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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: (Details 2)
$ in Millions
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2012
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May. 31, 2011
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Aug. 31, 2009
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Apr. 30, 1996
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Jun. 30, 2015
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Jun. 30, 2015
PEN
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plaintiff
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Dec. 31, 1992
Dec. 31, 1978
Dec. 31, 1971
Tia Maria                    
Litigation matter                    
Area of mining concession (in hectares) | ha             32,989.64      
Virgen Maria                    
Litigation matter                    
Area of mining concession (in hectares) | ha             943.72      
Percentage of mining concession             2.90%      
Purchase price of shares paid to former stockholders | $       $ 2            
Garcia Ataucuri and Others against SCC's Peruvian Branch                    
Litigation matter                    
Number of former Branch workers 104   216              
Armando Cornejo Flores Against SCC Peruvian Branch former workers                    
Litigation matter                    
Number of former Branch workers   37                
Garcia Ataucuri litigation                    
Litigation matter                    
Number of plaintiffs involved in lawsuits filed | plaintiff             800      
Peru                    
Litigation matter                    
Statutory participation of mine workers in pre-tax profit (as a percent)               8.00%   10.00%
Statutory participation of mine workers in pre-tax profit paid in cash (as a percent)               100.00% 4.00% 40.00%
Statutory participation of mine workers in pre-tax profit received as equity interest of enterprise (as a percent)                   60.00%
Percentage of pre-tax profits delivered as "labor shares"                 5.50%  
Peru | Garcia Ataucuri and Others against SCC's Peruvian Branch                    
Litigation matter                    
Number of former employees who filed the complaint | person         900          
Damages sought by the plaintiff(includes old soles and labor shares)             38,763,806.80      
Damages sought by the plaintiff | PEN             PEN 3.876380680      
Face value of one labor share | item / shares             100      
Labor shares issued by the Branch (as a percent)             100.00%      
Plaintiffs do not represent the percent of SCC's eligible employees             100.00%      
Soles de oro equivalent to today's one nuevo sol             1,000,000,000      
Peru | Labor Matters                    
Litigation matter                    
Percentage of labor unionized           70.00% 70.00%      
Total number of workers             4,603      
Number of labor unions             5      
Number of labor unions represent majority of workers           1 1      
Number of labor unions other than majority workers unions           4 4      
Peru | Labor Matters | Ilo and Cuajone                    
Litigation matter                    
Number of labor unions represent majority of workers           2        
Peru | Labor Matters | Toquepala                    
Litigation matter                    
Number of labor unions other than majority workers unions           1