Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within U. S. Steel's Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:

	December 31,
(In millions)	2021		2020		2019
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,522	$	1,985	$	749
Restricted cash in other current assets	2		3		2
Long-term restricted cash	76		130		188
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	2,600	$	2,118	$	939

Schedule of Restrictions on Cash and Cash Equivalents

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within U. S. Steel's Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:

	December 31,
(In millions)	2021		2020		2019
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,522	$	1,985	$	749
Restricted cash in other current assets	2		3		2
Long-term restricted cash	76		130		188
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	2,600	$	2,118	$	939