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Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Quantitative Inputs And Assumptions For Level 3 Assets And Liabilities) (Detail)

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Fair Value Of Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Quantitative Inputs And Assumptions For Level 3 Assets And Liabilities) (Detail) (USD $)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Sep. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Derivative asset, fair value $ 79,400,000   $ 165,900,000      
Derivative liability, fair value 13,000,000   23,000,000      
Fair Value of derivative assets 55,900,000 83,900,000 157,900,000 67,800,000 64,000,000 45,600,000
Fair Value of derivative liabilities 11,700,000 15,800,000 19,500,000 0 0 0
Management Estimate of 62% Fe 62.00%          
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 3.50%          
Accounts Receivable [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Derivative asset, fair value     83,800,000      
Managements Estimate Of 62% Fee [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Fair value measurement with unobservable inputs derivative asset range 125          
Managements Estimate Of 62% Fee [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Fair value measurement with unobservable inputs derivative asset range 105          
Managements Estimate Of 62% Fee [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Fair value measurement with unobservable inputs derivative asset range 115          
Hot-Rolled Steel Estimate [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Customer Supply Agreement [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Fair value measurement with unobservable inputs derivative asset range 665          
Hot-Rolled Steel Estimate [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Customer Supply Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Fair value measurement with unobservable inputs derivative asset range 635          
Hot-Rolled Steel Estimate [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Customer Supply Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Fair value measurement with unobservable inputs derivative asset range 695          
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Derivative asset, fair value 57,000,000   160,700,000      
Derivative liability, fair value 11,700,000   19,500,000      
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Derivative asset, fair value             
Derivative liability, fair value              
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments Current Assets [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Derivative asset, fair value     1,200,000      
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Derivative asset, fair value     83,800,000      
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Derivative liability, fair value 11,700,000   19,500,000      
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member] | Managements Estimate Of 62% Fee [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments Current Assets [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Derivative asset, fair value 1,400,000          
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Customer Contracts [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Derivative liability, fair value              
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Customer Contracts [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments Current Assets [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Derivative asset, fair value     72,900,000      
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Customer Contracts [Member] | Hot-Rolled Steel Estimate [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Customer Contracts [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments Current Assets [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Derivative asset, fair value 54,500,000          
Empire [Member]
           
Fair Value, Assets And Liabilities Measured On Unobservable Inputs [Line Items]            
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net, Noncurrent $ 10,000,000   $ 10,000,000