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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets And Liabilities

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets And Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets And Liabilities [Abstract]

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets And Liabilities

NOTE 7 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Goodwill

The following table summarizes changes in the carrying amount of goodwill allocated by operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2011:


	(In Millions)
	March 31, 2012												December 31, 2011 (1)
	U.S. Iron Ore		Eastern Canadian Iron Ore		North American Coal		Asia Pacific Iron Ore		Other		Total		U.S. Iron Ore		Eastern Canadian Iron Ore		North American Coal		Asia Pacific Iron Ore		Other		Total
Beginning Balance	$	2.0	$	986.2	$	-	$	83.0	$	80.9	$	1,152.1	$	2.0	$	3.1	$	27.9	$	82.6	$	80.9	$	196.5
Arising in business combinations		-		13.8		-		-		-		13.8		-		983.5		(0.1)		-		-		983.4
Impairment		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		(27.8)		-		-		(27.8)
Impact of foreign currency translation		-		-		-		1.0		-		1.0		-		-		-		0.4		-		0.4
Other		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		(0.4)		-		-		-		(0.4)

Ending Balance	$	2.0	$	1,000.0	$	-	$	84.0	$	80.9	$	1,166.9	$	2.0	$	986.2	$	-	$	83.0	$	80.9	$	1,152.1

(1) Represents a 12-Month rollforward of our goodwill by reportable unit at December 31, 2011. Goodwill is not subject to amortization and is tested for impairment annually or when events or circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred.

Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities

Following is a summary of intangible assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:


	Classification	(In Millions)
		March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Definite lived intangible assets:
Permits	Intangible assets, net	$	135.1	$	(25.2)	$	109.9	$	134.3	$	(23.2)	$	111.1
Utility contracts	Intangible assets, net		54.7		(24.1)		30.6		54.7		(21.3)		33.4
Leases	Intangible assets, net		5.5		(3.0)		2.5		5.5		(3.0)		2.5

Total intangible assets		$	195.3	$	(52.3)	$	143.0	$	194.5	$	(47.5)	$	147.0

Below-market sales contracts	Other current liabilities	$	(46.0)	$	-	$	(46.0)	$	(77.0)	$	24.3	$	(52.7)
Below-market sales contracts	Below-market sales contracts		(247.4)		134.2		(113.2)		(252.3)		140.5		(111.8)

Total below-market sales contracts		$	(293.4)	$	134.2	$	(159.2)	$	(329.3)	$	164.8	$	(164.5)

The intangible assets are subject to periodic amortization on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:


Intangible Asset		Useful Life (years)
Permits		15 - 28
Utility contracts		5
Leases		1.5 - 4.5

Amortization expense relating to intangible assets was $4.8 million and $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and is recognized in Cost of goods sold and operating expenses in the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations. The estimated amortization expense relating to intangible assets for the remainder of 2012 and each of the five succeeding years is as follows:


	(In Millions)
	Amount
Year Ending December 31
2012 (remaining nine months)	$	13.5
2013		17.9
2014		17.9
2015		6.0
2016		6.0
2017		6.0

Total	$	67.3

The below-market sales contracts are classified as a liability and recognized over the terms of the underlying contracts, which the remaining lives range from 2 to 5 years. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, we recognized $1.9 million and $7.1 million, respectively, in Product revenues related to the below-market sales contracts. The following amounts will be recognized in Product revenues for each of the five succeeding fiscal years:


	(In Millions)
	Amount
Year Ending December 31
2012 (remaining nine months)	$	44.1
2013		46.0
2014		23.1
2015		23.0
2016		23.0
2017		-

Total	$	159.2

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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