UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
 QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023
Or
 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 1-16811
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United States Steel Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware  25-1897152
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
600 Grant Street,Pittsburgh,PA 15219-2800
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(412) 433-1121
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
United States Steel Corporation Common StockXNew York Stock Exchange
United States Steel Corporation Common StockXChicago Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company”, and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filerxAccelerated fileroNon-accelerated fileroSmaller reporting companyEmerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No x
Common stock outstanding at July 25, 2022April 24, 2023237,226,996226,455,114 shares



INDEX
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Financial Statements:
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.


CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains information that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend the forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements in those sections. Generally, we have identified such forward-looking statements by using the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,” “forecast,” “aim,” “should,” “plan,” “goal,” “future,” “will,” "may" and similar expressions or by using future dates in connection with any discussion of, among other things, the construction or operation of new or existing facilities or operating capabilities, the timing, size and form of share repurchase transactions, operating or financial performance, trends, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future, statements relating to volume changes, share of sales and earnings per share changes, anticipated cost savings, potential capital and operational cash improvements, changes in the global economic environment, including supply and demand conditions, inflation, interest rates, supply chain disruptions and changes in prices for our products, international trade duties and other aspects of international trade policy, statements regarding our future strategies, products and innovations, statements regarding our greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, statements regarding existing or new regulations and statements expressing general views about future operating results. However, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but instead represent only the Company’s beliefs regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control. It is possible that the Company’s actual results and financial condition may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in these forward-looking statements. Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the time made. However, caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements because such statements speak only as of the date when made. Our Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our Company's historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in this report and in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20212022 and those described from time to time in our future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to (i) "U. S. Steel," "the Company," "we," "us," and "our" refer to United States Steel Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise indicated by the context and (ii) “Big River Steel” refers to Big River Steel Holdings LLC and its direct and indirect subsidiaries unless otherwise indicated by the context and (iii) ”Transtar” refers to Transtar LLC and its direct and indirect subsidiaries unless otherwise indicated by the context.





UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)2022202120222021(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)20232022
Net sales:Net sales:Net sales:
Net salesNet sales$5,794 $4,684 $10,637 $8,053 Net sales$3,912 $4,843 
Net sales to related parties (Note 19)Net sales to related parties (Note 19)496 341 887 636 Net sales to related parties (Note 19)558 391 
Total (Note 6)Total (Note 6)6,290 5,025 11,524 8,689 Total (Note 6)4,470 5,234 
Operating expenses (income):Operating expenses (income):Operating expenses (income):
Cost of sales4,661 3,678 8,484 6,752 
Cost of sales (excludes items shown below)Cost of sales (excludes items shown below)3,953 3,823 
Selling, general and administrative expensesSelling, general and administrative expenses112 106 229 208 Selling, general and administrative expenses99 117 
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationDepreciation, depletion and amortization198 202 396 391 Depreciation, depletion and amortization221 198 
Earnings from investees(95)(35)(131)(49)
Loss (earnings) from investeesLoss (earnings) from investees13 (36)
Asset impairment chargesAsset impairment charges4 
Asset impairment charges (Note 1)151 28 157 28 
Gain on equity investee transactions (Note 5) —  (111)
Restructuring and other charges (Note 20)Restructuring and other charges (Note 20)17 31 34 37 Restructuring and other charges (Note 20)1 17 
Net gain on sale of assets(2)(15)(4)(15)
Net gains on sale of assetsNet gains on sale of assets(2)(2)
Other gains, netOther gains, net(6)(4)(13)(11)Other gains, net(8)(7)
TotalTotal5,036 3,991 9,152 7,230 Total4,281 4,116 
Earnings before interest and income taxesEarnings before interest and income taxes1,254 1,034 2,372 1,459 Earnings before interest and income taxes189 1,118 
Interest expenseInterest expense39 84 89 176 Interest expense27 50 
Interest incomeInterest income(4)(1)(5)(2)Interest income(30)(1)
Loss on debt extinguishment2 2 256 
Other financial costsOther financial costs16 18 22 Other financial costs6 
Net periodic benefit incomeNet periodic benefit income(61)(29)(122)(60)Net periodic benefit income(42)(61)
Net interest and other financial (benefits) costs(8)59 (18)392 
Net gain from investments related to active employee benefits (Note 16)Net gain from investments related to active employee benefits (Note 16)(22)— 
Net interest and other financial benefitsNet interest and other financial benefits(61)(10)
Earnings before income taxesEarnings before income taxes1,262 975 2,390 1,067 Earnings before income taxes250 1,128 
Income tax expense (benefit) (Note 12)284 (37)530 (36)
Income tax expense (Note 12)Income tax expense (Note 12)51 246 
Net earningsNet earnings978 1,012 1,860 1,103 Net earnings199 882 
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interestsLess: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests —  — Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests — 
Net earnings attributable to United States Steel CorporationNet earnings attributable to United States Steel Corporation$978 $1,012 $1,860 $1,103 Net earnings attributable to United States Steel Corporation$199 $882 
Earnings per common share (Note 13):Earnings per common share (Note 13):Earnings per common share (Note 13):
Earnings per share attributable to United States Steel Corporation stockholders:Earnings per share attributable to United States Steel Corporation stockholders:Earnings per share attributable to United States Steel Corporation stockholders:
'-Basic
'-Basic
$3.80 $3.75 $7.17 $4.25 
'-Basic
$0.87 $3.37 
'-Diluted
'-Diluted
$3.42 $3.53 $6.45 $4.02 
'-Diluted
$0.78 $3.02 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)2022202120222021(Dollars in millions)20232022
Net earningsNet earnings$978 $1,012 $1,860 $1,103 Net earnings$199 $882 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Changes in foreign currency translation adjustmentsChanges in foreign currency translation adjustments(100)23 (128)(24)Changes in foreign currency translation adjustments32 (28)
Changes in pension and other employee benefit accountsChanges in pension and other employee benefit accounts1 205 (2)229 Changes in pension and other employee benefit accounts(10)(3)
Changes in derivative financial instrumentsChanges in derivative financial instruments14 (31)36 (51)Changes in derivative financial instruments(44)22 
Changes in fair value of active employee benefit investmentsChanges in fair value of active employee benefit investments3 — 
Total other comprehensive loss, net of taxTotal other comprehensive loss, net of tax(85)197 (94)154 Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax(19)(9)
Comprehensive income including noncontrolling interestComprehensive income including noncontrolling interest893 1,209 1,766 1,257 Comprehensive income including noncontrolling interest180 873 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interestComprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest —  — Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest — 
Comprehensive income attributable to United States Steel
Corporation
Comprehensive income attributable to United States Steel
Corporation
$893 $1,209 $1,766 $1,257 Comprehensive income attributable to United States Steel
Corporation
$180 $873 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)June 30, 2022December 31, 2021(Dollars in millions)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
AssetsAssetsAssets
Current assets:Current assets:Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 7)Cash and cash equivalents (Note 7)$3,035 $2,522 Cash and cash equivalents (Note 7)$2,837 $3,504 
Receivables, less allowance of $43 and $442,428 1,968 
Receivables, less allowance of $38 in both periodsReceivables, less allowance of $38 in both periods1,649 1,485 
Receivables from related parties (Note 19)Receivables from related parties (Note 19)174 121 Receivables from related parties (Note 19)159 150 
Inventories (Note 8)Inventories (Note 8)3,014 2,210 Inventories (Note 8)2,541 2,359 
Other current assetsOther current assets384 331 Other current assets362 368 
Total current assetsTotal current assets9,035 7,152 Total current assets7,548 7,866 
Long-term restricted cash (Note 7)Long-term restricted cash (Note 7)64 76 Long-term restricted cash (Note 7)32 31 
Operating lease assetsOperating lease assets163 185 Operating lease assets134 146 
Property, plant and equipmentProperty, plant and equipment19,841 19,676 Property, plant and equipment21,806 21,222 
Less accumulated depreciation and depletionLess accumulated depreciation and depletion12,398 12,422 Less accumulated depreciation and depletion12,931 12,730 
Total property, plant and equipment, netTotal property, plant and equipment, net7,443 7,254 Total property, plant and equipment, net8,875 8,492 
Investments and long-term receivables, less allowance of $4 in both periods778 694 
Investments and long-term receivables, less allowance of $3 and $4Investments and long-term receivables, less allowance of $3 and $4830 840 
Intangibles, net (Note 9)Intangibles, net (Note 9)497 519 Intangibles, net (Note 9)467 478 
Deferred income tax benefits (Note 12)Deferred income tax benefits (Note 12)2 32 Deferred income tax benefits (Note 12)7 10 
Goodwill (Note 9)Goodwill (Note 9)920 920 Goodwill (Note 9)920 920 
Other noncurrent assetsOther noncurrent assets956 984 Other noncurrent assets727 675 
Total assetsTotal assets$19,858 $17,816 Total assets$19,540 $19,458 
LiabilitiesLiabilitiesLiabilities
Current liabilities:Current liabilities:Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilitiesAccounts payable and other accrued liabilities$3,228 $2,809 Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities$3,004 $2,873 
Accounts payable to related parties (Note 19)Accounts payable to related parties (Note 19)157 99 Accounts payable to related parties (Note 19)171 143 
Payroll and benefits payablePayroll and benefits payable488 425 Payroll and benefits payable388 493 
Accrued taxesAccrued taxes523 365 Accrued taxes267 271 
Accrued interestAccrued interest65 68 Accrued interest46 67 
Current operating lease liabilitiesCurrent operating lease liabilities53 58 Current operating lease liabilities48 49 
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt (Note 15)Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt (Note 15)54 28 Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt (Note 15)91 63 
Total current liabilitiesTotal current liabilities4,568 3,852 Total current liabilities4,015 3,959 
Noncurrent operating lease liabilitiesNoncurrent operating lease liabilities119 136 Noncurrent operating lease liabilities95 105 
Long-term debt, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs (Note 15)Long-term debt, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs (Note 15)3,869 3,863 Long-term debt, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs (Note 15)3,901 3,914 
Employee benefitsEmployee benefits206 235 Employee benefits146 209 
Deferred income tax liabilities (Note 12)Deferred income tax liabilities (Note 12)299 122 Deferred income tax liabilities (Note 12)479 456 
Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilitiesDeferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities506 505 Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities509 504 
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities9,567 8,713 Total liabilities9,145 9,147 
Contingencies and commitments (Note 21)Contingencies and commitments (Note 21)00Contingencies and commitments (Note 21)
Stockholders’ Equity (Note 17):Stockholders’ Equity (Note 17):Stockholders’ Equity (Note 17):
Common stock (282,420,032 and 279,522,227 shares issued) (Note 13)282 280 
Treasury stock, at cost (39,042,398 shares and 15,708,839 shares)(877)(334)
Common stock (284,758,061 and 282,487,412 shares issued) (Note 13)Common stock (284,758,061 and 282,487,412 shares issued) (Note 13)285 283 
Treasury stock, at cost (57,645,467 shares and 54,089,559 shares)Treasury stock, at cost (57,645,467 shares and 54,089,559 shares)(1,301)(1,204)
Additional paid-in capitalAdditional paid-in capital5,166 5,199 Additional paid-in capital5,205 5,194 
Retained earningsRetained earnings5,390 3,534 Retained earnings6,217 6,030 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (Note 18)237 331 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 18)Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 18)(104)(85)
Total United States Steel Corporation stockholders’ equityTotal United States Steel Corporation stockholders’ equity10,198 9,010 Total United States Steel Corporation stockholders’ equity10,302 10,218 
Noncontrolling interestsNoncontrolling interests93 93 Noncontrolling interests93 93 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equityTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity$19,858 $17,816 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$19,540 $19,458 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)20222021(Dollars in millions)20232022
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashIncrease (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashIncrease (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Operating activities:Operating activities:Operating activities:
Net earningsNet earnings$1,860 $1,103 Net earnings$199 $882 
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationDepreciation, depletion and amortization396 391 Depreciation, depletion and amortization221 198 
Asset impairment chargesAsset impairment charges4 
Asset impairment charges (Note 1)157 28 
Gain on equity investee transactions (111)
Restructuring and other charges (Note 20)Restructuring and other charges (Note 20)34 37 Restructuring and other charges (Note 20)1 17 
Loss on debt extinguishment2 256 
Pensions and other postretirement benefitsPensions and other postretirement benefits(106)(46)Pensions and other postretirement benefits(41)(60)
Active employee benefit investmentsActive employee benefit investments(3)— 
Deferred income taxes (Note 12)Deferred income taxes (Note 12)247 (77)Deferred income taxes (Note 12)38 121 
Net gain on sale of assetsNet gain on sale of assets(4)(15)Net gain on sale of assets(2)(2)
Equity investee earnings, net of distributions received(110)(49)
Equity investee loss (earnings), net of distributions receivedEquity investee loss (earnings), net of distributions received13 (36)
Changes in:Changes in:Changes in:
Current receivablesCurrent receivables(615)(875)Current receivables(178)(355)
InventoriesInventories(885)(343)Inventories(167)(467)
Current accounts payable and accrued expensesCurrent accounts payable and accrued expenses575 789 Current accounts payable and accrued expenses298 360 
Income taxes receivable/payableIncome taxes receivable/payable229 47 Income taxes receivable/payable10 140 
All other, netAll other, net(104)(32)All other, net(212)(33)
Net cash provided by operating activitiesNet cash provided by operating activities1,676 1,103 Net cash provided by operating activities181 771 
Investing activities:Investing activities:Investing activities:
Capital expendituresCapital expenditures(660)(284)Capital expenditures(740)(349)
Acquisition of Big River Steel, net of cash acquired (Note 5) (625)
Proceeds from cost reimbursement government grants (Note 21)53 — 
Proceeds from sale of assetsProceeds from sale of assets12 25 Proceeds from sale of assets2 
Other investing activitiesOther investing activities(7)(1)Other investing activities (7)
Net cash used in investing activitiesNet cash used in investing activities(602)(885)Net cash used in investing activities(738)(352)
Financing activities:Financing activities:Financing activities:
Repayment of short-term debt (Note 15) (180)
Revolving credit facilities - borrowings, net of financing costs (Note 15) 50 
Revolving credit facilities - repayments (Note 15) (911)
Issuance of long-term debt, net of financing costs (Note 15)Issuance of long-term debt, net of financing costs (Note 15)4 825 Issuance of long-term debt, net of financing costs (Note 15) 
Repayment of long-term debt (Note 15)Repayment of long-term debt (Note 15)(73)(1,418)Repayment of long-term debt (Note 15)(10)(6)
Net proceeds from public offering of common stock (Note 22) 790 
Common stock repurchased (Note 22)Common stock repurchased (Note 22)(522)— Common stock repurchased (Note 22)(75)(123)
Proceeds from government incentives (Note 21)Proceeds from government incentives (Note 21)82 — Proceeds from government incentives (Note 21) 82 
Other financing activitiesOther financing activities(39)(11)Other financing activities(32)(28)
Net cash used in financing activitiesNet cash used in financing activities(548)(855)Net cash used in financing activities(117)(71)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cashEffect of exchange rate changes on cash(27)(9)Effect of exchange rate changes on cash8 (7)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash499 (646)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashNet (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(666)341 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year (Note 7)Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year (Note 7)2,600 2,118 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year (Note 7)3,539 2,600 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (Note 7)Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (Note 7)$3,099 $1,472 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (Note 7)$2,873 $2,941 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:Non-cash investing and financing activities:Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Change in accrued capital expendituresChange in accrued capital expenditures$104 $(26)Change in accrued capital expenditures$(226)$22 
U. S. Steel common stock issued for employee/non-employee director stock plansU. S. Steel common stock issued for employee/non-employee director stock plans46 27 U. S. Steel common stock issued for employee/non-employee director stock plans28 45 
Capital expenditures funded by finance lease borrowingsCapital expenditures funded by finance lease borrowings26 10 Capital expenditures funded by finance lease borrowings24 
Export Credit Agreement (ECA) financingExport Credit Agreement (ECA) financing 23 Export Credit Agreement (ECA) financing1 — 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1.     Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
The year-end Consolidated Balance Sheet data was derived from audited statements but does not include all disclosures required for complete financial statements by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The other information in these condensed financial statements is unaudited but, in the opinion of management, reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods covered, including assessment of certain accounting matters using all available information such as consideration of forecasted financial information in context with other information reasonably available to us. However, our future assessment of our current expectations including consideration of the unknown future impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, could result in material impacts to our consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature unless disclosed otherwise. These condensed financial statements, including notes, have been prepared in accordance with the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Additional information is contained in the United States Steel Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021,2022, which should be read in conjunction with these condensed financial statements.
Asset Impairments
In the second quarter 2022, the Company recognized charges of approximately $151 million for the write-off of the blast furnaces and related fixed assets for the permanent idling of the iron making process at the Company's Great Lakes Works facility, which had been idled on an indefinite basis during 2020. The coil finishing process at Great Lakes Works continues to operate and remains a component of the Company's operating plans.

In May 2019, U. S. Steel announced that it planned to construct a new endless casting and rolling facility at its Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock, Pennsylvania, and a cogeneration facility at its Clairton Plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, both part of the Company's Mon Valley Works. The Company purchased certain equipment for this project before delaying groundbreaking in March 2020 in response to COVID-19. In April 2021, the Company determined not to pursue this project, re-evaluated the use of the already purchased equipment, and subsequently transferred suitable equipment to the Mini Mill segment to be used on the new three-million-ton mini mill flat-rolled facility under construction in Osceola, Arkansas (BR2). Total impairments of $56 million were recognized for this project in 2021, $28 million of which was recognized during the three-month period ended June 30, 2021.

There were no triggering events that required an impairment evaluation of our long-lived asset groups as of June 30, 2022.
2.    New Accounting Standards
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, there were no accounting standards and interpretations issued which are expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position, operations or cash flows.
3.    Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In October 2021,September 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update 2022-04, Disclosure of Supplier Finance Program Obligations (ASU 2022-04). ASU 2022-04 requires that an entity disclose certain information about supplier finance programs used in connection with the purchase of goods and services. ASU 2022-04 is effective for all entities with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those fiscal years, except for the amendment on roll-forward information, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. U. S. Steel adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2023, with the exception of the amendment on roll-forward information, which will be adopted in our fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2024.
The Company has a supply chain finance (SCF) arrangement with a third-party administrator which allows participating suppliers, at their sole discretion, to make offers to sell payment obligations of the Company prior to their scheduled due dates at a discounted price to a participating financial institution. The third-party administrator entered into a separate agreement with the Export Import Bank of the United States to guarantee 90 percent of supplier obligations sold for up to $200 million. No guarantees or collateral are provided by the Company or any of its subsidiaries under the SCF program.
The Company’s goal is to capture overall supplier savings and improve working capital efficiency. The agreements facilitate the suppliers’ ability to sell payment obligations, while providing them with greater working capital flexibility. The Company has no economic interest in the sale of the suppliers’ receivables and no direct financial relationship with the financial institution concerning these services. The Company’s obligations to its suppliers, including amounts due and scheduled payment dates, are not impacted by suppliers’ decisions to sell amounts under the arrangements. The SCF program requires the Company to pay the third-party administrator the stated amount of the confirmed participating supplier invoices. The payment terms for confirmed invoices range from 75 to 90 days after the end of the month in which the invoice was issued.
The underlying costs from suppliers that elected to participate in the SCF program are generally recorded in cost of sales in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Amounts due to suppliers who participate in the SCF program are reflected in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and payments on the obligations by our suppliers are included in cash used in operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. As of March 31, 2023, accounts payable and accrued expenses included $107 million of outstanding payment obligations which suppliers elected to sell to participating financial institutions.
In October 2021, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2021-08, Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2021-08). ASU 2021-08 requires that an entity recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.Customers. ASU 2021-08 is effective for public companies with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption of all amendments in the same period permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of ASU 2021-08 but does not believe it will have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
3.    Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (ASU 2020-06). ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 also requires entities to provide expanded disclosures about the terms and features of convertible instruments and amends certain guidance in ASC 260 on the computation of earnings per share (EPS) for convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. The update requires entities to use the If-Converted Method for calculating diluted earnings per share, retiring the previous alternative calculation of the Treasury Stock Method for calculating diluted earnings per share for convertible instruments.
U. S. Steel has adopted this guidance using the modified retrospective implementation method as of January 1, 2022. The cumulative effect of the changes made to our consolidated January 1, 2022, balance sheet for the adoption of ASU 2020-06 was as follows:
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(in millions)Balance as of December 31, 2021Adjustments due to ASU 2020-06Balance as of January 1, 2022
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
Assets
Deferred income tax benefits32436
Liabilities
Long-term debt, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs3,863743,937
Deferred income tax liabilities122(15)107
Equity
Additional paid-in capital5,199(78)5,121
Retained Earnings3,534223,556
In November 2021, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2021-10, Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance (ASU 2021-10). ASU 2021-10 provides expanded annual disclosure requirements for business entities that account for a transaction with a government by applying a grant or contribution accounting model by analogy. U. S. Steel adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2022. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.2023 and will apply it to any future business combinations.
4.    Segment Information
U. S. Steel has 4four reportable segments: North American Flat-Rolled (Flat-Rolled), Mini Mill, U. S. Steel Europe (USSE); and Tubular Products (Tubular). The Mini Mill segment reflects the acquisition of Big River Steel after the purchase of the remaining equity interest on January 15, 2021 (see Note 5 for further details) and BR2 which is under construction in Osceola, Arkansas. The Tubular segment includes the electric arc furnace at our Fairfield Tubular Operations in Fairfield, Alabama. The results of our real estate businesses and of our former railroad business are combined and disclosed in the Other category.
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The chief operating decision maker evaluates performance and determines resource allocations based on a number of factors, the primary measure being earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes. Earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes for reportable segments and the Other category does not include net interest and other financial costs (income), income taxes, stock-based compensation expense, and certain other items that management believes are not indicative of future results.

The accounting principles applied at the operating segment level in determining earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes are generally the same as those applied at the consolidated financial statement level. Intersegment sales and transfers are accounted for at market-based prices and are eliminated at the corporate consolidation level. Corporate-level selling, general and administrative expenses and costs related to certain former businesses are allocated to the reportable segments and Other based on measures of activity that management believes are reasonable.

The results of segment operations for the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021 are:
(In millions) Three Months Ended June 30, 2022Customer
Sales
Intersegment
Sales
Net
Sales
Earnings
from
investees
Earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes
(In millions) Three Months Ended March 31, 2023(In millions) Three Months Ended March 31, 2023Customer
Sales
Intersegment
Sales
Net
Sales
(Loss) earnings
from
investees
(Loss) earnings before interest and income taxes(a)
Flat-RolledFlat-Rolled$3,724 $147 $3,871 $86 $777 Flat-Rolled$2,570 $90 $2,660 $(16)$(7)
Mini MillMini Mill838 147 985  270 Mini Mill553 70 623  12 
USSEUSSE1,342 4 1,346  280 USSE838 6 844  (34)
TubularTubular381 2 383 9 107 Tubular505 1 506 3 232 
Total reportable segmentsTotal reportable segments6,285 300 6,585 95 1,434 Total reportable segments4,466 167 4,633 (13)203 
OtherOther5  5  (12)Other4  4  3 
Reconciling Items and EliminationsReconciling Items and Eliminations (300)(300) (168)Reconciling Items and Eliminations (167)(167) (17)
TotalTotal$6,290 $ $6,290 $95 $1,254 Total$4,470 $ $4,470 $(13)$189 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Flat-RolledFlat-Rolled$2,991 $63 $3,054 $32 $579 Flat-Rolled$2,954 $52 $3,006 $30 $529 
Mini MillMini Mill759 142 901 — 284 Mini Mill718 130 848 — 278 
USSEUSSE1,078 1,079 — 207 USSE1,251 1,255 — 264 
TubularTubular184 187 — Tubular309 312 77 
Total reportable segmentsTotal reportable segments5,012 209 5,221 35 1,070 Total reportable segments5,232 189 5,421 36 1,148 
OtherOther13 27 40 — 14 Other— — 
Reconciling Items and EliminationsReconciling Items and Eliminations— (236)(236)— (50)Reconciling Items and Eliminations— (189)(189)— (37)
TotalTotal$5,025 $— $5,025 $35 $1,034 Total$5,234 $— $5,234 $36 $1,118 
(a) (Loss) earnings before interest and income taxes has been updated for three months ended March 31, 2022 for Flat-Rolled and Reconciling Items and Eliminations. This is the result of a retroactive adjustment for the reclassification of stock-based compensation expense as an item not allocated to segment results. See the schedule of reconciling items to consolidated earnings before interest and income taxes below for further details.
(a) (Loss) earnings before interest and income taxes has been updated for three months ended March 31, 2022 for Flat-Rolled and Reconciling Items and Eliminations. This is the result of a retroactive adjustment for the reclassification of stock-based compensation expense as an item not allocated to segment results. See the schedule of reconciling items to consolidated earnings before interest and income taxes below for further details.
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The results of segment operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 are:
(In millions) Six Months Ended June 30, 2022Customer
Sales
Intersegment
Sales
Net
Sales
Earnings
from
investees
Earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes
Flat-Rolled$6,678 $199 $6,877 $116 $1,290 
Mini Mill1,556 277 1,833  548 
USSE2,593 8 2,601  544 
Tubular690 5 695 15 184 
Total reportable segments11,517 489 12,006 131 2,566 
Other7  7  (5)
Reconciling Items and Eliminations (489)(489) (189)
Total$11,524 $ $11,524 $131 $2,372 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Flat-Rolled$5,263 $106 $5,369 $37 $725 
Mini Mill1,209 204 1,413 — 416 
USSE1,876 1,878 — 312 
Tubular318 325 (29)
Total reportable segments8,666 319 8,985 43 1,424 
Other23 56 79 22 
Reconciling Items and Eliminations— (375)(375)— 13 
Total$8,689 $— $8,689 $49 $1,459 
A summary of total assets by segment is as follows:
(In millions)(In millions)June 30, 2022December 31, 2021(In millions)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Flat-RolledFlat-Rolled$7,867 $7,337 Flat-Rolled$8,109 $7,936 
Mini Mill(a)
Mini Mill(a)
5,394 4,715 
Mini Mill(a)
6,176 5,787 
USSEUSSE6,443 6,111 USSE6,199 5,823 
TubularTubular1,070 1,054 Tubular1,163 1,140 
Total reportable segmentsTotal reportable segments$20,774 $19,217 Total reportable segments$21,647 $20,686 
OtherOther$110 $88 Other$142 $141 
Corporate, reconciling items, and eliminations(b)
Corporate, reconciling items, and eliminations(b)
(1,026)(1,489)
Corporate, reconciling items, and eliminations(b)
(2,249)(1,369)
Total assetsTotal assets$19,858 $17,816 Total assets$19,540 $19,458 
(a)Includes assets of $697 million$1.7 billion and $347 million$1.4 billion at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively, related to BR2Big River 2 (BR2) under construction in Osceola, Arkansas.
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(b)The majority of corporate, reconciling items, and eliminations is comprised of cash and the elimination of intersegment amounts.
The following is a schedule of reconciling items to consolidated earnings before interest and income taxes:
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions)(In millions)2022202120222021(In millions)20232022
Items not allocated to segments:Items not allocated to segments:Items not allocated to segments:
Restructuring and other charges (Note 20)Restructuring and other charges (Note 20)$(17)$(31)$(34)$(37)Restructuring and other charges (Note 20)$(1)$(17)
Asset impairment charges (Note 1)(151)(28)(157)(28)
Stock-based compensation expense (Note 11)Stock-based compensation expense (Note 11)(11)(16)
Other charges, netOther charges, net (6)2 (48)Other charges, net(5)(4)
Gains on assets sold and previously held investments 15  126 
Total reconciling itemsTotal reconciling items$(168)$(50)$(189)$13 Total reconciling items$(17)$(37)

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5.    Acquisitions and Dispositions

5.    
Big River Steel Acquisition
On January 15, 2021, U. S. Steel purchased the remaining equity interest in Big River Steel for approximately $625 million in cash net of $36 million and $62 million in cash and restricted cash received, respectively, and the assumption of liabilities of approximately $50 million. There were acquisition related costs of approximately $9 million recorded in 2021.

Disposition
Prior to the closing of the acquisition on January 15, 2021, U. S. Steel accounted for its 49.9% equity interest in Big River Steel under the equity method. As a result of the acquisition, the Company adjusted the carrying amount of its previously held equity investment to its fair value of $770 million which resulted in a gain of approximately $111 million. The gain was recorded in gain on equity investee transactions in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The following unaudited pro forma information for U. S. Steel includesCompany has previously committed to, and continues to intend to, pursue the resultsdisposition of the Big River Steel acquisition as if it had been consummated on January 1, 2020. The unaudited pro forma information is based on historical information and is adjusted for amortization of intangible asset, property, plant and equipment and debt fair value step-ups. The pro forma information does not include any anticipated cost savings or other effects of the integration of Big River Steel. Accordingly, the unaudited pro forma information does not necessarily reflect the actual results that would have occurred, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results of operations.

Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)2021
Net sales$8,761 
Net earnings (loss)$1,033 

Transtar Disposition
On July 28, 2021, U. S. Steel completed the sale of 100 percent of its equity interests in its wholly-owned short-line railroad, Transtar, LLC (Transtar) to an affiliate of Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors, LLC. The Company received net cash proceeds of $627 million, subject to certain customary adjustments as set forth in the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, and recognized a pretax gain of approximately $506 million in 2021. In connection with the closing of the transaction, the Company entered into certain ancillary agreements including a railway services agreement, providing for continued rail services for its Gary and Mon Valley Works facilities, and a transition services agreement. Because Transtar does not represent a significant component of U. S. Steel's business and does not constitute a reportable business segment, its results through the date of disposition are reported in the Other category. See Note 4 for further details.

Other Transactions
In December 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to sell certain assets related to a component of its flat-rollflat-rolled business. As a result of this commitment,March 31, 2023, the Company has recognizedaccrued a total of $119$120 million for severance and exit costs, of which $102 million and $18 million is recorded in restructuring-relatedaccounts payable and accrued expenses and payroll and benefits payable, respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. $1 million of these charges were incurred during the fourthfirst quarter 2021 and six months ended June 30, 2022. These2023. No payments for these charges are expected to be paid out on a long-term basis. This transaction is expected to result in a gain upon closure, which is subject to customary closing conditions.have been made as of March 31, 2023.
6.     Revenue

Revenue is generated primarily from contracts to produce, ship and deliver steel products, and to a lesser extent, raw materials sales such as iron ore pellets and coke by-products and real estate sales. Generally, U. S. Steel’s performance obligations are satisfied and revenue is recognized when title transfers to our customer for product shipped or services are provided. Revenues are recorded net of any sales incentives. Shipping and other transportation costs charged to customers are treated as fulfillment activities and are recorded in both revenue and cost of sales at the time control is transferred to the customer. Costs related to obtaining sales contracts are incidental and are expensed when incurred. Because customers are invoiced at the time title transfers and U. S. Steel’s right to consideration is unconditional at that time, U. S. Steel does not maintain contract asset balances. Additionally, U. S. Steel does not maintain contract liability balances, as performance obligations are satisfied prior to customer payment for product. U. S. Steel offers industry standard payment terms.

The following tables disaggregate our revenue by product for each of the reportable business segments for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and six months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively:

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Net Sales by Product (In millions):
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022Flat-RolledMini MillUSSETubularOtherTotal
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023Three Months Ended March 31, 2023Flat-RolledMini MillUSSETubularOtherTotal
Semi-finishedSemi-finished$80 $ $62 $ $ $142 Semi-finished$59 $ $32 $ $ $91 
Hot-rolled sheetsHot-rolled sheets710 507 636   1,853 Hot-rolled sheets554 332 348   1,234 
Cold-rolled sheetsCold-rolled sheets1,108 123 123   1,354 Cold-rolled sheets901 72 71   1,044 
Coated sheetsCoated sheets1,364 206 456   2,026 Coated sheets853 148 340   1,341 
Tubular productsTubular products  21 379  400 Tubular products  12 500  512 
All Other (a)
All Other (a)
462 2 44 2 5 515 
All Other (a)
203 1 35 5 4 248 
TotalTotal$3,724 $838 $1,342 $381 $5 $6,290 Total$2,570 $553 $838 $505 $4 $4,470 
(a) Consists primarily of sales of raw materials and coke making by-products.
(a) Consists primarily of sales of raw materials and coke making by-products.
(a) Consists primarily of sales of raw materials and coke making by-products.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021Flat-RolledMini MillUSSETubularOtherTotal
Semi-finished$— $— $46 $— $— $46 
Hot-rolled sheets653 451 561 — — 1,665 
Cold-rolled sheets889 127 102 — — 1,118 
Coated sheets1,020 179 334 — — 1,533 
Tubular products— — 14 178 — 192 
All Other (a)
429 21 13 471 
Total$2,991 $759 $1,078 $184 $13 $5,025 
(a) Consists primarily of sales of raw materials and coke making by-products.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2022Flat-RolledMini MillUSSETubularOtherTotal
Semi-finished$49 $— $$— $— $50 
Hot-rolled sheets514 399 593 — — 1,506 
Cold-rolled sheets971 92 139 — — 1,202 
Coated sheets1,196 224 483 — — 1,903 
Tubular products— — 15 306 — 321 
All Other (a)
224 20 252 
Total$2,954 $718 $1,251 $309 $$5,234 
(a) Consists primarily of sales of raw materials and coke making by-products.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022Flat-RolledMini MillUSSETubularOtherTotal
Semi-finished$129 $ $63 $ $ $192 
Hot-rolled sheets1,224 906 1,229   3,359 
Cold-rolled sheets2,079 215 262   2,556 
Coated sheets2,560 430 939   3,929 
Tubular products  36 685  721 
All Other (a)
686 5 64 5 7 767 
Total$6,678 $1,556 $2,593 $690 $7 $11,524 
(a) Consists primarily of sales of raw materials and coke making by-products.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021Flat-Rolled
Mini Mill (b)
USSETubularOtherTotal
Semi-finished$12 $— $49 $— $— $61 
Hot-rolled sheets1,103 700 947 — — 2,750 
Cold-rolled sheets1,673 206 185 — — 2,064 
Coated sheets1,898 300 632 — — 2,830 
Tubular products— — 24 306 — 330 
All Other (a)
577 39 12 23 654 
Total$5,263 $1,209 $1,876 $318 $23 $8,689 
(a) Consists primarily of sales of raw materials and coke making by-products.
(b) Mini Mill segment added after January 15, 2021 with the purchase of the remaining equity interest in Big River Steel.
7.     Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within U. S. Steel's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:
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(In millions)(In millions)June 30, 2022December 31, 2021June 30, 2021(In millions)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022March 31, 2022
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$3,035 $2,522 $1,329 Cash and cash equivalents$2,837 $3,504 $2,866 
Restricted cash in other current assetsRestricted cash in other current assets 47 Restricted cash in other current assets4 17 
Restricted cash in other noncurrent assetsRestricted cash in other noncurrent assets64 76 95 Restricted cash in other noncurrent assets32 31 58 
Transtar cash in assets held for sale — 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$3,099 $2,600 $1,472  Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$2,873 $3,539 $2,941 

Amounts included in restricted cash represent cash balances which are legally or contractually restricted, primarily for electric arc furnace construction, environmental liabilities and other capital projects and insurance purposes.
8.    Inventories
The LIFOlast-in, first-out (LIFO) method is the predominant method of inventory costing for our Flat-Rolled and Tubular segments. The FIFOfirst-in, first-out (FIFO) and moving average methods are the predominant inventory costing methods for our Mini Mill segment and the FIFO method is the predominant inventory costing method for our USSE segment. At June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the LIFO method accounted for 3741 percent and 4643 percent of total inventory values, respectively.
(In millions)(In millions)June 30, 2022December 31, 2021(In millions)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Raw materialsRaw materials$1,342 $713 Raw materials$1,213 $1,098 
Semi-finished productsSemi-finished products1,145 1,056 Semi-finished products900 811 
Finished productsFinished products480 388 Finished products386 398 
Supplies and sundry itemsSupplies and sundry items47 53 Supplies and sundry items42 52 
TotalTotal$3,014 $2,210 Total$2,541 $2,359 
Current acquisition costs were estimated to exceed the above inventory values by $1.561$1.6 billion and $896 million$1.2 billion at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively. CostAs a result of sales increased and earnings before interest and income taxes decreased by $1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, andliquidation of LIFO inventories, cost of sales decreased and earnings before interest and income taxes increased by $7 million for the six monthsended June 30, 2022, respectively, as a result of liquidation of LIFO inventories. Cost of sales decreased and earnings before interest and income taxes increased by $6$9 million and $7$8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, as a result of liquidation of LIFO inventories.March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
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9.     Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Intangible assets that are being amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives are detailed below:
As of June 30, 2022As of December 31, 2021As of March 31, 2023As of December 31, 2022
(In millions)(In millions)Useful
Lives
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Amount
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Amount
(In millions)Useful
Lives
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Amount
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Amount
Customer relationshipsCustomer relationships22 Years$413 $28 $385 $413 $18 $395 Customer relationships22 Years$413 $42 $371 $413 $37 $376 
PatentsPatents5-15 Years17 11 6 17 11 Patents5-15 Years17 12 5 17 12 
Energy ContractEnergy Contract2 Years54 23 31 54 11 43 Energy Contract2 Years54 38 16 54 32 22 
Total amortizable intangible assetsTotal amortizable intangible assets$484 $62 $422 $484 $40 $444 Total amortizable intangible assets$484 $92 $392 $484 $81 $403 
Amortization expense was $11 million and $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Total estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 20222023 is $22$31 million. We expect approximately $118$98 million in total amortization expense from 20232024 through 20272028 and approximately $282$263 million in remaining amortization expense thereafter.
The carrying amount of acquired water rights with indefinite lives as of June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 20212022 totaled $75 million.
Below is a summary of goodwill by segment for the three months ended June 30, 2022:March 31, 2023:
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Flat-RolledMini MillUSSETubularTotal
Balance at December 31, 2021$ $916 $4 $ $920 
Additions     
Balance at June 30, 2022$ $916 $4 $ $920 
Flat-RolledMini MillUSSETubularTotal
Balance at December 31, 2022$ $916 $4 $ $920 
Additions     
Balance at March 31, 2023$ $916 $4 $ $920 
10.    Pensions and Other Benefits
The following table reflects the components of net periodic benefit (income) cost for the three months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and 2021:2022:
Pension BenefitsOther BenefitsPension BenefitsOther Benefits
(In millions)(In millions)2022202120222021(In millions)2023202220232022
Service costService cost$11 $14 $2 $Service cost$8 $11 $1 $
Interest costInterest cost39 41 12 12 Interest cost55 39 17 12 
Expected return on plan assetsExpected return on plan assets(89)(89)(23)(20)Expected return on plan assets(82)(89)(15)(22)
Amortization of prior service credit1 (6)(7)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)Amortization of prior service cost (credit)5 — (6)(7)
Amortization of actuarial net loss (gain)Amortization of actuarial net loss (gain)18 37 (13)(6)Amortization of actuarial net loss (gain)3 18 (18)(13)
Net periodic benefit (income) cost, excluding below(20)(28)(18)
Net periodic benefit income, excluding belowNet periodic benefit income, excluding below(11)(21)(21)(28)
Multiemployer plansMultiemployer plans19 18  — Multiemployer plans21 19  — 
Settlement, termination and curtailment losses (a)
Settlement, termination and curtailment losses (a)
3 2  
Settlement, termination and curtailment losses (a)
   
Net periodic benefit cost (income)Net periodic benefit cost (income)$2 $25 $(26)$(18)Net periodic benefit cost (income)$10 $(1)$(21)$(28)
(a) During the three months ended June 30, 2022, pension and other postretirement benefits incurred special termination charges of approximately $5 million due to workforce restructuring. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the pension plan incurred curtailment charges of approximately $3 million with the sale of Transtar.
(a) During the three months ended March 31, 2022, pension benefits incurred special termination charges of approximately $1 million due to workforce restructuring.(a) During the three months ended March 31, 2022, pension benefits incurred special termination charges of approximately $1 million due to workforce restructuring.
The following table reflects the components of net periodic benefit (income) cost for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
Pension BenefitsOther Benefits
(In millions)2022202120222021
Service cost$22 $28 $4 $
Interest cost78 81 24 24 
Expected return on plan assets(178)(178)(45)(40)
Amortization of prior service cost1 (13)(14)
Amortization of actuarial net loss (gain)36 75 (26)(12)
Net periodic benefit (income) cost, excluding below(41)(56)(36)
Multiemployer plans38 37  — 
Settlement, termination and curtailment losses (a)
4 2  
Net periodic benefit cost (income)$1 $47 $(54)$(36)
(a) During the six months ended June 30, 2022, pension and other postretirement benefits incurred special termination charges of approximately $6 million due to workforce restructuring. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the pension plan incurred curtailment charges of approximately $3 million with the sale of Transtar.
Employer Contributions
During the first sixthree months of 2022,2023, U. S. Steel made cash payments of $38$20 million to the Steelworkers Pension Trust and $1$2 million of pension payments not funded by trusts.

During the first sixthree months of 2022,2023, cash payments of $11$9 million were made for other postretirement benefit payments not funded by trusts.

Company contributions to defined contribution plans totaled $12 million and $11 million for the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively. Company contributions to defined contribution plans totaled $23 million and $21 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Transtar Disposition
In connection with the Transtar sale, U. S. Steel remeasured its main pension benefit plan as of June 30, 2021. As a result of the remeasurement, the net pension obligation was reduced by $255 million.
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11.    Stock-Based Compensation Plans

U. S. Steel has outstanding stock-based compensation awards that were granted by the Compensation & Organization Committee (the Committee) of the Board of Directors, or its designee, under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (2005(the 2005 Plan) and the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated (Omnibus(the Omnibus Plan). TheOn April 26, 2016, the Company's stockholders approved the Omnibus Plan and, between 2016 and the present, authorized the Company to issue up to 32,700,000 shares in the aggregate of U. S. Steel common stock under the Omnibus Plan. While the awards that were previously granted under the 2005 Plan remain outstanding, all future awards will be granted under the Omnibus Plan. As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, there were 9,310,4606,188,771 shares available for future grants under the Omnibus Plan.

Recent grants of stock-based compensation consist of restricted stock units, total stockholder return (TSR) performance awards and return on capital employed (ROCE) performance awards. Shares of common stock under the Omnibus Plan are issued from authorized, but unissued stock. The following table is a summary of the awards made under the Omnibus Plan during the first sixthree months of 20222023 and 2021.2022.
2022202120232022
Grant DetailsGrant Details
Shares(a)
Fair Value(b)
Shares(a)
Fair Value(b)
Grant Details
Shares(a)
Fair Value(b)
Shares(a)
Fair Value(b)
Restricted Stock UnitsRestricted Stock Units1,165,130 $24.28 1,492,880 $18.30 Restricted Stock Units1,274,520 $29.90 1,169,470 $24.27 
Performance Awards (c)
Performance Awards (c)
Performance Awards (c)
TSR TSR225,030 $28.53 306,930 $19.46  TSR185,120 $37.41 225,030 $28.53 
ROCE (d)
ROCE (d)
396,280 $23.60 485,900 $17.92 
ROCE (d)
357,020 $29.35 396,280 $23.60 
(a) The share amounts shown in this table do not reflect an adjustment for estimated forfeitures.
(b) Represents the per share weighted average for all grants during the period.
(c) The number of performance awards shown represents the target share grant of the award.
(d) A portion of ROCE awards granted in 20222023 and 20212022 are not shown in the table because they were granted in cash.

U. S. Steel recognized pretax stock-based compensation expense in the amount of $16$11 million and $15$16 million in the three-month periods ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively and $32 million and $26 million in the first six months of 2022 and 2021, respectively.

As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, total future compensation expense related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements was $72$79 million, and the weighted average period over which this expense is expected to be recognized is approximately 2126 months.

Stock Options
Compensation expense for stock options is recorded over the vesting period based on the fair value on the date of grant, as calculated by U. S. Steel using the Black-Scholes model and the assumptions listed below. Awards generally vest ratably over a three-year service period and have a term of ten years. Stock options are generally issued at the average market price of the underlying stock on the date of the grant. Upon exercise of stock options, shares of U. S. Steel stock are issued from treasury stock or from authorized, but unissued common stock. There have been no stock options granted since 2017 other than the 171,000 performance-based stock options granted in December 2021, which are further described below.

The expected annual dividends per share are based on the latest annualized dividend rate at the date of grant; the expected life in years is determined primarily from historical stock option exercise data; the expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of U. S. Steel stock; and the risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury strip rate for the expected life of the option.

The 171,000 performance-based stock options granted in December 2021, which were valued using a lattice model, do not become vested and exercisable until the Company's 20-trading day average closing stock price meets or exceeds the following stock price hurdles during the seven-year period beginning on the grant date, as follows:

20-trading day Average Closing Stock Price Achievement During 7-Year Period Beginning on Grant Date(a)
Percentage of Performance-Based Stock Options Exercisable
$35.00 33.33 %
$45.00 33.33 %
$55.00 33.34 %
(a) The $35.00 tranche vested in April 2022.

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Stock Awards
Restricted stock units awarded as part of annual grants generally vest ratably over three years. Their fair value is the average market price of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. Restricted stock units granted in connection with new-hire or retention grants generally cliff vest three years from the date of the grant.

TSR performance awards may vest at varying levels at the end of a three-year performance period if U. S. Steel'sSteel’s total stockholdershareholder return compared to the total stockholdershareholder return of a peer group of companies meets specified performance criteria withduring the three-year performance period. TSR is calculated as follows: 20 percent for each year in the three-year performance period weighted at 20and 40 percent andfor the full three-year period weighted at 40 percent.period. TSR performance awards canmay vest and payout 50 percent at between zerothe threshold level, 100 percent at the target level and 200 percent ofat the target award.maximum level for payouts. Payment for performance in between the threshold percentages will be interpolated. The fair value of the TSR performance awards is calculated using a Monte CarloMonte-Carlo simulation.

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ROCE performance awards may vest at the end of a three-year performance period contingent upon meeting the specified ROCE performance metric.goals approved by the Committee. For the 2022 and 2023 ROCE performance awards, each year in the three-year performance period is weighted at 20 percent and the full three-year period is weighted at 40 percent of the total award. ROCE performance awards canmay vest between zeroand payout 50 percent at the threshold level, 100 percent at the target level and 200 percent ofat the target award.maximum level for payouts. Payment for performance in between the threshold percentages will be interpolated. The fair value of the ROCE performance awards is the average market price of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.

In December 2021 and August 2022, special performance-based restricted stock unit awards (PSUs) were granted to members of the Company’s executive leadership team. Shares are earned based on the achievement of certain pre-set quantitative performance criteria during the four-year performance period, January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025. Shares may vest following the expiration of the Performance Period if the Company satisfies the performance criteria.

The Chief Executive Officer was granted PSUs that vest with the following, equally weighted, performance metrics: (i) EBITDA margin expansion, (ii) greenhouse gas emissions intensity reduction, (iii) asset portfolio optimization, (iv) leverage metrics and (v) corporate relative valuation. Other members of the executive leadership team were granted PSUs that vest with performance criteria related to: (i) on time and on budget completion of BR2 (30% of the grant), (ii) EBITDA margin expansion (40% of the grant) and (iii) greenhouse gas emissions intensity reduction (30% of the grant).

For the PSU awards, a payout is achievable at threshold (50% of target), target (100% of target) or maximum (200% of target) performance achievement. Payout amounts will be interpolated between the threshold, target and maximum amounts.
12.    Income Taxes
Tax provision
For the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2023, and 2022, and 2021, the Company recorded a tax provision of $530$51 million and a tax benefit of $36$246 million, respectively. Additionally, in accordance with the adoption of ASU 2020-06, the Company recorded an increase in its long-term state deferred tax asset of $4 million and a decrease in its long-term federal deferred tax liability of $15 million in the first quarter of 2022. The tax provision and tax benefitprovisions for the first sixthree months of 20222023 and 2021, respectively,2022 were based on an estimated annual effective rate, which requires management to make its best estimate of annual pretax income or loss and discrete items recognized during the period.period, if applicable.

Throughout the year, management regularly updates forecasted annual pretax results for the various countries in which we operate based on changes in factors such as prices, shipments, product mix, plant operating performance and cost estimates. To the extent that actual 2023 pretax results for U.S. and foreign income or loss vary from estimates applied herein, the actual tax provision or benefit recognized in 2023 could be materially different from the forecasted amount used to estimate the tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

In March 2022, the Company and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission entered into the Recycling Tax Credit Incentive Agreement, whereby the Company may earn state income tax credits in an amount equal to 30%30 percent of the cost of waste reduction, reuse, or recycling equipment, subject to meeting the requirements of the Arkansas Code Ann. Section 26-51-506, for BR2 which is under construction in Osceola, Arkansas. Documentation supporting the Company's investment in qualifying equipment must be submitted as part of an application for certification expected to be completed on or before 2025. In March 2022, the Company received a lump-sum payment of approximately $82 million as proceeds from the sale of a portion of expected future tax credits to be earned by the Company (see Note 21 for additional information). The Company estimates that it could earn tax credits in excess of $700 million, exclusive of the amount sold in March 2022, which the Company will recognize in the year the assets are placed into service and meet the requirements of Arkansas Code Ann. Section 26-51-506. Any unused tax credit that cannot be claimed in a tax year may be carried forward indefinitely by the Company and applied to its future state tax liability.

TheOn August 16, 2022, H.R. 5376 (commonly called the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) was signed into law, which, among other things, implemented a corporate alternative minimum tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2021, includes a benefit(CAMT) of $262 million for the release of the domestic valuation allowance recorded against domestic deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized. During the second quarter of 2021, the Company evaluated all available positive and negative evidence, including the impact of profitability generated from current year operations and future projections of profitability. As a result, the Company determined that all of its domestic deferred tax assets were more likely than not to be realized with the exception15 percent on net book income of certain of its state net operating losses and state tax credits and reversedlarge corporations adjusted for certain items prescribed by the valuation allowance against those deferred tax assets accordingly.

Throughout the year, management regularly updates forecasted annual pretax results for the various countries in which we operate based on changes in factors such as prices, shipments, product mix, plant operating performance and cost estimates. To the extent that actual 2022 pretax results for U.S. and foreign income or loss vary from estimates applied herein, the actual tax provision or benefit recognized in 2022 could be materially different from the forecasted amount used to estimate thelegislation. The tax provision for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023 reflects the impact of CAMT, which is not material to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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13.    Earnings and Dividends Per Common Share
Earnings Per Share Attributable to United States Steel Corporation Stockholders
The effect of dilutive securities on weighted average common shares outstanding included in the calculation of diluted earnings per common share for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2021 were as follows.
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)2022202120222021
Earnings attributable to United States Steel Corporation stockholders:
Basic$978 $1,012 $1,860 $1,103 
Interest expense on Senior Convertible Notes, net of tax3 — 7 — 
Diluted$981 $1,012 $1,867 $1,103 
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic257,267 269,872 259,348 259,668 
Effect of Senior Convertible Notes26,194 11,975 26,194 10,439 
Effect of stock options, restricted stock units and performance awards3,219 4,490 3,704 4,405 
Diluted286,680 286,337 289,246 274,512 
Earnings per share attributable to United States Steel Corporation stockholders:
Basic$3.80 $3.75 $7.17 $4.25 
Diluted$3.42 $3.53 $6.45 $4.02 
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Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)20232022
Earnings attributable to United States Steel Corporation stockholders:
Basic$199 $882 
Interest expense on Senior Convertible Notes, net of tax3 
Diluted$202 $885 
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic227,332 261,453 
Effect of Senior Convertible Notes26,194 26,194 
Effect of stock options, restricted stock units and performance awards3,921 5,620 
Diluted257,447 293,267 
Earnings per share attributable to United States Steel Corporation stockholders:
Basic$0.87 $3.37 
Diluted$0.78 $3.02 
Excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share due to their anti-dilutive effect were 0.6 million outstanding securities granted under the Omnibus Plan for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 0.9 million and 1.30.6 million outstanding securities granted under the Omnibus Plan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Dividends Paid Per Share
The dividend for each of the first quarter of 2023 and second quarters of 2022 was 5five cents per common share. The dividend for each of the first and second quarters of 2021 was 1 cent per common share.share, respectively.
14.    Derivative Instruments
U. S. Steel uses foreign exchange forward sales contracts (foreign exchange forwards) with maturities up to 2820 months to manage our currency requirements and exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The USSE and Flat-Rolled segments use hedge accounting for their foreign exchange forwards. The Mini Mill segment has foreign exchange forwards for which hedge accounting has not been elected; therefore, the changes in the fair value of their foreign exchange forwards are recognized immediately in the Consolidated Statements of Operations (mark-to-market accounting).

U. S. Steel also uses financial swaps to protect from the commodity price risk associated with purchases of natural gas, zinc, tin, electricity and iron ore pellets (commodity purchase swaps). We elected cash flow hedge accounting for commodity purchase swaps for natural gas, zinc and tin and iron ore pellets and use mark-to-market accounting for electricity swaps. The maximum derivative contract duration for commodity purchase swaps where hedge accounting was elected andhave maturities up to 21 months. The commodity purchase swaps where hedge accounting was not elected is 6 months and 18 months, respectively.have maturities of up to 9 months.

U. S. Steel has entered into financial swaps that are used to partially manage the sales price risk of certain hot-rolled coil sales (sales swaps) and iron ore pellet sales (zero cost collars)collars and swaps). Both the sales swaps and the zero cost collars are accounted for using hedge accounting and have maturities of up to 612 months.
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The table below shows the outstanding swap quantities used to hedge forecasted purchases and sales as of June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2021:March 31, 2022:
Hedge ContractsClassificationJune 30, 2022June 30, 2021
Natural gas (in mmbtus)Commodity purchase swaps51,735,00025,251,000
Tin (in metric tons)Commodity purchase swaps1,653796
Zinc (in metric tons)Commodity purchase swaps14,47612,851
Electricity (in megawatt hours)Commodity purchase swaps636,000986,400
Iron ore pellets (in metric tons)Commodity purchase swaps10,000
Iron ore pellets (in metric tons)Zero-cost collars756,000
Hot-rolled coils (in tons)Sales swaps77,000159,880
Foreign currency (in millions of euros)Foreign exchange forwards332 278 
Foreign currency (in millions of dollars)Foreign exchange forwards$147 $
Foreign currency (in millions of CAD)Foreign exchange forwards$8 $— 

Hedge ContractsClassificationMarch 31, 2023March 31, 2022
Natural gas (in mmbtus)Commodity purchase swaps32,976,00043,265,000
Tin (in metric tons)Commodity purchase swaps1,0452,430
Zinc (in metric tons)Commodity purchase swaps23,78315,679
Electricity (in megawatt hours)Commodity purchase swaps367,200724,320
Iron ore (in metric tons)Commodity purchase swaps280,00030,000
Iron ore (in metric tons)Zero-cost collars1,080,000
Iron ore (in metric tons)Sales swaps1,087,500
Hot-rolled coils (in tons)Sales swaps215,000110,000
Foreign currency (in millions of euros)Foreign exchange forwards383 311 
Foreign currency (in millions of dollars)Foreign exchange forwards$85 $158 

The following summarizes the fair value amounts included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2021:
Balance Sheet Location (in millions)June 30, 2022December 31, 2021
Designated as Hedging Instruments
Accounts receivable$76 $42 
Accounts payable47 59 
Investments and long-term receivables2 
Other long-term liabilities13 
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Accounts receivable18 
Investments and long-term receivables6 
2022:

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Balance Sheet Location (in millions)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Designated as Hedging Instruments
Accounts receivable$17 $20 
Accounts payable133 68 
Other long-term liabilities4 15 
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Accounts receivable4 13 
Investments and long-term receivables 

The table below summarizes the effect of hedge accounting on Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) and amounts reclassified from AOCI into earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and 2021:2022:
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives in AOCIAmount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
(In millions)Three Months Ended June 30, 2022Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Location of Reclassification from AOCI (a)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Sales swaps$82 $(79)Net sales$(12)$(23)
Commodity purchase swaps(74)22 
Cost of sales (b)
21 
Foreign exchange forwards11 Cost of sales12 (5)
(a) The earnings impact of our hedging instruments substantially offsets the earnings impact of the related hedged items resulting in immaterial ineffectiveness.
(b) Costs for commodity purchase swaps are recognized in cost of sales as products are sold.

Gain (Loss) on Derivatives in AOCIAmount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
(In millions)Six Months Ended June 30, 2022Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Location of Reclassification from AOCI (a)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Sales swaps$24 $(123)Net sales$(38)$(33)
Commodity purchase swaps14 32 
Cost of sales (b)
43 
Foreign exchange forwards9 21 Cost of sales20 (10)
(a) The earnings impact of our hedging instruments substantially offsets the earnings impact of the related hedged items resulting in immaterial ineffectiveness.
(b) Costs for commodity purchase swaps are recognized in cost of sales as products are sold.

Gain (Loss) on Derivatives in AOCIAmount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
(In millions)Three Months Ended March 31, 2023Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Location of Reclassification from AOCI (a)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Sales swaps$(31)$(57)Net sales$3 $(26)
Commodity purchase swaps(18)88 
Cost of sales (b)
(9)22 
Foreign exchange forwards(8)(2)Cost of sales4 
(a) The earnings impact of our hedging instruments substantially offsets the earnings impact of the related hedged items resulting in immaterial ineffectiveness.
(b) Costs for commodity purchase swaps are recognized in cost of sales as products are sold.
At current contract values, $27$79 million currently in AOCI as of June 30, 2022March 31, 2023, will be recognized as a decreasean increase in cost of sales over the next year and $2$37 million currently in AOCI as of June 30, 2022March 31, 2023, will be recognized as an increasea decrease in net sales over the next year.
The loss recognized for foreign exchange forwards and financial swaps where hedge accounting was not elected was $3 million and $12$10 million for the three and sixmonths ended June 30, 2022, respectively.March 31, 2023. The loss recognized for foreign exchange forwards and financialsales swaps where hedge accounting was not elected was $6 million and $15$9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.March 31, 2022.
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15.    Debt
(In millions)(In millions)Issuer/BorrowerInterest
Rates %
MaturityJune 30, 2022December 31, 2021(In millions)Issuer/BorrowerInterest
Rates %
MaturityMarch 31, 2023December 31, 2022
2037 Senior Notes2037 Senior NotesU. S. Steel6.6502037350 350 2037 Senior NotesU. S. Steel6.6502037274 274 
2029 Senior Secured Notes2029 Senior Secured NotesBig River Steel6.6252029720 720 2029 Senior Secured NotesBig River Steel6.6252029720 720 
2029 Senior Notes2029 Senior NotesU. S. Steel6.8752029700 750 2029 Senior NotesU. S. Steel6.8752029475 475 
2026 Senior Convertible Notes2026 Senior Convertible NotesU. S. Steel5.0002026350 350 2026 Senior Convertible NotesU. S. Steel5.0002026350 350 
Environmental Revenue BondsEnvironmental Revenue BondsU. S. Steel4.125 - 6.7502024 - 2050633 647 Environmental Revenue BondsU. S. Steel4.125 - 6.7502024 - 2052924 924 
Environmental Revenue BondsEnvironmental Revenue BondsBig River Steel4.500 - 4.7502049752 752 Environmental Revenue BondsBig River Steel4.500 - 4.7502049752 752 
Finance leases and all other obligationsFinance leases and all other obligationsU. S. SteelVarious2022 - 202985 67 Finance leases and all other obligationsU. S. SteelVarious2023 - 2029117 100 
Finance leases and all other obligationsFinance leases and all other obligationsBig River SteelVarious2022 - 2031126 122 Finance leases and all other obligationsBig River SteelVarious2023 - 2027172 176 
Export Credit AgreementExport Credit AgreementU. S. SteelVariable2031136 136 Export Credit AgreementU. S. SteelVariable2031137 136 
Credit Facility AgreementCredit Facility AgreementU. S. SteelVariable2027 — Credit Facility AgreementU. S. SteelVariable2027 — 
Big River Steel ABL FacilityBig River Steel ABL FacilityBig River SteelVariable2026 — Big River Steel ABL FacilityBig River SteelVariable2026 — 
USSK Credit AgreementUSSK Credit AgreementU. S. Steel KosiceVariable2026 — USSK Credit AgreementU. S. Steel KosiceVariable2026 — 
USSK Credit FacilityUSSK Credit FacilityU. S. Steel KosiceVariable2024 — USSK Credit FacilityU. S. Steel KosiceVariable2024 — 
Total DebtTotal Debt3,852 3,894 Total Debt3,921 3,907 
Less unamortized discount, premium, and debt issuance costsLess unamortized discount, premium, and debt issuance costs(71)Less unamortized discount, premium, and debt issuance costs(71)(70)
Less short-term debt, long-term debt due within one year, and short-term issuance costsLess short-term debt, long-term debt due within one year, and short-term issuance costs54 28 Less short-term debt, long-term debt due within one year, and short-term issuance costs91 63 
Long-term debtLong-term debt$3,869 $3,863 Long-term debt$3,901 $3,914 

2029 Senior Notes
During the six months ended June 30,Arkansas Development Finance Authority Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2022 open market repurchases were made(United States Steel Corporation Project) (Green Bonds)
On September 6, 2022, U. S. Steel closed on an offering of $290 million aggregate principal amount of 5.450% Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds due 2052 (2052 ADFA Green Bonds). U. S. Steel received net proceeds of approximately $50$287 million after fees of aggregate principal on the 6.875% Senior Notes due 2029. There were redemption premiums and debt issuance write-offs of $2approximately $3 million related to the repurchases.underwriting and third-party expenses. The net proceeds from the issuance of the 2052 ADFA Green Bonds were used to partially fund work related to U. S. Steel’s solid waste disposal facilities, including two electric arc furnaces (EAF) and other equipment facilities at its new technologically-advanced flat rolled steel making facility, BR2, currently under construction near Osceola, Arkansas.

Industrial Development BoardOn and after September 1, 2025, the Company may redeem the 2052 ADFA Green Bonds at its option, at any time in whole or from time to time in part at the redemption prices (expressed in percentages of principal amount) listed below, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the 2052 ADFA Green Bonds, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on September 1 of each of the City of Hoover, AL Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds - Series 2020years indicated below.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022,
YearRedemption Price
2025105.000 %
2026104.000 %
2027103.000 %
2028102.000 %
2029101.000 %
2030 and thereafter100.000 %

At any time prior to September 1, 2025, U. S. Steel completed an approximately $14 million partial redemptionmay also redeem the 2052 ADFA Green Bonds, at our option, in whole or in part, or from time to time, at a price equal to the greater of 100 percent of the Hoover, AL environmental revenue bonds. Noprincipal amount of the 2052 ADFA Green Bonds plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, or the sum of the present value of the redemption premiumsprice of the 2052 ADFA Green Bonds if they were incurred asredeemed on September 1, 2025, plus interest payments due through September 1, 2025, discounted to the date of redemption on a result of this partial redemption.semi-annual basis at the applicable tax-exempt municipal bond rate, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
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2026 Senior Convertible Notes
In October 2019, U. S. Steel issued $350 million of 5.00% Senior Convertible Notes due November 1, 2026 (2026 Senior Convertible Notes). Interest on the 2026 Senior Convertible Notes is payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 of each year. The initial conversion rate for the 2026 Senior Convertible Notes is 74.8391 shares of U. S. Steel common stock per $1,000 principal amount, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $13.36 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment pursuant to the 2026 Senior Convertible Notes indenture. Based on the initial conversion rate, the 2026 Senior Convertible Notes are convertible into 26,193,685 shares of U. S. Steel common stock and we reserved for the possible issuance of 33,396,930 shares, which is the maximum amount that could be issued upon conversion.conversion at maturity. Prior to August 1, 2026, holders of notes may convert all or a portion of their notes at their option only upon the satisfaction of specified conditions and during certain periods. On or after August 1, 2026, holders may convert all or a portion of their notes prior to the maturity date. Upon conversion, we will satisfy the obligation with cash, common stock, or a combination thereof, at our election. U. S. Steel may not redeem the 2026 Senior Convertible Notes prior to November 5, 2023. On or after November 5, 2023, and prior to August 1, 2026, if the price per share of U. S. Steel's common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price for specified periods, U. S. Steel may redeem all or a portion of the 2026 Senior Convertible Notes at a cash redemption price of 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

If U. S. Steel undergoes a fundamental change, as defined in the 2026 Senior Convertible Notes, holders may require us to repurchase the 2026 Senior Convertible Notes in whole or in part for cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Senior Convertible Notes to be purchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding the repurchase date.
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Big River Steel - Sustainability Linked ABL Facility
Big River Steel's amended senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (Big River Steel ABL Facility) matures on July 23, 2026. The facility is secured by first-priority liens on accounts receivable and inventory and certain other assets and second priority liens on most tangible and intangible assets of Big River Steel in each case subject to permitted liens. Additionally, the amendment includes sustainability targets related to greenhouse gas emissions intensity reduction, safety performance and facility certification by ResponsibleSteel™.

The Big River Steel ABL Facility provides for borrowings for working capital and general corporate purposes in an amount equal up to the lesser of (a) $350 million and (b) a borrowing base calculated based on specified percentages of eligible accounts receivables and inventory, subject to certain adjustments and reserves.

Big River Steel LLC must maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.00 to 1.00 for the most recent twelve consecutive months when availability under the Big River Steel ABL Facility is less than the greater of ten percent of the borrowing base availability and $13 million. Based on the most recent four quarters as of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, Big River Steel would have met the fixed charge coverage ratio test. The facility includes affirmative and negative covenants and events of default that are customary for facilities of this type.

There were no loans outstanding under the Big River Steel ABL Facility at June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.

U. S. Steel - Sustainability Linked Credit Facility Agreement
On May 27, 2022, U. S. Steel entered into the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement (Credit Facility Agreement) to replace the existing Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement (Fifth Credit Facility Agreement). The Credit Facility Agreement has substantially the same terms as the Fifth Credit Facility Agreement, except the Credit Facility Agreement references the Secured Overnight Financing Rate instead of the London Interbank Offered Rate, adjusts the individual lenders' commitments, and renews the five-year maturity to May 27, 2027. The Credit Facility Agreement also adjusts the threshold for the fixed charge coverage ratio. The total availability under the facility remained the same at $1,750 million, and the financial impact from replacing the Fifth Credit Facility Agreement was immaterial. Consistent with the Fifth Credit Facility Agreement, the Credit Facility Agreement is secured by first-priority liens on certain accounts receivable and inventory and includes targets related to greenhouse gas emissions intensity reduction, safety performance and facility certification by ResponsibleSteel™.

The Credit Facility Agreement provides for borrowings for working capital and general corporate purchases in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $1,750 million or (b) a borrowing base calculated based on specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventory, subject to certain adjustments and reserves. As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, there were approximately $4 million of letters of credit issued and no loans drawn under the Credit Facility Agreement. U. S. Steel must maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.00 to 1.00 for the most recent four consecutive quarters when availability under the Credit Facility Agreement is less than the greater of ten percent of the maximum facility availability and $140 million. Based on the most recent four quarters as of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company would have met the fixed charge coverage ratio test.

U. S. Steel Košice (USSK) Credit Facilities
On September 29, 2021, USSK entered into a €300 million (approximately $312$326 million) unsecured sustainability linked credit agreement (USSK Credit Agreement). The USSK Credit Agreement matures in 2026 and contains sustainability targets related to greenhouse gas emissions intensity reduction, safety performance and facility certification by ResponsibleSteel™. At June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, USSK had no borrowings under the USSK Credit Agreement.
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AtUnder the USSK Credit Agreement, USSK is required to maintain a net debt to EBITDA ratio of less than 3.50:1.00 for the rolling twelve months ending June 30, 2022,2023. The Company has determined that it may not be able to comply with the EBITDA ratio covenant at June 30, 2023, based on the currently forecasted EBITDA for the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2023. This could partially or fully limit USSK’s ability to borrow under the USSK Credit Agreement.

Any amendment or waiver may lead to additional lender protections, including a reduction of loan commitments or less favorable terms, and there can be no assurance that USSK can obtain waivers or amendments in timely fashion, or on acceptable terms or at all. The Company believes that USSK will have adequate cash on hand as of June 30, 2023 and will not need to borrow under the USSK Credit Agreement.

During the first quarter of 2023, USSK increased the size of its €20 million credit facility to €30 million (approximately $33 million) (the USSK Credit Facility). At March 31, 2023, USSK had no borrowings under its €20 million credit facility (approximately $21 million) (USSKthe USSK Credit Facility)Facility, and the availability was approximately $7$16 million due to approximately $14$17 million of customs and other guarantees outstanding.
16.    Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, current accounts and notes receivable, accounts payable and accrued interest included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet approximate fair value. See Note 14 for disclosure of U. S. Steel’s derivative instruments, which are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis.
Stelco Option for Minntac Mine Interest
On April 30, 2020 (Effective Date), the Company entered into an Option Agreement with Stelco, Inc. (Stelco), that grants Stelco the option to purchase a 25 percent interest (Option Interest) in a to-be-formed entity (Joint Venture) that will own the Company’s current iron ore mine located in Mt. Iron, Minnesota (Minntac Mine). As consideration for the Option Interest, Stelco paid the Company an aggregate amount of $100 million in 5five $20 million installments during the year-ended December 31, 2020 which are recorded net of transaction costs in noncontrolling interests in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The option can be exercised any time before January 31, 2027, and in the event Stelco exercises the option, Stelco will contribute an additional $500 million to the Joint Venture, which amount shall be remitted solely to U. S. Steel in the form of a one-time special distribution, and the parties will engage in good faith negotiations to finalize the master agreement (pursuant to which Stelco will acquire the Option Interest) and the limited liability company agreement of the Joint Venture.
Surplus VEBA assets
During the fourth quarter 2022, U. S. Steel and the United Steelworkers (USW) agreed to utilize the overfunded OPEB plans to support the benefits provided to active represented employees. Beginning January 1, 2023, this agreement allows the Company to use a certain amount of surplus VEBA assets (the surplus amount) to pay for legally permissible benefits under Section 501(c)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code for active employees and retirees of the USW. The surplus amount of $595 million was determined as of December 31, 2022 and was the balance of VEBA assets in excess of 135% of the retiree obligation at that time. On January 1, 2023, a subaccount was created and consisted of a pro-rata share of the existing trust. On February 1, 2023, using January 31, 2023 asset values, a new investment strategy was implemented and comprised of existing investments from the VEBA trust and cash. On February 1, 2023, certain assets were transferred from the VEBA to the subaccount. The Company is permitted to withdraw a target of $75 million annually, with a guaranteed annual minimum of $50 million, on a quarterly pro rata basis, from the subaccount to cover the cost of the permissible benefits for active USW employees and USW retirees. The surplus VEBA assets subaccount portfolio consists of fixed income securities including corporate bonds, U.S. government bonds, and U.S. Treasury notes, in addition to alternatives including investments in private credit partnerships and real estate funds. A portion of the corporate bonds are classified as available-for-sale debt securities, with unrealized gains and losses reported in Accumulated other comprehensive loss. Upon sale, realized gains and losses are reported in earnings. All other investments in the subaccount are financial instruments measured at fair value or net asset value, with gains and losses recognized through net earnings and are reported as a component of Other financial costs (benefits) on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations.

As of March 31, 2023, the fair value of the surplus VEBA assets subaccount portfolio was $602 million, with $75 million in Other current assets and $527 million in Other noncurrent assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As of March 31, 2023, the value of the investment in corporate bonds classified as available-for-sale debt securities was $252 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, pretax net gains of $22 million and $4 million were recognized in Other financial costs (benefits) and in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, respectively.
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The fair value of the subaccount portfolio by asset category at March 31 were as follows (in millions):

March 31, 2023
Level 1Level 2Level 3
measured at NAV (a)
Total
Asset Category
Fixed Income
Corporate bonds - U.S.— 219 — — 219 
Corporate bonds - Non-U.S.— 71 — — 71 
U.S. government bonds— 83 — — 83 
Mortgage and asset-backed securities— 10 — — 10 
Total fixed income$— $383 $— $— $383 
Alternatives
Private credit partnerships— — 58 24 82 
Other alternatives— — — 18 18 
Total alternatives$— $— $58 $42 $100 
Commingled Funds— — — 66 66 
Other (b)
53 — — — 53 
Total assets at fair value$53 $383 $58 $108 $602 
(a)In accordance with ASC Topic 820, certain investments that were measured at net asset value per share (or its equivalent) have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.
(b)Includes cash, accrued income, and miscellaneous payables.

The following table summarizes U. S. Steel’s financial liabilities that were not carried at fair value at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021.2022. The fair value of long-term debt was determined using Level 2 inputs.
June 30, 2022December 31, 2021As of March 31, 2023As of December 31, 2022
(In millions)(In millions)Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
(In millions)Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Financial liabilities:Financial liabilities:Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt (a)
Long-term debt (a)
$3,677 $3,712 $4,379 $3,702 
Long-term debt (a)
$3,874 $3,703 $3,815 $3,701 
(a) Excludes finance lease obligations.

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17.    Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

The following table reflects the first sixthree months of 20222023 and 20212022 reconciliation of the carrying amount of total equity, equity attributable to U. S. Steel and equity attributable to noncontrolling interests:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 (In millions)TotalRetained EarningsAccumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
Common
Stock
Treasury
Stock
Paid-in
Capital
Non-
Controlling
Interest
Balance at beginning of year$9,103 $3,534 $331 $280 $(334)$5,199 $93 
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net earnings882 882      
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Pension and other benefit adjustments(3) (3)    
Currency translation adjustment(28) (28)    
Derivative financial instruments22  22     
Employee stock plans7   2 (20)25  
Common Stock Repurchased(123)   (123)  
Dividends paid on common stock(13)(13)     
Cumulative effect upon adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2020-06(56)22    (78) 
Balance at March 31, 2022$9,791 $4,425 $322 $282 $(477)$5,146 $93 
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net earnings978 978 — — — — — 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Pension and other benefit adjustments1 — 1 — — — — 
Currency translation adjustment(100)— (100)— — — — 
Derivative financial instruments14 — 14 — — — — 
Employee stock plans19 — — — (1)20 — 
Common Stock Repurchased(399)— — — (399) — 
Dividends paid on common stock(13)(13)— — —  — 
Balance at June 30, 2022$10,291 $5,390 $237 $282 $(877)$5,166 $93 
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 (In millions)TotalRetained EarningsAccumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Common
Stock
Treasury
Stock
Paid-in
Capital
Non-
Controlling
Interest
Balance at beginning of year$10,311 $6,030 $(85)$283 $(1,204)$5,194 $93 
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net earnings199 199      
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Pension and other benefit adjustments(10) (10)    
Currency translation adjustment32  32     
Derivative financial instruments(44) (44)    
Active employee benefit investments3  3     
Employee stock plans(9)  2 (22)11  
Common stock repurchased(75)   (75)  
Dividends paid on common stock(12)(12)     
Balance at March 31, 2023$10,395 $6,217 $(104)$285 $(1,301)$5,205 $93 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 (In millions)Total(Accumulated Deficit) Retained EarningsAccumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
Common
Stock
Treasury
Stock
Paid-in
Capital
Non-
Controlling
Interest
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 (In millions)Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 (In millions)TotalRetained EarningsAccumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
Common
Stock
Treasury
Stock
Paid-in
Capital
Non-
Controlling
Interest
Balance at beginning of yearBalance at beginning of year$3,879 $(623)$(47)$229 $(175)$4,402 $93 Balance at beginning of year$9,103 $3,534 $331 $280 $(334)$5,199 $93 
Comprehensive income (loss):Comprehensive income (loss):Comprehensive income (loss):
Net earningsNet earnings91 91      Net earnings882 882      
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Pension and other benefit adjustmentsPension and other benefit adjustments24  24     Pension and other benefit adjustments(3) (3)    
Currency translation adjustmentCurrency translation adjustment(47) (47)    Currency translation adjustment(28) (28)    
Derivative financial instrumentsDerivative financial instruments(20) (20)    Derivative financial instruments22  22     
Employee stock plansEmployee stock plans6   2 (7)11  Employee stock plans7   2 (20)25  
Common Stock Issued790   48  742  
Common stock repurchasedCommon stock repurchased(123)   (123)  
Dividends paid on common stockDividends paid on common stock(3)    (3) Dividends paid on common stock(13)(13)     
Balance at March 31, 2021$4,720 $(532)$(90)$279 $(182)$5,152 $93 
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net earnings1,012 1,012      
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Pension and other benefit adjustments205  205     
Currency translation adjustment23  23     
Derivative financial instruments(31) (31)    
Employee stock plans17    (1)18  
Dividends paid on common stock(2)    (2) 
Other(1)     (1)
Balance at June 30, 2021$5,943 $480 $107 $279 $(183)$5,168 $92 
Cumulative effect upon adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2020-06Cumulative effect upon adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2020-06(56)22    (78) 
Balance at March 31, 2022Balance at March 31, 2022$9,791 $4,425 $322 $282 $(477)$5,146 $93 

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18.    Reclassifications from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI)

(In millions)(In millions)Pension and
Other Benefit
Items
Foreign
Currency
Items
Unrealized (Loss) Gain on DerivativesTotal(In millions)Pension and
Other Benefit
Items
Foreign
Currency
Items
Unrealized (Loss) Gain on DerivativesActive Employee Benefit InvestmentsTotal
Balance at December 31, 2022Balance at December 31, 2022$(322)$280 $(43)$— $(85)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassificationsOther comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications1 32 (65)3 (29)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (a)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (a)
(11) 21  10 
Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) incomeNet current-period other comprehensive (loss) income(10)32 (44)3 (19)
Balance at March 31, 2023Balance at March 31, 2023$(332)$312 $(87)$3 $(104)
Balance at December 31, 2021Balance at December 31, 2021$(25)$371 $(15)$331 Balance at December 31, 2021$(25)$371 $(15)$— $331 
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassificationsOther comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications(1)(128)65 (64)Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications(2)(28)15 — (15)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (a)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (a)
(1) (29)(30)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (a)
(1)— — 
Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) incomeNet current-period other comprehensive (loss) income(2)(128)36 (94)Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income(3)(28)22 — (9)
Balance at June 30, 2022$(27)$243 $21 $237 
Balance at December 31, 2020$(458)$449 $(38)$(47)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications191 (24)(79)88 
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (a)
38 — 28 66 
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)229 (24)(51)154 
Balance at June 30, 2021$(229)$425 $(89)$107 
Balance at March 31, 2022Balance at March 31, 2022$(28)$343 $$— $322 
(a) See table below for further details.

Amount reclassified from AOCIAmount reclassified from AOCI
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
Details about AOCI components (in millions)Details about AOCI components (in millions)2022202120222021
Details about AOCI components (in millions)
20232022
Amortization of pension and other benefit items (a)
Amortization of pension and other benefit items (a)
Amortization of pension and other benefit items (a)
Prior service creditsPrior service credits$(5)$(6)$(12)$(13)Prior service credits$(1)$(7)
Actuarial losses5 32 11 63 
Settlement, termination and curtailment losses  
Actuarial (gains) lossesActuarial (gains) losses(16)
Total pensions and other benefits itemsTotal pensions and other benefits items 27 (1)51 Total pensions and other benefits items(17)(1)
Derivative reclassifications to Condensed Consolidated Statements of OperationsDerivative reclassifications to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations(47)22 (37)37 Derivative reclassifications to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations28 10 
Total before taxTotal before tax(47)49 (38)88 Total before tax11 
Tax (benefit) provision11 (21)8 (22)
Tax benefitTax benefit(1)(3)
Net of taxNet of tax$(36)$28 $(30)$66 Net of tax$10 $
(a) These AOCI components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost. See Note 10 for additional details.
19.    Transactions with Related Parties
Related party sales and service transactions are primarily related to equity investees and were $496$558 million and $341$391 million for the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively and $887 million and $636 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Accounts payable to related parties include balances due to PRO-TEC Coating Company, LLC (PRO-TEC) of $156$168 million and $98$142 million at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively for invoicing and receivables collection services provided by U. S. Steel on PRO-TEC's behalf. U. S. Steel, as PRO-TEC’s exclusive sales agent, is responsible for credit risk related to those receivables. U. S. Steel also provides PRO-TEC marketing, selling and customer service functions. Payables to other related parties totaled $3 million and $1 million for boththe periods ending June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively.
Purchases from related parties for outside processing services provided by equity investees amounted to $7 million for both periods ending March 31, 2023 and $6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, and 2021, respectively and $14 million and $26 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Purchases of iron ore pellets from related parties amounted to $44$21 million and $30$25 million for the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively and $68 million and $54 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
20.    Restructuring and Other Charges
During the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2023, the Company recorded restructuring and other charges of $1 million, which related to the planned disposition of a component within the Flat-Rolled segment. Cash payments were made related to previously accrued restructuring programs of approximately $46 million.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded restructuring and other charges of $17 million, which consisted of $13 million related to the planned sale of a component within the Flat-Rolled segment and $4 million
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of severance-related charges at other facilities.segment. Cash payments were made related to severance and exit costspreviously accrued restructuring programs of approximately $5 million.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded restructuring and other charges of $34 million, which consisted of $30 million related to the planned sale of a component within the Flat-Rolled segment and $4 million of severance-related charges at other facilities. Cash payments were made related to severance and exit costs of approximately $28 million.
During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded restructuring and other charges of $31 million, which consisted of $25 million for Great Lakes Works and $6 million for environmental and other charges. Cash payments were made related to severance and exit costs of approximately $15 million.
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded restructuring and other charges of $37 million, which consisted of $27 million for Great Lakes Works and $10 million for environmental related charges at other facilities and costs related to severance. Cash payments were made related to severance and exit costs of approximately $44$23 million.
The activity in the accrued balances incurred in relation to restructuring during the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023, was as follows:

(In millions)Employee Related CostsExit CostsNon-cash ChargesTotal
Balance at December 31, 2021$91 $149 $— $240 
Additional charges35 (1) 34 
Cash payments/utilization (a)
(14)(22) (36)
Balance at June 30, 2022$112 $126 $ $238 
(a)$8 million of payments were made from the pension fund trust assets in the Employee Related Costs column.
(In millions)Employee Related CostsExit CostsNon-cash ChargesTotal
Balance at December 31, 2022$132 $50 $— $182 
Additional charges1   1 
Release of prior accruals and other adjustments(a)
(2)(1) (3)
Cash payments(24)(22) (46)
Balance at March 31, 2023$107 $27 $ $134 
(a)Includes releases of accruals to reflect the current estimate of costs to complete approved restructuring programs.

Accrued liabilities for restructuring programs are included in the following balance sheet lines:

(In millions)(In millions)June 30, 2022December 31, 2021(In millions)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Accounts payableAccounts payable$108 $34 Accounts payable$19 $33 
Payroll and benefits payablePayroll and benefits payable1 Payroll and benefits payable102 — 
Employee benefitsEmployee benefits110 88 Employee benefits4 131 
Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilitiesDeferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities19 116 Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities9 18 
TotalTotal$238 $240 Total$134 $182 
21.    Contingencies and Commitments
U. S. Steel is the subject of, or party to, a number of pending or threatened legal actions, contingencies and commitments involving a variety of matters, including laws and regulations relating to the environment. Certain of these matters are discussed below. The ultimate resolution of these contingencies could, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. However, management believes that U. S. Steel will remain a viable and competitive enterprise even though it is possible that these contingencies could be resolved unfavorably.
U. S. Steel accrues for estimated costs related to existing lawsuits, claims and proceedings when it is probable that it will incur these costs in the future and the costs are reasonably estimable.
Asbestos matters As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, U. S. Steel was a defendant in approximately 925920 active asbestos cases involving approximately 2,5152,510 plaintiffs. The vast majority of these cases involve multiple defendants. About 1,545, or approximately 6162 percent, of these plaintiff claims are currently pending in a jurisdiction which permits filings with massive numbers of plaintiffs. At December 31, 2021,2022, U. S. Steel was a defendant in approximately 915920 active asbestos cases involving approximately 2,5052,510 plaintiffs. Based upon U. S. Steel’s experience in such cases, it believes that the actual number of plaintiffs who ultimately assert claims against U. S. Steel will likely be a small fraction of the total number of plaintiffs.
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The following table shows the number of asbestos claims in the current period and the prior three years:
Period endedPeriod endedOpening
Number
of Claims
Claims
Dismissed,
Settled and
Resolved
New ClaimsClosing
Number
of Claims
Period endedOpening
Number
of Claims
Claims
Dismissed,
Settled and
Resolved
New ClaimsClosing
Number
of Claims
December 31, 20192,3201952652,390
December 31, 2020December 31, 20202,3902402952,445December 31, 20202,3902402952,445
December 31, 2021December 31, 20212,4452002602,505December 31, 20212,4452002602,505
June 30, 20222,5051101202,515
December 31, 2022December 31, 20222,5052302352,510
March 31, 2023March 31, 20232,51050502,510
The amount U. S. Steel accrues for pending asbestos claims is not material to U. S. Steel’s financial condition. However, U. S. Steel is unable to estimate the ultimate outcome of asbestos-related claims due to a number of uncertainties, including: (1) the rates at which new claims are filed, (2) the number of and effect of bankruptcies of other companies traditionally defending asbestos claims, (3) uncertainties associated with the variations in the litigation process from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, (4) uncertainties regarding the facts, circumstances and disease process with each claim and (5) any new legislation enacted to address asbestos-related claims.
Further, U. S. Steel does not believe that an accrual for unasserted claims is required. At any given reporting date, it is probable that there are unasserted claims that will be filed against the Company in the future. The Company engages an outside valuation consultant to assist in assessing its ability to estimate an accrual for unasserted claims. This assessment is based on the Company's settlement experience, including recent claims trends. The analysis focuses on settlements made over the last several years as these claims are likely to best represent future claim characteristics. After review by the valuation consultant and U. S. Steel management, it was determined that the Company could not estimate an accrual for unasserted claims.
Despite these uncertainties, management believes that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on U. S. Steel’s financial condition.
Environmental matters U. S. Steel is subject to federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to the environment. These laws generally provide for control of pollutants released into the environment and require responsible parties to undertake remediation of hazardous waste disposal sites. Penalties may be imposed for noncompliance. Changes in accrued liabilities for remediation activities where U. S. Steel is identified as a named party are summarized in the following table:
(In millions)SixThree Months Ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023
Beginning of period$158126 
Accruals for environmental remediation deemed probable and reasonably estimable3 
Obligations settled(24)(6)
End of period$137120 
Accrued liabilities for remediation activities are included in the following Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet lines:
As ofAs of
(In millions)(In millions)June 30, 2022December 31, 2021(In millions)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities$64 $65 
Accounts payableAccounts payable$32 $32 
Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilitiesDeferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities73 93 Deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities88 94 
TotalTotal$137 $158 Total$120 $126 
Expenses related to remediation are recorded in cost of sales and were immaterial$1 million for both the six-month periodsthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2023. Expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and June 30, 2021.were immaterial. It is not currently possible to estimate the ultimate amount of all remediation costs that might be incurred or the penalties that may be imposed. Due to uncertainties inherent in remediation projects and the associated liabilities, it is reasonably possible that total remediation costs for active matters may exceed the accrued liabilities by as much as 1520 to 3035 percent.
Remediation Projects
U. S. Steel is involved in environmental remediation projects at or adjacent to several current and former U. S. Steel facilities and other locations that are in various stages of completion ranging from initial characterization through post-closure monitoring. Based on the anticipated scope and degree of uncertainty of projects, the Company categorizes projects as follows:
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(1)Projects with Ongoing Study and Scope Development - For these projects, the extent of remediation that may be required is not yet known, the remediation methods and plans are not yet developed, and/or cost estimates cannot be determined. Therefore, significant costs, in addition to the accrued liabilities for these projects, are reasonably possible. There are 4four environmental remediation projects where additional costs for completion are not currently estimable but could be material. These projects are at Fairfield Works, Lorain Tubular, USS-UPI LLC (UPI)UPI and the former steelmaking plant at Joliet, Illinois. As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, accrued liabilities for these projects totaled $1 million for the costs of studies, investigations, interim measures, design and/or remediation. It is reasonably possible that additional liabilities associated with future requirements regarding studies, investigations, design and remediation for these projects could be as much as $22 million to $36 million.
(2)Projects with Significant Accrued liabilities with a Defined Scope - As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, there are 3three significant projects with defined scope greater than or equal to $5 million each, with a total accrued liability of $83$64 million. These projects are Gary Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (the RCRA) (accrued liability of $24$26 million), Duluth Works (accrued liability of $40$20 million) and the former Geneva facility (accrued liability of $19$18 million).
(3)Other Projects with a Defined Scope - These projects involve relatively small accrued liabilities for which we believe that, while additional costs are possible, they are not likely to be significant, and also include those projects for which we do not yet possess sufficient information to estimate potential costs to U. S. Steel. There are 3two other environmental remediation projects which each had an accrued liability of between $1 million and $5 million. The total accrued liability for these projects at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023, was $5$3 million. These projects have progressed through a significant portion of the design phase and material additional costs are not expected.
The remaining environmental remediation projects each have an accrued liability of less than $1 million each. The total accrued liability for these projects at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023, was approximately $4$6 million. The Company does not foresee material additional liabilities for any of these sites.
Post-Closure Costs – Accrued liabilities for post-closure site monitoring and other costs at various closed landfills totaled $24$23 million at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and were based on known scopes of work.
Administrative and Legal Costs – As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, U. S. Steel had an accrued liability of $10$11 million for administrative and legal costs related to environmental remediation projects. These accrued liabilities were based on projected administrative and legal costs for the next three years and do not change significantly from year to year.
Capital Expenditures For a number of years, U. S. Steel has made substantial capital expenditures to comply with various regulations, laws and other requirements relating to the environment. Such capital expenditures totaled $13$11 million and $7$5 million in the first sixthree months of 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively. U. S. Steel anticipates making additional such expenditures in the future, which may be material; however, the exact amounts and timing of such expenditures are uncertain because of the continuing evolution of specific regulatory requirements.
European Union (the EU) Environmental Requirements - Phase IV of the EU Emissions Trading System (the EU ETS) commenced on January 1, 2021 and will finish on December 31, 2030. The European Commission issued final approval of the updated 2021-2025 Slovak National Allocation table in February 2022. Subsequently, theThe Slovak Ministry of Environment has not yet allocated 2023 emission credits that it grants at no charge (free allowances) to the full amount of 2022 free allowances totaling 6.3 million EUA to USSE in February and April 2022.account. As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we have pre-purchased approximately 1.71.35 million EUAEuropean Union Emission Allowances (EUA) totaling €111€107 million (approximately $115$116 million) to cover the expected 20222023 shortfall of emission allowances.
The EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive requires implementation of EU-determined best available techniques (BAT) for Iron and Steel production to reduce environmental impacts as well as compliance with BAT associated emission levels. Total capital expenditures for projects to comply with or go beyond BAT requirements were €138 million (approximately $143$150 million) over the actual program period. These costs were partially offset by the EU funding received and may be mitigated over the next measurement periods if USSK complies with certain financial covenants, which are assessed annually. The last assessment of financial covenants will be performed as of June 30, 2026. USSK complied with these covenants as of June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. If we are unable to meet these covenants in the future, USSK might be required to provide additional collateral (e.g., bank guarantee) to secure 50 percent of the EU funding received.
Environmental indemnifications – Throughout its history, U. S. Steel has sold numerous properties and businesses and many of these sales included indemnifications and cost sharing agreements related to the assets that were divested. The amount of potential environmental liability associated with these transactions and properties is not estimable due to the nature and extent of the unknown conditions related to the properties divested and deconsolidated. Aside from the environmental liabilities already recorded as a result of these transactions due to specific environmental remediation activities and cases (included in the $137$120 million of accrued liabilities for remediation discussed above), there are no other known probable and estimable environmental liabilities related to these transactions.
Guarantees – The maximum guarantees of the indebtedness of unconsolidated entities of U. S. Steel totaled $7 million at June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.
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Other contingencies Under certain lease agreements covering various equipment, U. S. Steel has the option to renew the lease or to purchase the equipment at the end of the lease term. If U. S. Steel does not exercise the purchase option by the end of the lease term, U. S. Steel guarantees a residual value of the equipment as determined at the lease inception date (totaling approximately $13$15 million at June 30, 2022)March 31, 2023). No liability has been recorded for these guarantees as the potential loss is not probable.
The Company's BR2 project in Osceola, Arkansas qualifies for financing and related economic incentives associated with the acquisition, development, construction, and operation of the facility. These incentives consist of advance lump-sum payments which are included in deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. In March 2022, the Company received a lump-sum payment of approximately $82 million as proceeds from the sale of a portion of expected future tax credits to be earned by the Company under the State of Arkansas's Recycling Tax Credit program. These funds are to be used primarily for the acquisition of project related equipment, however they may also be used for the training and development of new employees hired for the project. The Company is contingently liable for certain repayment penalties if the Company fails to meet certain employment requirements in any given period. In April 2022, the Company received a $3 million grant from Mississippi County, Arkansas, and in May 2022, the Company received a $50 million grant from the State of Arkansas Quick Action Closing Fund. Both grants pertain to the reimbursement of qualifying project costs. Deferred liabilities were recognized for each of these grants and are included in deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. For each of these incentives and grants, the balance of deferred income will be recognized into other gains, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statementsCondensed Consolidated Statements of operationsOperations on a systematic basis over the periods in which the Company earns the granted funds by complying with the investment and employment requirements of the grant programs.
Insurance U. S. Steel maintains insurance for certain property damage, equipment, business interruption and general liability exposures; however, insurance is applicable only after certain deductibles and retainages. U. S. Steel is self-insured for certain other exposures including workers’ compensation (where permitted by law) and auto liability. Liabilities are recorded for workers’ compensation and personal injury obligations. Other costs resulting from losses under deductible or retainage amounts or not otherwise covered by insurance are charged against income upon occurrence.
U. S. Steel uses surety bonds, trusts and letters of credit to provide whole or partial financial assurance for certain obligations such as workers’ compensation. The total amount of active surety bonds, trusts and letters of credit being used for financial assurance purposes was approximately $272$182 million as of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, which reflects U. S. Steel’s maximum exposure under these financial guarantees, but not its total exposure for the underlying obligations. A significant portion of our trust arrangements and letters of credit are collateralized by the Credit Facility Agreement. The remaining trust arrangements and letters of credit are collateralized by restricted cash. Restricted cash, which is recorded in other current and noncurrent assets, totaled $64$36 million and $78$35 million at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively.
Capital Commitments At June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, U. S. Steel’s contractual commitments to acquire property, plant and equipment totaled $2.128$2.203 billion.
Contractual Purchase Commitments – U. S. Steel is obligated to make payments under contractual purchase commitments, including unconditional purchase obligations. Payments for contracts with remaining terms in excess of one year are summarized below (in millions):
Remainder of 20222023202420252026Later
Years
Total
$317$652$351$347$272$745$2,684
Remainder of 20232024202520262027Later
Years
Total
$458$632$283$280$152$473$2,278
The majority of U. S. Steel’s unconditional purchase obligations relates to the supply of industrial gases, and certain energy and utility services with terms ranging from two13 months to 1413 years. Unconditional purchase obligations also include coke and steam purchase commitments related to a coke supply agreement with Gateway Energy & Coke Company LLC (Gateway) under which Gateway is obligated to supply a minimum volume of the expected targeted annual production of the heat recovery coke plant, and U. S. Steel is obligated to purchase the coke from Gateway at the contract price. As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, if U. S. Steel were to terminate the agreement, it may be obligated to pay in excess of $47$70 million.
Total payments relating to unconditional purchase obligations were $203$275 million and $169$217 million for the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively, and $477 million and $369 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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22.    Common Stock Issued and Repurchased
On October 25, 2021, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program that allowed for the repurchase of up to $300 million of its outstanding common stock from time to time in the open market or privately negotiated transactions. On January 24, 2022 the Board of Directors authorized an additional $500 million under the share repurchase program. U. S. Steel repurchased 22,513,571 shares of common stock for approximately $522 million under this program during the six months ended June 30, 2022.
On July 25, 2022, following the completion of the previously authorized $800 million share repurchase programs, the Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program that allows for the repurchase of up to $500 million of its outstanding common stock from time to time in the open market or privately negotiated transactions at the discretion of management. The Company's share repurchase program does not obligate it to acquire any specific number of shares.
In February 2021, U. S. Steel issued 48.3repurchased 2.8 million and 5.0 million shares of common stock for net proceeds of approximately $790 million.$75 million and $123 million under these programs during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Item 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview

ForDuring the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company delivered record financial performance withnoted favorable trends in the commercial environment for all segments reportingreportable segments. For the North American Flat-Rolled segment, sequential results were lower in the first quarter due in part to the typical seasonal mining headwinds and lower average selling prices. Customer demand and selling prices improved as the quarter progressed. Improved market prices should be more fully reflected in our second quarter results as extended lead times delayed pricing realization in the first quarter. The improving or consistent results. All segmentscommercial environment led to our decision to restart blast furnace #3 at Mon Valley Works in January and blast furnace #8 at Gary Works in March. The Mini Mill segment benefited from rising spot prices and normalizing raw material costs on a sequential basis to the fourth quarter 2022. For the second quarter, we expect the Mini Mill segment’s average selling price to continue to increase sequentially. The U. S. Steel Europe segment benefited from higher volume and lower raw material costs on a sequential basis to the fourth quarter 2022 partially offset by lower average selling prices. As a result of improving demand in Europe, the Company restarted blast furnace #2 at USSK in January. For the second quarter, we expect results at USSE to improve due to increased realization of higher market prices in the segment’s average selling price compared to the first quarter 2023. The Tubular segment results benefited from continued strong demand and higher pricing but were also adversely impacted by higher material and energy costs.on a sequential basis to the fourth quarter 2022. In the U.S., the Company was successful in leveraging its diverse end-market exposure and value-focused commercial strategy to deliver record second quarter, performance.we expect lower pricing coming off elevated fourth quarter 2022 levels and customer inventory rebalancing to impact segment performance in relation to the first quarter 2023.

The Company expects commercial headwinds from lower steel selling prices and lower demand from select end marketscontinued to advance its Best for All® strategy in our domestic and European steelmaking segments to resultthe first quarter. Construction of Big River 2 in a material decline in financial performance compared toOsceola, Arkansas continued during the second quarter. Industry statistics and customer input suggests underlying demand remains healthy and should rebound upon signs of steel prices bottoming. The Company continues to monitor market conditions to ensure our order book and production footprint are balanced. Our diverse end-market exposure and increasingly flexible operations areThis new mini mill is expected to keep our business resilient.have about 3 million tons per year of steelmaking capability and will combine two state-of-the-art EAFs with differentiated steelmaking and finishing technology, including endless casting and rolling equipment and a planned advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) finishing line. This project is on track to be completed in 2024. In addition, construction of a direct reduced (DR) grade pellet facility at the Company’s Keetac ore operations continues, as well as the construction on a 200 thousand ton non-grain oriented (NGO) electrical steel line and a 325 thousand ton galvanize/Galvalume® line, both at Big River Steel. These projects are on-budget and on track for on-time completion. Capital expenditures for strategic projects were $582 million during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

InFluctuations in the U.S., consumer-oriented markets like automotivemarket price of raw materials and appliance continueother inflationary impacts have affected the results of each of our reportable segments, and fluctuations going-forward are reasonably likely to experience supply chain production disruptions, while line pipe and energy demand is accelerating. In the third quarter, the Company expects flat-rolled steel demand to be adversely impacted by the declining steel price environment. In Europe, the conflict in Ukraine and its negativehave a material impact on future results. We could experience inflation related headwinds for certain raw materialmaterials and energy prices are reducing manufacturing and industrial demand. As a result, in the third quarter, the Company is seeing significant margin compression as steel prices have softened while input costs remain elevated. In Tubular, the Company continues to benefit from higher pricing as demand for seamless tubular pipe from the energy market remains strong.other costs.

In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine and active conflict continues in the country. The war in Ukraine will likely continue to cause disruption and instability in Russia, Ukraine, as well as the markets in which we operate. The Company is constantly monitoring the situation for impacts and risks to the business and is implementinghas implemented risk mitigating strategies where possible.

As a result of the invasion, governments around the world, including the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (U.S.), have enacted sanctions against Russia and Russian interests. We are complying with all applicable sanctions that impact our business.

USSE purchases certain raw materials from sources that procure supply from Russia, including natural gas and iron ore. Since the onset of the war, and before, USSE has been building its inventory of iron ore and coal and procuring them through alternate sources. Current levels of iron ore and coal are sufficient to serve customer demand in the third quarter.

With the EU prohibiting purchases of coal from suppliers in Russia, new purchases of coal originating from Russia have stopped. The Company has built up sufficient inventory on site or in-transit to meet current customer demand. Efforts to securedemand and alternate sources of supply are underway to continue meeting demand.chains have been fully implemented.

Additionally, in response to sanctions, Russia has limitedRussian supply of natural gas to certain countries. We understand that the country ofEurope has decreased significantly in response to enacted sanctions. However, Slovakia has natural gas storage levels that are sufficientand access to cover Slovakia's consumption, and Slovakia expects additional shipments originating notsupply from Russia, but fromcountries including Norway, and liquefied natural gas from the U.S. and Africa. Those shipments should be sufficient to cover the needs for the 2022/2023 winter heating season for both households as well as industry, based on the public announcement of the Slovak Ministry of Economy on July 12, 2022. While not expected, if a natural gas crisis is declared in Slovakia, operations at our USSE business could be materially adversely impacted.

Future sanctions and responsive actions in the region remain uncertain, but we continue to engage with various governmental authorities and suppliers as we navigate the volatile situation. Our team in USSE has been engaged in humanitarian efforts related to the war, and we continue to operate to support the region's people and economy.Together,
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these sources are enough to support the country's expected consumption through the first half of 2023, which includes demand for natural gas for our USSE segment operations.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
U. S. Steel's results in the three and six months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023, compared to the same periodsperiod in 2021 benefited from significantly improved business conditions in each2022, declined for the North American Flat-Rolled, Mini Mill and U. S. Steel Europe segments, primarily as a result of lower sales pricing. The Company's Tubular Products segment outperformed the Company's four reportable segments:prior year period due to higher sales pricing and increased demand.

North American Flat-Rolled (Flat-Rolled): Flat-Rolled results improveddeclined primarily due to higher steel priceslower sales price across most consumermany customer and manufacturing industries, with contract prices higher than pricing in the prior year periods. The benefit of pricing was partially offset by lower sales volume year to date and increased raw material and energy costs.industries.

Mini Mill: Mini Mill results declined in the three-month period primarily fromdue to lower sales price across most consuming industries.

USSE: USSE results declined primarily due to lower sales volume and price and higher raw material costs, partially offset by higher steel prices across most customer and manufacturing industries. Mini Mill results improved in the six-month period primarily due to higher steel prices and volume across most customer and manufacturing industries, partially offset by higher raw materialenergy costs.

U. S. Steel Europe (USSE): USSE results improved primarily due to higher steel prices, partially offset by increased raw materials and energy costs and lower sales volume.

Tubular Products (Tubular):Tubular: Tubular results improved primarily due to higher steel prices and demandsales price from the steady increasehigh levels of drilling activity. These benefits wereactivity, partially offset by continued high levels of imports.

Net sales by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 are set forth in the following table:
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in millions, excluding intersegment sales)20222021% Change20222021% Change
Flat-Rolled$3,724 $2,991 25%$6,678 $5,263 27%
Mini Mill (a)
838 759 10%1,556 1,209 29%
USSE1,342 1,078 24%2,593 1,876 38%
Tubular381 184 107%690 318 117%
     Total sales from reportable segments6,285 5,012 25%11,517 8,666 33%
Other5 13 (62)%7 23 (70)%
Net sales$6,290 $5,025 25%$11,524 $8,689 33%
(a) For the six months ended June 30, 2021 the Mini Mill segment was added after January 15, 2021 with the purchase of the remaining equity interest in Big River Steel.

Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions, excluding intersegment sales)20232022% Change
Flat-Rolled$2,570 $2,954 (13)%
Mini Mill553 718 (23)%
USSE838 1,251 (33)%
Tubular505 309 63%
     Total sales from reportable segments4,466 5,232 (15)%
Other4 100%
Net sales$4,470 $5,234 (15)%

Management’s analysis of the percentage change in net sales for U. S. Steel’s reportable business segments for the three months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 versus the three months ended June 30, 2021:March 31, 2022:

Steel Products (a)
Steel Products (a)
VolumePriceMix
FX (b)
Other (c)
Net ChangeVolumePriceMix
FX (b)
Other (c)
Net Change
Flat-RolledFlat-Rolled%25 %(3)%— %%25 %Flat-Rolled15 %(24)%(3)%— %(1)%(13)%
Mini MillMini Mill— %11 %(1)%— %— %10 %Mini Mill29 %(52)%— %— %— %(23)%
USSEUSSE(8)%44 %%(13)%%25 %USSE(20)%(9)%(1)%(4)%%(33)%
TubularTubular27 %86 %(4)%— %(2)%107 %Tubular%60 %%— %— %63 %
(a) Excludes intersegment sales.
(a) Excludes intersegment sales.
(a) Excludes intersegment sales.
(b) Foreign currency translation effects.
(b) Foreign currency translation effects.
(b) Foreign currency translation effects.
(c) Primarily of sales of raw materials and coke making by-products.
(c) Primarily sales of raw materials and coke making by-products.
(c) Primarily sales of raw materials and coke making by-products.

Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 20212022 were $6,290$4,470 million and $5,025$5,234 million, respectively.
For the Flat-Rolled segment, the increasedecrease in sales primarily resulted from higherlower average realized prices ($261356 per ton) across most products, andpartially offset by increased shipments (39(331 thousand tons) primarily from lower value-addedacross most products.
For the Mini Mill segment, the increasedecrease in sales primarily resulted from higherlower average realized prices ($124578 per ton) across all products, partially offset by increased shipments (152 thousand tons) across all products.
For the USSE segment, the increasedecrease in sales primarily resulted from higherlower average realized prices ($312200 per ton) across allmost products partially offset byand decreased shipments (100(227 thousand tons) across most products.
For the Tubular segment, the increase in sales primarily resulted from higher average realized prices ($1,0941,408 per net ton) and increased shipments (31(3 thousand tons).

Management’s analysis of the percentage change in net sales for U. S. Steel’s reportable business segments for the six months ended June 30, 2022 versus the six months ended June 30, 2021 is set forth in the following table:
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Steel Products (a)
VolumePriceMixAcquisition Variance
FX (b)
Other (c)
Net
Change
Flat-Rolled(6)%31 %— %n/a— %%27 %
Mini Mill (d)
(4)%24 %— %%— %— %29 %
USSE(1)%49 %— %n/a(11)%%38 %
Tubular33 %90 %(4)%n/a— %(2)%117 %
(a) Excludes intersegment sales.
(b) Foreign currency translation effects.
(c) Primarily of sales of raw materials and coke making by-products.
(d) Mini Mill segment added after January 15, 2021 with the purchase of the remaining equity interest in Big River Steel.

Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 were $11,524 million and $8,689 million, respectively.
For the Flat-Rolled segment the increase in sales primarily resulted from higher average realized prices ($369 per ton) across most products, partially offset by decreased shipments (346 thousand tons) primarily from higher value-added products.
For the Mini Mill segment the increase in sales primarily resulted from higher realized prices ($243 per ton) across all products and increased shipments (59 thousand tons) as a result of the partial period of the Company's controlling interest in Big River Steel in January of 2021.
For the USSE segment the increase in sales primarily resulted from higher average realized prices ($331 per ton) across all products, partially offset by decreased shipments (33 thousand tons) across most products.
For the Tubular segment the increase in sales primarily resulted from higher average realized prices ($1,030 per net ton) and increased shipments (70 thousand tons).

Selling, general and administrative expenses

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Selling, general and administrative expenses were $112 million and $229$99 million in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively,March 31, 2023 compared to $106 million and $208$117 million in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.March 31, 2022. The increasechange in period over period expenses in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022 versus the same periods in 2021 was primarily in our Mini Milldriven by profit and USSE segments from higher profit, variable orbased incentive based costs.

Restructuring and other charges
During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company recordedrecognized restructuring and other charges of $1 million compared to charges of $17 million and $34 million, respectively, compared to $31 million and $37 millionrecognized during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The charges recognized in the current and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.the prior year period pertain to the planned disposition of certain assets related to a component of the Company's flat-rolled business. See Note 20 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

Operating configuration adjustments

The Company also adjustedadjusts its operating configuration in response to changes in market conditions, global overcapacity, unfair trade practices, and increaseschanges in domestic demand as a result of tariffs on imports bycustomer demand. These operating configuration adjustments can include indefinitely and temporarily idling and thencertain of its facilities as well as re-starting production at certain of its facilities. U. S. SteelThe Company will continue to adjust its operating configuration in order to maximizeensure its strategy of providing Best for All profitable steel solutions for all stakeholders.order book and production footprint are balanced.

Idled Operations

In December 2019, U. S. Steel announced that it would indefinitely idle a significant portion of Great Lakes Works due to market conditions including continued high levels of imports. The Company began idling the iron and steelmaking facilities in March 2020 and the hot strip mill rolling facility in June 2020.

In 2020, we took actions to adjust our footprint by idling certainfollowing operations to better align production with customer demand and respond to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. The operations that were initially idled in 2020 and remained idle as of June 30, 2022March 31, 2023. These facilities and their respective carrying values as of March 31, 2023 included:
Blast Furnacefurnace A at Granite City Works, $55 million
Lone Star Tubular Operations, $5 million
Lorain Tubular Operations, $60 million
Wheeling Machine Products coupling production facility at Hughes Springs, Texas, immaterial

In 2022, U. S. Steel indefinitely idled the majority of the tin mill operations at Gary Works. This included the Tin Line #5 and the Tin Line #6. As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the carrying value of the indefinitely idled fixedtin mill operations assets for facilities noted above was: Granite Cityat Gary Works Blast Furnace A, $55 million; Lone Star Tubular Operations, $5 million; Lorain Tubular Operations, $65 million; and Wheeling Machine Product's production facility, immaterial.
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is $80 million.

In December 2021,the first quarter of 2023, the Company permanently idledcompleted the steelmaking operations at Great Lakes Works. In addition, in March 2022, the Company permanently idled the finishing facilities at its East Chicago Tin operations, which had been idled on an indefinite basis during 2019. In the second quarter 2022, the Company recognized chargespreviously announced permanent shutdown of approximately $151 million for the write-off of the blast furnaces and related fixed assets for the permanent idling of the iron making processcoke batteries numbers 1 through 3 at the Company's Great Lakes Works facility. The coil finishing process at Great Lakes Works continues to operate and remains a component of the Company's operating plans.Mon Valley Works.

Earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes by segment is set forth in the following table:
Three months ended June 30,%
Change
Six months ended June 30,%
Change
(Dollars in millions)2022202120222021
Flat-Rolled$777 $579 34 %$1,290 $725 78 %
Mini Mill (a)
270 284 (5)%548 416 32 %
USSE280 207 35 %544 312 74 %
Tubular107 — 100 %184 (29)734 %
Total earnings from reportable segments1,434 1,070 34 %2,566 1,424 80 %
Other(12)14 (186)%(5)22 (123)%
Segment earnings before interest and income taxes1,422 1,084 31 %2,561 1,446 77 %
Items not allocated to segments:
Restructuring and other charges(17)(31)(34)(37)
Asset impairment charges(151)(28)(157)(28)
Other charges, net (6)2 (48)
Gains on assets sold and previously held investments 15  126 
Total earnings before interest and income taxes$1,254 $1,034 21 %$2,372 $1,459 63 %
(a) Mini Mill segment added after January 15, 2021 with the purchase of the remaining equity interest in Big River Steel.

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Three months ended March 31,%
Change
(Dollars in millions)20232022
Flat-Rolled$(7)$529 (101)%
Mini Mill12 278 (96)%
USSE(34)264 (113)%
Tubular232 77 201 %
Total earnings from reportable segments203 1,148 (82)%
Other3 (57)%
Segment earnings before interest and income taxes206 1,155 (82)%
Items not allocated to segments:
Restructuring and other charges(1)(17)
Stock-based compensation expense(a)
(11)(16)
Other charges, net(5)(4)
Total earnings before interest and income taxes$189 $1,118 (83)%
(a) The prior year was retroactively adjusted to reflect the reclassification of stock-based compensation expense.

Segment results for Flat-Rolled
Three months ended June 30,%
Change
Six months ended June 30,%
Change
Three months ended March 31,%
Change
202220212022202120232022
Earnings before interest and taxes ($ millions)$777 $579 34 %$1,290 $725 78 %
(Loss) earnings before interest and taxes ($ millions)(Loss) earnings before interest and taxes ($ millions)$(7)$529 (101)%
Gross marginGross margin24 %25 %(1)%23 %21 %%Gross margin9 %23 %(14)%
Raw steel production (mnt)Raw steel production (mnt)2,424 2,485 (2)%4,629 5,066 (9)%Raw steel production (mnt)2,393 2,205 %
Capability utilizationCapability utilization74 %59 %15 %71 %60 %11 %Capability utilization74 %68 %%
Steel shipments (mnt)Steel shipments (mnt)2,365 2,326 %4,312 4,658 (7)%Steel shipments (mnt)2,278 1,947 17 %
Average realized steel price per tonAverage realized steel price per ton$1,339 $1,078 24 %$1,352 $983 38 %Average realized steel price per ton$1,012 $1,368 (26)%

The increasedecrease in Flat-Rolled results for the three months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 20212022 was primarily due to:
increasedlower average realized prices, including mix (approximately $605$755 million)
increased shipmentslower non-prime sales (approximately $15$10 million)
increased coke, iron ore and other non-steel saleshigher raw material costs (approximately $25$30 million)
favorablehigher energy costs (approximately $40 million)
unfavorable equity investees income (approximately $45$40 million),
these changes were partially offset by:
decreased non-prime salesincreased shipments, including volume efficiencies (approximately $20$225 million)
lower operating costs (approximately $30 million)
lower other costs, predominantly variable compensation (approximately $85 million).

Gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 decreased primarily as a result of lower average realized prices, partially offset by higher sales volume.
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Segment results for Mini Mill
Three Months Ended March 31,%
Change
20232022
Earnings before interest and taxes ($ millions)$12 278 (96)%
Gross margin10 %46 %(36)%
Raw steel production (mnt)759 601 26 %
Capability utilization93 %74 %19 %
Steel shipments (mnt)659 507 30 %
Average realized steel price per ton$794 $1,372 (42)%

The decrease in Mini Mill results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 was primarily due to:
lower average realized prices, including mix (approximately $430 million)
lower other and non-prime sales (approximately $10 million)
these changes were partially offset by:
increased shipments (approximately $110 million)
lower raw material costs (approximately $215$40 million)
higher energy costs (approximately $105 million)
increased operating costs (approximately $125 million)
higherlower other costs, predominantlyprimarily variable compensation (approximately $25 million).

Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 20212022 decreased reflecting increased input costs,primarily as a result of lower average realized sales price, partially offset by the impact of higher realized prices.sales volume.

Segment results for USSE
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Three Months Ended March 31,%
Change
20232022
(Loss) earnings before interest and taxes ($ millions)$(34)$264 (113)%
Gross margin %24 %(24)%
Raw steel production (mnt)1,092 1,088 — %
Capability utilization89 %88 %%
Steel shipments (mnt)883 1,110 (20)%
Average realized steel price per ($/ton)$909 $1,109 (18)%
Average realized steel price per (€/ton)847 988 (14)%


The increasedecrease in Flat-RolledUSSE results for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 20212022 was primarily due to:
increasedlower average realized prices, including mix (approximately $1,555$115 million)
increased coke, iron ore and other non-steel salesdecreased shipments (approximately $60$45 million)
favorable equity investees incomehigher raw material costs (approximately $70$125 million)
higher energy costs (approximately $10 million)
weakening of the Euro versus the U.S. dollar (approximately $25 million),
these changes were partially offset by:
decreased shipments (approximately $80 million)
decreased non-prime sales (approximately $15 million)
higher raw material costs (approximately $380 million)
higher energy costs (approximately $180 million)
increasedlower operating costs (approximately $315 million)
higher other costs predominantly variable compensation (approximately $150 million).
Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 increased primarily as a result of higher average realized prices, partially offset by increased input costs and lower sales volume.
Segment results for Mini Mill (a)
Three Months Ended June 30,%
Change
Six Months Ended June 30,%
Change
2022202120222021
Earnings before interest and taxes ($ millions)$270 284 (5)%$548 416 32 %
Gross margin39 %45 %(6)%42 %41 %%
Raw steel production (mnt)750 747 — %1,351 1,257 %
Capability utilization91 %91 %— %83 %84 %(1)%
Steel shipments (mnt)615 616 — %1,122 1,063 %
Average realized steel price per ton$1,331 $1,207 10 %$1,349 $1,106 22 %
(a) Mini Mill segment added after January 15, 2021 with the purchase of the remaining equity interest in Big River Steel.

The decrease in Mini Mill results for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 was primarily due to:
increased average realized prices, including mix (approximately $105$5 million)
lower other costs (approximately $5 million),
these changes were offset by:
decreased shipments (approximately $15 million).
higher raw material costs (approximately $100 million)
higher energy costs (approximately $10 million).

Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 20212022 decreased primarily as a result of increased material costs, partially offset by the impact of higherlower average realized prices.prices and sales volume.

Segment results for Tubular
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Three Months Ended March 31,%
Change
20232022
Earnings before interest and taxes ($ millions)$232 $77 201 %
Gross margin49 %29 %20 %
Raw steel production (mnt)171 156 10 %
Capability utilization77 %70 %%
Steel shipments (mnt)131 128 %
Average realized steel price per ton$3,757 $2,349 60 %

The increase in Mini MillTubular results for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 20212022 was primarily due to:
increasedhigher average realized prices including mix and acquisition variance (approximately $345$170 million)
increased shipments (approximately $5 million)
lower raw material costs (approximately $5 million),
these changes were partially offset by:
higher raw materialoperating costs (approximately $180 million)
higher energy costs (approximately $15$5 million)
higher other costs, primarily variable compensation (approximately $20 million).

Gross margin for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 20212022 increased primarily as a result of higher average realized prices and sales volume, partially offset by increased raw material costs.
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Segment results for USSE
Three Months Ended June 30,%
Change
Six Months Ended June 30,%
Change
2022202120222021
Earnings before interest and taxes ($ millions)$280 $207 35 %$544 $312 74 %
Gross margin23 %22 %%23 %20 %%
Raw steel production (mnt)1,216 1,279 (5)%2,304 2,476 (7)%
Capability utilization98 %103 %(5)%93 %100 %(7)%
Steel shipments (mnt)1,067 1,167 (9)%2,177 2,210 (1)%
Average realized steel price per ($/ton)$1,217 $905 34 %$1,162 $831 40 %
Average realized steel price per (€/ton)1,142 750 52 %1,064 689 54 %

The increase in USSE results for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 was primarily due to:
increased average realized prices, including mix (approximately $435 million)
increased non-steel sales (approximately $15 million),
these changes were partially offset by:
decreased shipments (approximately $20 million)
higher raw material costs (approximately $220 million)
increased operating costs (approximately $30 million)
higher energy costs ($55 million)
weakening of the Euro versus the U.S. dollar (approximately $45 million).
higher other costs (approximately $5 million).

Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 increased primarily as a result of higher average realized prices, partially offset by higher raw material and energy costs and lower sales volume.

The increase in USSE results for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 was primarily due to:
increased average realized prices, including mix (approximately $865 million)
increased non-steel sales (approximately $20 million),
these changes were partially offset by:
decreased shipments (approximately $5 million)
higher raw material costs (approximately $370 million)
increased operating costs (approximately $70 million)
higher energy costs (approximately $125 million)
weakening of the Euro versus the U.S. dollar (approximately $55 million)
higher other costs, primarily variable compensation (approximately $30 million).

Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 increased primarily as a result of higher average realized prices, partially offset by higher raw material and energy costs and lower sales volume.

Segment results for Tubular
Three Months Ended June 30,%
Change
Six Months Ended June 30,%
Change
2022202120222021
Earnings/(loss) before interest and taxes ($ millions)$107 $— 100 %$184 $(29)734 %
Gross margin30 %%23 %30 %(1)%31 %
Raw steel production (mnt)168 114 47 %324 207 57 %
Capability utilization75 %51 %24 %73 %46 %27 %
Steel shipments (mnt)136 105 30 %264 194 36 %
Average realized steel price per ton$2,727 $1,633 67 %$2,543 $1,513 68 %

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The increase in Tubular results for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 occurred despite continued high levels of imports and was primarily due to:
increased average realized prices, including mix (approximately $115 million)
increased shipments, including volume efficiencies (approximately $15 million),
these changes were partially offset by:
higher raw material costs (approximately $15 million)
higher other costs (approximately $10 million),
Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 increased primarily as a result of higher average realized prices and sales volume.
The increase in Tubular results for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 occurred despite continued high levels of imports and was primarily due to:
increased average realized prices, including mix (approximately $215 million)
increased shipments, including volume efficiencies (approximately $30 million),
these changes were partially offset by:
increased operating costs (approximately $5 million),
higher raw material costs (approximately $20 million)
higher other costs (approximately $5 million).

Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 increased primarily as a result of higher average realized prices and sales volume.prices.

Net interest and other financial costsbenefits
Three Months Ended June 30,%
Change
Six Months Ended June 30,%
Change
Three Months Ended March 31,%
Change
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)2022202120222021(Dollars in millions)20232022
Interest expenseInterest expense$39 $84 54 %$89 $176 49 %Interest expense$27 $50 46 %
Interest incomeInterest income(4)(1)300 %(5)(2)150 %Interest income(30)(1)2,900 %
Loss on debt extinguishment2 (100)%2 256 99 %
Other financial costsOther financial costs16 (300)%18 22 18 %Other financial costs6 (200)%
Net periodic benefit incomeNet periodic benefit income(61)(29)110 %(122)(60)103 %Net periodic benefit income(42)(61)(31)%
Total net interest and other financial (benefits) costs$(8)$59 114 %$(18)$392 105 %
Net gain from investments related to active employee benefitsNet gain from investments related to active employee benefits(22)— n/a
Total net interest and other financial benefitsTotal net interest and other financial benefits$(61)$(10)510 %

Net interest and other financial (benefits) costsbenefits improved in the three months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023, as compared to the same period in 20212022 primarily due to reducedincreased interest income on cash deposits, lower interest expense fromas a reduced levelresult of debtincreased capitalized interest, and an increasegains on the investments in the surplus VEBA subaccount portfolio, partially offset by reduced net periodic benefit income primarily due to lower amortization2022 plan asset performance, the transfer of actuarial losses.
Net interest$595 million in surplus VEBA funds, and other financial (benefits) costs improved in the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due the absence of current year debt retirement losses, reduced interest expense from a reduced level of debt and an increase in net periodic benefit income, primarily due to lower amortization of actuarial losses.increased prior service cost.
Income taxes

Income tax expense was $284$51 million inand $246 million for the three months ended June 30,March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, compared to an income tax benefit of $37 million in the same period in 2021.respectively. The change from the prior year period was primarily due to the tax benefita decrease in the prior year period resulting from the release of the valuation allowance on domestic deferred tax assets.

Income tax expense was $530 million in the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to an income tax benefit of $36 million in the same period in 2021. The change from the prior year period was primarily due to the tax benefit in the prior year period resulting from the release of the valuation allowance on domestic deferred tax assets.

On July 8, 2022, Pennsylvania House Bill 1342 was enacted, which in part phased in a corporate net income tax (CNIT) rate reduction over nine years. The CNIT rate for the 2022 tax year is 9.99%. The CNIT rate will be reduced to 8.99% for the 2023 tax year. Starting with the 2024 tax year, the rate is reduced by 0.5% annually until it reaches 4.99% for the 2031 tax year and each year thereafter. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the law change but does not believe that it will have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.earnings before taxes.

Net earnings

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Net earnings attributable to United States Steel Corporation were $978 million and $1,860$199 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively,March 31, 2023 compared to net earnings of $1,012 million and $1,103$882 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.March 31, 2022. The changes primarily reflect the factors discussed above.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $1,676$181 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $1,103$771 million in the same period in 2021.2022. The period over period increasedecrease in cash from operations from the prior year period was primarily due to higherlower net earnings increases toand changes in income taxes payable and deferred income taxes, partially offset by changes in working capital and losses on debt extinguishments in the prior year period.capital. Changes in working capital can vary significantly depending on factors such as the timing of inventory production and purchases, which is affected by the length of our business cycles as well as our captive raw materials position, customer payments of accounts receivable and payments to vendors in the regular course of business.

As shown below our cash conversion cycle for the secondfirst quarter of 2022 increased2023 decreased by 65 days as compared to the fourth quarter of 2021 primarily from increased inventory days due to increase in raw material inventory.2022.
Cash Conversion CycleCash Conversion CycleSecond Quarter of 2022Fourth Quarter of 2021Cash Conversion CycleFirst Quarter of 2023Fourth Quarter of 2022
$ millionsDays$ millionsDays$ millionsDays$ millionsDays
Accounts receivable, net (a)
Accounts receivable, net (a)
$2,60236$2,08937
Accounts receivable, net (a)
$1,80835$1,63439
+ Inventories (b)
+ Inventories (b)
$3,01456$2,21051
+ Inventories (b)
$2,54156$2,35960
- Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities (c)
- Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities (c)
$3,28863$2,68465
- Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities (c)
$3,00167$2,83170
= Cash Conversion Cycle (d)
= Cash Conversion Cycle (d)
2923
= Cash Conversion Cycle (d)
2429
(a) Calculated as Average Accounts Receivable, net divided by total Net Sales multiplied by the number of days in the period.
(b) Calculated as Average Inventory divided by total Cost of Sales multiplied by the number of days in the period.
(c) Calculated as Average Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities less bank checks outstanding and other current liabilities divided by total Cost of Sales multiplied by the number of days in the period.
(d) Calculated as Accounts Receivable Days plus Inventory Days less Accounts Payable Days.

The cash conversion cycle is a non-generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP) financial measure. We believe the cash conversion cycle is a useful measure in providing investors with information regarding our cash management performance and is a widely accepted measure of working capital management efficiency. The cash conversion cycle should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to other GAAP metrics as an indicator of performance.

The last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory method is the predominant method of inventory costing for our Flat-Rolled and Tubular segments. Based on the Company’s latest internal forecasts and its inventory requirements, management does not believe there will be significant permanent LIFO liquidations that would impact earnings for the remainder of 2022.2023.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $602$738 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to net cash used in investing activities of $885$352 million in the same period in 2021.2022. The decreaseincrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to the payment of $625 million in the prior year period for the purchase of the remaining equity interest in Big River Steel, proceeds of $53 million in the current year period from government grants, partially offset by increased capital expenditures (discussed in more detail below) and lower proceeds from the sale of assets..

Capital expenditures for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, were $660$740 million, compared with $284$349 million in the same period in 2021.2022. Mini Mill capital expenditures were $563 million and included $419 million for BR2, exclusive of the air separation unit, as well as spending for the CGL and the NGO being built at the existing Big River Steel facility. Flat-Rolled capital expenditures were $229$139 million which includes spending for the construction of a pig ironDR grade pellet facility and hot strip mill upgrades at Gary Works,Keetac as well as mining equipment and other infrastructure, environmental, Gary pig iron facility and other strategic projects across the NAFRFlat-Rolled footprint. Mini Mill capital expenditures were $390 million and included $230 million for BR2 being built in Osceola, Arkansas, as well as spending for the new continuous galvanizing line (CGL) and Non-Grain Oriented electrical steel facility being built at the existing Big River Steel facility. USSE capital expenditures were $34$26 million and included spending for the blast furnace, stove,enterprise resource planning (ERP) project, 5-stand control system and rail bridge upgrades and various other projects. Tubular capital expenditures were $7$12 million and included spending to support steelmaking, infrastructure, and environmental projects at Fairfield.within the Tubular footprint.

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $548$117 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to net cash used in financing activities of $855$71 million in the same period last year. The period over period increase in cash fromused in financing activities
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was primarily due to the absence of significant current year debt repayments and current year proceeds from government grants,incentives in the current period, partially offset by the absence of current year common stock issuances and the current year repurchasedecreased repurchases of common stock.

Debt Financing

Certain of our credit facilities, including the Credit Facility Agreement, the Big River Steel ABL Facility, the USSK Credit Agreement and the Export Credit Agreement, contain standard terms and conditions including customary material adverse
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change clauses. If a material adverse change was to occur, our ability to fund future operating and capital requirements could be negatively impacted.

We The €300 million USSK Credit Agreement contains certain USSK specific financial covenants. There are currently no amounts outstanding under the facility. The USSK Credit Agreement requires USSK to maintain a net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) ratio of less than 3.50:1 for the rolling twelve months ending June 30, 2023. The Company has determined that it may from timenot be able to time seekcomply with this covenant at June 30, 2023 based on the currently forecasted EBITDA for the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2023. This could partially or fully limit USSK's ability to retireborrow under the USSK Credit Agreement. Any amendment or repurchase our outstanding long-term debt through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, exchange transactions, redemptionswaiver may lead to additional lender protections, including a reduction of loan commitments or otherwise. Such purchasesless favorable terms, and there can be no assurance that USSK can obtain waivers or exchanges, if any,amendments in timely fashion, or on acceptable terms or at all. The Company believes that USSK will dependhave adequate cash on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements,hand as of June 30, 2023 and other factors and may be commenced or suspended at any time. The amounts involved may be material. See Note 15will not need to borrow under the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details regarding U. S. Steel's debt.USSK Credit Agreement.

We use surety bonds, trusts and letters of credit to provide financial assurance for certain transactions and business activities. The use of some forms of financial assurance and cash collateral have a negative impact on liquidity. U. S. Steel has committed approximately $272$182 million of liquidity sources for financial assurance purposes as of June 30, 2022. IncreasesMarch 31, 2023. Changes in certain of these commitments which use collateral are reflected within cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

Share Repurchases

Common stock repurchased under our share repurchase program that was approved in October 2021 and increased in January 2022 totaled 22,513,571 shares and approximately $522 million in the six months ended June 30, 2022. On July 25, 2022, following the completion of the previously authorized $800 million share repurchase programs, the Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program that allows for the repurchase of up to $500 million of its outstanding common stock from time to time in the open market or privately negotiated transactions at the discretion of management. The Company's share repurchase program does not obligate it to acquire any specific number of shares. Common stock repurchased under our share repurchase programs totaled 2.8 million shares for approximately $75 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023. See Note 22 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.
Capital Requirements

U. S. Steel’s contractual commitments to acquire property, plant and equipment at June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, totaled $2.128$2.203 billion.
Liquidity
The following table summarizes U. S. Steel’s liquidity as of June 30, 2022:March 31, 2023:
(Dollars in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents$3,0352,837 
Amount available under Credit Facility Agreement1,746 
Amount available under Big River Steel - Revolving Line of Credit350 
Amount available under USSK Credit Agreement and USSK Credit Facility317342 
Total estimated liquidity$5,4485,275 

In the first half of 2022, we received $82 million in proceeds from government incentives for the construction of BR2, from the sale of tax credits under the State of Arkansas's Recycling Tax Credit program. The Company is contingently liable for certain repayment penalties if it fails to meet certain employment requirements. In addition, the Company received government grants totaling $53 million for the reimbursement of qualifying project costs related to the construction of BR2. This amount primarily consists of a $50 million grant from the State of Arkansas Quick Action Closing Fund. See Note 21 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

We finished the secondfirst quarter of 20222023 with $3,035$2,837 million of cash and cash equivalents and $5,448$5,275 million of total liquidity. Available cash is left on deposit with financial institutions or invested in highly liquid securities with parties we believe to be creditworthy. Substantially all of the liquidity attributable to our foreign subsidiaries can be accessed without the imposition of income taxes as a result of a prior election to liquidate for U.S. income tax purposes a foreign subsidiary that holds most of our international operations.

We expect that our estimated liquidity requirements will consist primarily of the remaining portion of our 20222023 planned strategic and sustaining capital expenditures, working capital requirements, interest expense, and operating costs and employee benefits for our operations after taking into account the footprint actions and cost reductions at our plants and headquarters. Our available
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liquidity at June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 consists principally of our cash and cash equivalents and available borrowings under the Credit Facility Agreement, Big River Steel ABL Facility, USSK Credit Agreement and the USSK Credit Facility.

Management continues to evaluate market conditions in our industry and our global liquidity position and may consider additional actions to further strengthen our balance sheet and optimize liquidity, including but not limited to the repayment or refinancing of outstanding debt and the incurrence of additional debt to opportunistically finance strategic projects. The Company may also return excess liquidity to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends from time to time if deemed appropriate by management.

U. S. Steel management believes that our liquidity will be adequate to fund our requirements based on our current assumptions with respect to our results of operations and financial condition.

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The Company has a supply chain finance (SCF) arrangement with a third-party administrator which allows participating suppliers, at their sole discretion, to make offers to sell payment obligations of the Company prior to their scheduled due dates at a discounted price to a participating financial institution. The third-party administrator entered into a separate agreement with the Export Import Bank of the United States to guarantee 90 percent of supplier obligations sold for up to $200 million. No guarantees or collateral are provided by the Company or any of its subsidiaries under the SCF program.

The Company’s goal is to capture overall supplier savings and improve working capital efficiency. The agreements facilitate the suppliers’ ability to sell payment obligations, while providing them with greater working capital flexibility. The Company has no economic interest in the sale of the suppliers’ receivables and no direct financial relationship with the financial institution concerning these services. The Company’s obligations to its suppliers, including amounts due and scheduled payment dates, are not impacted by suppliers’ decisions to sell amounts under the arrangements. The SCF program requires the Company to pay the third-party administrator the stated amount of the confirmed participating supplier invoices. The payment terms for confirmed invoices range from 75 to 90 days after the end of the month in which the invoice was issued.

The underlying costs from suppliers that elected to participate in the SCF program are generally recorded in cost of sales in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. Amounts due to suppliers who participate in the SCF program are reflected in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and payments on the obligations by our suppliers are included in cash used in operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. As of March 31, 2023, accounts payable and accrued expenses included $107 million of outstanding payment obligations which suppliers elected to sell to participating financial institutions.
Environmental Matters, Litigation and Contingencies
Some of U. S. Steel’s facilities were in operation before 1900. Although the Company believes that its environmental practices have either led the industry or at least been consistent with prevailing industry practices, hazardous materials have been and may continue to be released at current or former operating sites or delivered to sites operated by third parties.

Our U.S. facilities are subject to environmental laws applicable in the U.S., including the Clean Air Act (the CAA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), as well as state and local laws and regulations.

U. S. Steel has incurred and will continue to incur substantial capital, operating, and maintenance and remediation expenditures as a result of environmental laws and regulations, related to release of hazardous materials, which in recent years have been mainly for process changes to meet the CAA obligations and similar obligations in Europe.

EU Environmental Requirements and Slovak Operations
Phase IV of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU(the EU ETS) commenced on January 1, 2021 and will finish on December 31, 2030. The European Commission issued final approval of the updated 2021-2025 Slovak National Allocation table in February 2022. Subsequently, theThe Slovak Ministry of Environment has not yet allocated 2023 emission credits that it grants at no charge (free allowances) to the full amount of 2022 free allowances totaling 6.3 million EUA to USSE in February and April 2022.account. As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we have pre-purchased approximately 1.71.35 million EUAEuropean Union Emission Allowances (EUA) totaling €111€107 million (approximately $115$116 million) to cover the expected 20222023 shortfall of emission allowances.

The EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive requires implementation of EU determined best available techniques (BAT) for Iron and Steel production to reduce environmental impacts as well as compliance with BAT associated emission levels. Total capital expenditures for projects to comply with or go beyond BAT requirements were €138 million (approximately $143$150 million) over the actual program period.. These costs were partially offset by the EU funding received and may be mitigated over the next measurement periods if USSK complies with certain financial covenants, which are assessed annually. The last assessment of financial covenants will be performed as of June 30, 2026. USSK complied with these covenants as of June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. If we are unable to meet these covenants in the future, USSK might be required to provide additional collateral (e.g., bank guarantee) to secure 50 percent of the EU funding received.

For further discussion of laws applicable in Slovakia and the EU and their impact on USSE, see Note 21 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, “Contingencies and Commitments - Environmental Matters, EU Environmental Requirements.”

New and Emerging Environmental Regulations

United States and European Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations

Future compliance with CO2 emission requirements may include substantial costs for emission allowances, restriction of production and higher prices for coking coal, natural gas and electricity generated by carbon-based systems. Because we cannot predict what requirements ultimately will be imposed in the U.S. and Europe, it is difficult to estimate the likely impact on U. S. Steel, but it could be substantial. On March 28, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13783 instructing the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the U.S. EPA) to review the Clean Power Plan (the CPP). As a result, in June 2019, the U.S. EPA published a final rule, the “Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule” that replaced the CPP. Twenty-three states, the District of Columbia, and seven municipalities are challenging the CPP repeal and ACE rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (the D.C.) Circuit. A coalition of 21 states has intervened in the litigation in support of the U.S. EPA. Various other public interest organizations, industry groups, and members of Congress are also participating in the litigation. On January 19, 2021, the D.C. Circuit vacated and remanded the ACE to the U.S. EPA, while the CPP remains stayed. On October 19, 2021, the United States Supreme Court granted petitions for certiorari filed by the State of West Virginia and others. Oral arguments regarding the petitions were held before the U.S. Supreme Court on February 28, 2022. On June 30, 2022, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of West Virginia. It found that Congress never intended to grant EPA such broad authority to totally revamp the energy sector; and noted, in particular, EPA’s attempt to impose what would be a cap-and-trade for CO2 has consistently been rejected by Congress. The Court concluded that Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act did not grant EPA the authority to devise emissions caps based on the generation shifting approach the Agency took in the CPP. There is no direct regulatory impact on U. S. Steel from this decision.

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The Phase IV EU ETS period spans 2021-2030 and began on January 1, 2021.The Phase IV period is divided into two sub periods (2021-2025 and 2026-2030), rules for the first subperiod are finalized, however we expect that rules for the second subperiod may be more stringent than those for the first one. Once approved, the rules may impact subperiod 2026-2030. Currently, the overall EU ETS target is a 40 percent reduction of 1990 emissions by 2030. Free allocation of CO2 allowances is based on reduced benchmark values which have been published in the first quarter of 2021 and historical levels of production from 2014-2018. Allocations to individual installations may be adjusted annually to reflect relevant increases and decreases in
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production. The threshold for adjustments is set at 15 percent and will be assessed on the basis of a rolling average of two precedent years. Production data verified by an external auditor shows that USSEUSSE's rolling average for 2020-2021 returned to the base limit for hot metal production resulting in an increase ofto the free allocation for 2022 compared to 2021, however the 2022 free allocation was still slightly reduced due to missing the 15 percent threshold for sinter and coke production. Additionally, lower production in 2019 through 2021 will have an impact on the future free allocation for 2026-2030, where the historical production average for years 2019-2023 will be assessed. Once approved,Based on actual production data for 2022, we expect that the rules may impact subperiod 2026-2030.free allocation for hot metal will remain unchanged for 2023, however allocations for sinter will be lower.

In order to achieve the EU political goal of carbon emissions neutrality by 2050, on July 14, 2021, the European Commission released a package of legislative proposals called Fit for 55. The proposals contain significant changes to current EU ETS functions and requirements, including: a new carbon border adjustment mechanism to impose carbon fees on EU imports, further reduction of free CO2 allowance allocation to heavy industry and measures to strengthen the supply of carbon allowances. The legislative process is being impacted by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis. The proposals are subject to the EU legislative process, and we cannot predict their future impact.

United States - Air

The CAA imposes stringent limits on air emissions with a federally mandated operating permit program and civil and criminal enforcement sanctions. The CAA requires, among other things, the regulation of hazardous air pollutants through the development and promulgation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) and Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standards. The U.S. EPA has developed various industry-specific MACT standards pursuant to this requirement. The CAA requires the U.S. EPA to promulgate regulations establishing emission standards for each category of Hazardous Air Pollutants. The U.S. EPA also must conduct risk assessments on each source category that is already subject to MACT standards and determine if additional standards are needed to reduce residual risks.

While our operations are subject to several different categories of NESHAP and MACT standards, the principal impact of these standards on U. S. Steel's operations includes those that are specific to coke making, iron making, steel making and iron ore processing.

On July 13, 2020, the U.S. EPA published a Residual Risk and Technology Review rule for the Integrated Iron and Steel MACT category in the Federal Register. Based on the results of the U.S. EPA’s risk review, the agency determined that risks due to emissions of air toxics from the Integrated Iron and Steel category are acceptable and that the current regulations provided an ample margin of safety to protect public health. Under the technology review, the U.S. EPA determined that there are no developments in practices, processes or control technologies that necessitate revision of the standards. In September 2020, several petitions for review of the rule, including those filed by the Company, the American Iron and Steel Institute (the AISI), Clean Air Council and others, were filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The cases were consolidated and are being held in abeyance until the U.S. EPA reviews and responds to administrative petitions for review. The U.S. EPA is required by court order to issue a final rule by October 26, 2023. Because the U.S. EPA has yet to propose a revised iron and steel rule, any impacts are inestimablenot estimable at this time.

For the Taconite Iron Ore Processing category, based on the results of the U.S. EPA's risk review, the agency promulgated a final rule on July 28, 2020, in which the U.S. EPA determined that risks from emissions of air toxics from this source category are acceptable and that the existing standards provide an ample margin of safety. Furthermore, under the technology review, the agency identified no cost-effective developments in controls, practices, or processes to achieve further emissions reductions. Petitions for review of the rule were filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in which the Company and the AISI intervened. The U.S. EPA is required by court order to issue a final rule by November 16, 2023. Because the U.S. EPA has yet to propose a revised taconite rule, any impacts are inestimablenot estimable at this time.

The U.S. EPA is in the process of conducting its statutorily obligated residual risk and technology review of coke oven standards. Because the U.S. EPA has not completed its review of the Coke MACT regulations, any impacts related to the U.S. EPA’s review of the coke standards cannot be estimated at this time. The U.S. EPA is under a court-ordered deadline to complete the residual risk and technology rulemaking by May 23, 2024.

In response to Court orders that invalidated prior U. S.U.S. EPA determinations regarding ozone attainment interference, on April 6, 2022, the U.S. EPA proposed a Federal Implementation Plan (that would replace several pending or disapproved State Implementation Plans) for Regional Ozone Transport for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard. The proposed rule would affect electric generating units (EGUs) in 26 states and certain non-EGU industries, including, among several others, coke ovens, taconite production kilns, boilers, blast furnaces, basic oxygen furnaces, reheating furnaces, and annealing furnaces in 23 states, including those where U. S. Steel has operations. The impacts of the rule, if promulgated as proposed, could be material. U. S. Steel submitted comments on the proposed rule on June 21, 2022. The U.S. EPA announced the final rule on March 15, 2023. The final rule only included regulation of boilers and reheat furnaces for the iron and steel industry limiting the potential impacts. U. S. Steel is still reviewing the changes and will further evaluate the potential impacts to operations.

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The CAA also requires the U.S. EPA to develop and implement NAAQSNational Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for criteria pollutants, which include, among others, particulate matter (PM) - consisting of PM10 and PM2.5, lead, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide (SO2), and ozone.

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In October 2015, the U.S. EPA lowered the NAAQS for ozone from 75 parts per billion (ppb) to 70 ppb. On November 6, 2017, the U.S. EPA designated most areas in which we operate as attainment with the 2015 standard. In a separate ruling, on June 4, 2018, the U.S. EPA designated other areas in which we operate as “marginal nonattainment” with the 2015 ozone standard. On December 6, 2018, the U.S. EPA published a final rule regarding implementation of the 2015 ozone standard. Because no state regulatory or permitting actions to bring the ozone nonattainment areas into attainment have yet to be proposed or developed for U. S. Steel facilities, the operational and financial impact of the ozone NAAQS cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. On December 31, 2020, the U.S. EPA published a final rule pursuant to its statutorily required review of NAAQS that retains the ozone NAAQS at 70 ppb. In January 2021, New York, along with several states and non-governmental organizations filed petitions for judicial review of the action with the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Several other states and industry trade groups intervened in support of the U. S. EPA’s action. The case remains in abeyance before the court until December 15, 2023, as the U.S. EPA voluntarily reconsiders the ozone NAAQS. Because the U.S. EPA has yet to complete its reconsideration and propose a revisedproposes to revise or retain the 2020 ozone NAAQS, any impacts are inestimablenot estimable at this time.

On December 14, 2012, the U.S. EPA lowered the annual standard for PM2.5 from 15 micrograms per cubic meter (ug/m3) to 12 ug/m3 and retained the PM2.5 24-hour and PM10 NAAQS rules. In December 2014, the U.S. EPA designated some areas in which U. S. Steel operates as nonattainment with the 2012 annual PM2.5 standard. On April 6, 2018, the U.S. EPA published a notice that Pennsylvania, California and Idaho failed to submit a State Implementation Plan (an SIP) to demonstrate attainment with the 2012 fine particulate standard by the deadline established by the CAA. As a result of the notice, Pennsylvania, a state in which we operate, was required to submit an SIP to the U.S. EPA no later than November 7, 2019 to avoid sanctions. On April 29, 2019, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) published a draft SIP for the Allegheny County nonattainment area which demonstrates that all of Allegheny County will meet its reasonable further progress requirements and be in attainment with the 2012 PM2.5 annual and 24-hour NAAQS by December 31, 2021, with the existing controls that are in place. On September 12, 2019, the Allegheny County Board of Health unanimously approved the draft SIP. The draft SIP was then sent to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP). PADEP submitted the SIP to the U.S. EPA for approval on November 1, 2019. To date, the U.S. EPA has not taken action on PADEP’s submittal. On December 18, 2020, the U.S. EPA published a final rule pursuant to its statutorily required review of NAAQS that retains the existing PM2.5 standards without revision. In early 2021, several states and non-governmental organizations filed petitions for judicial review of the action with the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Several industry trade groups intervened in support of the U.S. EPA’s action. The case remains in abeyance before the court until March 1, 2023, as the U.S. EPA voluntarily reconsiders the PM2.5 NAAQS. In court filings,On January 6, 2023, the U.S. EPA advisedproposed to lower the Court that it intends to complete its reconsideration process by proposing a rule in Summer 2022 and promulgating a final rule in Spring 2023. Because U.S. EPA has yet to complete its reconsideration and propose a revisedannual PM2.5 NAAQS from the current 12 ug/m3 standard to within the range of 9.0 to 10.0 ug/m3. U. S. Steel is currently reviewing the proposal and comments to determine the potential impacts. Because the U.S. EPA has proposed the rule without specificity, any impacts are inestimable at this time.

On January 26, 2021, ACHD announced that for the first time in historyFor calendar year 2022, all eightAllegheny County ambient air quality monitors in Allegheny County met all U.S. EPA health based National Ambient Air Quality Standards for the federal air quality standards including, in particular sulfur dioxide and particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10). Preliminary data from 2021 indicates that all eight air quality monitors continue to meet the standards.second consecutive year. On March 16, 2022, the U.S. EPA published a final rule, a clean data determination, showing that Allegheny County has attained the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS based on the 2018 – 2020 ambient air quality data. Based on these and other data, ACHD issubmitted a Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan to the U.S. EPA requesting that the U.S. EPA redesignate all of Allegheny County in the process of seeking EPA approval to redesignate the area as attainment with the 2012 annualcurrent PM2.5 NAAQS.

United States - Water

The U.S. EPA issued the final rule redefining the Waters of the United States (WOTUS), and it became effective March 1, 2023. The definition of WOTUS has had many changes and legal challenges over the last several years and this rule is no different. Due to certain state challenges and requests for injunctions, the Rule has been enjoined and is not in effect in Idaho and Texas. The new WOTUS rule expands the definition of what all waters will be considered to be a waters of the United States. The expansion of the WOTUS definition is likely to lead to additional legal challenges. It is also possible that the ruling in the U. S. Supreme court case Sackett v. EPA would impact the WOTUS definition as it relates to wetlands. The Sackett case was heard by the Court in the Fall 2022 term and a decision is expected sometime in 2023. U. S. Steel will continue to review and follow the final WOTUS definition and associated litigation for its potential impact on the Company.

For further discussion of relevant environmental matters, including environmental remediation obligations, see "Item 1. Legal Proceedings - Environmental Proceedings."
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
U. S. Steel did not enter into any new material off-balance sheet arrangements during the secondfirst quarter of 2022.2023.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE
U. S. Steel continues to face import competition, much of which is unfairly traded and fueled by massive global steel overcapacity, currently estimated to be over 500620 million metric tons per year—more than fivesix times the entire U.S. steel market and over nineteentwenty times total U.S. steel imports. These imports and overcapacity negatively impact the Company’s operational and financial performance. U. S. Steel continues to lead efforts to address these challenges that threaten the Company, our workers, our stockholders and our country’s national and economic security.

As of the date of this filing, pursuant to a series of Presidential Proclamations issued in accordance with Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, U.S. imports of certain steel products are subject to a 25 percent tariff, except imports from: (1) Argentina, Brazil, and South Korea, which are subject to restrictive quotas; (2) the European Union (EU), Japan and the United Kingdom (UK) that are melted and poured in the EU/Japan/UK, within quarterly tariff-rate quota (TRQ) limits; (3) Canada and Mexico, which are not subject to tariffs or quotas, but tariffs could be re-imposed on surging product groups after consultations; (4) Ukraine, which was granted a one-year tariff exemptionare exempt from tariffs until June 1, 2023; and (5) Australia, which are not subject to tariffs, quotas or an anti-surge mechanism. The Section 232 TRQs on Japan went into effect on April 1, 2022. The Section 232 TRQs on the UK and the one-year Section 232 tariff exemption for Ukraine went into effect on June 1, 2022.

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) is managing a process in which U.S. companies may request and/or oppose temporary product exclusions from the Section 232 tariffs and quotas. U. S. Steel opposes exclusion requests for imported products that are the same as, or substitutes for, products manufactured by U. S. Steel.
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Multiple legal challenges to the Section 232 action continue before the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), the latter which has consistently rejected constitutional and statutory challenges to the Section 232 action.

Since its implementation in March 2018, the Section 232 action has supported the U.S. steel industry’s and U. S. Steel’s investments in advanced steel production capabilities, technology, and skills, strengthening U.S. national and economic security. The Company continues to actively defend the Section 232 action.

In February 2019, the European Commission (EC) implemented a definitive safeguard on global steel imports in the form of TRQs that impose 25 percent tariffs on steel imports that exceed the TRQ limit, effective through June 2024. In December 2022, the EC initiated a fourth review of the safeguard.

Antidumping duties (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD or antisubsidy duties) apply in addition to the Section 232 tariffs, quotas, TRQs and the EC’s safeguard, and AD/CVD orders may continue beyond the Section 232 action and the EC’s safeguard. U. S. Steel continues to actively defend and maintain the 6061 U.S. AD/CVD orders and 1214 EU AD/CVD orders covering U. S. Steel products in multiple proceedings before the DOC, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), CIT, CAFC, the EC and European courts, and the WTO.World Trade Organization (WTO).

The ITCIn January 2023, Cleveland-Cliffs and DOC are conductingthe USW filed newAD/CVD investigationspetitions on U.S. imports of OCTGtin mill products from Argentina, Mexico, Korea, and Russia that are expected to conclude by November 2022.eight countries. In July 2022,March 2023, the ITC voted to continue the investigations. DOC’s preliminary AD/CVD orders on corrosion-resistant steel from China, India, Italy, South Korea and Taiwan and cold-rolled steel from China, India, Japan, South Korea,determinations are expected by August 2023 and the UK for another five years, but voted to revokeITC final phase hearing in the AD/CVD orders on cold-rolled steel from Brazil. The ITC continues its five-year "sunset" reviewsfourth quarter of AD/CVD orders on hot-rolled steel from eight countries, with decisions to continue or revoke those orders expected in October 2022.

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The EC is conducting new AD investigations on imports of hot-dipped galvanized steel from Russia and Turkey, with a final decision expected this year.

In April, the United States suspended normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, resulting in higher normal tariffs on imports from Russia and Belarus, including steel and raw materials. In June,February 2023, President Biden announced additional tariff increases to normal tariffs of up to 70 percent on certain products from Russia, including pig iron, certain steel products and ferroalloys, effective AugustApril 1, 2022.2023.

Additional tariffs of 7.5 to 25 percent continue to apply to certain U.S. imports from China, including certain raw materials used in steel production, semi-finished and finished steel products, and downstream steel-intensive products, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is currently conducting a statutory review of the Section 301 tariffs.

The United States and EU are currently negotiating a global sustainable steel arrangement on steel overcapacityto restore market-oriented conditions and address carbon intensity that is targeted for completion by the end of 2023.

U. S. Steel will continue to execute a broad, global strategy to maximize opportunities and navigate challenges presented by imports, global steel overcapacity, and international trade law and policy developments.

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
See Notes 2 and 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021,2022, there were no material changes in U. S. Steel's exposure to market risk from December 31, 2021.2022.

Item 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
U. S. Steel has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. These disclosure controls and procedures are the controls and other procedures that were designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that are filed with or submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are: (1) accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures and (2) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in applicable law and regulations. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, U. S. Steel’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
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CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
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There have not been any changes in U. S. Steel’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this quarterly report, which have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, U. S. Steel’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
GENERAL LITIGATION

On June 8, 2021, JSW Steel (USA) Inc. and JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc. (collectively, JSW), U.S. based subsidiaries of Indian steelmaker JSW Steel, filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas against Nucor, U. S. Steel, AK Steel Holding Group and Cleveland-Cliffs (collectively, the JSW Defendants) alleging that the Defendants operated as a cartel and formed a conspiracy to boycott JSW from obtaining semi-finished steel slabs. JSW alleges that the JSW Defendants acted in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act (federal antitrust), and violation of the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act. JSW also alleges that the JSW Defendants formed a civil conspiracy in violation of Texas common law, and that the JSW Defendants tortiously interfered with JSW’s business relationships. The basis for JSW’s allegations relate to the JSW Defendants participation in the DOC's Section 232 process, including the JSW Defendants’ support of the enactment of the President’s Section 232 proclamation, statements made by the JSW Defendants after the enactment of Section 232, and the JSW Defendants’ participation in the Section 232 exclusion process. Plaintiffs seek monetary damages including $45 million for payment of Section 232 tariffs and unspecified amounts for financial penalties, termination fees and lost profits as well as other damages. U. S. Steel, along with the other JSW Defendants, filed a Motion to Dismiss the case on August 17, 2021. On February 17, 2022, the Court issued an opinion dismissing JSW’s antitrust complaint with prejudice. On March 16, 2022, JSW filed a timely notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. JSW filed its appellate brief with theThe Fifth Circuit held oral argument on June 8, 2022,the appeal on February 6, 2023 and we are awaiting a ruling from the JSW defendants response brief is due on August 8, 2022.Court. The Company iscontinues to vigorously defending the matter.

On April 11, 2017, there was a process waste-water release at our Midwest Plant (Midwest) in Portage, Indiana, that impacted a water outfall that discharges to Burns Waterway near Lake Michigan. The Company has since implemented substantial operational, process and notification improvements at Midwest. In January of 2018, The Surfrider Foundation and the City of Chicago initiated suits in the Northern District of Indiana alleging CWA and permit violations at Midwest. On April 2, 2018, the U.S. EPA and the State of Indiana initiated a separate action against the Company and lodged a Consent Decree negotiated between U. S. Steel and the relevant governmental agencies consisting of all material terms to resolve the CWA and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) violations at Midwest. A public comment period for the Consent Decree ensued. The suits that the Surfrider Foundation and the City of Chicago filed are currently stayed. The Surfrider Foundation and the City of Chicago also filed motions, which were granted, to intervene in the Consent Decree case. The United States Department of Justice (the DOJ) filed a revised Consent Decree and a motion with the court to enter the Consent Decree as final on November 20, 2019. Surfrider Foundation, City of Chicago and other non-governmental organizations filed objections to the revised Consent Decree. The DOJ and U. S. Steel made filings in support of the revised Consent Decree. On August 31, 2021, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana issued an Opinion and Order entering the Consent Decree. The Company filed a Motion to Lift the Stay in the citizen suits as well as Motions to Dismiss the suits on December 15, 2021. On March 31, 2022, the Court granted Company’s Motion to Lift the Stay in the citizen suits and the Motion to Dismiss the citizen suits remains pending. The Company is vigorously defendingdefend the matter.

On October 2, 2017, an Amended Shareholder Class Action Complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania consolidating previously-filed actions. Separately, five related shareholder derivative lawsuits were filed in state and federal courts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the Delaware Court of Chancery. The underlying consolidated class action lawsuit alleges that U. S. Steel, certain current and former officers, an upper-level manager of the Company and the financial underwriters who participated in the August 2016 secondary public offering of the Company's common stock (collectively, the "Class Action Defendants") violated federal securities laws in making false statements and/or failing to discover and disclose material information regarding the financial condition of the Company. The lawsuit claims that this conduct caused a prospective class of plaintiffs to sustain damages during the period from January 27, 2016 to April 25, 2017 as a result of the prospective class purchasing the Company's common stock at artificially inflated prices and/or suffering losses when the price of the common stock dropped. The derivative lawsuits generally make the same allegations against the same officers and also allege that certain current and former members of the Board of Directors failed to exercise appropriate control and oversight over the Company and were unjustly compensated. The plaintiffs seeksought to recover losses that were allegedly sustained. The Class Action Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs’ claims. On September 29, 2018 the Court ruled on those motions granting them in part and denying them in part. On March 18, 2019, the plaintiffs withdrew the claims against the Class Action Defendants related to the 2016 secondary offering. As a result, the underwriters arewere no longer parties to the case. On December 31, 2019, the court granted the Plaintiffs' motion to certify the proceeding as a class action. The Company's appeal of that decision was denied. Discovery followed and concluded. On May 20, 2022, the Plaintiffs and Class Action Defendants agreed to settle the Shareholder Class Action in the amount of $40 million to be fully funded by the Company’s insurers. Following a hearing on March 20, 2023, the Court entered final approval of the class action settlement is currently pending.settlement. The related derivative cases pending in federal and state court in Pennsylvania and state court in Delaware, which were previously stayed, are now proceeding and theproceeding. The Company will continue to vigorously defend against the derivative lawsuits.

On December 24, 2018, U. S. Steel's Clairton Plant experienced a fire, affecting portions of the facility involved in desulfurization of the coke oven gas generated during the coking process. With the desulfurization process out of operation as a result of the fire, U. S. Steel was not able to certify compliance with Clairton Plant’s Title V permit levels for sulfur emissions. U. S. Steel promptly notified ACHD, which has regulatory jurisdiction for the Title V permit, and updated the ACHD regularly on efforts to mitigate any potential environmental impacts until the desulfurization process was returned to normal operations. Of the approximately 2,400 hours between the date of the fire and April 4, 2019, when the Company resumed desulfurization, there were ten intermittent hours where average SO2 emissions exceeded the hourly NAAQS for SO2 at the Allegheny County regional air quality monitors located in Liberty and North Braddock boroughs, which are near U. S. Steel's Mon Valley Works facilities. On April 29, 2019, PennEnvironment and Clean Air Council, both environmental, non-governmental organizations filed a Complaint in Federal Court in the Western District of Pennsylvania. The ACHD was subsequently granted intervenor status. Collectively the parties seek injunctive relief and civil penalties regarding the alleged Permit violations following the fire. Discovery has concluded. The court denied the parties’ respective Motions for Summary Judgment. A non-jury trial which was scheduled to take place in April and May of 2023 is being held in abeyance as the parties reached a tentative settlement agreement, signed a term sheet, and advised the Court accordingly. The parties are working to draft a Consent Decree to memorialize the settlement terms.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEEDINGS
The following is a summary of the proceedings of U. S. Steel that were pending or contemplated as of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, under federal and state environmental laws, and which U. S. Steel reasonably believes may result in monetary sanctions of at least $1 million (the threshold chosen by U. S. Steel as permitted by Item 103 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Information about specific sites where U. S. Steel is or has been engaged in significant clean up or remediation activities is also summarized below. Except as described herein, it is not possible to accurately predict the ultimate outcome of these matters.

CERCLA Remediation Sites

Claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) have been raised with respect to the cleanup of various waste disposal and other sites. Under CERCLA, potentially responsible parties (each, a PRP) for a site include current owners and operators, past owners and operators at the time of disposal, persons who arranged for disposal of a hazardous substance at a site and persons who transported a hazardous substance to a site. CERCLA imposes strict and joint and several liabilities. Because of various factors, including the ambiguity of the regulations, the difficulty of identifying the responsible parties for any particular site, the complexity of determining the relative liability among them, the uncertainty as to the most desirable remediation techniques, and the amount of damages and cleanup costs and the time period during which such costs may be incurred, we are unable to reasonably estimate U. S. Steel’s ultimate liabilities under CERCLA.

As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, U. S. Steel has received information requests or been identified as a PRP at a total of four CERCLA sites, three of which have liabilities that have not been resolved. Based on currently available information, which is in many cases preliminary and incomplete, management believes that U. S. Steel’s liability for CERCLA cleanup and remediation costs at the other site will be over $5 million as described below.

Duluth Works

The former U. S. Steel Duluth Works site was placed on the National Priorities List under CERCLA in 1983 and on the State of Minnesota’s Superfund list in 1984. Liability for environmental remediation at the site is governed by a Response Order by Consent executed with the MPCA in 1985 and a Record of Decision signed by MPCA in 1989. U. S. Steel has partnered with the Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) of the U.S. EPA Region 5 to address contaminated sediments in the St. Louis River Estuary and several other operable units that could impact the estuary if not addressed. An amendment to the Project Agreement between U. S. Steel and GLNPO was executed during the second quarter of 2018 to recognize the initial costs associated with implementing the first two phases of the proposed remedial plan at the site.

Remediation contracts were issued by both USS and GLNPO for the first phase of the remedial work at the site during the fourth quarter of 2020. USS and GLNPO have contracted forcompleted the second phase of work at the site which extended through early 2022. The final phase of the remedial design has been defined and another amendment to the Project Agreement between U.S. Steel and GLNPO was executed in December 2021. Execution of this final phase is in progress and is expected to extend through 2023. USS' portion of additional, design, oversight costs, and implementation of all three phases of the preferred remedial alternative on the upland property and Estuary are currently estimated as of June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 at approximately $40$20 million.

Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) and Other Remediation Sites

U. S. Steel may be liable for remediation costs under other environmental statutes, both federal and state, or where private parties are seeking to impose liability on U. S. Steel for remediation costs through discussions or litigation. There are nineeight such sites where remediation is being sought involving amounts in excess of $1 million. Based on currently available information, which is in many cases preliminary and incomplete, management believes that liability for cleanup and remediation costs in connection with fivefour sites may involve remediation costs between $1 million and $5 million per site and four sites are estimated to, or could have, costs for remediation, investigation, restoration or compensation in excess of $5 million per site.

For more information on the status of remediation activities at U. S. Steel’s significant sites, see the discussions below.

Gary Works

On October 23, 1998, the U.S. EPA issued a final Administrative Order on Consent (Order) addressing Corrective Action for Solid Waste Management Units (each, an SWMU and, collectively, the SWMUs)(SWMU) throughout Gary Works. This Order on Consent requires U. S. Steel to perform an RCRA Facility Investigation, (RFI), a Corrective Measures Study and Corrective Measure Implementation. Evaluations are underway at six groundwater areas on the east side of the facility. A remedial groundwater treatment system has been operating at one of the six areas since 2021. An Interim Stabilization Measure work plan was recently approved by the U.S. EPA for one of the six areasa second area and a contractor has recently completedis completing installation and startup of the remedial system. Until the remaining Phase I work and Phase II field investigations are completed, it is not possible to assess what additional expenditures will be necessary for Corrective Action projects at Gary Works. In total, the accrued liability for Corrective Action projects is approximately $24$26 million as of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, based on our current estimate of known remaining costs.

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Geneva Works

At U. S. Steel’s former Geneva Works, liability for environmental remediation, including the closure of three hazardous waste impoundments and facility-wide corrective action, has been allocated between U. S. Steel and the current property owner pursuant to an agreement and a permit issued by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.Quality (UDEQ). Having completed the investigation on a majority of the remaining areas identified in the permit, U. S. Steel had determined the most effective means to address the remaining impacted material was to manage those materials in a previously approved on-site Corrective Action Management Unit (the CAMU)(CAMU). U. S. Steel awarded a contract for the implementation of the CAMU project during the fourth quarter of 2018. Construction, waste stabilization and placement, along with closure of the CAMU, were substantially completed in the fourth quarter of 2020. Work at the site is now primarily focused on groundwater. U. S. Steel has an accrued liability of approximately $19$18 million as of June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 for our estimated share of the remaining costs of remediation at the site.

USS-UPI LLC

In February 2020, U. S. Steel purchased the remaining 50 percent interest in USS-POSCO Industries, a former joint venture that is located in Pittsburg, California between subsidiaries of U. S. Steel and POSCO, now known as USS-UPI, LLC. Prior to formation of the joint venture, UPI's facilities were previously owned and operated solely by U. S. Steel, which assumed responsibility for the existing environmental conditions. U. S. Steel continues to monitor the impacts of the remedial plan implemented in 2016 to address groundwater impacts from trichloroethylene at SWMU 4. Evaluations continue for the SWMUs, known as the Northern Boundary Group, and it is likely that corrective measures will be required, but it is not possible at this time to define a scope or estimate costs for what may be required by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control. As such, there has been no material change in the status of the project during the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. As of June 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, approximately $1 million$229,000 has been accrued for ongoing environmental studies, investigations and remedy monitoring. Significant additional costs associated with this site are possible and are referenced in Note 21 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements “Contingencies and Commitments - Environmental Matters - Remediation Projects - Projects with Ongoing Study and Scope Development.”

Fairfield Works

A consent decree was signed by U. S. Steel, the U.S EPA and the DOJU.S. Department of Justice and filed with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (United States of America v. USX Corporation) in December 1997. In accordance with the consent decree, U. S. Steel initiated an RCRA corrective action program at the Fairfield Works facility. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management, with the approval of the U.S. EPA, assumed primary responsibility for regulation and oversight of the RCRA corrective action program at Fairfield Works. While work continues on different aspects of the program, there has been no material change in the status of the project during the sixthree months ended June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. In total, the accrued liability for remaining work under the Corrective Action Program, was approximately $210,000$287,000 as of June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. Significant additional costs associated with this site are possible and are referenced in Note 21 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements “Contingencies and Commitments - Environmental Matters - Remediation Projects - Projects with Ongoing Study and Scope Development.”

Cherryvale (KS) Zinc

In April 2003, U. S. Steel and Salomon Smith Barney Holdings, Inc. entered into a Consent Order with the Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE) concerning a former zinc smelting operation in Cherryvale, Kansas. Remediation of the site proper was essentially completed in 2007. The Consent Order was amended on May 3, 2013 to require investigation (but not remediation) of potential contamination beyond the boundary of the former zinc smelting operation. On November 22, 2016, KDHE approved a State Cooperative Final Agency Decision Statement that identified the remedy selected to address potential contamination beyond the boundary of the former zinc smelting site. The Removal Action Design Plan was approved during the second quarter of 2018. The Waste Deposition Area design and the Interim Risk Management Plan (which includes institutional controls) were approved by KDHE during the fourth quarter of 2018. An amended consent order for remediation was signed in May 2019 and a remediation contract was executed in June 2019. Remediation work is now underway and is projected to continue through 2022. U. S. Steel has an accrued liability of approximately $2 million as of June 30, 2022 for our estimated share of the cost of remediation.

Air Related Matters

Great Lakes Works

In June 2010, the U.S. EPA significantly lowered the primary NAAQS for SO2 from 140 ppb on a 24-hour basis to an hourly standard of 75 ppb. Based upon the 2009-2011 ambient air monitoring data, the U.S. EPA designated the area in which Great Lakes Works is located as nonattainment with the 2010 SO2 NAAQS.

As a result, pursuant to the CAA, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) was required to submit an SIP to the U.S. EPA that demonstrates that the entire nonattainment area (and not just the monitor) would be in attainment by October 2018 by using conservative air dispersion modeling. To develop the SIP, U. S. Steel met with EGLE on multiple occasions and had offered reduction plans to EGLE but the parties could not agree to a plan. EGLE instead promulgated
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Rule 430, which was solely directed at U. S. Steel. The Company challenged Rule 430 before the Michigan Court of Claims, which by Order dated October 4, 2017 granted the Company’s motion for summary disposition voiding Rule 430 finding that it violated rule-making provisions of the Michigan Administrative Procedures Act and Michigan Constitution. Since Rule 430 has been invalidated and EGLE's SIP has not been approved, the U.S. EPA has indicated that it would promulgate a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) pursuant to its obligations and authority under the CAA. On January 28, 2022, U.S. EPA promulgated a final rule in the Federal Register finding that the Detroit nonattainment area failed to attain the 2010 sulfur dioxide national ambient air quality standard. On February 15, 2022, the Northern District of California District Court entered a Consent Decree in Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. Michael S. Regan, that requires the EPA to promulgate a final FIP for the Detroit area no later than September 30, 2022. On June 1, 2022, EPA proposed a FIP for sulfur dioxide for the Detroit area. On July 18, 2022, U.
S. Steel provided comments to the EPA on the proposed FIP.

Granite City Works

In October 2015, Granite City Works received a Violation Notice from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (the IEPA)(IEPA) in which the IEPA alleges that U. S. Steel violated the emission limits for nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds from the Basic Oxygen Furnace Electrostatic Precipitator Stack. In addition, the IEPA alleges that U. S. Steel exceeded its natural gas usage limit at its CoGeneration Boiler. U. S. Steel responded to the notice and is currently discussing resolution of the matter with the IEPA.

Although discussions with IEPA regarding the foregoing alleged violations are ongoing and the resolution of these matters is uncertain at this time, it is not anticipated that the result of those discussions will be material to U. S. Steel.

Minnesota Ore Operations

On February 6, 2013, the U.S. EPA published ana FIP that applies to taconite facilities in Minnesota. AnThe FIP establishes and requires emission limits and the use of low NOx reduction technology on indurating furnaces as Best Available Retrofit Technology.Technology (BART). While U. S. Steel installed low NOx burners on three furnaces at Minntac and is currently obligated to install low NOx burners on the two other furnaces at Minntac pursuant to existing agreements and permits, the rule would require the installation of a low NOx burner on the one furnace at Keetac for which U. S. Steel did not have an otherwise existing obligation. U. S. Steel estimates expenditures associated with the installation of low NOx burners of as much as $25 million to $30 million. In 2013, U. S. Steel filed a petition for administrative reconsideration to the U.S. EPA and a petition for judicial review of the 2013 FIP and denial of the Minnesota SIP to the Eighth Circuit. In April 2016, the U.S. EPA promulgated a revised FIP with the same substantive requirements for U. S. Steel. In June 2016, U. S. Steel filed a petition for administrative reconsideration of the 2016 FIP to the U.S. EPA and a petition for judicial review of the 2016 FIP before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. While the proceedings regarding the petition for judicial review of the 2013 FIP remained stayed, oral arguments regarding the petition for judicial review of the 2016 FIP were heard by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on November 15, 2017. Thus, both petitions for
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judicial review remain with the Eighth Circuit. On December 4, 2017, the U.S. EPA published a notification in the Federal Register in which the U.S. EPA denied U. S. Steel’s administrative petitions for reconsideration and stay of the 2013 FIP and 2016 FIP. On February 1, 2018, U. S. Steel filed a petition for judicial review of the U.S. EPA’s denial of the administrative petitions for reconsideration to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. The U.S. EPA and U. S. Steel reached a settlement regarding the five indurating lines at Minntac. After proposing a revised FIP and responding to public comments, on March 2, 2021, the U.S. EPA promulgated a final revised FIP incorporating the conditions and limits for Minntac to which the parties agreed. U. S. Steel and the U.S. EPA continue to negotiate resolution for Keetac.

Mon Valley Works

On November 9, 2017, the U.S. EPA Region III and ACHD jointly issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) regarding the Company’s Edgar Thomson facility in Braddock, Pennsylvania. In addition, on November 20, 2017, ACHD issued a separate, but related, NOV to the Company regarding the Edgar Thomson facility. In the NOVs, based upon their inspections and review of documents collected, throughout the last two years, the agencies allege that the Company has violated the CAA by exceeding the allowable visible emission standards from certain operations during isolated events. In addition, the agencies allege that the Company has violated certain maintenance, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements. U. S. Steel met with the U.S. EPA Region III and ACHD several times. ACHD,On May 17, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (the DOJ), the U.S. EPA Region III and U. S. Steel continue to negotiate a potential resolution of the matter.

On December 24, 2018, U. S. Steel's Clairton Plant experienced a fire, affecting portions of the facility involved in desulfurization of the coke oven gas generated during the coking process. With the desulfurization process out of operation as a result of the fire, U. S. Steel was not able to certify compliance with Clairton Plant’s Title V permit levels for sulfur emissions. U. S. Steel promptly notified ACHD, which has regulatory jurisdiction for the Title V permit, and updated the ACHD regularly on efforts to mitigate any potential environmental impacts until the desulfurization process was returned to normal operations. Of the approximately 2,400 hours between the date of the fire and April 4, 2019, when the Company resumed desulfurization, there were ten intermittent hours where average SO2 emissions exceeded the hourly NAAQS for SO2 at the Allegheny County regional air quality monitors located in Liberty and North Braddock boroughs, which are near U. S. Steel's Mon Valley Works facilities. On February 13, 2019, PennEnvironment and Clean Air Council, both environmental, non-governmental organizations, sent U. S. Steel a 60-day notice of intent to sue letter pursuant to the CAA. The letter alleged Title V permit violations at the Clairton, Irvin, and Edgar Thomson facilities as a result of the December 24, 2018 Clairton Plant fire. The 60-day notice letter also alleged that the violations caused adverse public health and welfare impacts to the communities surrounding the Clairton, Irvin, and
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Edgar Thomson facilities. PennEnvironment and Clean Air Council subsequently filed a Complaint in Federalthe United States District Court infor the Western District of Pennsylvania on April 29, 2019 to whichand lodged a proposed Consent Decree negotiated in good faith between U. S. Steel, has responded.DOJ, the U.S. EPA Region III and ACHD that will resolve this matter. On May 3, 2019, ACHD filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit which was granted by the Court. On June 25, 2019, ACHD filed its Complaint in Intervention, seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties regarding the alleged Permit violations following the December 24, 2018 fire. Fact and Expert discovery has been completed, and pre-trial motion briefing has been submitted to the court. The court heard oral arguments on the motions including the Plaintiffs’ Motions for Summary Judgment and on March 31,16, 2022, the Court denied all pre-trial motions. The Company will continue to vigorously defend againstapproved the matter.Consent Decree and it is currently in effect.

On March 2, 2022, the Company received a stipulated penalty demand for $859,300$0.9 million from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) pursuant to the June 2019 Settlement Agreement and Order (SAO) between the Company and ACHD. In the demand notice, ACHD alleges that based upon daily visible emission observation inspections occurring April 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, the Company’s Clairton plant violated applicable opacity standards from coke battery fugitive emission sources. The Company disagrees with the bases for the demand. The Company has initiated dispute resolution in accordance with the SAO and is attempting to reach a negotiated resolution of the matter.

On March 7, 2022, the Company received an enforcement order from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD)ACHD that includes a civil penalty demand for $1,842,539.$1.8 million. In the Order, the ACHD alleges that the Company’s Clairton plant is solely and entirely culpable for 153 alleged exceedances of the Pennsylvania hydrogen sulfide ambient air standard that are reported to have occurred during January 1, 2020 through March 1, 2022. The Company disagrees with the bases for the demand. On April 5, 2022, the Company appealed the Order and is vigorously defending the matter. The ACHD Hearing Officer has scheduled a hearing on the appeal for January 23, 2024.

On March 24, 2022, the Company received an enforcement order from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD)ACHD that includes a civil penalty demand for $4,570,500$4.6 million for alleged air permit violations occurring between January 1, 2020 through March 15, 2022 regarding the Company’s Clairton plant’s coke oven pushing emission control systems. The Company disagrees with the bases for the demand and has appealed the Order.

Water Related Matters

On April 11, 2017, there was The ACHD Hearing Officer has issued a process waste-water release at our Midwest Plant (Midwest) in Portage, Indiana, that impacted a water outfall that discharges to Burns Waterway near Lake Michigan. The Company has since implemented substantial operational, process and notification improvements at Midwest. On April 2, 2018,hearing on the U.S. EPA and the State of Indiana initiated an action and lodged a Consent Decree negotiated between U. S. Steel and the relevant governmental agencies consisting of all material terms to resolve the CWA and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) violations at the Midwest Plant. While the Consent Decree was being negotiated, inappeal for January of 2018, The Surfrider Foundation and the City of Chicago initiated citizen suits in the Northern District of Indiana alleging Clean Water Act (CWA) and permit violations at Midwest. The citizen suits were stayed pending resolution and entry of the Consent Decree, and both the Surfriders Foundation and the City of Chicago intervened in the Consent Decree action. On August 31, 2021, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana issued an Opinion and Order entering the Consent Decree. The Company filed a Motion to Lift the Stay in the citizen suits as well as Motions to Dismiss the citizen suits on December 15, 2021. On March 31, 2022, the Court granted Company’s Motion to Lift the Stay in the citizen suits and the Motion to Dismiss the citizen suits remains pending. The Company is vigorously defending the matter.

On February 7, 2020, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) issued an Amended Notice of Violation and Proposed Agreed Order related to alleged NPDES permit water discharge violations at Midwest during the period of November 2018 through December 2019 unrelated to the violations resolved in the Consent Decree. On May 11, 2021, IDEM and U. S. Steel entered into an Agreed Order where U. S. Steel agreed to taking corrective actions, a civil penalty, a Supplemental Environmental Project, and stipulated penalties for future violations.30, 2024.
ASBESTOS LITIGATION

See Note 21 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Contingencies and Commitments for a description of our asbestos litigation.

Item 1A.RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes or updates to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.2022.

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Item 2.PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
Share repurchase activity under the Company's share repurchase program during the three months ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 was as follows:

PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs in effect at June 30, 2022 (a)
April 1 - 30, 2022658,215 $33.143 658,215 $505,705,900 
May 1 - 31, 2022412,200 $30.823 412,200 $493,000,700 
June 1 - 30, 202216,411,186 $22.241 16,411,186 $128,000,700 
Quarter ended June 30, 202217,481,601 $22.854 17,481,601 $128,000,700 
PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs in effect at March 31, 2023 (a)
January 1 - 31, 20231,827,352 $27.36 1,827,352 $251,000,800 
February 1 - 28, 2023— $— — $251,000,800 
March 1 - 31, 2023985,667 $25.36 985,667 $226,000,800 
Quarter ended March 31, 20232,813,019 $26.66 2,813,019 $226,000,800 
(a) On OctoberJuly 25, 2021,2022, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to repurchase up to $300 million of our outstanding common stock at the discretion of management. On January 24, 2022 the Board of Directors authorized an additional $500 million under the share repurchase program. On July 25, 2022, following the completion of the previously authorized $800 million share repurchase programs, the Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program that allows for the repurchase of up to $500 million of its outstanding common stock. The Company’s share repurchase program does not obligate it to acquire any specific number of shares. Under this program, the shares willmay be purchased from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market or privately negotiated transactions, depending upon market conditions.at the discretion of management.


Item 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
Item 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
The information concerning mine safety violations and other regulatory matters required by Section 150 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95 to this Form 10-Q.

Item 5.OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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Item 6.EXHIBITS
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3.2
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
United States Steel Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, Adopted as of December 14, 2021, Amended as of December 15, 2022.*
Form of United States Steel Corporation 2016 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Performance Share Award Grant Agreement (2023 ROCE Grants).*
Form of United States Steel Corporation 2016 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Performance Share Award Grant Agreement (2023 TSR Grants).*
Form of United States Steel Corporation 2016 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (2023 Annual Grants).*
Form of Offer Letter to Jessica T. Graziano, dated June 6, 2022.United States Steel Corporation 2016 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (2023 Retention Grants).*
Administrative Procedures for the Executive Management Annual Incentive Compensation Plan under the United States Steel Corporation 2016 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, Effective February 28, 2023.*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Mine Safety Disclosure required under Section 1503 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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The following financial information from United States Steel Corporation's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022March 31, 2023 formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) includes: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, (Loss), (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File - (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
* Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
** Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned chief accounting officer thereunto duly authorized.
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
By/s/ Manpreet S. Grewal
Manpreet S. Grewal
Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer

July 29, 2022April 28, 2023
WEB SITE POSTING
This Form 10-Q will be posted on the U. S. Steel web site, www.ussteel.com, within a few days of its filing.
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