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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Impairment Charges on Financial and Nonfinancial Assets) (Details)

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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Impairment Charges on Financial and Nonfinancial Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Goodwill, Impairment Loss $ 73.5us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss $ 80.9us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss Ìý
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges 8,839.0us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 1.6us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure Ìý
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) 15.5us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill 14.5us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill Ìý
Other Asset Impairment Charges 8,956.4us-gaap_OtherAssetImpairmentCharges Ìý Ìý
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment (365.4)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring 438.9us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureNonrecurring 47.9us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureNonrecurring Ìý
Impairment Charges 9,039.1clf_ImpairmentCharges 318.4clf_ImpairmentCharges Ìý
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
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0us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureNonrecurring
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring 0us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureNonrecurring
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0us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureNonrecurring
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 1.6us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring 438.9us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureNonrecurring
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
47.9us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosureNonrecurring
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Global Exploration Investment in Venture [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Equity Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment 9.2us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
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Ìý Ìý
Global Exploration Investment in Venture [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Equity Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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Global Exploration Investment in Venture [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Equity Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Global Exploration Investment in Venture [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Equity Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Amapa [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Equity Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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= clf_AmapaMember
Ìý
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment Ìý 67.6us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
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= clf_AmapaMember
(365.4)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment
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Amapa [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Equity Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý
Amapa [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Equity Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý
Amapa [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Equity Method Investments, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 0us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_GoodwillFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Goodwill, Impairment Loss 73.5us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
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Ìý Ìý
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_GoodwillFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_GoodwillFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_GoodwillFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Cliffs Chromite Ontario and Cliffs Chromite Far North [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 0us-gaap_GoodwillFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý
Goodwill, Impairment Loss Ìý 80.9us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
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Ìý
Cliffs Chromite Ontario and Cliffs Chromite Far North [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 0us-gaap_GoodwillFairValueDisclosure
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Cliffs Chromite Ontario and Cliffs Chromite Far North [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 0us-gaap_GoodwillFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý
Cliffs Chromite Ontario and Cliffs Chromite Far North [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Goodwill, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 0us-gaap_GoodwillFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý
Wabush [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges Ìý 145.1us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
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Ìý
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use 140.1us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
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49.9us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse
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Ìý
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) Ìý 9.5us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
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Ìý
Wabush [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý
Wabush [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý
Wabush and Cliffs Chromite Ontario and Cliffs Chromite Far North [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 46.3us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges Ìý 155.4us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
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= clf_WabushandCliffsChromiteOntarioandCliffsChromiteFarNorthMember
Ìý
Wabush and Cliffs Chromite Ontario and Cliffs Chromite Far North [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý
Wabush and Cliffs Chromite Ontario and Cliffs Chromite Far North [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý
Wabush and Cliffs Chromite Ontario and Cliffs Chromite Far North [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure Ìý 46.3us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý
CQIM Reporting Unit [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Goodwill, Impairment Loss Ìý 997.3us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
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Ìý
Other Reporting Units [Member] | Other Reporting Units [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
/ clf_AssetgroupAxis
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= clf_OtherReportingUnitsMember
Ìý Ìý
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges 19.2us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
/ clf_AssetgroupAxis
= clf_OtherReportingUnitsMember
/ clf_ReportingUnitAxis
= clf_OtherReportingUnitsMember
Ìý Ìý
Other Reporting Units [Member] | Other Reporting Units [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Other Reporting Units [Member] | Other Reporting Units [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Other Reporting Units [Member] | Other Reporting Units [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Bloom Lake [Member] | Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 187.9us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges 7,043.7us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
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= clf_BloomLakeMember
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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= clf_BloomLakeMember
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= clf_EasternCanadianIronOreMember
Ìý Ìý
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) 56.2us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
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= clf_EasternCanadianIronOreMember
Ìý Ìý
Bloom Lake [Member] | Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ clf_ReportingUnitAxis
= clf_EasternCanadianIronOreMember
Ìý Ìý
Bloom Lake [Member] | Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
/ clf_AssetgroupAxis
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ clf_ReportingUnitAxis
= clf_EasternCanadianIronOreMember
Ìý Ìý
Bloom Lake [Member] | Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 187.9us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
/ clf_ReportingUnitAxis
= clf_EasternCanadianIronOreMember
Ìý Ìý
CLCC [Member] | North American Coal [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 62.6us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
/ clf_AssetgroupAxis
= clf_ClccMember
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= clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember
Ìý Ìý
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges 195.5us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
/ clf_AssetgroupAxis
= clf_ClccMember
/ clf_ReportingUnitAxis
= clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember
Ìý Ìý
CLCC [Member] | North American Coal [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ clf_ReportingUnitAxis
= clf_NorthAmericanCoalMember
Ìý Ìý
CLCC [Member] | North American Coal [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
/ clf_AssetgroupAxis
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/ clf_ReportingUnitAxis
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Ìý Ìý
CLCC [Member] | North American Coal [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 62.6us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Asia Pacific [Member] | Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member] | Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 72.4us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges 526.5us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 7.0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) 24.2us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
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Ìý Ìý
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member] | Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member] | Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 72.4us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 7.0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Ferroalloys [Member] | Ferroalloys [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 12.2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges 259.5us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) 0.3us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
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Ìý Ìý
Ferroalloys [Member] | Ferroalloys [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Ferroalloys [Member] | Ferroalloys [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Ferroalloys [Member] | Ferroalloys [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 12.2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Wabush [Member] | Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 42.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges 132.6us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) 36.7us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill
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Ìý Ìý
Wabush [Member] | Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Wabush [Member] | Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Wabush [Member] | Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 42.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Oak Grove [Member] | North American Coal [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 23.4us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges 267.5us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
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Ìý Ìý
Oak Grove [Member] | North American Coal [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Oak Grove [Member] | North American Coal [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Oak Grove [Member] | North American Coal [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 23.4us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Pinnacle [Member] | North American Coal [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 30.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges 394.5us-gaap_TangibleAssetImpairmentCharges
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Ìý Ìý
Pinnacle [Member] | North American Coal [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Pinnacle [Member] | North American Coal [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure 0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý
Pinnacle [Member] | North American Coal [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Disclosure $ 30.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentFairValueDisclosure
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Ìý Ìý