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ENVIRONMENTAL AND MINE CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract] |
Summary Of Mine Closure Obligations | The following is a summary of the obligations as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
| (In Millions)
| September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Environmental | $ | 2.9 |  |  | $ | 2.8 |
Mine closure |  |  |
U.S. Iron Ore 1 | 195.0 |  |  | 187.8 |
Asia Pacific Iron Ore | 18.3 |  |  | 16.2 |
Total mine closure | 213.3 |  |  | 204.0 |
Total environmental and mine closure obligations | 216.2 |  |  | 206.8 |
Less current portion | 10.8 |  |  | 12.9 |
Long-term environmental and mine closure obligations | $ | 205.4 |  |  | $ | 193.9 |
1 U.S. Iron Ore includes our active operating mines, our indefinitely idled Empire mine and a closed mine formerly operating as LTVSMC.
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure | The following represents a roll forward of our asset retirement obligation liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and for the year ended December 31, 2016:
| (In Millions)
| September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Asset retirement obligation at beginning of period | $ | 204.0 |  |  | $ | 230.4 |
Accretion expense | 11.1 |  |  | 14.0 |
Remediation payments | (3.2 | ) |  | (2.2 | )
Exchange rate changes | 1.4 |  |  | (0.2 | )
Revision in estimated cash flows | — |  |  | (38.0 | )
Asset retirement obligation at end of period | $ | 213.3 |  |  | $ | 204.0 |

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