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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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details
- PENSIONS AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Effect of Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) on Changes in Pension Plan Assets) (Details)
- PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Effect of Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) on Changes in Other Benefit Plan Assets) (Details)
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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Estimated Future Benefit Payments) (Details)

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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Estimated Future Benefit Payments) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan Expected Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$ 36.3
Pension Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan Expected Net Periodic Benefit Cost	28.0
2014	81.7
2015	77.9
2016	78.6
2017	79.6
2018	81.6
2019-2023	414.6
Gross Company Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
2014	23.7
2015	24.9
2016	24.8
2017	25.0
2018	25.0
2019-2023	119.6
Less Medicare Subsidy [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
2014	1.0
2015	1.1
2016	1.2
2017	1.4
2018	1.5
2019-2023	9.4
Net Company Payments [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
2014	22.7
2015	23.8
2016	23.6
2017	23.6
2018	23.5
2019-2023	110.2
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan Expected Net Periodic Benefit Cost	$ 8.3

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Amount of benefits expected to be paid in the five fiscal years after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year from a defined benefit plan.

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