Exhibit 99(a)
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and Subsidiaries
Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
(Dollars in Millions)
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| Classification |
Balance at Beginning of Year |
Charged to Cost and Expenses |
Charged to Other Accounts |
Acquisition | Deductions | Balance at End of Year | ||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2008: |
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| Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance |
$ | 26.3 | $ | 9.5 | $ | 8.1 | $ | (13.3 | ) | $ | 13.0 | $ | 17.6 | |||||||
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2007: |
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| Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance |
$ | 11.9 | $ | 13.0 | $ | 1.4 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 26.3 | ||||||||
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Year Ended December 31, 2006: |
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| Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance |
$ | 11.1 | $ | — | $ | 0.8 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 11.9 | ||||||||
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
2.9 | (2.9 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||