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STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Stock Incentive Plans Disclosure [Table Text Block] | Following is a summary of our performance share award agreements currently outstanding:
Performance Share Plan Year | Performance Shares Granted |  | Estimated Forfeitures |  | Expected to Vest |  | Grant Date |  | Performance Period
2014 | 400,000 |  |  | 40,911 |  |  | 359,089 |  |  | November 17, 2014 |  | 8/7/2014 - 12/31/2017
2014 | 283,530 |  |  | 24,380 |  |  | 259,150 |  |  | July 29, 2014 |  | 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2016
2014 | 124,630 |  |  | 21,098 |  |  | 103,532 |  |  | May 12, 2014 |  | 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2016
2014 | 385,585 |  |  | 120,299 |  |  | 265,286 |  |  | February 10, 2014 |  | 1/1/2014 - 12/31/2016
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 |  | Unrestricted Equity Grant Shares |  | Restricted Equity Grant Shares |  | Deferred Equity Grant Shares
2012 |  | 1,498 |  |  | 8,988 |  |  | 2,996 |
2013 |  | 3,985 |  |  | 31,506 |  |  | 7,970 |
2014 |  | — |  |  | 73,635 |  |  | — |
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 2014, 2013 and 2012:
| (In Millions, except per share amounts)
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Cost of goods sold and operating expenses | $ | 7.8 |  |  | $ | 6.3 |  |  | $ | 4.0 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 15.9 |  |  | 14.8 |  |  | 16.6 |
Reduction of operating income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity income (loss) from ventures | 23.7 |  |  | 21.1 |  |  | 20.6 |
Income tax benefit | (8.3 | ) |  | (7.4 | ) |  | (7.2 | )
Reduction of net income attributable to Cliffs shareholders | $ | 15.4 |  |  | $ | 13.7 |  |  | $ | 13.4 |
Reduction of earnings per share attributable to Cliffs shareholders: |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.09 |  |  | $ | 0.09 |
Diluted | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.08 |  |  | $ | 0.09 |
Schedule Of Share-Based Payment Award, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Valuation Assumptions | The following assumptions were utilized to estimate the fair value for the 2014 performance share grants:
Grant Date |  | Grant Date Market Price |  | Average Expected Term (Years) |  | Expected Volatility |  | Risk-Free Interest Rate |  | Dividend Yield |  | Fair Value |  | Fair Value (Percent of Grant Date Market Price)
February 10, 2014 |  | $ | 20.58 |  |  | 2.89 |  | 54.0% |  | 0.54% |  | 2.92% |  | $ | 22.21 |  |  | 107.92%
May 12, 2014 |  | $ | 17.54 |  |  | 2.61 |  | 54.0% |  | 0.54% |  | 2.92% |  | $ | 18.93 |  |  | 107.92%
July 29, 2014 |  | $ | 17.62 |  |  | 2.42 |  | 51.3% |  | 0.83% |  | 3.40% |  | $ | 19.02 |  |  | 107.92%
November 17, 2014 |  | $ | 10.85 |  |  | 3.12 |  | 52.9% |  | 1.18% |  | 4.30% |  | $ | 10.61 |  |  | 97.79%
Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block] | Restricted share units, restricted stock awards, deferred stock allocation and performance share activity under our long-term equity plans and Directors’ Plans are as follows:
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| Shares |  | Shares |  | Shares
Stock options: |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at beginning of year | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Granted during the year | 250,000 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Vested | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Forfeited/canceled | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Outstanding at end of year | 250,000 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Restricted awards: |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding and restricted at beginning of year | 586,084 |  |  | 393,787 |  |  | 425,166 |
Granted during the year | 531,030 |  |  | 396,844 |  |  | 151,869 |
Vested | (423,822 | ) |  | (118,973 | ) |  | (161,741 | )
Forfeited/canceled | (170,116 | ) |  | (85,574 | ) |  | (21,507 | )
Outstanding and restricted at end of year | 523,176 |  |  | 586,084 |  |  | 393,787 |
Performance shares: |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at beginning of year | 1,040,453 |  |  | 772,484 |  |  | 877,435 |
Granted during the year 1 | 1,233,685 |  |  | 806,271 |  |  | 501,346 |
Issued 2 | (796,624 | ) |  | (289,054 | ) |  | (574,518 | )
Forfeited/canceled | (405,138 | ) |  | (249,248 | ) |  | (31,779 | )
Outstanding at end of year | 1,072,376 |  |  | 1,040,453 |  |  | 772,484 |
Vested or expected to vest as of December 31, 2014 | 1,723,728 |  |  |  |  |
Directors’ retainer and voluntary shares: |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at beginning of year | 7,329 |  |  | 2,880 |  |  | 2,611 |
Granted during the year | 2,281 |  |  | 8,136 |  |  | 1,823 |
Forfeited/canceled | — |  |  | (1,521 | ) |  | — |
Vested | (9,610 | ) |  | (2,166 | ) |  | (1,554 | )
Outstanding at end of year | — |  |  | 7,329 |  |  | 2,880 |
Reserved for future grants or awards at end of year: |  |  |  |  |
Employee plans | 6,222,434 |  |  |  |  |
Directors’ plans | 225,955 |  |  |  |  |
Total | 6,448,389 |  |  |  |  |
1 | The shares granted in 2013 and 2012 include 54,051 shares and 191,506 shares, respectively, related to the 23% and 50% payouts associated with the prior-year pool as actual payout exceeded target.
2 | For the year ended December 31, 2014, the shares vesting on December 31, 2013 were valued as of February 10, 2014, and the shares vesting due to the change in a majority of our Board of Directors that triggered the acceleration of vesting and payout of outstanding equity grants under our equity plans on August 6, 2014, were valued as of that date.
| For the years ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the shares vested on December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, and were valued on February 21, 2013 and February 13, 2012, respectively.
Employee Stock Awards Outstanding [Table Text Block] | A summary of our outstanding share-based awards as of December 31, 2014 is shown below:
| Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding, beginning of year | 1,633,866 |  |  |  | $40.20 |
Granted | 2,016,996 |  |  |  | $16.67 |
Vested | (1,230,056 | ) |  |  | $38.48 |
Forfeited/expired | (575,254 | ) |  |  | $24.76 |
Outstanding, end of year | 1,845,552 |  |  |  | $16.55 |

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