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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES | NOTE 13 - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES The following table presents the fair value of our derivative instruments and the classification of each in the Statements of Consolidated Financial Position as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
| (In Millions)
| Derivative Assets |  | Derivative Liabilities
| December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Derivative Instrument | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value
Customer Supply Agreements | Other current assets |  | 21.3 |  |  | Other current assets |  | 5.8 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Provisional Pricing Arrangements | Other current assets |  | 10.3 |  |  | Other current assets |  | 2.0 |  |  | Other current liabilities |  | 0.5 |  |  | Other current liabilities |  | 3.4 |
Commodity Contracts | Other current assets |  | 1.5 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | Other current liabilities |  | 0.6 |
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815: |  |  | $ | 33.1 |  |  |  |  | $ | 7.8 |  |  |  |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  |  |  | $ | 4.0 |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Customer Supply Agreements Most of our U.S. Iron Ore long-term supply agreements are comprised of a base price with annual price adjustment factors. The base price is the primary component of the purchase price for each contract. The indexed price adjustment factors are integral to the iron ore supply contracts and vary based on the agreement, but typically include adjustments based upon changes in the Platts 62% Price, along with pellet premiums, published Platts international indexed freight rates and changes in specified Producer Price Indices, including those for industrial commodities, energy and steel. The pricing adjustments generally operate in the same manner, with each factor typically comprising a portion of the price adjustment, although the weighting of each factor varies based upon the specific terms of each agreement. In most cases, these adjustment factors have not been finalized at the time our product is sold. In these cases, we historically have estimated the adjustment factors at each reporting period based upon the best third-party information available. The estimates are then adjusted to actual when the information has been finalized. The price adjustment factors have been evaluated to determine if they contain embedded derivatives. The price adjustment factors share the same economic characteristics and risks as the host contract and are integral to the host contract as inflation adjustments; accordingly, they have not been separately valued as derivative instruments. A certain supply agreement with one U.S. Iron Ore customer provides for supplemental revenue or refunds to the customer based on the customer’s average annual steel pricing at the time the product is consumed in the customer’s blast furnace. The supplemental pricing is characterized as a freestanding derivative and is required to be accounted for separately once the product is shipped. The derivative instrument, which is finalized based on a future price, is adjusted to fair value as a revenue adjustment each reporting period until the pellets are consumed and the amounts are settled. We recognized $41.7 million, $27.1 million and $187.8 million as Product revenues in the Statements of Consolidated Operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, related to the supplemental payments. The fair value of the pricing factors were $21.3 million and $5.8 million in Other current assets in the December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 Statements of Consolidated Financial Position, respectively. Provisional Pricing Arrangements Certain of our U.S. Iron Ore and Asia Pacific Iron Ore customer supply agreements specify provisional price calculations, where the pricing mechanisms generally are based on market pricing, with the final revenue rate to be based on market inputs at a specified period in time in the future, per the terms of the supply agreements. U.S. Iron Ore sales revenue is primarily recognized when cash is received. For U.S. Iron Ore sales, the difference between the provisionally agreed-upon price and the estimated final revenue rate is characterized as a freestanding derivative and must be accounted for separately once the provisional revenue has been recognized. Asia Pacific Iron Ore sales revenue is recorded initially at the provisionally agreed-upon price with the pricing provision embedded in the receivable. The pricing provision is an embedded derivative that must be bifurcated and accounted for separately from the receivable. Subsequently, the derivative instruments for both U.S. Iron Ore and Asia Pacific Iron Ore are adjusted to fair value through Product revenues each reporting period based upon current market data and forward-looking estimates provided by management until the final revenue rate is determined. At December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we recorded $10.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively, as Other current assets in the Statements of Consolidated Financial Position related to our estimate of the final revenue rate with any of our customers. At December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we recorded $0.5 million and $3.4 million, respectively, as Other current liabilities in the Statements of Consolidated Financial Position related to our estimate of final revenue rate with our U.S. Iron Ore and Asia Pacific Iron Ore customers. These amounts represent the difference between the provisional price agreed upon with our customers based on the supply agreement terms and our estimate of the final revenue rate based on the price calculations established in the supply agreements. We recognized a net $49.0 million increase in Product revenues in the Statements of Consolidated Operations for the year ended December 31, 2016 related to these arrangements. This compares with a net $1.4 million decrease and a net $9.5 million decrease in Product revenues for the comparable periods in 2015 and 2014. The following summarizes the effect of our derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments in the Statements of Consolidated Operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014:
(In Millions)
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative | Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Customer Supply Agreements | Product revenues | $ | 41.7 |  |  | $ | 27.1 |  |  | $ | 187.8 |
Provisional Pricing Arrangements | Product revenues | 49.0 |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  | (9.5 | )
Foreign Exchange Contracts | Other non-operating income (expense) | — |  |  | (3.6 | ) |  | — |
Foreign Exchange Contracts | Product revenues | — |  |  | (12.6 | ) |  | — |
Commodity Contracts | Cost of goods sold and operating expenses | 1.9 |  |  | (4.0 | ) |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 92.6 |  |  | $ | 5.5 |  |  | $ | 178.3 |
Refer to NOTE 6 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS for additional information.

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