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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) segment item $ / lb	Dec. 31, 2017 $ / lb	Dec. 31, 2016 $ / lb	Jan. 01, 2019 USD ($)
Significant Accounting Policies
Increase in total reserves at a property to qualify as a major expansion (as a percent)	10.00%
Period considered for calculation of average metal price	3 years
Current price of copper (in dollars per pound) \| $ / lb	2.64	2.50	2.61
U.S. statutory rate (as a percent)	21.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Impairment in the carrying value of long-term assets	$ 0.0
Number of years of average prices for copper and molybdenum used for impairment analysis	3 years
Number of reportable segments \| segment	3
Long-term contracts with promises to deliver mineral	1,724,840
ASU 2016-02 \| Restatement
Significant Accounting Policies
Right of use assets				$ 1,020.4
Lease obligations				$ 1,115.9
Minimum
Financial information related to segments
Estimated useful lives of buildings and equipment	5 years
Significant Accounting Policies
Percentage Of Metal Production Sold Under Annual Or Longer Term Contracts	80.00%
Maximum
Financial information related to segments
Maximum period after shipping within which pricing is based by customer contracts in most cases	3 months
Estimated useful lives of buildings and equipment	40 years
Significant Accounting Policies
Percentage Of Metal Production Sold Under Annual Or Longer Term Contracts	90.00%
Peruvian Operations
Financial information related to segments
Number of open-pit copper mines \| item	2
Mexican IMMSA Unit
Financial information related to segments
Number of underground poly metal mines \| item	5