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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] Ìý
Equity Method Investments Investees and equity ownership percentages are presented below:
Investee Equity Ownership Percentage
Combined Metals of Chicago, LLC 40.0%
Spartan Steel Coating, LLC 48.0%
Depreciation Disclosure Depreciation and depletion are recorded over the following estimated useful lives:
Asset Class Basis Life
Land, land improvements and mineral rights
Land and mineral rights Units of production Life of mine
Land improvements Straight line
20 to 45 years
Buildings Straight line
20 to 45 years
Equipment Straight line/Double declining balance
3 to 20 years
The following table indicates the carrying value of each of the major classes of our depreciable assets:
(In Millions)
December 31,
2020 2019
Land, land improvements, and mineral rights $ 1,213Ìý $ 582Ìý
Buildings 703Ìý 158Ìý
Equipment 6,786Ìý 1,456Ìý
Other 151Ìý 101Ìý
Construction in progress 1,364Ìý 730Ìý
Total property, plant and equipment1
10,217Ìý 3,027Ìý
Allowance for depreciation and depletion (1,474) (1,098)
Property, plant, and equipment, net $ 8,743Ìý $ 1,929Ìý
1 Includes right-of-use assets related to finance leases of $361 million and $49 million as of DecemberÌý31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The net book value of the mineral and land rights are as follows:
(In Millions)
December 31,
2020 2019
Mineral rights:
Cost $ 773Ìý $ 537Ìý
Depletion (142) (134)
Net mineral rights $ 631Ìý $ 403Ìý
Land rights $ 361Ìý $ 12Ìý
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Intangible assets and liabilities are subject to periodic amortization on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:
Type Basis Useful Life
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships Straight line
18 years
Developed technology Straight line
17 years
Trade names and trademarks Straight line
10 years
Mining permits Straight line Life of mine
Intangible liabilities:
Above-market supply contracts Straight line Contract term