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INCOME TAXES: (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
U.S. federal and state: |  |  |
Current |  |  | $ (100,000)scco_CurrentFederalAndStateTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred | (194,100,000)scco_DeferredFederalAndStateIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (139,300,000)scco_DeferredFederalAndStateIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (108,600,000)scco_DeferredFederalAndStateIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Uncertain tax positions | 10,700,000 scco_UncertainTaxPositions |  | 147,400,000 scco_UncertainTaxPositions
Provision for income taxes | (183,400,000)scco_FederalAndStateIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations | (139,300,000)scco_FederalAndStateIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations | 38,700,000 scco_FederalAndStateIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations
Foreign (Peru and Mexico): |  |  |
Current | 987,100,000 us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit | 866,300,000 us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit | 1,025,100,000 us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred | (49,100,000)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 42,300,000 us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 17,100,000 us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Provision for income taxes | 938,000,000 us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations | 908,600,000 us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations | 1,042,200,000 us-gaap_ForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Total | 754,629,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 769,322,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 1,080,872,000 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Earnings by location: |  |  |
U.S. | (1,700,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 100,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | (100,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Peru | 605,800,000 scco_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesPeru | 773,800,000 scco_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesPeru | 846,000,000 scco_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesPeru
Mexico | 1,464,600,000 scco_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMexico | 1,598,700,000 scco_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMexico | 2,127,600,000 scco_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMexico
Foreign | 2,070,400,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign | 2,372,500,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign | 2,973,600,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
Income before income taxes | $ 2,068,706,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | $ 2,372,598,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | $ 2,973,542,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments

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