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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] Ìý
Approved Grants Equity Plans [Table Text Block]
Following is a summary of approved grants by the Compensation Committee:
Grant Year
Ìý
Vesting Date
Ìý
Plan
Ìý
Restricted Stock Granted
Ìý
Performance Shares Granted
Ìý
Stock Options Granted
2017
Ìý
12/31/2019
Ìý
Amended 2015 Equity Plan
Ìý
532,358

Ìý
249,106

Ìý
—

2017
Ìý
12/31/2019
Ìý
2015 Equity Plan
Ìý
553,725

Ìý
553,725

Ìý
—

2016
Ìý
12/31/2018
Ìý
2015 Equity Plan
Ìý
3,406,716

Ìý
—

Ìý
—

2015
Ìý
12/15/2017
Ìý
2015 Equity Plan
Ìý
1,473,184

Ìý
—

Ìý
—

2015
Ìý
12/31/2017
Ìý
2012 Equity Plan
Ìý
874,575

Ìý
874,575

Ìý
412,710

Stock Incentive Plans Disclosure [Table Text Block]
Following is a summary of our performance share award agreements currently outstanding:
Performance
Share
Plan Year
Ìý
Performance Shares Granted
Ìý
Forfeitures to Date
Ìý
Expected to Vest
Ìý
Grant Date
Ìý
Performance Period
2017
Ìý
249,106

Ìý
—

Ìý
249,106

Ìý
June 26, 2017
Ìý
5/31/2017 - 12/31/2019
2017
Ìý
553,725

Ìý
5,192

Ìý
548,533

Ìý
February 21, 2017
Ìý
1/1/2017 - 12/31/2019
20151
Ìý
410,105

Ìý
155,235

Ìý
254,870

Ìý
February 9, 2015
Ìý
1/1/2015 - 12/31/2017
20151
Ìý
464,470

Ìý
68,667

Ìý
395,803

Ìý
January 12, 2015
Ìý
1/1/2015 - 12/31/2017
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
1ÌýThe performance shares granted in 2015 will have a payout of 75.3% of the original grant based on the final performance evaluation versus the performance goals that were established in the grants.
Incentive Compensation and Other Benefit Plans for Employees and Directors [Table Text Block]
For the last three years, Equity Grant shares have been awarded to elected or re-elected nonemployee Directors as follows:
Year of Grant
Ìý
Restricted Equity Grant Shares
Ìý
Deferred Equity Grant Shares
2015
Ìý
109,408

Ìý
25,248

2016
Ìý
135,038

Ìý
29,583

2017
Ìý
93,359

Ìý
17,289

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes the share-based compensation expense that we recorded for continuing operations in 2017, 2016 and 2015:
Ìý
(InÌýMillions,Ìýexcept per
shareÌýamounts)
Ìý
2017
Ìý
2016
Ìý
2015
Cost of goods sold and operating expenses
$
2.3

Ìý
$
2.1

Ìý
$
4.0

Selling, general and administrative expenses
16.4

Ìý
12.1

Ìý
9.9

Reduction of operating income from continuing operations before income
ÌýÌýÌýÌýtaxes and equity loss from ventures
18.7

Ìý
14.2

Ìý
13.9

Income tax benefit1
—

Ìý
—

Ìý
—

Reduction of net income attributable to Cliffs shareholders
$
18.7

Ìý
$
14.2

Ìý
$
13.9

Reduction of earnings per share attributable to Cliffs shareholders:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Basic
$
0.06

Ìý
$
0.07

Ìý
$
0.09

Diluted
$
0.06

Ìý
$
0.07

Ìý
$
0.09

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
1 No income tax benefit due to the full valuation allowance.
Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]
Stock option, restricted stock awards and performance share activity under our long-term equity plans and Directors’ Plans are as follows:
Ìý
2017
Ìý
2016
Ìý
2015
Ìý
Shares
Ìý
Shares
Ìý
Shares
Stock options:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Outstanding at beginning of year
599,870

Ìý
607,489

Ìý
250,000

Granted during the year
—

Ìý
—

Ìý
412,710

Forfeited/canceled
—

Ìý
(7,619
)
Ìý
(55,221
)
Outstanding at end of year
599,870

Ìý
599,870

Ìý
607,489

Restricted awards:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Outstanding and restricted at beginning of year
5,461,783

Ìý
2,338,070

Ìý
523,176

Granted during the year
1,196,731

Ìý
3,571,337

Ìý
2,482,415

Vested
(1,813,315
)
Ìý
(271,988
)
Ìý
(477,157
)
Forfeited/canceled
(68,716
)
Ìý
(175,636
)
Ìý
(190,364
)
Outstanding and restricted at end of year
4,776,483

Ìý
5,461,783

Ìý
2,338,070

Performance shares:

Ìý

Ìý

Outstanding at beginning of year
1,368,469

Ìý
1,496,489

Ìý
1,072,376

Granted during the year
802,831

Ìý
—

Ìý
874,575

Issued1
—

Ìý
(59,260
)
Ìý
(242,920
)
Forfeited/canceled
(322,988
)
Ìý
(68,760
)
Ìý
(207,542
)
Outstanding at end of year
1,848,312

Ìý
1,368,469

Ìý
1,496,489

Vested or expected to vest as of DecemberÌý31, 20172
7,224,665

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Directors’ retainer and voluntary shares:

Ìý

Ìý

Outstanding at beginning of year
—

Ìý
—

Ìý
—

Granted during the year
25,476

Ìý
—

Ìý
—

Vested
(25,476
)
Ìý
—

Ìý
—

Outstanding at end of year
—

Ìý
—

Ìý
—

Reserved for future grants or awards at end of year:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Employee plans
16,606,386

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Directors’ plans
612,266

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Total
17,218,652

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
1ÌýFor the year ended DecemberÌý31, 2015, the shares vesting due to the change in control were paid out in cash, at target, and valued as of the respective participants' termination dates.
2ÌýWith the adoption of ASU 2016-09, we assume all shares are expected to vest and none will forfeit.

Employee Stock Awards Outstanding [Table Text Block]
A summary of our outstanding share-based awards as of DecemberÌý31, 2017 is shown below:
Ìý
Shares
Ìý
Weighted
Average
GrantÌýDate
Fair Value
Outstanding, beginning of year
7,430,122

Ìý
$
5.55

Granted
1,999,562

Ìý
$
12.19

Vested
(1,813,315
)
Ìý
$
5.52

Forfeited/expired
(391,704
)
Ìý
$
12.84

Outstanding, end of year
7,224,665

Ìý
$
6.79