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PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations) (Details) | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Pension Benefits [Member] | United States [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate |  | 3.83%
Salary [Member] | Pension Benefits [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Rate of compensation increase | 3.00% | 3.00%
Hourly [Member] | Pension Benefits [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Rate of compensation increase | 2.00% | 2.50%
Iron Hourly [Member] | Pension Benefits [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 4.27% | 3.83%
Salaried [Member] | Pension Benefits [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 4.12% | 3.83%
Salaried [Member] | Other Benefits [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 4.22% | 3.83%
Ore Mining [Member] | Pension Benefits [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 4.28% | 3.83%
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan S E R P [Member] | Pension Benefits [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 4.22% | 3.83%
Hourly [Member] | Other Benefits [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 4.32% | 3.83%

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