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INCOME TAXES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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| Income Tax Examination [Line Items] | Ìý | Ìý |
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | $ 175.1us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 29.6us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Discrete tax items expense | $ 167.5clf_Discretetaxitemsexpense | Ìý |
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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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