EX-99.(A) 16 clf-2015123110xkex99a.htm EXHIBIT 99.(A)
Exhibit 99(a)

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
(Dollars in Millions)
|  |  | Additions |  |  |  |
| Balance at Beginning of Year |  | Charged to Cost and Expenses |  | Charged to Other Accounts |  |  |  |  |  | Balance at End of Year
Classification |  |  |  | Acquisition |  | Deductions |
Year Ended December 31, 2015: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance | $ | 1,152.3 |  |  | $ | 54.3 |  |  | $ | 2,165.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,372.5 |
Accounts Receivable Allowance | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7.1 |
Year Ended December 31, 2014: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance | $ | 849.6 |  |  | $ | 634.9 |  |  | $ | (12.6 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 319.6 |  |  | $ | 1,152.3 |
Accounts Receivable Allowance | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Year Ended December 31, 2013: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance | $ | 858.4 |  |  | $ | 72.1 |  |  | $ | (65.5 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 15.4 |  |  | $ | 849.6 |
Accounts Receivable Allowance | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |