RELATED PARTIES (Summary Of Other Ownership Interests) (Details) - Hibbing [Member]	Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest, equity method investment	23.00%
Arcelor Mittal [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest, equity method investment	62.30%
U. S. Steel Canada [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest, equity method investment	14.70%

The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114001798&loc=d3e33918-111571

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