extinguishment/restructuring of debt
(71.9
)
 
178.8

Foreign exchange remeasurement
13.6

 
(1.2
)
Impact of discontinued operations
0.5

 
2.6

Severance and contractor termination costs
—

 
(0.1
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
92.2

 
$
36.3

 
 
 
 
EBITDA:
 
 
 
U.S. Iron Ore
$
57.9

 
$
41.4

Asia Pacific Iron Ore
51.4

 
22.3

Other
(74.9
)
 
152.7

Total EBITDA
$
34.4

 
$
216.4

 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA:
 
 
 
U.S. Iron Ore
$
64.1

 
$
46.1

Asia Pacific Iron Ore
53.8

 
23.0

Other
(25.7
)
 
(32.8
)
Total Adjusted EBITDA
$
92.2

 
$
36.3

 
(In Millions)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:
 
 
 
U.S. Iron Ore
$
16.4

 
$
26.9

Asia Pacific Iron Ore
4.7

 
6.8

Other
2.1

 
1.5

Total depreciation, depletion and amortization
$
23.2

 
$
35.2

 
 
 
 
Capital additions:
 
 
 
U.S. Iron Ore
$
27.1

 
$
4.5

Asia Pacific Iron Ore
0.2

 
—

Other
—

 
2.3

Total capital additions1
$
27.3

 
$
6.8

 
 
 
 
1 Includes cash paid for capital additions of $27.9 million and $10.4 million and a decrease in non-cash accruals of $0.6 million and $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

A summary of assets by segment is as follows:
 
(In Millions)
 
March 31,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Assets:
 
 
 
U.S. Iron Ore
$
1,440.6

 
$
1,372.5

Asia Pacific Iron Ore
168.4

 
155.1

Total segment assets
1,609.0

 
1,527.6

Corporate
316.7

 
396.3

Total assets
$
1,925.7

 
$
1,923.9