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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Income from Continuing Operations of Disposal Groups not Classified as Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block] | As required, the Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Income (Loss) from Ventures for Wabush and CLCC are presented below:
| (In Millions)
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) FROM VENTURES |  |  |  |  |
Wabush | $ | (345.6 | ) |  | $ | (258.6 | ) |  | $ | (131.8 | )
CLCC | $ | (669.9 | ) |  | $ | (55.0 | ) |  | $ | (41.8 | )
Discontinued Operations, Statements of Consolidated Financial Position and Statements of Consolidated Operations Information | The following table presents detail of our operations related to our Sonoma operations in the Statements of Consolidated Operations:
| (In Millions)
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
REVENUES FROM PRODUCT SALES AND SERVICES |  |  |  |  |
Product | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 151.6 |
GAIN ON SALE FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | 38.0 |
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax | — |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | (2.1 | )
INCOME and GAIN ON SALE FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 35.9 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e957-107759 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1510-107760 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1474-107760 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8077374&loc=d3e2443-110228 + Details
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