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SEGMENT REPORTING Segment Reporting (Summary of Assets by Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Assets | $ 2,702.6 us-gaap_Assets | $ 3,164.0 us-gaap_Assets
U.S. Iron Ore [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 1,550.1 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = clf_USIronOreMember | 1,464.9 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = clf_USIronOreMember
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 250.6 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = clf_AsiaPacificIronOreMember | 274.6 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = clf_AsiaPacificIronOreMember
All Other Segments [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 31.2 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember | 147.0 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
Total Segment Assets [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 1,831.9 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember | 1,886.5 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
Corporate [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 673.5 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember | 546.8 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateMember
Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Assets | $ 197.2 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember | $ 730.7 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember

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