CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC., 10-Q filed on 7/28/2011
Quarterly Report
Document and Entity Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Jul. 25, 2011
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
 
 
Document Type
10-Q 
 
Amendment Flag
FALSE 
 
Document Period End Date
Jun. 30, 2011 
 
Document Fiscal Year Focus
2011 
 
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Q2 
 
Trading Symbol
clf 
 
Entity Registrant Name
CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. 
 
Entity Central Index Key
0000764065 
 
Current Fiscal Year End Date
--12-31 
 
Entity Filer Category
Large Accelerated Filer 
 
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
 
146,016,897 
Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
2011
2010
REVENUES FROM PRODUCT SALES AND SERVICES
 
 
 
 
Product
$ 1,705.0 
$ 1,116.2 
$ 2,838.0 
$ 1,787.7 
Freight and venture partners' cost reimbursements
100.8 
68.1 
151.0 
124.3 
TOTAL REVENUES
1,805.8 
1,184.3 
2,989.0 
1,912.0 
COST OF GOODS SOLD AND OPERATING EXPENSES
(1,075.0)
(769.6)
(1,659.5)
(1,347.3)
SALES MARGIN
730.8 
414.7 
1,329.5 
564.7 
OTHER OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE)
 
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
(69.5)
(42.5)
(115.3)
(86.9)
Consolidated Thompson acquisition costs
(18.0)
 
(22.9)
 
Exploration costs
(18.2)
(7.7)
(28.8)
(9.3)
Miscellaneous - net
(8.2)
1.3 
(4.4)
10.7 
TOTAL OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE
(113.9)
(48.9)
(171.4)
(85.5)
OPERATING INCOME
616.9 
365.8 
1,158.1 
479.2 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
 
 
 
 
Gain on acquisition of controlling interests
 
 
 
38.6 
Changes in fair value of foreign currency contracts, net
50.4 
(10.0)
106.7 
(7.7)
Interest income
2.4 
2.7 
4.9 
5.1 
Interest expense
(81.0)
(13.3)
(119.2)
(23.5)
Other non-operating income
0.5 
6.5 
1.0 
7.2 
TOTAL OTHER INCOME
(27.7)
(14.1)
(6.6)
19.7 
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) FROM VENTURE
589.2 
351.7 
1,151.5 
498.9 
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
(151.9)
(99.3)
(293.9)
(165.7)
EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) FROM VENTURES
(11.3)
8.2 
(8.3)
4.8 
NET INCOME
426.0 
260.6 
849.3 
338.0 
LESS: INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
18.3 
(0.1)
18.2 
(0.1)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CLIFFS SHAREHOLDERS
$ 407.7 
$ 260.7 
$ 831.1 
$ 338.1 
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CLIFFS SHAREHOLDERS - BASIC
$ 2.93 
$ 1.93 
$ 6.06 
$ 2.50 
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CLIFFS SHAREHOLDERS - DILUTED
$ 2.92 
$ 1.92 
$ 6.02 
$ 2.49 
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES
 
 
 
 
Basic
139,000 
135,319 
137,243 
135,247 
Diluted
139,783 
136,134 
137,987 
136,041 
CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE
$ 0.14 
$ 0.14 
$ 0.28 
$ 0.2275 
Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position (USD $)
In Millions
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
CURRENT ASSETS
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 238.1 
$ 1,566.7 
Accounts receivable
317.2 
352.3 
Accounts receivable from associated companies
70.5 
6.8 
Inventories
605.3 
269.2 
Supplies and other inventories
156.9 
148.1 
Derivative assets
110.2 
82.6 
Deferred and refundable taxes
38.0 
43.2 
Other current assets
152.1 
114.8 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
1,688.3 
2,583.7 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
9,802.4 
3,979.2 
OTHER ASSETS
 
 
Investments in ventures
509.4 
514.8 
Goodwill
1,227.3 
196.5 1
Intangible assets, net
159.5 
175.8 
Deferred income taxes
54.2 
140.3 
Other non-current assets
230.6 
187.9 
TOTAL OTHER ASSETS
2,181.0 
1,215.3 
TOTAL ASSETS
13,671.7 
7,778.2 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
 
Accounts payable
306.9 
266.5 
Accrued expenses
361.6 
266.6 
Deferred revenue
141.2 
215.6 
Taxes payable
140.3 
142.3 
Current portion of term loan
62.5 
 
Other current liabilities
178.5 
137.7 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
1,191.0 
1,028.7 
POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT LIABILITIES
490.9 
528.0 
LONG-TERM DEBT
3,898.8 
1,713.1 
BELOW-MARKET SALES CONTRACTS
145.1 
164.4 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND MINE CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS
207.5 
184.9 
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
890.1 
63.7 
OTHER LIABILITIES
328.3 
256.7 
TOTAL LIABILITIES
7,151.7 
3,939.5 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
 
CLIFFS SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
Common Shares - par value $0.125 per share Authorized - 400,000,000 shares (2010 - 224,000,000 shares); Issued - 149,195,469 shares (2010- 138,845,469 shares); Outstanding - 146,010,183 shares (2010 - 135,456,999 shares)
18.6 
17.3 
Capital in excess of par value of shares
1,760.3 
896.3 
Retained Earnings
3,717.7 
2,924.1 
Cost of 3,185,286 common shares in treasury (2010 - 3,388,470 shares)
(46.3)
(37.7)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
95.9 
45.9 
TOTAL CLIFFS SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
5,546.2 
3,845.9 
NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
973.8 
(7.2)
TOTAL EQUITY
6,520.0 
3,838.7 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$ 13,671.7 
$ 7,778.2 
Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position (Parenthetical) (USD $)
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position
 
 
Common Shares, Par Value
$ 0.125 
$ 0.125 
Common Shares, Authorized
400,000,000 
224,000,000 
Common Shares, Issued
149,195,469 
138,845,469 
Common Shares, Outstanding
146,010,183 
135,456,999 
Common Shares in Treasury
3,185,286 
3,388,470 
Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Cash Flows (USD $)
In Millions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
Net income
$ 849.3 
$ 338.0 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
 
 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
185.2 
155.1 
Changes in deferred revenue
(98.1)
(16.7)
Deferred income taxes
75.9 
54.9 
Equity (income) loss in ventures (net of tax)
8.3 
(4.8)
Derivatives and currency hedges
(89.8)
(107.2)
Gain on acquisition of controlling interests
 
(38.6)
Other
10.2 
11.0 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
Receivables and other assets
7.0 
(132.4)
Product inventories
(196.8)
(75.0)
Payables and accrued expenses
(26.2)
51.4 
Net cash provided by operating activities
725.0 
235.7 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
Acquisition of controlling interests, net of cash acquired
 
(107.2)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
(244.5)
(63.0)
Settlements in Canadian dollar foreign exchange contracts
93.1 
 
Cost of Canadian dollar foreign exchange option
(22.3)
 
Investment in Consolidated Thompson senior secured notes
(125.0)
 
Investments in ventures
(1.3)
(181.4)
Other investing activities
2.6 
(5.6)
Net cash used by investing activities
(4,720.8)
(357.2)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares
853.7 
 
Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes
998.1 
395.1 
Borrowings on term loan
1,250.0 
 
Borrowings on bridge credit facility
750.0 
 
Repayment of bridge credit facility
(750.0)
 
Debt issuance costs
(47.7)
 
Repayment of term loan
 
(200.0)
Common stock dividends
(38.0)
(30.8)
Other financing activities
(19.5)
(16.6)
Net cash provided by financing activities
2,659.4 
147.7 
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH
7.8 
(1.4)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(1,328.6)
24.8 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
1,566.7 
502.7 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
238.1 
527.5 
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
Acquisition of controlling interests, net of cash acquired
(4,423.4)
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
Repayment of term loan
$ (337.2)
 
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with SEC rules and regulations and in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on various assumptions and historical experience, which are believed to be reasonable; however, due to the inherent nature of estimates, actual results may differ significantly due to changed conditions or assumptions. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ended December 31, 2011 or any other future period. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, including the following subsidiaries:

 

             

        Name        

  

    Location    

  

    Ownership Interest    

 

    Operation    

 Northshore

    Minnesota    100.0%   Iron Ore

 United Taconite

    Minnesota    100.0%   Iron Ore

 Wabush

    Labrador/Quebec, Canada    100.0%   Iron Ore

 Bloom Lake

    Quebec, Canada    75.0%   Iron Ore

 Tilden

    Michigan    85.0%   Iron Ore

 Empire

    Michigan    79.0%   Iron Ore

 Asia Pacific Iron Ore

    Western Australia    100.0%   Iron Ore

 Pinnacle

    West Virginia    100.0%   Coal

 Oak Grove

    Alabama    100.0%   Coal

 CLCC

    West Virginia    100.0%   Coal

 renewaFUEL

    Michigan    95.0%   Biomass

 Freewest

    Ontario, Canada    100.0%   Chromite

 Spider

    Ontario, Canada    100.0%   Chromite

Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

          On May 12, 2011, we acquired all of the outstanding common shares of Consolidated Thompson for C$17.25 per share in an all-cash transaction, including net debt. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the period ended June 30, 2011 reflect our 100 percent interest in Consolidated Thompson since that date. Refer to NOTE 5 – ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS for further information.  
 
          The following table presents the detail of our investments in unconsolidated ventures and where those investments are classified on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. Parentheses indicate a net liability.

 

                         
               (In Millions)  

Investment    

  

Classification        

   Interest
    Percentage    
     June 30,
2011
       December 31,  
2010
 
         

Amapá

   Investments in ventures    30      $ 476.7           $ 461.3     

AusQuest

   Investments in ventures    30      7.3           24.1     

Cockatoo

   Investments in ventures    50      6.1           10.5     

Hibbing

   Other liabilities    23      (1.8)          (5.8)    

Other

   Investments in ventures           19.3           18.9     
                             
                 $         507.6           $         509.0     
                             

 

          During the second quarter of 2011, we recorded an impairment charge of $17.6 million related to the decline in the fair value of our 30 percent ownership interest in AusQuest that was determined to be other than temporary. We evaluated the severity of the decline in the fair value of the investment as compared to our historical carrying amount, considering the broader macroeconomic conditions and the status of current exploration prospects, and could not reasonably assert that the impairment period would be temporary. As of June 30, 2011, our investment in AusQuest had a fair value of $7.3 million based upon the closing market price of the 68.3 million shares held as of June 30, 2011. As we account for this investment as an equity method investment, we recorded the impairment charge as a component of Equity Income (Loss) from Ventures on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011

Reportable Segments

As a result of the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson, we have revised the number of our operating and reportable segments as determined under ASC 280. Our Company's primary operations are organized and managed according to product category and geographic location and now include: U.S. Iron Ore, Eastern Canadian Iron Ore, North American Coal, Asia Pacific Iron Ore, Asia Pacific Coal, Latin American Iron Ore, Alternative Energies, Ferroalloys and our Global Exploration Group. Our historical presentation of segment information consisted of three reportable segments: North American Iron Ore, North American Coal and Asia Pacific Iron Ore. Our restated presentation consists of four reportable segments: U.S. Iron Ore, Eastern Canadian Iron Ore, North American Coal and Asia Pacific Iron Ore. The amounts disclosed in NOTE 2 – SEGMENT REPORTING reflects this restatement.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

A detailed description of our significant accounting policies can be found in the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Due to the completion of our acquisition of Consolidated Thompson, there have been several changes in our significant accounting policies and estimates from those disclosed therein. The significant accounting policies requiring updates have been included within the disclosures below.


Retrospective Adjustments

In accordance with the business combination guidance in ASC 805, we retrospectively recorded adjustments to the Wabush purchase price allocation that occurred during the second half of 2010 back to the date of acquisition that occurred during the first quarter of 2010. The adjustments were due to further refinements of the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Additionally, we continued to ensure our existing interest in Wabush was incorporating all of the book basis, including amounts recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income. Due to these adjustments, the financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2010 have been retrospectively adjusted for these changes, resulting in a decrease to Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Income (Loss) from Ventures of $22.0 million and a decrease to Net Income Attributable to Cliffs Shareholders of $15.9 million, respectively, on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations. The adjustments resulted in a decrease to basic and diluted earnings per common share of $0.12 and $0.11 per common share, respectively. In addition, Retained Earnings was decreased by $16.1 million and Accumulated other comprehensive income was increased by $25.3 million, respectively, on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position as of December 31, 2010 for the effect of these retrospective adjustments. Refer to NOTE 5 – ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS for further information.

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the FASB amended the guidance on fair value to add new requirements for disclosures about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements. It also clarifies existing fair value disclosures about the level of disaggregation and about inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The amendment also revises the guidance on employers' disclosures about postretirement benefit plan assets to require that disclosures be provided by classes of assets instead of by major categories of assets. The amended guidance is effective for the first reporting period beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity of purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted the provisions of guidance required for the period beginning January 1, 2011; however, adoption of this amendment did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB issued amended guidance on business combinations in order to clarify the disclosure requirements around pro forma revenue and earnings. The update was issued in response to the diversity in practice about the interpretation of such requirements. The amendment specifies that pro forma revenue and earnings of the combined entity be presented as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period. The new guidance is effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. We adopted the amended guidance upon our acquisition of Consolidated Thompson. Refer to NOTE 5 – ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS for further information.

In May 2011, the FASB amended the guidance on fair value as a result of the joint efforts by the FASB and the IASB to develop a single, converged fair value framework. The converged fair value framework provides converged guidance on how to measure fair value and on what disclosures to provide about fair value measurements. The significant amendments to the fair value measurement guidance and the new disclosure requirements include: (1) the highest and best use and valuation premise for nonfinancial assets; (2) the application to financial assets and financial liabilities with offsetting positions in market risks or counterparty credit risks; (3) premiums or discounts in fair value measurement; (4) fair value of an instrument classified in a reporting entity's shareholders' equity; (5) for Level 3 measurements, a quantitative disclosure of the unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the measurement, a description of the valuation process in place, and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value to changes in the unobservable inputs and interrelationships between those inputs; and (6) the level in the fair value hierarchy of items that are not measured at fair value in the statement of financial position but whose fair value must be disclosed. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this amendment will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued amended guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income in order to improve comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in OCI. The update also facilitates the convergence of GAAP and IFRS. The amendment eliminates the presentation options under ASC 220 and requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. In either presentation option, the entity is required to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from OCI to net income in the statements where the components of net income and the components of OCI are presented. The amendment does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 and the amendments are required to be applied retrospectively. We are currently evaluating which presentation option we will choose and the impact that the adoption of this amendment will have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

 

Segment Reporting
Segment Reporting

NOTE 2 – SEGMENT REPORTING

Our Company's primary operations are organized and managed according to product category and geographic location: U.S. Iron Ore, Eastern Canadian Iron Ore, North American Coal, Asia Pacific Iron Ore, Asia Pacific Coal, Latin American Iron Ore, Alternative Energies, Ferroalloys and our Global Exploration Group. The U.S. Iron Ore segment is comprised of our interests in five U.S. mines that provide iron ore to the integrated steel industry. The Eastern Canadian Iron Ore segment is comprised of two Eastern Canadian mines that provide iron ore primarily to the seaborne market to Asian steel producers. The North American Coal segment is comprised of our five metallurgical coal mines and one thermal coal mine that provide metallurgical coal primarily to the integrated steel industry and thermal coal primarily to the energy industry. The Asia Pacific Iron Ore segment is comprised of two iron ore mining complexes in Western Australia and provides iron ore to steel producers in China and Japan. There are no intersegment revenues.

 

The Asia Pacific Coal operating segment is comprised of our 45 percent economic interest in Sonoma, located in Queensland, Australia. The Latin American Iron Ore operating segment is comprised of our 30 percent Amapá interest in Brazil. The Alternative Energies operating segment is comprised of our 95 percent interest in renewaFUEL located in Michigan. The Ferroalloys operating segment is comprised of our interests in chromite deposits held by Freewest and Spider in Northern Ontario, Canada, and the Global Exploration Group is focused on early involvement in exploration activities to identify new world-class projects for future development or projects that add significant value to existing operations. The Asia Pacific Coal, Latin American Iron Ore, Alternative Energies, Ferroalloys and Global Exploration Group operating segments do not meet reportable segment disclosure requirements and therefore are not separately reported.

We evaluate segment performance based on sales margin, defined as revenues less cost of goods sold and operating expenses identifiable to each segment. This measure of operating performance is an effective measurement as we focus on reducing production costs throughout the Company.

 

The following table presents a summary of our reportable segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     (In Millions)  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Revenues from product sales and services:

                       

U.S. Iron Ore

     $ 885.2           49%         $ 604.0           51%         $   1,395.3           47%         $ 988.4           52%   

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     297.6           16%         110.8           9%         424.9           14%         183.7           10%   

North American Coal

     159.7           9%         116.2           10%         324.7           11%         197.3           10%   

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     381.6           21%         309.4           26%         727.0           24%         468.9           25%   

Other

     81.7           5%         43.9           4%         117.1           4%         73.7           4%   
                                               

Total revenues from product sales and services for reportable segments

     $   1,805.8           100%         $   1,184.3           100%         $ 2,989.0           100%         $   1,912.0           100%   
                                               

Sales margin:

                       

U.S. Iron Ore

     $ 441.1              $ 179.8              $ 802.4              $ 281.3        

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     68.5              28.7              103.0              36.7        

North American Coal

     (14.8)             23.0              (17.7)             12.4        

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     205.0              169.1              400.8              212.8        

Other

     31.0              14.1              41.0              21.5        
                                               

Sales margin

     730.8              414.7              1,329.5              564.7        

Other operating expense

     (113.9)             (48.9)             (171.4)             (85.5)       

Other income (expense)

     (27.7)             (14.1)             (6.6)             19.7        
                                               

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity income (loss) from ventures

     $ 589.2              $ 351.7              $ 1,151.5              $ 498.9        
                                               

Depreciation, depletion and amortization:

                       

U.S. Iron Ore

     $ 22.2              $ 15.7              $ 39.5              $ 27.5        

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     30.1              14.4              39.9              25.6        

North American Coal

     20.8              11.3              42.4              23.0        

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     24.9              40.3              48.9              66.2        

Other

     7.4              6.8              14.5              12.8        
                                               

Total depreciation, depletion and amortization

     $ 105.4              $ 88.5              $ 185.2              $ 155.1        
                                               

Capital additions (1):

                       

U.S. Iron Ore

     $ 55.7              $ 19.2              $ 87.3              $ 27.2        

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     60.7              3.2              64.2              4.6        

North American Coal

     28.5              9.8              56.0              13.9        

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     58.0              12.5              83.3              20.2        

Other

     3.5              2.2              6.6              4.8        
                                               

Total capital additions

     $ 206.4              $ 46.9              $ 297.4              $ 70.7        
                                               

(1) Includes capital lease additions and non-cash accruals.

 

A summary of assets by segment is as follows:

 

     (In Millions)  
       June 30,  
2011
       December 31,  
2010
 

Segment Assets:

     

U.S. Iron Ore

     $ 1,807.6           $ 1,537.1     

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     7,525.6           629.6     

North American Coal

     1,625.4           1,623.8     

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     1,429.2           1,195.3     

Other

     1,021.3           1,257.8     
                 

Total segment assets

     13,409.1           6,243.6     

Corporate

     262.6           1,534.6     
                 

Total assets

     $         13,671.7           $   7,778.2     
                 
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

NOTE 3 – DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The following table presents the fair value of our derivative instruments and the classification of each on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

    

(In Millions)

 
    

Derivative Assets

 
    

June 30, 2011

    

December 31, 2010

 

Derivative

Instrument

  

Balance Sheet

Location

   Fair
Value
    

Balance Sheet

Location

   Fair
Value
 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815:

           

Foreign Exchange Contracts

   Derivative assets
(current)
     $ 8.9         Derivative assets
(current)
     $ 2.8     
                       

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815

        $ 8.9              $ 2.8     
                       

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815:

           

Foreign Exchange Contracts

   Derivative assets (current)      $ 21.5         Derivative assets (current)      $ 34.2     
  

Deposits and

miscellaneous

     -           Deposits and miscellaneous      2.0     

Customer Supply Agreements

   Derivative assets (current)      64.0         Derivative assets (current)      45.6     

Provisional Pricing Arrangements

   Derivative assets (current)      15.8              -       
  

Accounts Receivable

     14.1              -       
                       

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815

        $   115.4              $   81.8     
                       

Total derivatives

        $   124.3              $ 84.6     
                       

There were no derivative instruments classified as a liability as of June 30, 2011 or December 31, 2010.

 

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

Cash Flow Hedges

Australian Dollar Foreign Exchange Contracts

We are subject to changes in foreign currency exchange rates as a result of our operations in Australia. Foreign exchange risk arises from our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates because the functional currency of our Asia Pacific operations is the Australian dollar. Our Asia Pacific operations receive funds in U.S. currency for their iron ore and coal sales. We use foreign currency exchange forward contracts, call options and collar options to hedge our foreign currency exposure for a portion of our sales receipts. U.S. currency is converted to Australian dollars at the currency exchange rate in effect at the time of the transaction. The primary objective for the use of these instruments is to reduce exposure to changes in Australian and U.S. currency exchange rates and to protect against undue adverse movement in these exchange rates. Effective October 1, 2010, we elected hedge accounting for certain types of our foreign exchange contracts entered into subsequent to September 30, 2010. These instruments are subject to formal documentation, intended to achieve qualifying hedge treatment, and are tested for effectiveness at inception and at each reporting period. Our hedging policy allows no more than 75 percent of anticipated operating costs for up to 12 months and no more than 50 percent of operating costs for up to 24 months to be designated as cash flow hedges of future sales. If and when these hedge contracts are determined not to be highly effective as hedges, the underlying hedged transaction is no longer likely to occur, or the derivative is terminated, hedge accounting is discontinued.

As of June 30, 2011, we had outstanding foreign currency exchange contracts with a notional amount of $135.0 million in the form of forward contracts with varying maturity dates ranging from July 2011 to May 2012. This compares with outstanding foreign currency exchange contracts with a notional amount of $70 million as of December 31, 2010.

Changes in fair value of highly effective hedges are recorded as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position. Unrealized gains of $3.0 million and $4.9 million, respectively, were recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 related to these hedge contracts, based on the Australian to U.S. dollar spot rate of 1.07 as of June 30, 2011. Any ineffectiveness is recognized immediately in income and as of June 30, 2011, there was no ineffectiveness recorded for these foreign exchange contracts. Amounts recorded as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income are reclassified into earnings in the same period the forecasted transaction affects earnings and are recorded as Product Revenues on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded realized gains of $1.9 million and $2.2 million, respectively. Of the amounts remaining in Accumulated other comprehensive income, we estimate that $6.2 million will be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months.

 

The following summarizes the effect of our derivatives designated as hedging instruments on Accumulated other comprehensive income and the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     (In Millions)  

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging

                Relationships

   Amount of Gain/(Loss)
Recognized in OCI  on
Derivative

(Effective Portion)
    

Location of Gain/(Loss)

Reclassified from

Accumulated OCI into

Income

(Effective Portion)

   Amount of Gain/(Loss)
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into
Income

(Effective Portion)
 
      Three months ended
June 30,
          Three months ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010           2011      2010  

Australian Dollar Foreign Exchange Contracts (hedge designation)

     $ 3.0           $ -         Product Revenue      $         0.8           $ -     

Australian Dollar Foreign Exchange Contracts (prior to de-designation)

     -           -         Product Revenue      0.5           1.6     
                                      

Total

     $     3.0           $ -              $ 1.3           $         1.6     
                                      
     Six months ended
June 30,
          Six months ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010           2011      2010  

Australian Dollar Foreign Exchange Contracts (hedge designation)

     $ 4.9           $         -         Product Revenue      $         1.0           $ -     

Australian Dollar Foreign Exchange Contracts (prior to de-designation)

     -           -         Product Revenue      0.7           3.2     
                                      

Total

     $ 4.9           $ -              $ 1.7           $         3.2     
                                      

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

Australian Dollar Foreign Exchange Contracts

Effective July 1, 2008, we discontinued hedge accounting for all outstanding foreign currency exchange contracts entered into at the time and continued to hold such instruments as economic hedges to manage currency risk as described above. The notional amount of the outstanding non-designated foreign exchange contracts was $105 million as of June 30, 2011. The contracts are in the form of collar options and forward contracts with varying maturity dates ranging from July 2011 to January 2012. This compares with outstanding non-designated foreign exchange contracts with a notional amount of $230 million as of December 31, 2010.

As a result of discontinuing hedge accounting, the instruments are prospectively marked to fair value each reporting period through Changes in fair value of foreign currency contracts, net on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the change in fair value of our foreign currency contracts resulted in net gains of $7.0 million and $11.4 million, respectively, based on the Australian to U.S. dollar spot rate of 1.07 at June 30, 2011. This compares with net losses of $10.0 million and $7.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, based on the Australian to U.S. dollar spot rate of 0.85 at June 30, 2010. The amounts that were previously recorded as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income are reclassified to earnings and a corresponding realized gain or loss is recognized in the same period the forecasted transaction affects earnings.

 

Canadian Dollar Foreign Exchange Contracts and Options

On January 11, 2011, we entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with Consolidated Thompson to acquire all of its common shares in an all-cash transaction, including net debt. We hedged a portion of the purchase price on the open market by entering into foreign currency exchange forward contracts and an option contract with a combined notional amount of C$4.7 billion. The hedge contracts were considered economic hedges which do not qualify for hedge accounting. The forward contracts had maturity dates of March 30, 2011 and the option contract had a maturity date of April 14, 2011.

During the first half of 2011, swaps were executed in order to extend the maturity dates of certain of the forward contracts through the consummation of the Consolidated Thompson acquisition and the repayment of the Consolidated Thompson convertible debentures. These swaps and the maturity of the forward contracts resulted in net realized gains of $41.5 million and $93.1 million, respectively, recognized through Changes in fair value of foreign currency contracts, net on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

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, some of which are subject to annual price collars in order to limit the percentage increase or decrease in prices for our iron ore pellets during any given year. The price adjustment factors vary based on the agreement but typically include adjustments based upon changes in international pellet prices, changes in specified Producers Price Indices including those for all commodities, industrial commodities, energy and steel. The 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. 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.

Certain supply agreements with one U.S. Iron Ore customer provide for supplemental revenue or refunds 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 marked to fair value as a revenue adjustment each reporting period until the pellets are consumed and the amounts are settled. We recognized $46.5 million and $71.1 million, respectively, as Product revenues on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, related to the supplemental payments. This compares with Product revenues of $48.4 million and $68.3 million, respectively, for the comparable periods in 2010. Derivative assets, representing the fair value of the pricing factors, were $64.0 million and $45.6 million, respectively, on the June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position.

 

Provisional Pricing Arrangements

During 2010, the world's largest iron ore producers began to move away from the annual international benchmark pricing mechanism referenced in certain of our customer supply agreements, resulting in a shift in the industry toward shorter-term pricing arrangements linked to the spot market. This change has impacted certain of our U.S. Iron Ore and Eastern Canadian Iron Ore customer supply agreements for the 2011 contract year, and in some cases we have revised the terms of such agreements to incorporate changes to historical pricing mechanisms. As a result, we have recorded certain shipments made to our U.S. Iron Ore and Eastern Canadian Iron Ore customers in the first half of 2011 on a provisional basis until final settlement is reached. The pricing provisions are characterized as freestanding derivatives and are required to be accounted for separately once the product is shipped. The derivative instrument, which is settled and billed once final pricing settlement is reached, is marked to fair value as a revenue adjustment each reporting period based upon the estimated forward settlement until prices are actually settled. We recognized $289.4 million and $309.4 million, respectively, as an increase in Product revenues on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 under these pricing provisions for certain shipments to our U.S. Iron Ore and Eastern Canadian Iron Ore customers. This compares with an increase in Product revenues of $389.3 million and $731.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 related to estimated forward price settlement for shipments to our Asia Pacific Iron Ore, U.S. Iron Ore and Eastern Canadian Iron Ore customers until prices actually settled.

As of June 30, 2011, we have recorded approximately $15.8 million as current Derivative assets on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position related to our estimate of final pricing in 2011 with our U.S. Iron Ore and Eastern Canadian Iron Ore customers. This amount represents the incremental difference between the provisional price agreed upon with our customers and our estimate of the ultimate price settlement in 2011. As of June 30, 2011, we also have derivatives of $14.1 million classified as Accounts receivable on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position to reflect the amount we have provisionally agreed upon with certain of our Eastern Canadian Iron Ore customers until a final price settlement is reached. It also represents the amount we have invoiced for shipments made to such customers and expect to collect in cash in the short-term to fund operations. In 2010, the derivative instrument was settled in the fourth quarter upon the settlement of pricing provisions with some of our U.S. Iron Ore customers and therefore is not reflected in the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position at December 31, 2010.

The following summarizes the effect of our derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments, on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

(In Millions)

 

Derivative Not Designated as Hedging

                Instruments

  

Location of Gain/(Loss)

Recognized in Income on

Derivative

   Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative  
          Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
          2011      2010      2011      2010  

Foreign Exchange Contracts

   Product Revenues      $ 2.6           $ 2.2           $ 3.2           $ 5.0     

Foreign Exchange Contracts

   Other Income (Expense)      48.5           (10.0)          104.5           (7.7)    

Customer Supply Agreements

   Product Revenues      46.5           48.4           71.1           68.3     

Provisional Pricing Arrangements

   Product Revenues      289.4           389.3           309.4           731.5     
                                      

Total

        $       387.0           $       429.9           $       488.2           $       797.1     
                                      

Refer to NOTE 7 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS for additional information.

Inventories
Inventories

NOTE 4 – INVENTORIES

The following table presents the detail of our Inventories on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

     (In Millions)  
     June 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Segment

   Finished
    Goods    
     Work-in
    Process    
     Total
    Inventory    
     Finished
    Goods    
     Work-in
    Process    
     Total
    Inventory    
 

U.S. Iron Ore

     $ 317.1           $ 18.8           $ 335.9           $ 101.1           $ 9.7           $ 110.8     

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     147.5           35.3           182.8           43.5           21.2           64.7     

North American Coal

     5.0           23.0           28.0           16.1           19.8           35.9     

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     37.7           14.5           52.2           34.7           20.4           55.1     

Other

     4.9           1.5           6.4           2.6           0.1           2.7     
                                                     

Total

     $ 512.2           $ 93.1           $ 605.3           $ 198.0           $ 71.2           $ 269.2     
                                                     
Acquisitions and Other Investments
Acquisitions and Other Investments

NOTE 5 – ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

We allocate the cost of acquisitions to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. Any excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill.

Wabush

We acquired entities from our former partners that held their respective interests in Wabush on February 1, 2010, thereby increasing our ownership interest to 100 percent. Our full ownership of Wabush has been included in the consolidated financial statements since that date. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred totaled $103 million, which consisted of a cash purchase price of $88 million and a working capital adjustment of $15 million. With Wabush's 5.5 million tons of production capacity, acquisition of the remaining interest has increased our Eastern Canadian Iron Ore equity production capacity by approximately 4.0 million tons and has added more than 50 million tons of additional reserves. Furthermore, acquisition of the remaining interest has provided us additional access to the seaborne iron ore markets serving steelmakers in Europe and Asia.

Prior to the acquisition date, we accounted for our 26.8 percent interest in Wabush as an equity-method investment. We initially recognized an acquisition date fair value of the previous equity interest of $39.7 million, and a gain of $47.0 million as a result of remeasuring our prior equity interest in Wabush held before the business combination. The gain was recognized in the first quarter of 2010 and was included in Gain on acquisition of controlling interests in the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

In the months subsequent to the initial purchase price allocation, we further refined the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Additionally, we also continued to ensure our existing interest in Wabush was incorporating all of the book basis, including amounts recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income. Based on this process the acquisition date fair value of the previous equity interest was adjusted to $38.0 million. The changes required to finalize the U.S. and Canadian deferred tax valuations and to incorporate additional information on assumed asset retirement obligations offset to a net decrease of $1.7 million in the fair value of the equity interest from the initial purchase price allocation. Thus, the gain resulting from the remeasurement of our prior equity interest, net of amounts previously recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income of $20.3 million, was adjusted to $25.0 million as of December 31, 2010.

 

Under the business combination guidance in ASC 805, prior periods, beginning with the period of acquisition, are required to be revised to reflect changes to the original purchase price allocation. In accordance with this guidance, we have retrospectively recorded the adjustments to the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities and the resulting Goodwill and Gain on acquisition of controlling interests, made during the second half of 2010, back to the date of acquisition. Accordingly, such amounts are reflected in the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and have been excluded from the three months ended June 30, 2010. We finalized the purchase price allocation for the acquisition of Wabush during the fourth quarter of 2010.

Freewest

During 2009, we acquired 29 million shares, or 12.4 percent, of Freewest, a Canadian-based mineral exploration company focused on acquiring, exploring and developing high-quality chromite, gold and base-metal properties in Canada. On January 27, 2010, we acquired all of the remaining outstanding shares of Freewest for C$1.00 per share, including its interest in the Ring of Fire properties in Northern Ontario, Canada, which comprise three premier chromite deposits. As a result of the transaction, our ownership interest in Freewest increased from 12.4 percent as of December 31, 2009 to 100 percent as of the acquisition date. Our full ownership of Freewest has been included in the consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date. The acquisition of Freewest is consistent with our strategy to broaden our geographic and mineral diversification and allows us to apply our expertise in open-pit mining and mineral processing to a chromite ore resource base that could form the foundation of North America's only ferrochrome production operation. Assuming favorable results from pre-feasibility and feasibility studies and receipt of all applicable approvals, the planned mine is expected to allow us to produce 600 thousand metric tons of ferrochrome and to produce one million metric tons of chromite concentrate annually. Total purchase consideration for the acquisition was approximately $185.9 million, comprised of the issuance of 0.0201 of our common shares for each Freewest share, representing a total of 4.2 million common shares or $173.1 million, and $12.8 million in cash. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred was determined based upon the closing market price of our common shares on the acquisition date.

Prior to the acquisition date, we accounted for our 12.4 percent interest in Freewest as an available-for-sale equity security. The acquisition date fair value of the previous equity interest was $27.4 million, which was determined based upon the closing market price of the 29 million previously owned shares on the acquisition date. We recognized a gain of $13.6 million in the first quarter of 2010 as a result of remeasuring our ownership interest in Freewest held prior to the business acquisition. The gain is included in Gain on acquisition of controlling interests in the Statements of Consolidated Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

We finalized the purchase price allocation in the fourth quarter of 2010. Under the business combination guidance in ASC 805, prior periods, beginning with the period of acquisition, are required to be revised to reflect changes to the original purchase price allocation. In accordance with this guidance, we have retrospectively recorded the adjustments to the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities and the resulting Goodwill, made during the fourth quarter of 2010, back to the date of acquisition.

 

CLCC

On July 30, 2010, we acquired the coal operations of privately-owned INR, and since that date, the operations acquired from INR have been conducted through our wholly-owned subsidiary known as CLCC. Our full ownership of CLCC has been included in the consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date, and the subsidiary is reported as a component of our North American Coal segment. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred totaled $775.9 million, which consisted of a cash purchase price of $757 million and a working capital adjustment of $18.9 million.

CLCC is a producer of high-volatile metallurgical and thermal coal located in southern West Virginia. CLCC's operations include two underground continuous mining method metallurgical coal mines and one open surface thermal coal mine. The acquisition includes a metallurgical and thermal coal mining complex with a coal preparation and processing facility as well as a large, long-life reserve base with an estimated 59 million tons of metallurgical coal and 62 million tons of thermal coal. This reserve base increases our total global reserve base to over 166 million tons of metallurgical coal and over 67 million tons of thermal coal. This acquisition represents an opportunity for us to add complementary high-quality coal products and provides certain advantages, including among other things, long-life mine assets, operational flexibility, and new equipment.

The following table summarizes the consideration paid for CLCC and the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. We finalized the purchase price allocation in the second quarter of 2011. Under the business combination guidance in ASC 805, prior periods, beginning with the period of acquisition, are required to be revised to reflect changes to the original purchase price allocation. In accordance with this guidance, we have retrospectively recorded the adjustments to the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities and the resulting Goodwill back to the date of acquisition. We adjusted the initial purchase price allocation for the acquisition of CLCC as follows:

 

     (In Millions)  
     Initial
Allocation
     Final
Allocation
     Change  

Consideration

        

Cash

     $ 757.0             $ 757.0             $ -       

Working capital adjustments

     17.5             18.9             (1.4)      
                          

Fair value of total consideration transferred

     $ 774.5             $ 775.9             $ (1.4)      
                          

Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed

        

ASSETS:

        

Product inventories

     $ 20.0             $ 20.0             $ -       

Other current assets

     11.8             11.8             -       

Land and mineral rights

     640.3             639.3             1.0       

Plant and equipment

     111.1             112.3             (1.2)      

Deferred taxes

     16.5             15.9             0.6       

Intangible assets

     7.5             7.5             -       

Other non-current assets

     0.8             0.8             -       
                          

Total identifiable assets acquired

     808.0             807.6             0.4       

LIABILITIES:

        

Current liabilities

     (22.8)            (24.1)            1.3       

Mine closure obligations

     (2.8)            (2.8)            -       

Below-market sales contracts

     (32.6)            (32.6)            -       
                          

Total identifiable liabilities assumed

     (58.2)            (59.5)            1.3       
                          

Total identifiable net assets acquired

     749.8             748.1             1.7       

Goodwill

     24.7             27.8             (3.1)      
                          

Total net assets acquired

     $     774.5             $     775.9             $     (1.4)      
                          

As our fair value estimates remain materially unchanged from 2010, there were no significant changes to the purchase price allocation from the initial allocation reported during the third quarter of 2010.

 

Of the $7.5 million of acquired intangible assets, $5.4 million was assigned to the value of in-place permits and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the mine. The remaining $2.1 million was assigned to the value of favorable mineral leases and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the corresponding mine life.

The $27.8 million of goodwill resulting from the acquisition was assigned to our North American Coal business segment. The goodwill recognized is primarily attributable to the addition of complementary high-quality coal products to our existing operations and operational flexibility. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. Refer to NOTE 6 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES for further information.

With regard to the acquisitions discussed above, pro forma results of operations have not been presented because the effects of the business combinations, individually and in the aggregate, were not material to our consolidated results of operations.

Consolidated Thompson

On May 12, 2011, we completed our previously announced acquisition of Consolidated Thompson by acquiring all of the outstanding common shares of Consolidated Thompson for C$17.25 per share in an all-cash transaction, including net debt, pursuant to the terms of the definitive arrangement agreement dated as of January 11, 2011. Upon the acquisition: (a) each outstanding Consolidated Thompson common share was acquired for a cash payment of C$17.25; (b) each outstanding option and warrant that was "in the money" was acquired for cancellation for a cash payment of C$17.25 less the exercise price per underlying Consolidated Thompson common share; (c) each outstanding performance share unit was acquired for cancellation for a cash payment of C$17.25; (d) all outstanding Quinto Mining Corporation rights to acquire common shares of Consolidated Thompson were acquired for cancellation for a cash payment of C$17.25 per underlying Consolidated Thompson common share; and (e) certain Consolidated Thompson management contracts were eliminated that contained certain change of control provisions for contingent payments upon termination. The acquisition date fair value of the consideration transferred totaled $4.6 billion. Our full ownership of Consolidated Thompson has been included in the consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date, and the subsidiary is reported as a component of our Eastern Canadian Iron Ore segment.

The acquisition of Consolidated Thompson reflects our strategy to build scale by owning expandable and exportable steelmaking raw material assets serving international markets. Consolidated Thompson is a Canadian mining company producing iron ore concentrate of high-quality. Consolidated Thompson operates an iron ore mine and processing facility near Bloom Lake in Quebec, Canada. WISCO is a twenty-five percent equity holder in Bloom Lake. Bloom Lake is currently ramping up towards an initial production rate of 8.0 million metric tons of iron ore concentrate per year. During the second quarter of 2011, additional capital investments were approved in order to increase the initial production rate to 16.0 million metric tons of iron ore concentrate per year. Consolidated Thompson also owns two additional development properties, Lamêlée and Peppler Lake, in Quebec. All three of these properties are in proximity to our existing Canadian operations and will allow us to leverage our port facilities and supply this iron ore to the seaborne market. The acquisition is also expected to further diversify our existing customer base.

The following table summarizes the consideration paid for Consolidated Thompson and the estimated fair values of the assets and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. We are in the process of conducting a valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed related to the acquisition, most notably, tangible assets, deferred taxes and goodwill, and the final allocation will be made when completed. Accordingly, the provisional measurements noted below are preliminary and subject to modification in the future.

 

     (In Millions)  
     Initial
Allocation
 

Consideration

  

Cash

     $ 4,554.0       
        

Fair value of total consideration transferred

     $ 4,554.0       
        

Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed

  

ASSETS:

  

Cash

     $ 130.6       

Accounts receivable

     102.8       

Product inventories

     134.2       

Other current assets

     35.1       

Mineral rights

     4,450.0       

Property, plant and equipment

     1,193.4       

Intangible assets

     2.1       
        

Total identifiable assets acquired

     6,048.2       

LIABILITIES:

  

Accounts payable

     (13.6)      

Accrued liabilities

     (130.0)      

Convertible debentures

     (335.7)      

Other current liabilities

     (41.8)      

Long-term deferred tax liabilities

     (831.5)      

Wabush Easement

     (11.1)      

Senior secured notes

     (125.0)      

Capital lease obligations

     (70.7)      

Other long-term liabilities

     (14.0)      
        

Total identifiable liabilities assumed

     (1,573.4)      
        

Total identifiable net assets acquired

     4,474.8       

Noncontrolling interest in Bloom Lake

     (947.6)      

Preliminary goodwill

     1,026.8       
        

Total net assets acquired

     $     4,554.0       
        

The fair value of the noncontrolling interest in the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Bloom Lake has been proportionately allocated, based upon WISCO's twenty-five percent interest in Bloom Lake. We then reduced the allocated fair value of WISCO's ownership interest in Bloom Lake to reflect a noncontrolling interest discount.

The $1,026.8 million of preliminary goodwill resulting from the acquisition has been assigned to our Eastern Canadian Iron Ore business segment. The preliminary goodwill recognized is primarily attributable to the proximity to our existing Canadian operations which will allow us to leverage our port facilities and supply iron ore to the seaborne market. None of the preliminary goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. Refer to NOTE 6 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES for further information.

Acquisition related costs in the amount of $18.0 million and $22.9 million, respectively, have been charged directly to operations and are included within Consolidated Thompson acquisition costs on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. In addition, we recognized $16.7 million of deferred debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $0.7 million, associated with issuing and registering the debt required to fund the acquisition as of June 30, 2011. Of these costs, $1.7 million and $15.0 million, respectively, have been recorded in Other current assets and Other non-current assets on the June 30, 2011 Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position. Upon the termination of the bridge credit facility that we entered into to provide a portion of the financing for the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson, $30.4 million and $38.3 million, respectively, of related debt issuance costs were recognized in Interest expense on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

The Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 include incremental revenue and operating loss of $145.8 million and $7.2 million, respectively, related to the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson since the date of acquisition. The operating losses during the period include the impact of expensing an additional $48.4 million of stepped-up value of inventory due to purchase accounting through Cost of goods sold and operating expenses.

The following unaudited consolidated pro forma information summarizes the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, as if the Consolidated Thompson acquisition and the related financing had been completed as of January 1, 2010. The pro forma information gives effect to actual operating results prior to the acquisition. The unaudited consolidated pro forma information does not purport to be indicative of the results that would have actually been obtained if the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson had occurred as of the beginning of the periods presented or that may be obtained in the future.

 

     (In Millions, Except
Per Common Share)
 
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Revenues from product sales and services

     $     2,065.0           $       1,219.9           $     3,343.8           $       1,947.4     

Net income attributable to Cliffs shareholders

     $ 417.0           $ 206.8           $ 808.7           $ 192.6     

Earnings per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - Basic

     $ 3.00           $ 1.53           $ 5.89           $ 1.42     

Earnings per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - Diluted

     $ 2.98           $ 1.52           $ 5.86           $ 1.42     

The pro forma net income attributable to Cliffs shareholders was adjusted to exclude $60.3 million and $67.2 million, respectively, of Cliffs and Consolidated Thompson acquisition related costs and $48.4 million of non-recurring inventory purchase accounting adjustments incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities

NOTE 6 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Goodwill

The following table summarizes changes in the carrying amount of goodwill allocated by reporting unit for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010:

 

    (In Millions)  
    June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010 (1)  
    U.S.
Iron
Ore
    Eastern
Canadian

Iron
Ore
    North
American
Coal
    Asia
Pacific
Iron
Ore
    Other     Total     U.S.
Iron
Ore
    Eastern
Canadian

Iron
Ore
    North
American
Coal
    Asia
Pacific
Iron
Ore
    Other     Total  

Beginning Balance

     $    2.0           $           3.1           $    27.9           $    82.6           $    80.9           $      196.5           $    2.0           $     -             $       -             $    72.6           $       -             $     74.6     

Arising in business combinations

    -            1,026.8          -            -            -            1,026.8          -            3.1          27.9          -              80.9          111.9     

Impact of foreign currency translation

    -            -            -            4.5          -            4.5          -            -            -            10.0          -            10.0     

Other

    -            (0.4)         (0.1)         -            -            (0.5)         -            -            -            -            -            -       
                                                                                               

Ending Balance

     $    2.0           $    1,029.5           $    27.8           $    87.1           $    80.9           $    1,227.3           $    2.0           $    3.1           $    27.9           $    82.6           $    80.9           $    196.5     
                                                                                               

(1) Represents a 12-month rollforward of our goodwill by reportable unit at December 31, 2010.

 

The increase in the balance of Goodwill as of June 30, 2011 is due to the preliminary assignment of $1,026.8 million to Goodwill in the second quarter of 2011 based on the preliminary purchase price allocation for the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson. The balance of $1,227.3 million and $196.5 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, is presented as Goodwill on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position. Refer to NOTE 5 – ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS for additional information.

Goodwill is not subject to amortization and is tested for impairment annually or when events or circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred.

Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities

Following is a summary of intangible assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

The intangible assets are subject to periodic amortization on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:

 

Intangible Asset

   Useful Life (years)

Permits

   15 - 28

Utility contracts

   5

Easements

   30

Leases

   1.5 - 4.5

Unpatented technology

   5

Amortization expense relating to intangible assets was $4.7 million and $9.6 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, and is recognized in Cost of goods sold and operating expenses on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations. Amortization expense relating to intangible assets was $4.3 million and $8.3 million, respectively, for the comparable periods in 2010. The estimated amortization expense relating to intangible assets for the remainder of 2011 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years is as follows:

 

     (In Millions)  
     Amount  

Year Ending December 31

  

2011 (remaining six months)

     $ 9.6     

2012

     19.2     

2013

     18.3     

2014

     18.3     

2015

     6.4     

2016

     6.4     
        

Total

     $       78.2     
        

 

The below-market sales contracts are classified as a liability and recognized over the remaining terms of the underlying contracts, which range from 3.5 to 8.5 years. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we recognized $16.6 million and $23.7 million, respectively, in Product revenues related to the below-market sales contracts, compared with $11.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. The following amounts will be recognized in earnings for the remainder of 2011 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years:

 

     (In Millions)  
     Amount  

Year Ending December 31

  

2011 (remaining six months)

     $ 34.6     

2012

     48.8     

2013

     45.3     

2014

     23.0     

2015

     23.0     

2016

     23.1     
        

Total

     $       197.8     
        
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
        

NOTE 7 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following represents the assets and liabilities of the Company measured at fair value at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

    (In Millions)  
    June 30, 2011  

Description

  Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets/Liabilities
(Level 1)
    Significant Other
Observable

Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable

Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  

Assets:

       

Cash equivalents

    $ 130.0          $   -            $   -            $ 130.0     

Derivative assets

      -            29.9    (1)      64.0          93.9     

U.S. marketable securities

    15.1            -              -            15.1     

International marketable securities

    41.8            -              -            41.8     

Foreign exchange contracts

      -            30.4            -            30.4     
                               

Total

    $                     186.9          $                     60.3          $                     64.0          $         311.2     
                               

 

 

     (In Millions)  
     December 31, 2010  

Description

   Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets/Liabilities

(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable

Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Assets:

           

Cash equivalents

     $ 1,307.2           $   -             $   -             $ 1,307.2     

Derivative assets

     -               -             45.6           45.6     

U.S. marketable securities

     22.0             -               -             22.0     

International marketable securities

     63.9             -               -             63.9     

Foreign exchange contracts

     -             39.0             -             39.0     
                                   

Total

     $                     1,393.1           $                     39.0           $                 45.6           $         1,477.7     
                                   

We had no financial instruments measured at fair value that were in a liability position at June 30, 2011 or December 31, 2010.

Financial assets classified in Level 1 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 include money market funds and available-for-sale marketable securities. The valuation of these instruments is determined using a market approach, taking into account current interest rates, creditworthiness, and liquidity risks in relation to current market conditions, and is based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in active markets.

The valuation of financial assets and liabilities classified in Level 2 is determined using a market approach based upon quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or other inputs that are observable for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 2 securities primarily include derivative financial instruments valued using financial models that use as their basis readily observable market parameters. At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, such derivative financial instruments included our existing foreign currency exchange contracts. The fair value of the foreign currency exchange contracts is based on forward market prices and represents the estimated amount we would receive or pay to terminate these agreements at the reporting date, taking into account creditworthiness, nonperformance risk, and liquidity risks associated with current market conditions.

The Level 2 derivative assets at June 30, 2011 also consist of freestanding derivatives related to certain supply agreements with our U.S. Iron Ore and Eastern Canadian Iron Ore customers. As a result of a recent shift in the industry toward shorter-term pricing arrangements that are linked to the spot market and elimination of the annual benchmark system that occurred in 2010, we have revised the terms of certain of our 2011 customer supply agreements and have recorded certain shipments made during the first six months of 2011 on a provisional basis until final settlement is reached. The pricing provisions are characterized as freestanding derivatives and are required to be accounted for separately once the product is shipped. The derivative instrument, which is settled and billed once final pricing settlement is reached, is marked to fair value as a revenue adjustment each reporting period. During the second quarter of 2011, we revised the inputs used to determine the fair value of these derivatives to include 2011 published pricing indices and settlements realized by other companies in the industry. Prior to this change, the fair value was primarily determined based on significant unobservable inputs to develop the forward price expectation of the final price settlement for 2011. Based on these changes to the determination of the fair value, we transferred $20 million of derivative assets from a Level 3 classification to a Level 2 classification within the fair value hierarchy during the second quarter of 2011. The fair value of our derivatives is determined using a market approach and takes into account current market conditions and other risks, including nonperformance risk.

 

The derivative financial assets classified within Level 3 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 include a freestanding derivative instrument related to certain supply agreements with one of our U.S. Iron Ore customers. The agreements include provisions for supplemental revenue or refunds based on the customer's annual steel pricing at the time the product is consumed in the customer's blast furnaces. We account for this provision as a derivative instrument at the time of sale and mark this provision to fair value as a revenue adjustment each reporting period until the product is consumed and the amounts are settled. The fair value of the instrument is determined using a market approach based on an estimate of the annual realized price of hot rolled steel at the steelmaker's facilities, and takes into consideration current market conditions and nonperformance risk.

Substantially all of the financial assets and liabilities are carried at fair value or contracted amounts that approximate fair value. We had no financial assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at June 30, 2011 or December 31, 2010.

We recognize any transfers between levels as of the beginning of the reporting period, including both transfers into and out of levels. There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2011. As noted above, there was a transfer from Level 3 to Level 2 as reflected in the table below. The following represents a reconciliation of the changes in fair value of financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.

 

     (In Millions)  
     Derivative Assets  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Beginning balance

     $ 68.1           $ 171.0           $ 45.6           $ 63.2     

Total gains (losses)

           

Included in earnings

     46.5           437.7           91.1           799.8     

Included in other comprehensive income

     -             -             -             -       

Settlements

     (30.6)          (369.8)          (52.7)          (624.1)    

Transfers out of Level 3

     (20.0)          -             (20.0)          -       
                                   

Ending balance - June 30

     $ 64.0           $ 238.9           $ 64.0           $ 238.9     
                                   

Total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses on assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date

     $       46.5           $       400.9           $       91.1           $       639.8     
                                   

Gains and losses included in earnings are reported in Product revenues on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.

 

The carrying amount and fair value of our long-term receivables and long-term debt at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

     (In Millions)  
     June 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     Carrying
Value
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Value
     Fair
Value
 

Long-term receivables:

           

Customer supplemental payments

     $ 22.3           $ 19.9           $ 22.3           $ 19.5     

ArcelorMittal USA - Ispat receivable

     29.7           35.0           32.8           38.9     

Other

     8.7           8.7           8.1           8.1     
                                   

Total long-term receivables (1)

     $ 60.7           $ 63.6           $ 63.2           $ 66.5     
                                   

Long-term debt:

           

Term loan - $1.25 billion

     $ 1,187.5           $ 1,187.5           $ -             $ -       

Senior notes - $700 million

     699.3           684.0           -             -       

Senior notes - $1.3 billion

     1,289.1           1,299.9           990.3           972.5     

Senior notes - $400 million

     397.9           430.2           397.8           422.8     

Senior notes - $325 million

     325.0           353.9           325.0           355.6     

Customer borrowings

     5.1           5.1           4.0           4.0     
                                   

Total long-term debt

     $       3,903.9           $       3,960.6           $       1,717.1           $       1,754.9     
                                   

(1) Includes current portion.

           

The terms of one of our U.S. Iron Ore pellet supply agreements require supplemental payments to be paid by the customer during the period 2009 through 2013, with the option to defer a portion of the 2009 monthly amount up to $22.3 million in exchange for interest payments until the deferred amount is repaid in 2013. Interest is payable by the customer quarterly, and payments began in September 2009 at the higher of 9 percent or the prime rate plus 350 basis points. As of June 30, 2011, we have a receivable of $22.3 million recorded in Other non-current assets on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position reflecting the terms of this deferred payment arrangement. This compares with a receivable of $22.3 million recorded as of December 31, 2010. The fair value of the receivable of $19.9 million and $19.5 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, is based on a discount rate of 3.8 percent, which represents the estimated credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate for the period the receivable is outstanding.

In 2002, we entered into an agreement with Ispat that restructured the ownership of the Empire mine and increased our ownership from 46.7 percent to 79 percent in exchange for the assumption of all mine liabilities. Under the terms of the agreement, we indemnified Ispat from obligations of Empire in exchange for certain future payments to Empire and to us by Ispat of $120 million, recorded at a present value of $29.7 million and $32.8 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The fair value of the receivable of $35.0 million and $38.9 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, is based on a discount rate of 3.0 percent, which represents the estimated credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate for the period the receivable is outstanding.

The fair value of long-term debt was determined using quoted market prices or discounted cash flows based upon current borrowing rates. The term loan and revolving loan are variable rate interest debt and approximate fair value. See NOTE 8 – DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES for further information.

 

Debt and Credit Facilities
Debt and Credit Facilities

 

NOTE 8 – DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES

The following represents a summary of our long-term debt as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

($ in Millions)

 

June 30, 2011

 

Debt Instrument

  Type   Average
Annual
Interest Rate
    Final
Maturity
  Total Face
Amount
    Total
Long-term
Debt
 

$1.25 Billion Term Loan

  Variable     2.052 %        2016     $ 1,250.0        $ 1,187.5  (6) 

$700 Million 4.875% 2021 Senior Notes

  Fixed     4.875 %        2021     700.0          699.3  (5) 

$1.3 Billion Senior Notes:

         

$500 Million 4.80% 2020 Senior Notes

  Fixed     4.80 %        2020     500.0          499.0  (4) 

$800 Million 6.25% 2040 Senior Notes

  Fixed     6.25 %        2040     800.0          790.1  (3) 

$400 Million 5.90% 2020 Senior Notes

  Fixed     5.90 %        2020     400.0          397.9  (2) 

$325 Million Private Placement Senior Notes:

         

Series 2008A - Tranche A

  Fixed     6.31 %        2013     270.0          270.0    

Series 2008A - Tranche B

  Fixed     6.59 %        2015     55.0          55.0    

$600 Million Credit Facility:

         

Revolving Loan

  Variable     -   %        2012     600.0          0.0  (1) 
                     

Total

          $     4,575.0          $     3,898.8     
                     

 

December 31, 2010

 

Debt Instrument

  Type   Average
Annual
Interest Rate
    Final
Maturity
  Total Face
Amount
    Total
Long-term
Debt
 

$1 Billion Senior Notes:

         

$500 Million 4.80% 2020 Senior Notes

  Fixed     4.80  %      2020     $ 500.0          $ 499.0  (4) 

$500 Million 6.25% 2040 Senior Notes

  Fixed     6.25  %      2040     500.0          491.3  (3) 

$400 Million 5.90% 2020 Senior Notes

  Fixed     5.90  %      2020     400.0          397.8  (2) 

$325 Million Private Placement Senior Notes:

         

Series 2008A - Tranche A

  Fixed     6.31  %      2013     270.0          270.0    

Series 2008A - Tranche B

  Fixed     6.59  %      2015     55.0          55.0    

$600 Million Credit Facility:

         

Revolving Loan

  Variable     -    %      2012     600.0          0.0  (1) 
                     

Total

          $     2,325.0          $     1,713.1     
                     

(1) As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, no revolving loans were drawn under the credit facility; however, the principal amount of letter of credit obligations totaled $66.6 million and $64.7 million, respectively, reducing available borrowing capacity to $533.4 million and $535.3 million, respectively.

(2) As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the $400 million 5.90 percent senior notes were recorded at a par value of $400 million less unamortized discounts of $2.1 million and $2.2 million, respectively, based on an imputed interest rate of 5.98 percent.

(3) As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the $800 million and $500 million 6.25 percent senior notes were recorded at par values of $800 million and $500 million, respectively, less unamortized discounts of $9.9 million and $8.7 million, respectively, based on an imputed interest rate of 6.38 percent.

(4) As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the $500 million 4.80 percent senior notes were recorded at a par value of $500 million less unamortized discounts of $1.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively, based on an imputed interest rate of 4.83 percent.

(5) As of June 30, 2011, the $700 million 4.875 percent senior notes were recorded at a par value of $700 million less unamortized discounts of $0.7 million, based on an imputed interest rate of 4.89 percent.

(6) As of June 30, 2011, $62.5 of the term loan was classified as Current portion of term loan based upon the principal payment terms of the arrangement requiring principal payments on each three-month anniversary following the funding of the term loan.

 

The terms of the private placement senior notes and the credit facilities each contain customary covenants that require compliance with certain financial covenants based on: (1) debt to earnings ratio and (2) interest coverage ratio. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we were in compliance with the financial covenants related to both the private placement senior notes and the credit facilities. The terms of the senior notes due in 2020, 2021 and 2040 contain certain customary covenants; however, there are no financial covenants.

$1 Billion Senior Notes Offering

On March 23, 2011 and April 1, 2011, respectively, we completed a $1 billion public offering of senior notes consisting of two tranches: a 10-year tranche of $700 million aggregate principal amount at 4.875 percent senior notes due April 1, 2021, and an additional issuance of $300 million aggregate principal amount of our 6.25 percent senior notes due October 1, 2040, of which $500 million aggregate principal amount was previously issued during September 2010. Interest is fixed and is payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2011, for both series of senior notes until maturity. The senior notes are unsecured obligations and rank equally with all our other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The net proceeds from the senior notes offering were used to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson and to pay the related fees and expenses.

The senior notes may be redeemed any time at our option at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100 percent of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis at the treasury rate plus 25 basis points with respect to the 2021 senior notes and 40 basis points with respect to the 2040 senior notes, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. However, if the 2021 senior notes are redeemed on or after the date that is three months prior to their maturity date, the 2021 senior notes will be redeemed at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption.

In addition, if a change of control triggering event occurs with respect to the senior notes, we will be required to offer to purchase the notes of the applicable series at a purchase price equal to 101 percent of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.

Bridge Credit Agreement

On March 4, 2011, we entered into an unsecured bridge credit agreement with a syndicate of banks in order to provide a portion of the financing for the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson. The bridge credit agreement, referred to as the bridge credit facility, had an original maturity date of May 10, 2012. On May 10, 2011, we borrowed $750 million under the bridge credit facility to fund a portion of the cash required upon the consummation of the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson. The borrowings under the bridge credit facility were repaid using a portion of the net proceeds obtained from the public offering of our common shares that was completed on June 13, 2011, and the bridge credit facility was terminated. The borrowings under the bridge credit facility bore interest at a floating rate based upon a base rate or the LIBOR rate plus a margin determined by our credit rating and the length of time the borrowings were outstanding. The weighted average annual interest rate under the bridge credit facility during the time the borrowings were outstanding was 2.56 percent. Refer to NOTE 14 – CAPITAL STOCK for additional information on the public offering of our common shares.

Term Loan

On March 4, 2011, we also entered into an unsecured term loan agreement with a syndicate of banks in order to provide a portion of the financing for the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson. The term loan agreement provides for a $1,250 million term loan. The term loan has a maturity date of five years from the date of funding and requires principal payments on each three-month anniversary of the date following the funding. On May 10, 2011, we borrowed $1,250 million under the term credit facility to fund a portion of the cash required upon the consummation of the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson. Borrowings under the term loan bear interest at a floating rate based upon a base rate or the LIBOR rate plus a margin depending on the leverage ratio. The weighted average annual interest rate under the term loan was 2.05 percent for the period of May 10, 2011 through June 30, 2011.

Short-term Facilities

On March 31, 2010, Asia Pacific Iron Ore entered into a A$40 million ($42.9 million) bank contingent instrument facility and cash advance facility to replace the then existing A$40 million multi-option facility, which was extended through June 30, 2011 and subsequently renewed until June 30, 2012. The facility, which is renewable annually at the bank's discretion, provides A$40 million in credit for contingent instruments, such as performance bonds and the ability to request a cash advance facility to be provided at the discretion of the bank. As of June 30, 2011, the outstanding bank guarantees under this facility totaled A$24.3 million ($26.1 million), thereby reducing borrowing capacity to A$15.7 million ($16.8 million). We have provided a guarantee of the facility, along with certain of our Australian subsidiaries. The facility agreement contains customary covenants that require compliance with certain financial covenants: (1) debt to earnings ratio and (2) interest coverage ratio, both based on the financial performance of the Company. As of June 30, 2011, we were in compliance with these financial covenants.

Consolidated Thompson Senior Secured Notes

The Consolidated Thompson senior secured notes were included among the liabilities assumed in the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson. On April 13, 2011, we purchased the outstanding Consolidated Thompson senior secured notes directly from the note holders for $125 million, including accrued and unpaid interest. The senior secured notes have a face amount of $100 million, a stated interest rate of 8.5 percent and were scheduled to mature in 2017. The transaction was initially recorded as an investment in Consolidated Thompson senior secured notes during the second quarter of 2011; however, upon the completion of the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson, and consolidation into our financial statements the Consolidated Thompson senior secured notes and our investment in the notes have been eliminated as intercompany transactions. Refer to NOTE 5 – ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS for additional information.

 

Consolidated Thompson Convertible Debentures

Included among the liabilities assumed in the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson were the Consolidated Thompson convertible debentures that as a result of the acquisition were able to be converted by their holders into cash in accordance with the cash change of control provision of the convertible debenture indenture. The convertible debentures allowed the debenture holders to convert at a premium conversion ratio beginning on the 10th trading day prior to the closing of the acquisition and ending on the 30th day subsequent to the mailing of an offer to purchase the convertible debentures, which was the cash change of control conversion period as defined by the convertible debenture indenture. On May 12, 2011, following the closing of the acquisition, Consolidated Thompson commenced the offer to purchase all of the outstanding convertible debentures in accordance with its obligations under the convertible debenture indenture by mailing to the debenture holders such offer to purchase. Additionally, on May 13, 2011, Consolidated Thompson gave notice that it was exercising its right to redeem any convertible debentures that remained outstanding on June 13, 2011, after giving effect to any conversions that occurred during the cash change of control conversion period. As previously disclosed, Consolidated Thompson received sufficient consents from the debenture holders, pursuant to a consent solicitation, to amend the convertible debenture indenture to give Consolidated Thompson such a redemption right. As a result of these events, no convertible debentures remained outstanding as of June 30, 2011. Refer to NOTE 5 – ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS for additional information.

Consolidated Thompson Letters of Credit

In conjunction with our acquisition of Consolidated Thompson, we issued standby letters of credit with certain financial institutions in order to support Bloom Lake obligations. As of June 30, 2011, these letter of credit obligations totaled $48.7 million. We issued additional standby letters of credit of $14.3 million to support Bloom Lake obligations in July 2011.

Debt Maturities

Maturities of debt instruments based on the principal amounts outstanding at June 30, 2011, total $31 million in 2011, $94 million in 2012, $395 million in 2013, $156 million in 2014, $524 million in 2015, $375 million in 2016 and $2.4 billion thereafter.

Refer to NOTE 7 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS for further information.

Lease Obligations
Lease Obligations

NOTE 9 – LEASE OBLIGATIONS

We lease certain mining, production and other equipment under operating and capital leases. The leases are for varying lengths, generally at market interest rates and contain purchase and/or renewal options at the end of the terms. Our operating lease expense was $7.9 million and $13.7 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, compared with $6.0 million and $11.9 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2010.

 

Future minimum payments under capital leases and non-cancellable operating leases at June 30, 2011 are as follows:

 

     (In Millions)  
     Capital
Leases
    Operating
Leases
 

2011 (July 1 - December 31)

     $ 33.2          $ 22.1     

2012

     65.5          41.3     

2013

     57.3          39.2     

2014

     52.3          30.0     

2015

     41.0          12.5     

2016 and thereafter

     104.3          73.8     
                

Total minimum lease payments

     353.6          $     218.9     
          

Amounts representing interest

     76.3       
          

Present value of net minimum lease payments

     $       277.3   (1)   
          

(1)    The total is comprised of $50.8 million and $226.6 million classified as Other current liabilities and Other liabilities, respectively, on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position at June 30, 2011.

 

Environmental and Mine Closure Obligations
Environmental and Mine Closure Obligations

NOTE 10 – ENVIRONMENTAL AND MINE CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS

We had environmental and mine closure liabilities of $221.8 million and $199.1 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The following is a summary of the obligations as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

                 
     (In Millions)  
     June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Environmental

     $ 13.7           $ 13.7     

Mine closure

                 

LTVSMC

     17.6           17.1     

Operating mines:

                 

U.S. Iron Ore

     65.9           62.7     

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     66.2           49.3     

North American Coal

     35.0           34.7     

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     16.7           15.4     

Other

     6.7           6.2     
                   

Total mine closure

     208.1           185.4     
                   

Total environmental and mine closure obligations

     221.8           199.1     

Less current portion

     14.3           14.2     
                   

Long-term environmental and mine closure obligations

     $     207.5           $     184.9     
                   

Mine Closure

Our mine closure obligations are for our four consolidated U.S. operating iron ore mines, our two Eastern Canadian operating iron ore mines, our six operating North American coal mines, our Asia Pacific operating iron ore mines, the coal mine at Sonoma and a closed operation formerly known as LTVSMC.

 

The accrued closure obligation for our active mining operations provides for contractual and legal obligations associated with the eventual closure of the mining operations. The accretion of the liability and amortization of the related asset is recognized over the estimated mine lives for each location. The following represents a rollforward of our asset retirement obligation liability related to our active mining locations for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010:

 

                 
     (In Millions)  
     June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
(1)
 

Asset retirement obligation at beginning of period

     $ 168.3           $     103.9     

Accretion expense

     7.7           13.1     

Exchange rate changes

     1.2           2.5     

Revision in estimated cash flows

     -           1.0     

Payments

     (0.7)          (8.4)    

Acquired through business combinations

     14.0           56.2     
                   

Asset retirement obligation at end of period

     $     190.5           $     168.3     
                   

(1)    Represents a 12-month rollforward of our asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2010.

 

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits
Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits

NOTE 11 – PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The following are the components of defined benefit pension and OPEB expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

Defined Benefit Pension Expense

 

     (In Millions)  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011       2010      2011      2010  

Service cost

     $ 5.2           $ 4.6           $ 11.0           $ 9.0     

Interest cost

     12.2           13.1           25.8           25.6     

Expected return on plan assets

     (13.7)          (13.5)          (29.2)          (26.1)    

Amortization:

           

Prior service costs

     1.0           1.0           2.2           2.1     

Net actuarial losses

     4.8           6.0           10.0           11.9     
                                   

Net periodic benefit cost

     $     9.5           $     11.2           $     19.8           $     22.5     
                                   

Other Postretirement Benefits Expense

 

     (In Millions)  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Service cost

     $ 2.3           $ 1.6           $ 4.7           $ 3.2     

Interest cost

     5.3           5.5           11.2           10.7     

Expected return on plan assets

     (3.7)          (3.3)          (8.0)          (6.5)    

Amortization:

           

Prior service costs

     0.2           0.5           0.8           0.9     

Net actuarial losses

     2.9           1.7           5.8           3.4     
                                   

Net periodic benefit cost

     $     7.0           $     6.0           $     14.5           $     11.7     
                                   

 

We made pension contributions of $27.3 million and $11.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. OPEB contributions were $21.9 million and $17.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Stock Compensation Plans
Stock Compensation Plans

NOTE 12 – STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS

Employees' Plans

On March 8, 2011, the Compensation and Organization Committee ("Committee") of the Board of Directors approved a grant under our shareholder approved ICE Plan for the performance period 2011-2013. A total of 256,100 shares were granted under the award, consisting of 188,480 performance shares and 67,620 restricted share units.

For the outstanding ICE Plan year agreements, each performance share, if earned, entitles the holder to receive a number of common shares within the range between a threshold and maximum number of our common shares, with the actual number of common shares earned dependent upon whether the Company achieves certain objectives and performance goals as established by the Committee. The performance share grants vest over a period of three years and are intended to be paid out in common shares. Performance is measured on the basis of two factors: 1) relative TSR for the period, as measured against a predetermined peer group of mining and metals companies, and 2) three-year cumulative free cash flow. The final payout for the 2011 to 2013 performance period varies from zero to 200 percent of the original grant compared to prior years where the maximum payout was 150 percent. The restricted share units are subject to continued employment, are retention based, will vest at the end of the performance period for the performance shares, and are payable in common shares at a time determined by the Committee at its discretion.

Upon the occurrence of a change in control, all performance shares and restricted share units granted to a participant will vest and become nonforfeitable and will be paid out in cash.

Determination of Fair Value

The fair value of each performance share grant is estimated on the date of grant using a Monte Carlo simulation to forecast relative TSR performance. A correlation matrix of historic and projected stock prices was developed for both the Company and its predetermined peer group of mining and metals companies. The fair value assumes that performance goals will be achieved.

The expected term of the grant represents the time from the grant date to the end of the service period. We estimated the volatility of our common shares and that of the peer group of mining and metals companies using daily price intervals for all companies. The risk-free interest rate is the rate at the grant date on zero-coupon government bonds, with a term commensurate with the remaining life of the performance plans.

The following assumptions were utilized to estimate the fair value for the 2011 performance share grants:

 

                             

Grant Date

 

Grant Date
Market Price

 

Average
Expected

Term

(Years)

 

Expected
Volatility

 

Risk-Free
Interest Rate

 

Dividend Yield

 

Fair Value

 

Fair Value
(Percent of
Grant Date
Market Price)

March 8, 2011   $ 96.70   2.81   94.4%   1.17%   0.58%   $ 77.90   80.60%

The fair value of the restricted share units is determined based on the closing price of the Company's common shares on the grant date. The restricted share units granted under the ICE Plan vest over a period of three years.

Income Taxes
Income Taxes

 

NOTE 13 – INCOME TAXES

Our tax provision for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 was $151.9 million and $293.9 million, respectively. Our tax provision for the same periods ended June 30, 2010 was $99.3 million and $165.7 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first six months of 2011 is approximately 25.5 percent, while the effective tax rate for the first six months of 2010 was 33.2 percent. The difference in the effective rate from the prior year is primarily due to the impact of the tax law change and valuation allowances that occurred in 2010 and the impact of higher pre-tax book income in 2011 over 2010 with similar book to tax differences. Our 2011 expected effective tax rate before discrete items for the full year is approximately 26.4 percent, which reflects benefits from deductions for percentage depletion in excess of cost depletion related to U.S. operations, interest deductions, nontaxable hedging income and benefits derived from operations outside the U.S., which are taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 35 percent.

As of June 30, 2011, our valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets increased by $11.1 million from December 31, 2010. This increase primarily relates to ordinary losses of certain foreign operations for which future utilization is currently uncertain.

As of June 30, 2011, cumulative undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries included in consolidated retained earnings continue to be indefinitely reinvested in international operations. Accordingly, no provision has been made for U.S. deferred taxes related to future repatriation of these earnings, nor is it practical to estimate the amount of income taxes that would have to be provided if we concluded that such earnings will be remitted in the future.

At January 1, 2011, we had $79.8 million of unrecognized tax benefits recorded in Other liabilities on the Statements of Consolidated Financial Position. If the $79.8 million were recognized, $79.1 million would impact the effective tax rate. As of June 30, 2011, it is reasonably possible that unrecognized tax benefits will decrease in the range of $40 million to $50 million within the next 12 months due to expected settlements with the taxing authorities or expiration of the statute of limitations. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we accrued an additional $1.9 million and $2.5 million, respectively, of interest relating to the unrecognized tax benefits. Interest accrued for the same periods ended June 30, 2010 and was $0.7 million and $1.3 million, respectively.

Tax years that remain subject to examination are years 2007 and forward for the United States, 1993 and forward for Canada, and 1994 and forward for Australia.

Capital Stock
Capital Stock

NOTE 14 – CAPITAL STOCK

Public Offering

On June 13, 2011, we completed a public offering of our common shares. The total number of shares sold was 10.35 million, comprised of the 9.0 million share offering and the exercise of an underwriters' over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1.35 million shares. The offering resulted in an increase in the number of our common shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2011. We received net proceeds of approximately $853.7 million at a sales price to the public of $85.63 per share.

Dividends

On May 11, 2010, our Board of Directors increased our quarterly common share dividend from $0.0875 to $0.14 per share. The increased cash dividend was paid on June 1, 2010, September 1, 2010, and December 1, 2010 to shareholders on record as of May 14, 2010, August 13, 2010, and November 19, 2010, respectively. In addition, the increased cash dividend was paid on March 1, 2011 and June 1, 2011 to shareholders on record as of February 15, 2011 and April 29, 2011, respectively. On July 12, 2011, our Board of Directors increased the quarterly common share dividend by 100 percent to $0.28 per share. The increased cash dividend will be payable on September 1, 2011 to shareholders on record as of the close of business on August 15, 2011.

 

Amendment to the Second Amended Articles of Incorporation

On May 25, 2011, our shareholders approved an amendment to our Second Amended Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized Common Shares from 224,000,000 to 400,000,000, which resulted in an increase in the total number of authorized shares from 231,000,000 to 407,000,000. The total number of authorized shares includes 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 shares of Class A and Class B, respectively, of unauthorized and unissued preferred stock.

Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income
Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income

NOTE 15 – SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table reflects the changes in shareholders' equity attributable to both Cliffs and the noncontrolling interests primarily related to Bloom Lake, Tilden, Empire and renewaFUEL, of which Cliffs owns 75 percent, 85 percent, 79 percent and 95 percent, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

     (In Millions)  
     Cliffs
    Shareholders'    
Equity
     Non-
      Controlling      
Interest
     Total
Equity
 

December 31, 2010

     $ 3,845.9           $ (7.2)          $   3,838.7     

Comprehensive income

        

Net income

     831.1           18.2           849.3     

Other comprehensive income

     50.1           0.9           51.0     
                          

Total comprehensive income

     881.2           19.1           900.3     

Equity offering

     853.7           -             853.7     

Purchase of additional noncontrolling interest

     0.3           -             0.3     

Stock and other incentive plans

     3.1           -             3.1     

Common stock dividends

     (38.0)          -             (38.0)    

Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest

     -             4.5           4.5     

Undistributed gains to noncontrolling interest

     -             9.6           9.6     

Capital contribution by noncontrolling interest to subsidiary

     -             0.2           0.2     

Acquisition of controlling interest

     -             947.6           947.6     
                          

June 30, 2011

     $ 5,546.2           $ 973.8           $   6,520.0     
                          

 

The following are the components of comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

     (In Millions)  
     Three Months
Ended June 30,
     Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Net income attributable to Cliffs shareholders

     $ 407.7           $ 260.7           $ 831.1           $ 338.1     

Other comprehensive income:

           

Unrealized net loss on marketable securities - net of tax

     (19.0)          (4.3)          (19.2)          (14.2)    

Foreign currency translation

     42.9           (73.4)          57.5           (44.3)    

Amortization of net periodic benefit cost - net of tax

     0.4           4.4           8.6           43.0     

Reclassification of net gains on derivative financial instruments into net income

     (1.3)          (1.6)          (1.7)          (3.2)    

Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments

     3.0           -             4.9           -       
                                   

Total other comprehensive income

     26.0           (74.9)          50.1           (18.7)    
                                   

Total comprehensive income

     $     433.7           $     185.8           $     881.2           $     319.4     
                                   
Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share

NOTE 16 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

A summary of the calculation of earnings per common share on a basic and diluted basis follows:

 

                                 
     (In Millions)  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Net income attributable to Cliffs shareholders

     $     407.7           $     260.7           $     831.1           $     338.1     

Weighted average number of shares:

                                   

Basic

     139.0           135.3           137.2           135.2     

Employee stock plans

     0.8           0.8           0.8           0.8     
                                     

Diluted

     139.8           136.1           138.0           136.0     
                                     

Earnings per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - Basic

     $ 2.93           $ 1.93           $ 6.06           $ 2.50     
                                     

Earnings per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - Diluted

     $ 2.92           $ 1.92           $ 6.02           $ 2.49     
                                     
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 17 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Purchase Commitments

In May 2011, we incurred capital commitments related to an expansion of our Bloom Lake mine. As of June 30, 2011, the project has been approved for capital investments of approximately $615 million, of which $150 million has been committed. The expansion is part of ramping up production capacity from 8.0 million metric tons of iron ore concentrate per year to 16.0 million metric tons of iron ore concentrate per year. As of June 30, 2011, capital expenditures related to this commitment were approximately $52 million. Of the committed capital, expenditures of approximately $98 million are expected to be made during the remainder of 2011.

As a result of the significant tornado damage to the above-ground operations at our Oak Grove mine during the second quarter of 2011, we incurred capital commitments to repair the damage done to the preparation plant and the overland conveyor system. As of June 30, 2011, the project requires a capital investment of approximately $55 million, of which approximately $31 million has been committed. As of June 30, 2011, $6 million in capital expenditures had been expended related to this commitment. Of the committed capital, expenditures of $25 million are scheduled to be made during the remainder of 2011.

In March 2011, we incurred capital commitments related to bringing Lower War Eagle, a high volatile metallurgical coal mine in West Virginia, into production. As of June 30, 2011, the project has been approved for capital investments of approximately $49 million, of which $31 million has been committed. As of June 30, 2011, capital expenditures related to this commitment were approximately $8 million. Of the committed capital, expenditures of approximately $23 million are scheduled to be made during the remainder of 2011.

 

In 2010, our Board of Directors approved a capital project at our Koolyanobbing Operation in Western Australia. The project is expected to increase the production capacity at the Koolyanobbing Operation to approximately 11 million metric tons annually. The improvements consist of enhancements to the existing rail infrastructure and upgrades to various other existing operational constraints. The expansion project requires a capital investment of approximately $280 million, of which approximately $241 million has been committed, that will be required to meet the timing of the proposed expansion. As of June 30, 2011, $90 million in capital expenditures had been expended related to this commitment. Of the committed capital, expenditures of $130 million and $21 million are scheduled to be made during the remainder of 2011 and in 2012, respectively.

We incurred capital commitments related to an expansion project at our Empire and Tilden mines in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 2010. The expansion project requires a capital investment of approximately $325 million, of which $170 million has been committed as of June 30, 2011, and is expected to allow the Empire mine to produce at three million tons annually through 2014 and increase Tilden mine production by an additional two million tons annually. As of June 30, 2011, capital expenditures related to this commitment were approximately $103 million. Of the committed capital, expenditures of approximately $50 million and $17 million are scheduled to be made during the remainder of 2011 and in 2012, respectively.

In 2010, we incurred a capital commitment for the construction of a new portal closer to the coal face at our Oak Grove mine in Alabama. The portal requires a capital investment of approximately $31 million, of which $31 million has been committed, and will significantly decrease transit time to and from the coal face, which is expected to result in, among other things, improved safety, greater operational efficiency, increased productivity, lower employment costs and improved employee morale. As of June 30, 2011, capital expenditures related to this commitment were approximately $20 million. Expenditures of $11 million are scheduled to be made throughout the remainder of 2011.

In 2008, we incurred a capital commitment for the purchase of a new longwall plow system for our Pinnacle mine in West Virginia. The system, which requires a capital investment of approximately $90 million, has replaced the previously existing longwall plow system in an effort to reduce maintenance costs and increase production at the mine. As of June 30, 2011, capital expenditures related to this commitment were approximately $89 million. Expenditures of approximately $2 million are scheduled to be made throughout the remainder of 2011.

Contingencies

Litigation

We are currently a party to various claims and legal proceedings incidental to our operations. If management believes that a loss arising from these matters is probable and can reasonably be estimated, we record the amount of the loss, or the minimum estimated liability when the loss is estimated using a range, and no point within the range is more probable than another. As additional information becomes available, any potential liability related to these matters is assessed and the estimates are revised, if necessary. Based on currently available information, management believes that the ultimate outcome of these matters, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings could occur. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or an injunction. If an unfavorable ruling were to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on the financial position and results of operations of the period in which the ruling occurs, or future periods. However, we believe that any pending litigation will not result in a material liability in relation to our consolidated financial statements.

Cash Flow Information
Cash Flow Information

NOTE 18 – CASH FLOW INFORMATION

A reconciliation of capital additions to cash paid for capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

 

     (In Millions)  
     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2011      2010  

Capital additions

     $ 297.4           $ 70.7     

Cash paid for capital expenditures

     244.5           63.0     
                 

Difference

     $ 52.9           $ 7.7     
                 

Non-cash accruals

     $ 52.9           $ 7.7     

Capital leases

     -             -       
                 

Total

     $ 52.9           $ 7.7     
                 

Non-cash investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2010 include the issuance of 4.2 million of our common shares valued at $173.1 million as part of the purchase consideration for the acquisition of the remaining interest in Freewest. Non-cash items for the six months ended June 30, 2010 also include gains of $38.6 million related to the remeasurement of our previous ownership interest in Freewest and Wabush held prior to each business acquisition. Refer to NOTE 5 – ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS for further information.

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with SEC rules and regulations and in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on various assumptions and historical experience, which are believed to be reasonable; however, due to the inherent nature of estimates, actual results may differ significantly due to changed conditions or assumptions. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ended December 31, 2011 or any other future period. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, including the following subsidiaries:

 

             

        Name        

  

    Location    

  

    Ownership Interest    

 

    Operation    

 Northshore

    Minnesota    100.0%   Iron Ore

 United Taconite

    Minnesota    100.0%   Iron Ore

 Wabush

    Labrador/Quebec, Canada    100.0%   Iron Ore

 Bloom Lake

    Quebec, Canada    75.0%   Iron Ore

 Tilden

    Michigan    85.0%   Iron Ore

 Empire

    Michigan    79.0%   Iron Ore

 Asia Pacific Iron Ore

    Western Australia    100.0%   Iron Ore

 Pinnacle

    West Virginia    100.0%   Coal

 Oak Grove

    Alabama    100.0%   Coal

 CLCC

    West Virginia    100.0%   Coal

 renewaFUEL

    Michigan    95.0%   Biomass

 Freewest

    Ontario, Canada    100.0%   Chromite

 Spider

    Ontario, Canada    100.0%   Chromite

Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated upon consolidation.

          The following table presents the detail of our investments in unconsolidated ventures and where those investments are classified on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. Parentheses indicate a net liability.

 

                         
               (In Millions)  

Investment    

  

Classification        

   Interest
    Percentage    
     June 30,
2011
       December 31,  
2010
 
         

Amapá

   Investments in ventures    30      $ 476.7           $ 461.3     

AusQuest

   Investments in ventures    30      7.3           24.1     

Cockatoo

   Investments in ventures    50      6.1           10.5     

Hibbing

   Other liabilities    23      (1.8)          (5.8)    

Other

   Investments in ventures           19.3           18.9     
                             
                 $         507.6           $         509.0     
                             

Reportable Segments

As a result of the acquisition of Consolidated Thompson, we have revised the number of our operating and reportable segments as determined under ASC 280. Our Company's primary operations are organized and managed according to product category and geographic location and now include: U.S. Iron Ore, Eastern Canadian Iron Ore, North American Coal, Asia Pacific Iron Ore, Asia Pacific Coal, Latin American Iron Ore, Alternative Energies, Ferroalloys and our Global Exploration Group. Our historical presentation of segment information consisted of three reportable segments: North American Iron Ore, North American Coal and Asia Pacific Iron Ore. Our restated presentation consists of four reportable segments: U.S. Iron Ore, Eastern Canadian Iron Ore, North American Coal and Asia Pacific Iron Ore. The amounts disclosed in NOTE 2 – SEGMENT REPORTING reflects this restatement.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

A detailed description of our significant accounting policies can be found in the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Due to the completion of our acquisition of Consolidated Thompson, there have been several changes in our significant accounting policies and estimates from those disclosed therein. The significant accounting policies requiring updates have been included within the disclosures below.


Retrospective Adjustments

In accordance with the business combination guidance in ASC 805, we retrospectively recorded adjustments to the Wabush purchase price allocation that occurred during the second half of 2010 back to the date of acquisition that occurred during the first quarter of 2010. The adjustments were due to further refinements of the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Additionally, we continued to ensure our existing interest in Wabush was incorporating all of the book basis, including amounts recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income. Due to these adjustments, the financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2010 have been retrospectively adjusted for these changes, resulting in a decrease to Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity Income (Loss) from Ventures of $22.0 million and a decrease to Net Income Attributable to Cliffs Shareholders of $15.9 million, respectively, on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Operations. The adjustments resulted in a decrease to basic and diluted earnings per common share of $0.12 and $0.11 per common share, respectively. In addition, Retained Earnings was decreased by $16.1 million and Accumulated other comprehensive income was increased by $25.3 million, respectively, on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position as of December 31, 2010 for the effect of these retrospective adjustments. Refer to NOTE 5 – ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS for further information.

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the FASB amended the guidance on fair value to add new requirements for disclosures about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements. It also clarifies existing fair value disclosures about the level of disaggregation and about inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The amendment also revises the guidance on employers' disclosures about postretirement benefit plan assets to require that disclosures be provided by classes of assets instead of by major categories of assets. The amended guidance is effective for the first reporting period beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity of purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted the provisions of guidance required for the period beginning January 1, 2011; however, adoption of this amendment did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB issued amended guidance on business combinations in order to clarify the disclosure requirements around pro forma revenue and earnings. The update was issued in response to the diversity in practice about the interpretation of such requirements. The amendment specifies that pro forma revenue and earnings of the combined entity be presented as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period. The new guidance is effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. We adopted the amended guidance upon our acquisition of Consolidated Thompson. Refer to NOTE 5 – ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER INVESTMENTS for further information.

In May 2011, the FASB amended the guidance on fair value as a result of the joint efforts by the FASB and the IASB to develop a single, converged fair value framework. The converged fair value framework provides converged guidance on how to measure fair value and on what disclosures to provide about fair value measurements. The significant amendments to the fair value measurement guidance and the new disclosure requirements include: (1) the highest and best use and valuation premise for nonfinancial assets; (2) the application to financial assets and financial liabilities with offsetting positions in market risks or counterparty credit risks; (3) premiums or discounts in fair value measurement; (4) fair value of an instrument classified in a reporting entity's shareholders' equity; (5) for Level 3 measurements, a quantitative disclosure of the unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the measurement, a description of the valuation process in place, and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value to changes in the unobservable inputs and interrelationships between those inputs; and (6) the level in the fair value hierarchy of items that are not measured at fair value in the statement of financial position but whose fair value must be disclosed. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this amendment will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued amended guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income in order to improve comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in OCI. The update also facilitates the convergence of GAAP and IFRS. The amendment eliminates the presentation options under ASC 220 and requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. In either presentation option, the entity is required to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from OCI to net income in the statements where the components of net income and the components of OCI are presented. The amendment does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 and the amendments are required to be applied retrospectively. We are currently evaluating which presentation option we will choose and the impact that the adoption of this amendment will have on our consolidated financial statements.

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
             

        Name        

  

    Location    

  

    Ownership Interest    

 

    Operation    

 Northshore

    Minnesota    100.0%   Iron Ore

 United Taconite

    Minnesota    100.0%   Iron Ore

 Wabush

    Labrador/Quebec, Canada    100.0%   Iron Ore

 Bloom Lake

    Quebec, Canada    75.0%   Iron Ore

 Tilden

    Michigan    85.0%   Iron Ore

 Empire

    Michigan    79.0%   Iron Ore

 Asia Pacific Iron Ore

    Western Australia    100.0%   Iron Ore

 Pinnacle

    West Virginia    100.0%   Coal

 Oak Grove

    Alabama    100.0%   Coal

 CLCC

    West Virginia    100.0%   Coal

 renewaFUEL

    Michigan    95.0%   Biomass

 Freewest

    Ontario, Canada    100.0%   Chromite

 Spider

    Ontario, Canada    100.0%   Chromite
                         
               (In Millions)  

Investment    

  

Classification        

   Interest
    Percentage    
     June 30,
2011
       December 31,  
2010
 
         

Amapá

   Investments in ventures    30      $ 476.7           $ 461.3     

AusQuest

   Investments in ventures    30      7.3           24.1     

Cockatoo

   Investments in ventures    50      6.1           10.5     

Hibbing

   Other liabilities    23      (1.8)          (5.8)    

Other

   Investments in ventures           19.3           18.9     
                             
                 $         507.6           $         509.0     
                             
Segment Reporting (Tables)

 

     (In Millions)  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Revenues from product sales and services:

                       

U.S. Iron Ore

     $ 885.2           49%         $ 604.0           51%         $   1,395.3           47%         $ 988.4           52%   

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     297.6           16%         110.8           9%         424.9           14%         183.7           10%   

North American Coal

     159.7           9%         116.2           10%         324.7           11%         197.3           10%   

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     381.6           21%         309.4           26%         727.0           24%         468.9           25%   

Other

     81.7           5%         43.9           4%         117.1           4%         73.7           4%   
                                               

Total revenues from product sales and services for reportable segments

     $   1,805.8           100%         $   1,184.3           100%         $ 2,989.0           100%         $   1,912.0           100%   
                                               

Sales margin:

                       

U.S. Iron Ore

     $ 441.1              $ 179.8              $ 802.4              $ 281.3        

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     68.5              28.7              103.0              36.7        

North American Coal

     (14.8)             23.0              (17.7)             12.4        

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     205.0              169.1              400.8              212.8        

Other

     31.0              14.1              41.0              21.5        
                                               

Sales margin

     730.8              414.7              1,329.5              564.7        

Other operating expense

     (113.9)             (48.9)             (171.4)             (85.5)       

Other income (expense)

     (27.7)             (14.1)             (6.6)             19.7        
                                               

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity income (loss) from ventures

     $ 589.2              $ 351.7              $ 1,151.5              $ 498.9        
                                               

Depreciation, depletion and amortization:

                       

U.S. Iron Ore

     $ 22.2              $ 15.7              $ 39.5              $ 27.5        

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     30.1              14.4              39.9              25.6        

North American Coal

     20.8              11.3              42.4              23.0        

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     24.9              40.3              48.9              66.2        

Other

     7.4              6.8              14.5              12.8        
                                               

Total depreciation, depletion and amortization

     $ 105.4              $ 88.5              $ 185.2              $ 155.1        
                                               

Capital additions (1):

                       

U.S. Iron Ore

     $ 55.7              $ 19.2              $ 87.3              $ 27.2        

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     60.7              3.2              64.2              4.6        

North American Coal

     28.5              9.8              56.0              13.9        

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     58.0              12.5              83.3              20.2        

Other

     3.5              2.2              6.6              4.8        
                                               

Total capital additions

     $ 206.4              $ 46.9              $ 297.4              $ 70.7        
                                               

(1) Includes capital lease additions and non-cash accruals.

     (In Millions)  
       June 30,  
2011
       December 31,  
2010
 

Segment Assets:

     

U.S. Iron Ore

     $ 1,807.6           $ 1,537.1     

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     7,525.6           629.6     

North American Coal

     1,625.4           1,623.8     

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     1,429.2           1,195.3     

Other

     1,021.3           1,257.8     
                 

Total segment assets

     13,409.1           6,243.6     

Corporate

     262.6           1,534.6     
                 

Total assets

     $         13,671.7           $   7,778.2     
                 
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)
    

(In Millions)

 
    

Derivative Assets

 
    

June 30, 2011

    

December 31, 2010

 

Derivative

Instrument

  

Balance Sheet

Location

   Fair
Value
    

Balance Sheet

Location

   Fair
Value
 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815:

           

Foreign Exchange Contracts

   Derivative assets
(current)
     $ 8.9         Derivative assets
(current)
     $ 2.8     
                       

Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815

        $ 8.9              $ 2.8     
                       

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815:

           

Foreign Exchange Contracts

   Derivative assets (current)      $ 21.5         Derivative assets (current)      $ 34.2     
  

Deposits and

miscellaneous

     -           Deposits and miscellaneous      2.0     

Customer Supply Agreements

   Derivative assets (current)      64.0         Derivative assets (current)      45.6     

Provisional Pricing Arrangements

   Derivative assets (current)      15.8              -       
  

Accounts Receivable

     14.1              -       
                       

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815

        $   115.4              $   81.8     
                       

Total derivatives

        $   124.3              $ 84.6     
                       

(In Millions)

 

Derivative Not Designated as Hedging

                Instruments

  

Location of Gain/(Loss)

Recognized in Income on

Derivative

   Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative  
          Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
          2011      2010      2011      2010  

Foreign Exchange Contracts

   Product Revenues      $ 2.6           $ 2.2           $ 3.2           $ 5.0     

Foreign Exchange Contracts

   Other Income (Expense)      48.5           (10.0)          104.5           (7.7)    

Customer Supply Agreements

   Product Revenues      46.5           48.4           71.1           68.3     

Provisional Pricing Arrangements

   Product Revenues      289.4           389.3           309.4           731.5     
                                      

Total

        $       387.0           $       429.9           $       488.2           $       797.1     
                                      
Inventories (Tables)
Schedule of Inventory
     (In Millions)  
     June 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Segment

   Finished
    Goods    
     Work-in
    Process    
     Total
    Inventory    
     Finished
    Goods    
     Work-in
    Process    
     Total
    Inventory    
 

U.S. Iron Ore

     $ 317.1           $ 18.8           $ 335.9           $ 101.1           $ 9.7           $ 110.8     

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     147.5           35.3           182.8           43.5           21.2           64.7     

North American Coal

     5.0           23.0           28.0           16.1           19.8           35.9     

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     37.7           14.5           52.2           34.7           20.4           55.1     

Other

     4.9           1.5           6.4           2.6           0.1           2.7     
                                                     

Total

     $ 512.2           $ 93.1           $ 605.3           $ 198.0           $ 71.2           $ 269.2     
                                                     
Acquisitions and Other Investments (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
CLCC [Member]
 
Schedule of Allocation of Purchase Price
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
 
Schedule of Allocation of Purchase Price
Pro Forma Information related to Acquisition
     (In Millions)  
     Initial
Allocation
     Final
Allocation
     Change  

Consideration

        

Cash

     $ 757.0             $ 757.0             $ -       

Working capital adjustments

     17.5             18.9             (1.4)      
                          

Fair value of total consideration transferred

     $ 774.5             $ 775.9             $ (1.4)      
                          

Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed

        

ASSETS:

        

Product inventories

     $ 20.0             $ 20.0             $ -       

Other current assets

     11.8             11.8             -       

Land and mineral rights

     640.3             639.3             1.0       

Plant and equipment

     111.1             112.3             (1.2)      

Deferred taxes

     16.5             15.9             0.6       

Intangible assets

     7.5             7.5             -       

Other non-current assets

     0.8             0.8             -       
                          

Total identifiable assets acquired

     808.0             807.6             0.4       

LIABILITIES:

        

Current liabilities

     (22.8)            (24.1)            1.3       

Mine closure obligations

     (2.8)            (2.8)            -       

Below-market sales contracts

     (32.6)            (32.6)            -       
                          

Total identifiable liabilities assumed

     (58.2)            (59.5)            1.3       
                          

Total identifiable net assets acquired

     749.8             748.1             1.7       

Goodwill

     24.7             27.8             (3.1)      
                          

Total net assets acquired

     $     774.5             $     775.9             $     (1.4)      
                          
     (In Millions)  
     Initial
Allocation
 

Consideration

  

Cash

     $ 4,554.0       
        

Fair value of total consideration transferred

     $ 4,554.0       
        

Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed

  

ASSETS:

  

Cash

     $ 130.6       

Accounts receivable

     102.8       

Product inventories

     134.2       

Other current assets

     35.1       

Mineral rights

     4,450.0       

Property, plant and equipment

     1,193.4       

Intangible assets

     2.1       
        

Total identifiable assets acquired

     6,048.2       

LIABILITIES:

  

Accounts payable

     (13.6)      

Accrued liabilities

     (130.0)      

Convertible debentures

     (335.7)      

Other current liabilities

     (41.8)      

Long-term deferred tax liabilities

     (831.5)      

Wabush Easement

     (11.1)      

Senior secured notes

     (125.0)      

Capital lease obligations

     (70.7)      

Other long-term liabilities

     (14.0)      
        

Total identifiable liabilities assumed

     (1,573.4)      
        

Total identifiable net assets acquired

     4,474.8       

Noncontrolling interest in Bloom Lake

     (947.6)      

Preliminary goodwill

     1,026.8       
        

Total net assets acquired

     $     4,554.0       
        
     (In Millions, Except
Per Common Share)
 
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Revenues from product sales and services

     $     2,065.0           $       1,219.9           $     3,343.8           $       1,947.4     

Net income attributable to Cliffs shareholders

     $ 417.0           $ 206.8           $ 808.7           $ 192.6     

Earnings per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - Basic

     $ 3.00           $ 1.53           $ 5.89           $ 1.42     

Earnings per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - Diluted

     $ 2.98           $ 1.52           $ 5.86           $ 1.42     
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities (Tables)

 

    (In Millions)  
    June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010 (1)  
    U.S.
Iron
Ore
    Eastern
Canadian

Iron
Ore
    North
American
Coal
    Asia
Pacific
Iron
Ore
    Other     Total     U.S.
Iron
Ore
    Eastern
Canadian

Iron
Ore
    North
American
Coal
    Asia
Pacific
Iron
Ore
    Other     Total  

Beginning Balance

     $    2.0           $           3.1           $    27.9           $    82.6           $    80.9           $      196.5           $    2.0           $     -             $       -             $    72.6           $       -             $     74.6     

Arising in business combinations

    -            1,026.8          -            -            -            1,026.8          -            3.1          27.9          -              80.9          111.9     

Impact of foreign currency translation

    -            -            -            4.5          -            4.5          -            -            -            10.0          -            10.0     

Other

    -            (0.4)         (0.1)         -            -            (0.5)         -            -            -            -            -            -       
                                                                                               

Ending Balance

     $    2.0           $    1,029.5           $    27.8           $    87.1           $    80.9           $    1,227.3           $    2.0           $    3.1           $    27.9           $    82.6           $    80.9           $    196.5     
                                                                                               

(1) Represents a 12-month rollforward of our goodwill by reportable unit at December 31, 2010.

 

Intangible Asset

   Useful Life (years)

Permits

   15 - 28

Utility contracts

   5

Easements

   30

Leases

   1.5 - 4.5

Unpatented technology

   5
     (In Millions)  
     Amount  

Year Ending December 31

  

2011 (remaining six months)

     $ 9.6     

2012

     19.2     

2013

     18.3     

2014

     18.3     

2015

     6.4     

2016

     6.4     
        

Total

     $       78.2     
        
     (In Millions)  
     Amount  

Year Ending December 31

  

2011 (remaining six months)

     $ 34.6     

2012

     48.8     

2013

     45.3     

2014

     23.0     

2015

     23.0     

2016

     23.1     
        

Total

     $       197.8     
        
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

 

    (In Millions)  
    June 30, 2011  

Description

  Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets/Liabilities
(Level 1)
    Significant Other
Observable

Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable

Inputs
(Level 3)
    Total  

Assets:

       

Cash equivalents

    $ 130.0          $   -            $   -            $ 130.0     

Derivative assets

      -            29.9    (1)      64.0          93.9     

U.S. marketable securities

    15.1            -              -            15.1     

International marketable securities

    41.8            -              -            41.8     

Foreign exchange contracts

      -            30.4            -            30.4     
                               

Total

    $                     186.9          $                     60.3          $                     64.0          $         311.2     
                               

 

(1)

Derivative assets includes $14.1 million classified as Accounts receivable on the Statement of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position as of June 30, 2011. Refer to NOTE 3 - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES for further information.

 

     (In Millions)  
     December 31, 2010  

Description

   Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets/Liabilities

(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable

Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Assets:

           

Cash equivalents

     $ 1,307.2           $   -             $   -             $ 1,307.2     

Derivative assets

     -               -             45.6           45.6     

U.S. marketable securities

     22.0             -               -             22.0     

International marketable securities

     63.9             -               -             63.9     

Foreign exchange contracts

     -             39.0             -             39.0     
                                   

Total

     $                     1,393.1           $                     39.0           $                 45.6           $         1,477.7     
                                   

     (In Millions)  
     Derivative Assets  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Beginning balance

     $ 68.1           $ 171.0           $ 45.6           $ 63.2     

Total gains (losses)

           

Included in earnings

     46.5           437.7           91.1           799.8     

Included in other comprehensive income

     -             -             -             -       

Settlements

     (30.6)          (369.8)          (52.7)          (624.1)    

Transfers out of Level 3

     (20.0)          -             (20.0)          -       
                                   

Ending balance - June 30

     $ 64.0           $ 238.9           $ 64.0           $ 238.9     
                                   

Total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses on assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date

     $       46.5           $       400.9           $       91.1           $       639.8     
                                   
     (In Millions)  
     June 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     Carrying
Value
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Value
     Fair
Value
 

Long-term receivables:

           

Customer supplemental payments

     $ 22.3           $ 19.9           $ 22.3           $ 19.5     

ArcelorMittal USA - Ispat receivable

     29.7           35.0           32.8           38.9     

Other

     8.7           8.7           8.1           8.1     
                                   

Total long-term receivables (1)

     $ 60.7           $ 63.6           $ 63.2           $ 66.5     
                                   

Long-term debt:

           

Term loan - $1.25 billion

     $ 1,187.5           $ 1,187.5           $ -             $ -       

Senior notes - $700 million

     699.3           684.0           -             -       

Senior notes - $1.3 billion

     1,289.1           1,299.9           990.3           972.5     

Senior notes - $400 million

     397.9           430.2           397.8           422.8     

Senior notes - $325 million

     325.0           353.9           325.0           355.6     

Customer borrowings

     5.1           5.1           4.0           4.0     
                                   

Total long-term debt

     $       3,903.9           $       3,960.6           $       1,717.1           $       1,754.9     
                                   

(1) Includes current portion.

           
Debt and Credit Facilities (Tables)
Schedule of Long-term Debt

 

($ in Millions)

 

June 30, 2011

 

Debt Instrument

  Type   Average
Annual
Interest Rate
    Final
Maturity
  Total Face
Amount
    Total
Long-term
Debt
 

$1.25 Billion Term Loan

  Variable     2.052 %        2016     $ 1,250.0        $ 1,187.5  (6) 

$700 Million 4.875% 2021 Senior Notes

  Fixed     4.875 %        2021     700.0          699.3  (5) 

$1.3 Billion Senior Notes:

         

$500 Million 4.80% 2020 Senior Notes

  Fixed     4.80 %        2020     500.0          499.0  (4) 

$800 Million 6.25% 2040 Senior Notes

  Fixed     6.25 %        2040     800.0          790.1  (3) 

$400 Million 5.90% 2020 Senior Notes

  Fixed     5.90 %        2020     400.0          397.9  (2) 

$325 Million Private Placement Senior Notes:

         

Series 2008A - Tranche A

  Fixed     6.31 %        2013     270.0          270.0    

Series 2008A - Tranche B

  Fixed     6.59 %        2015     55.0          55.0    

$600 Million Credit Facility:

         

Revolving Loan

  Variable     -   %        2012     600.0          0.0  (1) 
                     

Total

          $     4,575.0          $     3,898.8     
                     

 

December 31, 2010

 

Debt Instrument

  Type   Average
Annual
Interest Rate
    Final
Maturity
  Total Face
Amount
    Total
Long-term
Debt
 

$1 Billion Senior Notes:

         

$500 Million 4.80% 2020 Senior Notes

  Fixed     4.80  %      2020     $ 500.0          $ 499.0  (4) 

$500 Million 6.25% 2040 Senior Notes

  Fixed     6.25  %      2040     500.0          491.3  (3) 

$400 Million 5.90% 2020 Senior Notes

  Fixed     5.90  %      2020     400.0          397.8  (2) 

$325 Million Private Placement Senior Notes:

         

Series 2008A - Tranche A

  Fixed     6.31  %      2013     270.0          270.0    

Series 2008A - Tranche B

  Fixed     6.59  %      2015     55.0          55.0    

$600 Million Credit Facility:

         

Revolving Loan

  Variable     -    %      2012     600.0          0.0  (1) 
                     

Total

          $     2,325.0          $     1,713.1     
                     

(1) As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, no revolving loans were drawn under the credit facility; however, the principal amount of letter of credit obligations totaled $66.6 million and $64.7 million, respectively, reducing available borrowing capacity to $533.4 million and $535.3 million, respectively.

(2) As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the $400 million 5.90 percent senior notes were recorded at a par value of $400 million less unamortized discounts of $2.1 million and $2.2 million, respectively, based on an imputed interest rate of 5.98 percent.

(3) As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the $800 million and $500 million 6.25 percent senior notes were recorded at par values of $800 million and $500 million, respectively, less unamortized discounts of $9.9 million and $8.7 million, respectively, based on an imputed interest rate of 6.38 percent.

(4) As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the $500 million 4.80 percent senior notes were recorded at a par value of $500 million less unamortized discounts of $1.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively, based on an imputed interest rate of 4.83 percent.

(5) As of June 30, 2011, the $700 million 4.875 percent senior notes were recorded at a par value of $700 million less unamortized discounts of $0.7 million, based on an imputed interest rate of 4.89 percent.

(6) As of June 30, 2011, $62.5 of the term loan was classified as Current portion of term loan based upon the principal payment terms of the arrangement requiring principal payments on each three-month anniversary following the funding of the term loan.

Lease Obligations (Tables)
Future Minimum Lease Payments
     (In Millions)  
     Capital
Leases
    Operating
Leases
 

2011 (July 1 - December 31)

     $ 33.2          $ 22.1     

2012

     65.5          41.3     

2013

     57.3          39.2     

2014

     52.3          30.0     

2015

     41.0          12.5     

2016 and thereafter

     104.3          73.8     
                

Total minimum lease payments

     353.6          $     218.9     
          

Amounts representing interest

     76.3       
          

Present value of net minimum lease payments

     $       277.3   (1)   
          

(1)    The total is comprised of $50.8 million and $226.6 million classified as Other current liabilities and Other liabilities, respectively, on the Statements of Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Position at June 30, 2011.

 

Environmental and Mine Closure Obligations (Tables)
                 
     (In Millions)  
     June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Environmental

     $ 13.7           $ 13.7     

Mine closure

                 

LTVSMC

     17.6           17.1     

Operating mines:

                 

U.S. Iron Ore

     65.9           62.7     

Eastern Canadian Iron Ore

     66.2           49.3     

North American Coal

     35.0           34.7     

Asia Pacific Iron Ore

     16.7           15.4     

Other

     6.7           6.2     
                   

Total mine closure

     208.1           185.4     
                   

Total environmental and mine closure obligations

     221.8           199.1     

Less current portion

     14.3           14.2     
                   

Long-term environmental and mine closure obligations

     $     207.5           $     184.9     
                   
                 
     (In Millions)  
     June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
(1)
 

Asset retirement obligation at beginning of period

     $ 168.3           $     103.9     

Accretion expense

     7.7           13.1     

Exchange rate changes

     1.2           2.5     

Revision in estimated cash flows

     -           1.0     

Payments

     (0.7)          (8.4)    

Acquired through business combinations

     14.0           56.2     
                   

Asset retirement obligation at end of period

     $     190.5           $     168.3     
                   

(1)    Represents a 12-month rollforward of our asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2010.

 

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)
     (In Millions)  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011       2010      2011      2010  

Service cost

     $ 5.2           $ 4.6           $ 11.0           $ 9.0     

Interest cost

     12.2           13.1           25.8           25.6     

Expected return on plan assets

     (13.7)          (13.5)          (29.2)          (26.1)    

Amortization:

           

Prior service costs

     1.0           1.0           2.2           2.1     

Net actuarial losses

     4.8           6.0           10.0           11.9     
                                   

Net periodic benefit cost

     $     9.5           $     11.2           $     19.8           $     22.5     
                                   
     (In Millions)  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Service cost

     $ 2.3           $ 1.6           $ 4.7           $ 3.2     

Interest cost

     5.3           5.5           11.2           10.7     

Expected return on plan assets

     (3.7)          (3.3)          (8.0)          (6.5)    

Amortization:

           

Prior service costs

     0.2           0.5           0.8           0.9     

Net actuarial losses

     2.9           1.7           5.8           3.4     
                                   

Net periodic benefit cost

     $     7.0           $     6.0           $     14.5           $     11.7     
                                   
Stock Compensation Plans (Tables)
Estimated Fair Value for Performance Share Grants
                             

Grant Date

 

Grant Date
Market Price

 

Average
Expected

Term

(Years)

 

Expected
Volatility

 

Risk-Free
Interest Rate

 

Dividend Yield

 

Fair Value

 

Fair Value
(Percent of
Grant Date
Market Price)

March 8, 2011   $ 96.70   2.81   94.4%   1.17%   0.58%   $ 77.90   80.60%
Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income (Tables)
     (In Millions)  
     Three Months
Ended June 30,
     Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Net income attributable to Cliffs shareholders

     $ 407.7           $ 260.7           $ 831.1           $ 338.1     

Other comprehensive income:

           

Unrealized net loss on marketable securities - net of tax

     (19.0)          (4.3)          (19.2)          (14.2)    

Foreign currency translation

     42.9           (73.4)          57.5           (44.3)    

Amortization of net periodic benefit cost - net of tax

     0.4           4.4           8.6           43.0     

Reclassification of net gains on derivative financial instruments into net income

     (1.3)          (1.6)          (1.7)          (3.2)    

Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments

     3.0           -             4.9           -       
                                   

Total other comprehensive income

     26.0           (74.9)          50.1           (18.7)    
                                   

Total comprehensive income

     $     433.7           $     185.8           $     881.2           $     319.4     
                                   
     (In Millions)  
     Cliffs
    Shareholders'    
Equity
     Non-
      Controlling      
Interest
     Total
Equity
 

December 31, 2010

     $ 3,845.9           $ (7.2)          $   3,838.7     

Comprehensive income

        

Net income

     831.1           18.2           849.3     

Other comprehensive income

     50.1           0.9           51.0     
                          

Total comprehensive income

     881.2           19.1           900.3     

Equity offering

     853.7           -             853.7     

Purchase of additional noncontrolling interest

     0.3           -             0.3     

Stock and other incentive plans

     3.1           -             3.1     

Common stock dividends

     (38.0)          -             (38.0)    

Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest

     -             4.5           4.5     

Undistributed gains to noncontrolling interest

     -             9.6           9.6     

Capital contribution by noncontrolling interest to subsidiary

     -             0.2           0.2     

Acquisition of controlling interest

     -             947.6           947.6     
                          

June 30, 2011

     $ 5,546.2           $ 973.8           $   6,520.0     
                          
Earnings Per Share (Tables)
Earnings Per Share
                                 
     (In Millions)  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Net income attributable to Cliffs shareholders

     $     407.7           $     260.7           $     831.1           $     338.1     

Weighted average number of shares:

                                   

Basic

     139.0           135.3           137.2           135.2     

Employee stock plans

     0.8           0.8           0.8           0.8     
                                     

Diluted

     139.8           136.1           138.0           136.0     
                                     

Earnings per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - Basic

     $ 2.93           $ 1.93           $ 6.06           $ 2.50     
                                     

Earnings per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - Diluted

     $ 2.92           $ 1.92           $ 6.02           $ 2.49     
                                     
Cash Flow Information (Tables)
Reconciliation of Capital Additions to Cash Paid for Capital Expenditures
     (In Millions)  
     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2011      2010  

Capital additions

     $ 297.4           $ 70.7     

Cash paid for capital expenditures

     244.5           63.0     
                 

Difference

     $ 52.9           $ 7.7     
                 

Non-cash accruals

     $ 52.9           $ 7.7     

Capital leases

     -             -       
                 

Total

     $ 52.9           $ 7.7     
                 
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
USD ($)
2011
USD ($)
2010
USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
AusQuest [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
May 12, 2011
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
CAD ($)
2010
Earnings Per Share, Basic [Member]
USD ($)
2010
Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Member]
USD ($)
Cost per share acquired
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 17.25 
 
 
Ownership percentage in Consolidated Thompson
 
 
 
 
 
100.00% 
 
 
 
Recorded impairment charges
 
 
 
 
$ 17.6 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of AusQuest closing market price
15.1 
15.1 
 
22.0 
7.3 
 
 
 
 
Investment Owned, Balance, Shares
 
 
 
 
68.3 
 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling interest percentage of ownership in Bloom Lake
25.00% 
25.00% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Related party revenue
88.7 
88.7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Related party receivables
70.4 
70.4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustment to income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity loss from ventures
 
 
(22.0)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustment to net income attributable to shareholders
 
 
(15.9)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustment to basic and diluted earnings per common share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 0.12 
$ 0.11 
Adjustment to retained earnings
 
 
 
(16.1)
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
 
 
$ 25.3 
 
 
 
 
 
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Significant Consolidated Subsidiaries) (Details)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2002
Northshore [Member]
 
 
 
Location
Minnesota 
 
 
Ownership Interest
100.00% 
 
 
Operation
Iron Ore 
 
 
United Taconite [Member]
 
 
 
Location
Minnesota 
 
 
Ownership Interest
100.00% 
 
 
Operation
Iron Ore 
 
 
Wabush [Member]
 
 
 
Location
Labrador/Quebec, Canada 
 
 
Ownership Interest
100.00% 
 
 
Operation
Iron Ore 
 
 
Bloom Lake [Member]
 
 
 
Location
Quebec, Canada 
 
 
Ownership Interest
75.00% 
 
 
Operation
Iron Ore 
 
 
Tilden [Member]
 
 
 
Location
Michigan 
 
 
Ownership Interest
85.00% 
 
 
Operation
Iron Ore 
 
 
Empire [Member]
 
 
 
Location
Michigan 
 
 
Ownership Interest
79.00% 
79.00% 
46.70% 
Operation
Iron Ore 
 
 
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member]
 
 
 
Location
Western Australia 
 
 
Ownership Interest
100.00% 
 
 
Operation
Iron Ore 
 
 
Pinnacle [Member]
 
 
 
Location
West Virginia 
 
 
Ownership Interest
100.00% 
 
 
Operation
Coal 
 
 
Oak Grove [Member]
 
 
 
Location
Alabama 
 
 
Ownership Interest
100.00% 
 
 
Operation
Coal 
 
 
CLCC [Member]
 
 
 
Location
West Virginia 
 
 
Ownership Interest
100.00% 
 
 
Operation
Coal 
 
 
renewaFUEL [Member]
 
 
 
Location
Michigan 
 
 
Ownership Interest
95.00% 
 
 
Operation
Biomass 
 
 
Freewest [Member]
 
 
 
Location
Ontario, Canada 
 
 
Ownership Interest
100.00% 
 
 
Operation
Chromite 
 
 
Spider [Member]
 
 
 
Location
Ontario, Canada 
 
 
Ownership Interest
100.00% 
 
 
Operation
Chromite 
 
 
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Investments in Unconsolidated Venture) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Investment
$ 507.6 
$ 509.0 
Other Liabilities [Member] |
Hibbing [Member]
 
 
Interest Percentage
23.00% 
 
Investment
(1.8)
(5.8)
Investments in Ventures [Member] |
Amapa [Member]
 
 
Interest Percentage
30.00% 
 
Investment
476.7 
461.3 
Investments in Ventures [Member] |
AusQuest [Member]
 
 
Interest Percentage
30.00% 
 
Investment
7.3 
24.1 
Investments in Ventures [Member] |
Cockatoo [Member]
 
 
Interest Percentage
50.00% 
 
Investment
6.1 
10.5 
Investments in Ventures [Member] |
Other Equity Investees [Member]
 
 
Investment
$ 19.3 
$ 18.9 
Segment Reporting (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Information, Intersegment Revenue
$ 0 
Amapa [Member] |
Latin American Iron Ore [Member]
 
Percent ownership interest
30.00% 
Sonoma [Member] |
Asia Pacific Coal [Member]
 
Percent ownership interest
45.00% 
renewaFUEL [Member] |
Alternative Energies [Member]
 
Percent ownership interest
95.00% 
U.S. Iron Ore [Member]
 
Number of Mines in Operation
Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member]
 
Number of Mines in Operation
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member]
 
Number of Mines in Operation
North American Coal [Member]
 
Number of Mines in Operation
Thermal Coal [Member]
 
Number of Mines in Operation
Segment Reporting (Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
2011
2010
Percentage of revenues from product sales and services
100.00% 
100.00% 
100.00% 
100.00% 
Revenues from product sales and services
$ 1,805.8 
$ 1,184.3 
$ 2,989.0 
$ 1,912.0 
Sales margin
730.8 
414.7 
1,329.5 
564.7 
Other operating expense
(113.9)
(48.9)
(171.4)
(85.5)
Other income (expense)
(27.7)
(14.1)
(6.6)
19.7 
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) FROM VENTURE
589.2 
351.7 
1,151.5 
498.9 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
105.4 
88.5 
185.2 
155.1 
Capital additions
206.4 1
46.9 1
297.4 1
70.7 1
U.S. Iron Ore [Member]
 
 
 
 
Percentage of revenues from product sales and services
49.00% 
51.00% 
47.00% 
52.00% 
Revenues from product sales and services
885.2 
604.0 
1,395.3 
988.4 
Sales margin
441.1 
179.8 
802.4 
281.3 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
22.2 
15.7 
39.5 
27.5 
Capital additions
55.7 1
19.2 1
87.3 1
27.2 1
Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member]
 
 
 
 
Percentage of revenues from product sales and services
16.00% 
9.00% 
14.00% 
10.00% 
Revenues from product sales and services
297.6 
110.8 
424.9 
183.7 
Sales margin
68.5 
28.7 
103.0 
36.7 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
30.1 
14.4 
39.9 
25.6 
Capital additions
60.7 1
3.2 1
64.2 1
4.6 1
North American Coal [Member]
 
 
 
 
Percentage of revenues from product sales and services
9.00% 
10.00% 
11.00% 
10.00% 
Revenues from product sales and services
159.7 
116.2 
324.7 
197.3 
Sales margin
(14.8)
23.0 
(17.7)
12.4 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
20.8 
11.3 
42.4 
23.0 
Capital additions
28.5 1
9.8 1
56.0 1
13.9 1
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member]
 
 
 
 
Percentage of revenues from product sales and services
21.00% 
26.00% 
24.00% 
25.00% 
Revenues from product sales and services
381.6 
309.4 
727.0 
468.9 
Sales margin
205.0 
169.1 
400.8 
212.8 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
24.9 
40.3 
48.9 
66.2 
Capital additions
58.0 1
12.5 1
83.3 1
20.2 1
Other Segment [Member]
 
 
 
 
Percentage of revenues from product sales and services
5.00% 
4.00% 
4.00% 
4.00% 
Revenues from product sales and services
81.7 
43.9 
117.1 
73.7 
Sales margin
31.0 
14.1 
41.0 
21.5 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
7.4 
6.8 
14.5 
12.8 
Capital additions
$ 3.5 1
$ 2.2 1
$ 6.6 1
$ 4.8 1
Segment Reporting (Schedule of Summary of Assets, by Segment) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Total assets
$ 13,671.7 
$ 7,778.2 
U.S. Iron Ore [Member]
 
 
Total assets
1,807.6 
1,537.1 
Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member]
 
 
Total assets
7,525.6 
629.6 
North American Coal [Member]
 
 
Total assets
1,625.4 
1,623.8 
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member]
 
 
Total assets
1,429.2 
1,195.3 
Other Segment [Member]
 
 
Total assets
1,021.3 
1,257.8 
Total Segment [Member]
 
 
Total assets
13,409.1 
6,243.6 
Corporate [Member]
 
 
Total assets
$ 262.6 
$ 1,534.6 
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Narrative) (Details)
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
USD ($)
2010
USD ($)
2011
USD ($)
2010
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2010
Increase [Member]
Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member]
Product Revenues [Member]
USD ($)
2011
Twelve Month [Member]
2011
Twenty Four Month [Member]
Jun. 30, 2011
Accounts Receivable [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Derivative Assets (Current) [Member]
Customer Supply Agreements [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
Derivative Assets (Current) [Member]
Customer Supply Agreements [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2010
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Foreign Exchange Contracts (Hedge Designation) [Member]
USD ($)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Foreign Exchange Contracts (Hedge Designation) [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 11, 2011
Foreign Exchange Contracts (Hedge Designation) [Member]
CAD ($)
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member]
USD ($)
2011
Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member]
USD ($)
2010
Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member]
Product Revenues [Member]
USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Changes in Fair Value of Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]
USD ($)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Changes in Fair Value of Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
2011
Customer Supply Agreements [Member]
Product Revenues [Member]
USD ($)
2010
Customer Supply Agreements [Member]
Product Revenues [Member]
USD ($)
2011
Customer Supply Agreements [Member]
Product Revenues [Member]
USD ($)
2010
Customer Supply Agreements [Member]
Product Revenues [Member]
USD ($)
2011
Product Revenues [Member]
USD ($)
2010
Product Revenues [Member]
USD ($)
2011
Product Revenues [Member]
USD ($)
2010
Product Revenues [Member]
USD ($)
Percentage of hedging policy allowed anticipated operating cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
75.00% 
50.00% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notional amount of derivative
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 4,700,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gains remain in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the effective cash flow hedge contracts prior to de-designation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,000,000 
4,900,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net
387,000,000 
429,900,000 
488,200,000 
797,100,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
289,400,000 
309,400,000 
 
 
 
 
46,500,000 
48,400,000 
71,100,000 
68,300,000 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency cash flow hedge gains to be reclassified to changes in fair value of foreign currency contracts during the next twelve months
 
 
6,200,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notional amounts of outstanding exchange rate contracts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
105,000,000 
230,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
(10,000,000)
 
(7,700,000)
 
 
 
389,300,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
731,500,000 
7,000,000 
11,400,000 
 
 
 
 
 
46,500,000 
48,400,000 
71,100,000 
68,300,000 
Notional amount of hedged portion of purchase price
135,000,000 
 
135,000,000 
 
 
70,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives and currency hedges
 
 
89,800,000 
107,200,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative Asset, Fair Value
124,300,000 
 
124,300,000 
 
 
84,600,000 
 
 
 
14,100,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
317,200,000 
 
317,200,000 
 
 
352,300,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of derivative assets
93,900,000 
 
93,900,000 
 
 
45,600,000 
 
 
 
 
64,000,000 
45,600,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative assets
110,200,000 
 
110,200,000 
 
 
82,600,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15,800,000 
15,800,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swap resulted in net realized gains
41,500,000 
 
93,100,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency spot rate
 
 
 
 
1.07 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.85 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.07 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reclassified gains from Accumulated other comprehensive loss related to contracts that settled during the year, recorded the amounts as Product revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1,900,000 
 
$ 2,200,000 
 
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815
$ 8.9 
$ 2.8 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815
115.4 
81.8 
Total derivatives
124.3 
84.6 
Derivative Assets (Current) [Member] |
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
 
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815
8.9 
2.8 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815
21.5 
34.2 
Derivative Assets (Current) [Member] |
Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member]
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815
15.8 
 
Derivative Assets (Current) [Member] |
Customer Supply Agreements [Member]
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815
64.0 
45.6 
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] |
Deposits and Miscellaneous [Member]
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815
 
2.0 
Accounts Receivable [Member]
 
 
Total derivatives
14.1 
 
Accounts Receivable [Member] |
Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member]
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815
$ 14.1 
 
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Disclosure) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
2011
2010
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
$ 387.0 
$ 429.9 
$ 488.2 
$ 797.1 
Customer Supply Agreements [Member] |
Product Revenues [Member]
 
 
 
 
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
46.5 
48.4 
71.1 
68.3 
Product Revenues [Member] |
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
 
 
 
 
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
2.6 
2.2 
3.2 
5.0 
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] |
Other Income (Expense) [Member]
 
 
 
 
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
48.5 
(10.0)
104.5 
(7.7)
Product Revenues [Member] |
Provisional Pricing Arrangements [Member]
 
 
 
 
Amount of Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
$ 289.4 
$ 389.3 
$ 309.4 
$ 731.5 
Inventories (Detail of Inventories) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Finished Goods
$ 512.2 
$ 198.0 
Work-in Process
93.1 
71.2 
Total Inventory
605.3 
269.2 
U.S. Iron Ore [Member]
 
 
Finished Goods
317.1 
101.1 
Work-in Process
18.8 
9.7 
Total Inventory
335.9 
110.8 
Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member]
 
 
Finished Goods
147.5 
43.5 
Work-in Process
35.3 
21.2 
Total Inventory
182.8 
64.7 
North American Coal [Member]
 
 
Finished Goods
5.0 
16.1 
Work-in Process
23.0 
19.8 
Total Inventory
28.0 
35.9 
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member]
 
 
Finished Goods
37.7 
34.7 
Work-in Process
14.5 
20.4 
Total Inventory
52.2 
55.1 
Other Segment [Member]
 
 
Finished Goods
4.9 
2.6 
Work-in Process
1.5 
0.1 
Total Inventory
$ 6.4 
$ 2.7 
Acquisitions and Other Investments (Narrative) (Details)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31,
2011
USD ($)
MT
2010
USD ($)
2011
USD ($)
MT
2010
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2009
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2010
Upper Limit [Member]
Wabush [Member]
T
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2010
CLCC [Member]
Lower Limit [Member]
Metallurgical Coal [Member]
T
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2010
Lower Limit [Member]
Wabush [Member]
T
Dec. 31, 2010
CLCC [Member]
North American Coal [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
CLCC [Member]
Construction Permits [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
CLCC [Member]
Lease Agreements [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
CLCC [Member]
Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Wabush [Member]
USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Wabush [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
CLCC [Member]
Scenario, Change [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2010
CLCC [Member]
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2010
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Freewest [Member]
USD ($)
2010
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Wabush [Member]
USD ($)
2011
CLCC [Member]
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
CLCC [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
CLCC [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2010
CLCC [Member]
Metallurgical Coal [Member]
T
Jun. 30, 2010
CLCC [Member]
Thermal Coal [Member]
T
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2010
Freewest [Member]
USD ($)
T
Jan. 27, 2011
Freewest [Member]
Mar. 31, 2010
Freewest [Member]
CAD ($)
Dec. 31, 2009
Freewest [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2010
Wabush [Member]
T
Feb. 1, 2010
Wabush [Member]
0 Months Ended
Jan. 11, 2011
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
CAD ($)
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
USD ($)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
USD ($)
May 12, 2011
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
CAD ($)
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
100.00% 
 
 
 
100.00% 
 
100.00% 
100.00% 
 
Aggregate acquisition consideration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 775.9 
 
$ 103.0 
$ (1.4)
$ 774.5 
 
 
 
 
$ 775.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 4,554.0 
$ 4,554.0 
 
Cash portion of acquisition consideration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
757.0 
 
88.0 
 
757.0 
12.8 
 
 
 
757.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,554.0 
4,554.0 
 
Working capital adjustment as part of acquisition consideration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18.9 
 
15.0 
(1.4)
17.5 
 
 
 
 
18.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Production capacity and reserve effects and rationale for acquisition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ownership interest before acquisition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12.40% 
26.80% 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of equity interest before acquisition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
38.0 
 
 
 
39.7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27.4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on remeasurement of equity interest before acquisition
 
 
 
38.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25.0 
 
 
 
47.0 
 
 
 
 
 
13.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on remeasurement of equity interest before acquisition recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20.3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquired intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.4 
2.1 
7.5 
 
 
 
7.5 
 
 
 
 
7.5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.1 
2.1 
 
Acquisition related costs
18.0 
 
22.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18.0 
22.9 
 
Deferred debt issuance costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16.7 
16.7 
 
Interest Expense
81.0 
13.3 
119.2 
23.5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30.4 
38.3 
 
Accumulated amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.7 
0.7 
 
Other current assets
152.1 
 
152.1 
 
114.8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.7 
1.7 
 
Other non-current assets
230.6 
 
230.6 
 
187.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15.0 
15.0 
 
Goodwill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27.8 
1,026.8 
 
 
27.8 
 
 
(3.1)
24.7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,026.8 
1,026.8 
 
Goodwill tax deductibility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of shares acquired through business combination
 
 
 
 
 
29 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage of shares acquired
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
100.00% 
 
 
 
100.00% 
 
100.00% 
100.00% 
 
Cost per share acquired
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 17.25 
Common stock exchanged per share acquired
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 0.0201 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of equity portion of acquisition consideration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
173.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of shares issued as acquisition consideration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition price, value of iron ore pellets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18.9 
 
15.0 
(1.4)
17.5 
 
 
 
 
18.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total consideration transferred including interest held prior to acquisition
 
 
 
 
1.7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
775.9 
 
 
(1.4)
774.5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
185.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,554.0 
4,554.0 
 
Tons of rated capacity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,500,000 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase in tons of rated capacity
 
 
 
 
 
 
50,000,000 
 
4,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Estimated coal reserve base
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
59,000,000 
62,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase in coal reserve base
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
166,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ring of Fire properties, expected annual tons of high-grade chromite ore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ring of Fire properties, expected annual tons of ferrochrome processed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
600,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Business acquisition cost of acquired entity purchase price per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 17.25 
 
 
 
Gross post-project production capacity, tons
8,000,000 
 
8,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incremental revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
145.8 
 
 
Operating loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(7.2)
 
Inventory Adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(48.4)
(48.4)
 
Amount excluded from pro forma net income
$ 60.3 
 
$ 67.2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

CLCC is a producer of high-volatile metallurgical and thermal coal located in southern West Virginia. CLCC's operations include two underground continuous mining method metallurgical coal mines and one open surface thermal coal mine. The acquisition includes a metallurgical and thermal coal mining complex with a coal preparation and processing facility as well as a large, long-life reserve base with an estimated 59 million tons of metallurgical coal and 62 million tons of thermal coal. This reserve base increases our total global reserve base to over 166 million tons of metallurgical coal and over 67 million tons of thermal coal. This acquisition represents an opportunity for us to add complementary high-quality coal products and provides certain advantages, including among other things, long-life mine assets, operational flexibility, and new equipment.

None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
Acquisitions and Other Investments (Wabush Purchase Price Allocation) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2010
Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Wabush [Member]
Mar. 31, 2010
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Wabush [Member]
Cash
 
$ 88.0 
 
Working capital adjustments
 
15.0 
 
Fair value of total consideration transferred
 
103.0 
 
Fair value of Cliffs' equity interest in acquiree held prior to acquisition of remaining interest
 
38.0 
39.7 
Total net assets acquired
1.7 
 
 
Total net assets acquired
$ 1.7 
 
 
Acquisitions and Other Investments (Freewest Purchase Price Allocation) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Dec. 31, 2010
Mar. 31, 2010
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Freewest [Member]
Mar. 31, 2010
Freewest [Member]
Dec. 31, 2009
Freewest [Member]
Equity instruments (4.2 million Cliffs common shares)
 
$ 173.1 
 
 
Cash
 
12.8 
 
 
Fair value of Cliffs' equity interest in acquiree held prior to acquisition of remaining interest
 
 
 
27.4 
Total net assets acquired
1.7 
 
185.9 
 
Total net assets acquired
$ 1.7 
 
$ 185.9 
 
Acquisitions and Other Investments (CLCC Purchase Price Allocation) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Dec. 31, 2010
Mar. 31, 2010
CLCC [Member]
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
CLCC [Member]
Scenario, Adjustment [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
CLCC [Member]
Scenario, Change [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
CLCC [Member]
Cash
 
$ 757.0 
$ 757.0 
 
$ 757.0 
Working capital adjustments
 
17.5 
18.9 
(1.4)
18.9 
Fair value of total consideration transferred
 
774.5 
775.9 
(1.4)
775.9 
Product inventories
 
20.0 
20.0 
 
 
Other current assets
 
11.8 
11.8 
 
 
Land and mineral rights
 
640.3 
639.3 
1.0 
 
Plant and equipment
 
111.1 
112.3 
(1.2)
 
Deferred taxes
 
16.5 
15.9 
0.6 
 
Intangible assets
 
7.5 
7.5 
 
7.5 
Other non-current assets
 
0.8 
0.8 
 
 
Total identifiable assets acquired
 
808.0 
807.6 
0.4 
 
Current liabilities
 
(22.8)
(24.1)
1.3 
 
Mine closure obligations
 
(2.8)
(2.8)
 
 
Below- market sales contracts
 
(32.6)
(32.6)
 
 
Total identifiable liabilities assumed
 
(58.2)
(59.5)
1.3 
 
Total identifiable net assets acquired
 
749.8 
748.1 
1.7 
 
Preliminary goodwill
 
24.7 
27.8 
(3.1)
 
Total net assets acquired
$ 1.7 
$ 774.5 
$ 775.9 
$ (1.4)
 
Acquisitions and Other Investments (Consolidated Thompson Purchase Price Allocation) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Dec. 31, 2010
Jun. 30, 2011
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
Cash
 
$ 4,554.0 
Fair value of total consideration transferred
 
4,554.0 
Cash
 
130.6 
Accounts receivable
 
102.8 
Product inventories
 
134.2 
Other current assets
 
35.1 
Mineral rights
 
4,450.0 
Plant and equipment
 
1,193.4 
Intangible assets
 
2.1 
Total identifiable assets acquired
 
6,048.2 
Accounts payable
 
(13.6)
Accrued liabilities
 
(130.0)
Convertible debentures
 
(335.7)
Other current liabilities
 
(41.8)
Deferred taxes
 
(831.5)
Wabush Easement
 
(11.1)
Senior secured notes
 
(125.0)
Capital lease obligations
 
(70.7)
Other liabilities
 
(14.0)
Total identifiable liabilities assumed
 
(1,573.4)
Total identifiable net assets acquired
 
4,474.8 
Noncontrolling interest in Consolidated Thompson
 
(947.6)
Preliminary goodwill
 
1,026.8 
Total net assets acquired
$ 1.7 
$ 4,554.0 
Acquisitions and Other Investments (Consolidated Thompson Pro Forma Information) (Details) (Consolidated Thompson [Member], USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
2011
2010
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
 
 
 
 
Total Revenues
$ 2,065.0 
$ 1,219.9 
$ 3,343.8 
$ 1,947.4 
Net Income
$ 417.0 
$ 206.8 
$ 808.7 
$ 192.6 
Earnings per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - Basic
$ 3 
$ 1.53 
$ 5.89 
$ 1.42 
Earnings per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - Diluted
$ 2.98 
$ 1.52 
$ 5.86 
$ 1.42 
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
2011
2010
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Increase in balance of Goodwill
$ 1,026.8 
 
$ 1,026.8 
 
$ 111.9 1
 
Goodwill
1,227.3 
 
1,227.3 
 
196.5 1
74.6 1
Amortization expense relating to intangible assets
4.7 
4.3 
9.6 
8.3 
 
 
Revenues
1,705.0 
1,116.2 
2,838.0 
1,787.7 
 
 
Upper Limit [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Below-market sales contracts life (in years)
8.5 
 
8.5 
 
 
 
Lower Limit [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Below-market sales contracts life (in years)
3.5 
 
3.5 
 
 
 
Below Market Sales Contracts [Member]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$ 16.6 
$ 11.8 
$ 23.7 
$ 11.8 
 
 
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities (Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill Allocated by Reporting Unit) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
Goodwill, beginning balance
 
$ 196.5 1
$ 74.6 1
Arising in business combinations
1,026.8 
1,026.8 
111.9 1
Impact of foreign currency translation
 
4.5 
10.0 1
Other
 
(0.5)
 
Goodwill, ending balance
1,227.3 
1,227.3 
196.5 1
U.S. Iron Ore [Member]
 
 
 
Goodwill, beginning balance
 
2.0 1
2.0 1
Arising in business combinations
 
 
 1
Impact of foreign currency translation
 
 
 1
Other
 
 
 1
Goodwill, ending balance
2.0 
2.0 
2.0 1
Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member]
 
 
 
Goodwill, beginning balance
 
3.1 1
 
Arising in business combinations
 
1,026.8 
3.1 1
Other
 
(0.4)
 
Goodwill, ending balance
1,029.5 
1,029.5 
3.1 1
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member]
 
 
 
Goodwill, beginning balance
 
82.6 1
72.6 1
Impact of foreign currency translation
 
4.5 
10.0 1
Goodwill, ending balance
87.1 
87.1 
82.6 1
North American Coal [Member]
 
 
 
Goodwill, beginning balance
 
27.9 1
 
Arising in business combinations
 
 
27.9 1
Other
 
(0.1)
 
Goodwill, ending balance
27.8 
27.8 
27.9 1
Other Goodwill [Member]
 
 
 
Goodwill, beginning balance
 
80.9 1
 
Arising in business combinations
 
 
80.9 1
Impact of foreign currency translation
 
 
 
Other
 
 
 
Goodwill, ending balance
$ 80.9 
$ 80.9 
$ 80.9 1
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities (Summary of Intangible Assets and Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Definite lived intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount
$ 201.3 
$ 208.0 
Definite lived intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization
(41.8)
(32.2)
Definite lived intangible assets - Net Carrying Amount
159.5 
175.8 
Below-market sales contracts - Gross Carrying Amount
(329.3)
(329.3)
Below-market sales contracts - Accumulated Amortization
131.5 
107.8 
Below-market sales contracts - Net Carrying Amount
(197.8)
(221.5)
Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
 
 
Below-market sales contracts - Gross Carrying Amount
(252.3)
(252.3)
Below-market sales contracts - Accumulated Amortization
107.2 
87.9 
Below-market sales contracts - Net Carrying Amount
(145.1)
(164.4)
Other Current Liabilities [Member]
 
 
Below-market sales contracts - Gross Carrying Amount
(77.0)
(77.0)
Below-market sales contracts - Accumulated Amortization
24.3 
19.9 
Below-market sales contracts - Net Carrying Amount
(52.7)
(57.1)
Utility Contracts [Member]
 
 
Definite lived intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount
54.7 
54.7 
Definite lived intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization
(15.8)
(10.2)
Definite lived intangible assets - Net Carrying Amount
38.9 
44.5 
Easements [Member]
 
 
Definite lived intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount
 
11.7 1
Definite lived intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization
 
(0.4)1
Definite lived intangible assets - Net Carrying Amount
 
11.3 1
Lease Agreements [Member]
 
 
Definite lived intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount
5.5 
5.2 
Definite lived intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization
(2.9)
(2.9)
Definite lived intangible assets - Net Carrying Amount
2.6 
2.3 
Unpatented Technology [Member]
 
 
Definite lived intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount
4.0 
4.0 
Definite lived intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization
(2.8)
(2.4)
Definite lived intangible assets - Net Carrying Amount
1.2 
1.6 
Permits [Member]
 
 
Definite lived intangible assets - Gross Carrying Amount
137.1 
132.4 
Definite lived intangible assets - Accumulated Amortization
(20.3)
(16.3)
Definite lived intangible assets - Net Carrying Amount
$ 116.8 
$ 116.1 
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities (Estimated Useful Lives of Intangible Assets Subject to Periodic Amortization on a Straight-Line Basis) (Details)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
years
Use Rights [Member]
 
Useful Life, Minimum (years)
15 
Useful Life, Maximum (years)
28 
Utility Contracts [Member]
 
Useful Life (years)
Easements [Member]
 
Useful Life (years)
30 
Lease Agreements [Member]
 
Useful Life, Minimum (years)
1.5 
Useful Life, Maximum (years)
4.5 
Unpatented Technology [Member]
 
Useful Life (years)
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities (Estimated Amortization Expense Relating to Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities
 
Estimated amortization expense for 2011 (remaining six months)
$ 9.6 
Estimated amortization expense for 2012
19.2 
Estimated amortization expense for 2013
18.3 
Estimated amortization expense for 2014
18.3 
Estimated amortization expense for 2015
6.4 
Estimated amortization expense for 2016
6.4 
Total
$ 78.2 
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities (Schedule of Earnings to Be Recognized on below Market Sales Contract) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities
 
Below-market sales contracts revenue for 2011 (remaining six months)
$ 34.6 
Below-market sales contracts revenue for 2012
48.8 
Below-market sales contracts revenue for 2013
45.3 
Below-market sales contracts revenue for 2014
23.0 
Below-market sales contracts revenue for 2015
23.0 
Below-market sales contracts revenue for 2016
23.1 
Total
$ 197.8 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2009
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
Empire [Member]
Jun. 30, 2011
Empire [Member]
Dec. 31, 2002
Empire [Member]
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
U.S. Iron Ore [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
U.S. Iron Ore [Member]
Jun. 30, 2011
U.S. Iron Ore [Member]
Interest rate on long term receivable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percent ownership interest
 
 
79.00% 
79.00% 
46.70% 
 
 
 
Long-term receivables
 
 
$ 32.8 
$ 29.7 
$ 120.0 
$ 22.3 
$ 22.3 
$ 22.3 
Fair value of the receivable
 
 
38.9 
35.0 
 
19.5 
 
19.9 
Estimated credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate
 
 
3.00% 
 
 
3.80% 
 
 
Basis points
350 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Transfers out of Level 3
 
$ 20 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Assets:
 
 
Cash equivalents
$ 130.0 
$ 1,307.2 
Derivative assets
93.9 
45.6 
U.S. marketable securities
15.1 
22.0 
International marketable securities
41.8 
63.9 
Foreign exchange contracts
30.4 
39.0 
Total
311.2 
1,477.7 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member]
 
 
Assets:
 
 
Cash equivalents
130.0 
1,307.2 
Derivative assets
 
 
U.S. marketable securities
15.1 
22.0 
International marketable securities
41.8 
63.9 
Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
Total
186.9 
1,393.1 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
 
 
Assets:
 
 
Cash equivalents
 
 
Derivative assets
29.9 1
 
U.S. marketable securities
 
 
International marketable securities
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
30.4 
39.0 
Total
60.3 
39.0 
Significant Unobservable Input (Level 3) [Member]
 
 
Assets:
 
 
Cash equivalents
 
 
Derivative assets
64.0 
45.6 
U.S. marketable securities
 
 
International marketable securities
 
 
Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
Total
$ 64.0 
$ 45.6 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
2011
2010
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance - January 1
$ 68.1 
$ 171.0 
$ 45.6 
$ 63.2 
Total gains (losses)
 
 
 
 
Included in earnings
46.5 
437.7 
91.1 
799.8 
Included in other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
Settlements
(30.6)
(369.8)
(52.7)
(624.1)
Transfers out of Level 3
(20.0)
 
(20.0)
 
Ending balance - March 31
64.0 
238.9 
64.0 
238.9 
Total gains (losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses on assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date
$ 46.5 
$ 400.9 
$ 91.1 
$ 639.8 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Carrying Value and Fair Value of Financial Instruments Disclosure) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Long-term debt:
 
 
Total long-term debt
$ 3,898.8 
$ 1,713.1 
Term Loan $1.25 Billion [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Long-term debt:
 
 
Senior notes
1,187.5 
 
Term Loan $1.25 Billion [Member] |
Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Long-term debt:
 
 
Senior notes
1,187.5 
 
Senior Notes $1.3 Billion [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Long-term debt:
 
 
Senior notes
1,289.1 
990.3 
Senior Notes $1.3 Billion [Member] |
Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Long-term debt:
 
 
Senior notes
1,299.9 
972.5 
Senior Notes $325 Million [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Long-term debt:
 
 
Senior notes
325.0 
325.0 
Senior Notes $325 Million [Member] |
Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Long-term debt:
 
 
Senior notes
353.9 
355.6 
Senior Notes $400 Million [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Long-term debt:
 
 
Senior notes
397.9 
397.8 
Senior Notes $400 Million [Member] |
Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Long-term debt:
 
 
Senior notes
430.2 
422.8 
Senior Notes $700 Million due 2021 [Member] |
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Long-term debt:
 
 
Senior notes
699.3 
 
Senior Notes $700 Million due 2021 [Member] |
Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Long-term debt:
 
 
Senior notes
684.0 
 
Carrying Value [Member]
 
 
Long-term receivables:
 
 
Receivables
60.7 1
63.2 1
Long-term debt:
 
 
Customer borrowings
5.1 
4.0 
Total long-term debt
3,903.9 
1,717.1 
Carrying Value [Member] |
Customer supplemental payments [Member]
 
 
Long-term receivables:
 
 
Receivables
22.3 
22.3 
Carrying Value [Member] |
ArcelorMittal USA-Ispat receivable [Member]
 
 
Long-term receivables:
 
 
Receivables
29.7 
32.8 
Carrying Value [Member] |
Other credit receivable [Member]
 
 
Long-term receivables:
 
 
Receivables
8.7 
8.1 
Fair Value [Member]
 
 
Long-term receivables:
 
 
Receivables
63.6 1
66.5 1
Long-term debt:
 
 
Customer borrowings
5.1 
4.0 
Total long-term debt
3,960.6 
1,754.9 
Fair Value [Member] |
Customer supplemental payments [Member]
 
 
Long-term receivables:
 
 
Receivables
19.9 
19.5 
Fair Value [Member] |
ArcelorMittal USA-Ispat receivable [Member]
 
 
Long-term receivables:
 
 
Receivables
35.0 
38.9 
Fair Value [Member] |
Other credit receivable [Member]
 
 
Long-term receivables:
 
 
Receivables
$ 8.7 
$ 8.1 
Debt and Credit Facilities (Narrative) (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31,
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Senior Notes [Member]
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Term Loan $1.25 Billion [Member]
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
Sep. 30, 2010
Senior Notes $700 Million due 2021 [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member]
Credit Facility Amendment [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member]
Credit Facility Amendment [Member]
AUD ($)
Mar. 31, 2010
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member]
Credit Facility Amendment [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2010
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member]
Credit Facility Amendment [Member]
AUD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
USD ($)
May 10, 2011
Consolidated Thompson [Member]
USD ($)
Jul. 31, 2011
Bloom Lake [Member]
USD ($)
2011
Senior Notes 30-Year Tranche [Member]
USD ($)
2011
Senior Notes 10-Year Tranche [Member]
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Senior notes
 
 
$ 125,000,000 
 
$ 500,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$ 300,000,000 
$ 700,000,000 
 
 
Face Amount of Senior Long Term Notes
1,000,000,000 
 
100,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stated interest rate
 
 
8.50% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.25% 
4.875% 
 
 
Discount interest rate on redemption
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
40 
25 
 
 
Premium on principal required to redeem notes
101.00% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Redemption price, percent of principal in the event of change of control
100.00% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit facility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
42,900,000 
40,000,000 
 
750,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer borrowings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,250,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average interest rate
 
 
 
2.05% 
 
 
 
 
 
2.56% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding bank guarantees under credit facilities
 
 
 
 
 
26,100,000 
24,300,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
66,600,000 
64,700,000 
Credit facility remaining capacity
 
 
 
 
 
16,800,000 
15,700,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
533,400,000 
535,300,000 
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
48,700,000 
 
14,300,000 
 
 
 
 
Maturities of debt instruments in 2011
 
31,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maturities of debt instruments in 2012
 
94,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maturities of debt instruments in 2013
 
395,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maturities of debt instruments in 2014
 
156,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maturities of debt instruments in 2015
 
524,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maturities of debt instruments in 2016
 
375,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maturities of debt instruments after 2016
 
$ 2,400,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt and Credit Facilities (Schedule of Long-Term Debt) (Details) (USD $)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
Face Amount
$ 4,575,000,000 
$ 2,325,000,000 
Total Long-term Debt
3,898,800,000 
1,713,100,000 
Term Loan $1.25 Billion [Member]
 
 
Type
Variable 
 
Average Annual Interest Rate
2.052% 
 
Final Maturity
2016 
 
Face Amount
1,250,000,000 
 
Total Long-term Debt
1,187,500,000 
 
Amount included in Current portion of loan
62,500,000 
 
Senior Notes $700 Million due 2021 [Member]
 
 
Type
Fixed 
 
Average Annual Interest Rate
4.875% 
 
Final Maturity
2021 
 
Face Amount
700,000,000 
 
Total Long-term Debt
699,300,000 
 
Unamortized discount
700,000 
 
Average annual borrowing rate for outstanding revolving and term loans
4.89% 
 
Senior Notes $500 Million due 2020 [Member]
 
 
Type
Fixed 
Fixed 
Average Annual Interest Rate
4.80% 
4.80% 
Final Maturity
2020 
2020 
Face Amount
500,000,000 
500,000,000 
Total Long-term Debt
499,000,000 
499,000,000 
Unamortized discount
1,000,000 
1,000,000 
Average annual borrowing rate for outstanding revolving and term loans
4.83% 
 
Senior Notes $500 Million due 2040 [Member]
 
 
Type
 
Fixed 
Average Annual Interest Rate
 
6.25% 
Final Maturity
 
2040 
Face Amount
 
500,000,000 
Total Long-term Debt
 
491,300,000 
Unamortized discount
8,700,000 
 
Average annual borrowing rate for outstanding revolving and term loans
6.38% 
 
Senior Notes $800 Million, at 6.25% due 2040 [Member]
 
 
Type
Fixed 
 
Average Annual Interest Rate
6.25% 
 
Final Maturity
2040 
 
Face Amount
800,000,000 
 
Total Long-term Debt
790,100,000 
 
Unamortized discount
9,900,000 
 
Senior Notes $400 Million [Member]
 
 
Type
Fixed 
Fixed 
Average Annual Interest Rate
5.90% 
5.90% 
Final Maturity
2020 
2020 
Face Amount
400,000,000 
400,000,000 
Total Long-term Debt
397,900,000 
397,800,000 
Unamortized discount
2,100,000 
2,200,000 
Average annual borrowing rate for outstanding revolving and term loans
5.98% 
 
Series 2008A - Tranche A [Member]
 
 
Type
Fixed 
Fixed 
Average Annual Interest Rate
6.31% 
6.31% 
Final Maturity
2013 
2013 
Face Amount
270,000,000 
270,000,000 
Total Long-term Debt
270,000,000 
270,000,000 
Series 2008A - Tranche B [Member]
 
 
Type
Fixed 
Fixed 
Average Annual Interest Rate
6.59% 
6.59% 
Final Maturity
2015 
2015 
Face Amount
55,000,000 
55,000,000 
Total Long-term Debt
55,000,000 
55,000,000 
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
 
 
Type
Variable 
Variable 
Final Maturity
2012 
2012 
Face Amount
600,000,000 
600,000,000 
Total Long-term Debt
Principal amount of letter of credit obligations
66,600,000 
64,700,000 
Credit facility remaining capacity
533,400,000 
535,300,000 
Private Placement [Member]
 
 
Face Amount
$ 325,000,000 
$ 325,000,000 
Lease Obligations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
2011
2010
Lease Obligations
 
 
 
 
Operating lease expense
$ 7.9 
$ 6.0 
$ 13.7 
$ 11.9 
Lease Obligations (Future Minimum Lease Payments) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Jun. 30, 2011
2011, Capital Leases
$ 33.2 
2012, Capital Leases
65.5 
2013, Capital Leases
57.3 
2014, Capital Leases
52.3 
2015, Capital Leases
41.0 
2016 and thereafter, Capital Leases
104.3 
Total minimum lease payments, Capital Leases
353.6 
Amounts representing interest, Capital Leases
76.3 
Present value of net minimum lease payments, Capital Leases
277.3 1
2011, Operating Leases
22.1 
2012, Operating Leases
41.3 
2013, Operating Leases
39.2 
2014, Operating Leases
30.0 
2015, Operating Leases
12.5 
2016 and thereafter, Operating Leases
73.8 
Total minimum lease payments, Operating Leases
218.9 
Other Current Liabilities [Member]
 
Present value of net minimum lease payments, Capital Leases
50.8 
Other Liabilities [Member]
 
Present value of net minimum lease payments, Capital Leases
$ 226.6 
Environmental and Mine Closure Obligations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Environmental and Mine Closure Obligations
 
 
Environmental and mine closure liabilities
$ 221.8 
$ 199.1 
Environmental and Mine Closure Obligations (Summary of Mine Closure Obligations) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Environmental
$ 13.7 
$ 13.7 
Mine closure
208.1 
185.4 
Total environmental and mine closure obligations
221.8 
199.1 
Less current portion
14.3 
14.2 
Long term environmental and mine closure obligations
207.5 
184.9 
Mine closure [Member] |
LTV Steel Mining Company [Member]
 
 
Mine closure
17.6 
17.1 
U.S. Iron Ore [Member] |
Owned or Operating Facilities [Member]
 
 
Mine closure
65.9 
62.7 
Eastern Canadian Iron Ore [Member] |
Owned or Operating Facilities [Member]
 
 
Mine closure
66.2 
49.3 
Asia Pacific Iron Ore [Member] |
Owned or Operating Facilities [Member]
 
 
Mine closure
16.7 
15.4 
North American Coal [Member] |
Owned or Operating Facilities [Member]
 
 
Mine closure
35.0 
34.7 
Owned or Operating Facilities [Member] |
Other Regions [Member]
 
 
Mine closure
$ 6.7 
$ 6.2 
Environmental and Mine Closure Obligations (Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2010
Environmental and Mine Closure Obligations
 
 
Asset retirement obligation at beginning of period
$ 168.3 1
$ 103.9 1
Accretion expense
7.7 
13.1 1
Exchange rate changes
1.2 
2.5 1
Revision in estimated cash flows
 
1.0 1
Payments
(0.7)
(8.4)1
Acquired through business combinations
14.0 
56.2 1
Asset retirement obligation at end of period
$ 190.5 
$ 168.3 1
Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (Components of Defined Benefit Pension) (Details) (Pension Benefits [Member], USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
2011
2010
Pension Benefits [Member]
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$ 5.2 
$ 4.6 
$ 11.0 
$ 9.0 
Interest cost
12.2 
13.1 
25.8 
25.6 
Expected return on plan assets
(13.7)
(13.5)
(29.2)
(26.1)
Prior service costs
1.0 
1.0 
2.2 
2.1 
Net actuarial loss
4.8 
6.0 
10.0 
11.9 
Net periodic benefit cost
9.5 
11.2 
19.8 
22.5 
Quarterly pension contributions
 
 
$ 27.3 
$ 11.7 
Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (Components of OPEB Expense) (Details) (Other Benefits [Member], USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
2011
2010
Other Benefits [Member]
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$ 2.3 
$ 1.6 
$ 4.7 
$ 3.2 
Interest cost
5.3 
5.5 
11.2 
10.7 
Expected return on plan assets
(3.7)
(3.3)
(8.0)
(6.5)
Prior service costs
0.2 
0.5 
0.8 
0.9 
Net actuarial loss
2.9 
1.7 
5.8 
3.4 
Net periodic benefit cost
7.0 
6.0 
14.5 
11.7 
Quarterly OPEB contributions
 
 
$ 21.9 
$ 17.4 
Stock Compensation Plans (Narrative) (Details)
0 Months Ended
Mar. 8, 2011
ICE Plan [Member]
 
Restricted shares granted
67,620 
Performance shares granted
188,480 
Number of shares granted under the plan
256,100 
Upper Limit [Member]
 
Maximum payout ratio
200.00% 
Maximum payout ratio, prior years
150.00% 
Lower Limit [Member]
 
Minimum payout ratio
0.00% 
Stock Compensation Plans (Estimated Fair Value for Performance Share Grants) (Details)
0 Months Ended
Mar. 8, 2011
Stock Compensation Plans
 
Grant Date Market Price
$ 96.70 
Average Expected Term (Years)
2.81 
Expected Volatility
94.40% 
Risk-Free Interest Rate
1.17% 
Dividend Yield
0.58% 
Fair Value
$ 77.90 
Fair Value (Percent of Grant Date Market Price)
80.60% 
Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
1 Months Ended
Jan. 31,
2011
2010
2011
2010
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Jan. 31, 2011
2011
Upper Limit [Member]
2011
Lower Limit [Member]
Income tax provision
$ 151.9 
$ 99.3 
$ 293.9 
$ 165.7 
 
 
 
 
Effective income tax rate
 
 
25.50% 
33.20% 
 
 
 
 
Effective income tax rate before discrete items
 
 
 
 
26.40% 
 
 
 
U.S. statutory tax rate
 
 
35.00% 
 
 
 
 
 
Increased valuation allowance against deferred tax assets
 
 
11.1 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrecognized tax benefits
 
 
 
 
 
79.8 
 
 
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact on effective tax rate
 
 
 
 
 
79.1 
 
 
Change in unrecognized tax benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
50 
40 
Additional accrued interest relating to unrecognized tax benefits
$ 1.9 
$ 0.7 
$ 2.5 
$ 1.3 
 
 
 
 
Capital Stock (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 13, 2011
May 17, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Mar. 31, 2010
Jun. 13, 2011
Common Stock [Member]
Jun. 13, 2011
Over-allotment Option [Member]
May 25, 2011
Preferred Class A [Member]
May 25, 2011
Preferred Class B [Member]
May 17, 2011
Maximum [Member]
Common Shares, Issued
149,195,469 
 
149,195,469 
10,350,000 
 
138,845,469 
 
9,000,000 
1,350,000 
 
 
 
Price per share
85.63 
 
85.63 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock
$ 853.7 
 
$ 853.7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentage increase in dividends payable
 
 
100.00% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividend payable, per share
$ 0.28 
 
$ 0.28 
 
 
$ 0.0875 
$ 0.14 
 
 
 
 
 
Common share dividends date paid
Jun. 01, 2011 
Mar. 01, 2011 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common share dividends date of record
Apr. 29, 2011 
Feb. 15, 2011 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common shares, authorized
400,000,000 
 
400,000,000 
 
224,000,000 
224,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
400,000,000 
Total shares, authorized
 
 
 
 
231,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
407,000,000 
Preferred stock, shares included in amendment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,000,000 
4,000,000 
 
Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income (Components of Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
2011
2010
Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Cliffs shareholders
$ 407.7 
$ 260.7 
$ 831.1 
$ 338.1 
Other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
Unrealized net gain (loss) on marketable securities - net of tax
(19.0)
(4.3)
(19.2)
(14.2)
Foreign currency translation
42.9 
(73.4)
57.5 
(44.3)
Amortization of net periodic benefit cost - net of tax
0.4 
4.4 
8.6 
43.0 
Reclassification of net gains on derivative financial instruments into net income
(1.3)
(1.6)
(1.7)
(3.2)
Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments
3.0 
 
4.9 
 
Total other comprehensive income
26.0 
(74.9)
50.1 
(18.7)
Total comprehensive income
$ 433.7 
$ 185.8 
$ 881.2 
$ 319.4 
Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive income (Changes in Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
2011
2010
Beginning Balance
 
 
$ 3,845.9 
 
Beginning Balance
 
 
(7.2)
 
Beginning Balance
 
 
3,838.7 
 
Net income
407.7 
260.7 
831.1 
338.1 
Net income
18.3 
(0.1)
18.2 
(0.1)
Net income
426.0 
260.6 
849.3 
338.0 
Total comprehensive income
433.7 
185.8 
881.2 
319.4 
Ending Balance
5,546.2 
 
5,546.2 
 
Ending Balance
973.8 
 
973.8 
 
Ending Balance
6,520.0 
 
6,520.0 
 
Cliffs Shareholders' Equity [Member]
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
 
 
3,845.9 
 
Net income
 
 
831.1 
 
Other comprehensive income
 
 
50.1 
 
Total comprehensive income
 
 
881.2 
 
Equity offering
 
 
853.7 
 
Purchase of additional noncontrolling interest
 
 
0.3 
 
Stock and other incentive plans
 
 
3.1 
 
Common stock dividends
 
 
(38.0)
 
Ending Balance
5,546.2 
 
5,546.2 
 
Non- Controlling Interest [Member]
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
 
 
(7.2)
 
Net income
 
 
18.2 
 
Other comprehensive income
 
 
0.9 
 
Total comprehensive income
 
 
19.1 
 
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest
 
 
4.5 
 
Undistributed gains to noncontrolling interest
 
 
9.6 
 
Capital contribution by noncontrolling interest to subsidiary
 
 
0.2 
 
Acquisition of controlling interest
 
 
947.6 
 
Ending Balance
973.8 
 
973.8 
 
Total Comprehensive Income [Member]
 
 
 
 
Beginning Balance
 
 
3,838.7 
 
Net income
 
 
849.3 
 
Other comprehensive income
 
 
51.0 
 
Total comprehensive income
 
 
900.3 
 
Equity offering
 
 
853.7 
 
Purchase of additional noncontrolling interest
 
 
0.3 
 
Stock and other incentive plans
 
 
3.1 
 
Common stock dividends
 
 
(38.0)
 
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest
 
 
4.5 
 
Undistributed gains to noncontrolling interest
 
 
9.6 
 
Capital contribution by noncontrolling interest to subsidiary
 
 
0.2 
 
Acquisition of controlling interest
 
 
947.6 
 
Ending Balance
$ 6,520.0 
 
$ 6,520.0 
 
Shareholders' Equity and Comprehensive income (Narrative)
Jun. 30, 2011
Bloom Lake [Member]
 
Percentage Of Ownership Interests
75.00% 
Tilden [Member]
 
Percentage Of Ownership Interests
85.00% 
Empire [Member]
 
Percentage Of Ownership Interests
79.00% 
renewaFUEL [Member]
 
Percentage Of Ownership Interests
95.00% 
Earnings Per Share (Calculation of Earnings Per Common Share on Basic and Diluted) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
2011
2010
Earnings Per Share
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Cliffs shareholders
$ 407.7 
$ 260.7 
$ 831.1 
$ 338.1 
Weighted average number of shares:
 
 
 
 
Basic
139,000,000 
135,319,000 
137,243,000 
135,247,000 
Employee stock plans
800,000 
800,000 
800,000 
800,000 
Diluted
139,783,000 
136,134,000 
137,987,000 
136,041,000 
Earnings per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - Basic
$ 2.93 
$ 1.93 
$ 6.06 
$ 2.50 
Earnings per common share attributable to Cliffs shareholders - Diluted
$ 2.92 
$ 1.92 
$ 6.02 
$ 2.49 
Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31,
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31,
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31,
Jun. 30, 2011
MT
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Bloom Lake [Member]
MT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Bloom Lake [Member]
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Lower War Eagle [Member]
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Lower War Eagle [Member]
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Koolyanobbing [Member]
2012
Koolyanobbing [Member]
2011
Koolyanobbing [Member]
Dec. 31, 2010
Koolyanobbing [Member]
MT
Jun. 30, 2011
Empire [Member]
T
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Empire and Tilden [Member]
2012
Empire and Tilden [Member]
2011
Empire and Tilden [Member]
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Tilden [Member]
T
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Oak Grove [Member]
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Oak Grove [Member]
2011
Oak Grove [Member]
2011
Oak Grove II [Member]
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Pinnacle [Member]
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Pinnacle [Member]
Capital investment committed
 
$ 150 
 
$ 31 
 
$ 241 
 
 
 
 
$ 170 
 
 
 
$ 31 
$ 31 
 
 
 
 
Increase in production capacity, tons
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross post-project production capacity, tons
8,000,000 
16,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,000,000 
3,000,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital investment paid
 
52 
 
 
90 
 
 
 
 
103 
 
 
 
20 
 
 
89 
 
Capital investment, future payments
 
$ 615 
$ 98 
$ 49 
$ 23 
$ 280 
$ 21 
$ 130 
 
 
$ 325 
$ 17 
$ 50 
 
$ 55 
$ 31 
$ 11 
$ 25 
$ 90 
$ 2 
Cash Flow Information (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30,
2011
2010
Capital additions
$ 297.4 
$ 70.7 
Cash paid for capital expenditures
244.5 
63.0 
Difference
52.9 
7.7 
Non-cash accruals
52.9 
7.7 
Capital leases
 
 
Total
52.9 
7.7 
Gain on remeasurement of equity interest before acquisition
 
38.6 
Freewest and Wabush [Member]
 
 
Number of shares issued in acquisition
 
4.2 
Value of shares issued in acquisition
 
173.1 
Gain on remeasurement of equity interest before acquisition
 
$ 38.6