Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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ACQUISITIONS - Intangible assets and liabilities (Details)

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ACQUISITIONS - Intangible assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Nov. 18, 2021	Mar. 13, 2020
Ferrous Processing and Trading
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 49
Weighted average life, finite-lived intangible assets	17 years
Ferrous Processing and Trading \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 13
Weighted average life, finite-lived intangible assets	15 years
Ferrous Processing and Trading \| Supplier relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 29
Weighted average life, finite-lived intangible assets	18 years
Ferrous Processing and Trading \| Trade names and trademarks
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 7
Weighted average life, finite-lived intangible assets	15 years
AK Steel
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired		$ 148
Weighted average life, finite-lived intangible assets		17 years
Finite-lived intangible liability assumed		$ (71)
Weighted average life, finite-lived intangible liabilities		12 years
AK Steel \| Customer relationships
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired		$ 77
Weighted average life, finite-lived intangible assets		18 years
AK Steel \| Developed technology
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired		$ 60
Weighted average life, finite-lived intangible assets		17 years
AK Steel \| Trade names and trademarks
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired		$ 11
Weighted average life, finite-lived intangible assets		10 years

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