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Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] Ìý
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability
The table below summarizes our deferred revenue balances:
Ìý
(In Millions)
Ìý
Deferred Revenue (Current)
Ìý
Deferred Revenue (Long-Term)
Ìý
2020
Ìý
2019
Ìý
2020
Ìý
2019
Opening balance as of January 1
$
22.1

Ìý
$
21.0

Ìý
$
25.7

Ìý
$
38.5

Decrease
(21.8
)
Ìý
(2.9
)
Ìý
(25.7
)
Ìý
—

Closing balance as of March 31
$
0.3

Ìý
$
18.1

Ìý
$
—

Ìý
$
38.5


Value Of Each Of The Major Classes Of Consolidated Depreciable Assets Depreciation and depletion is recorded over the following estimated useful lives:
Asset Class
Ìý
Basis
Ìý
Life
Land, land improvements and mineral rights
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Land and mineral rights
Ìý
Units of production
Ìý
Life of mine
Land improvements
Ìý
Straight line
Ìý
20 to 45 years
Buildings
Ìý
Straight line
Ìý
40 to 45 years
Mining and Pelletizing equipment
Ìý
Straight line/Double declining balance
Ìý
3 to 20 years
Steel and Manufacturing equipment
Ìý
Straight line/Double declining balance
Ìý
3 to 20 years

The following table indicates the carrying value of each of the major classes of our depreciable assets:
Ìý
(In Millions)
Ìý
MarchÌý31,
2020
Ìý
DecemberÌý31,
2019
Land, land improvements and mineral rights
$
652.7

Ìý
$
582.2

Buildings
452.5

Ìý
157.8

Mining and Pelletizing equipment
1,431.8

Ìý
1,413.6

Steel and Manufacturing equipment
2,140.9

Ìý
42.0

Other
123.0

Ìý
101.5

Construction-in-progress
1,011.3

Ìý
730.3

Total property, plant and equipment1
5,812.2

Ìý
3,027.4

Allowance for depreciation and depletion
(1,262.4
)
Ìý
(1,098.4
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
$
4,549.8

Ìý
$
1,929.0


1 Includes right-of-use assets related to finance leases of $84.2 million and $49.0 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
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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
Ìý
Basis
Ìý
Useful Life
Intangible assets, net
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Customer relationships
Ìý
Straight line
Ìý
18 years
Developed technology
Ìý
Straight line
Ìý
17 years
Trade names and trademarks
Ìý
Straight line
Ìý
10 years
Mining permits
Ìý
Straight line
Ìý
Life of mine
Intangible liability, net
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Above-market supply contract
Ìý
Straight line
Ìý
13 years

Equity Method Investments Investees and equity ownership percentages are presented below:
Investee
Ìý
Segment Reported Within
Ìý
Equity Ownership Percentage
Combined Metals of Chicago, LLC
Ìý
Steel and Manufacturing
Ìý
40.0%
Hibbing Taconite Company
Ìý
Mining and Pelletizing
Ìý
23.0%
Spartan Steel Coating, LLC
Ìý
Steel and Manufacturing
Ìý
48.0%

Hibbing is a co-owned joint venture with companies that are integrated steel producers or their subsidiaries. The following is a summary of the mine ownership of the co-owned iron ore mine at MarchÌý31, 2020:
Mine
Ìý
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Inc.
Ìý
ArcelorMittal USA
Ìý
U.S. Steel
Hibbing
Ìý
23.0%
Ìý
62.3%
Ìý
14.7%

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1 Includes right-of-use assets related to finance leases of $84.2 million and $49.0 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.