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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: - Environmental matters (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 category person
Environmental costs
Environmental capital investment	$ 68.8	$ 73.3
Peru
Environmental costs
Environmental capital investment	12.9	38.0
Mexico
Environmental costs
Environmental capital investment	$ 55.9	$ 35.3
Number of categories of collective actions | category			3
Minimum number of people claiming injury due to collective action initiative in Civil Federal Procedures Code (CFPC) | person			30

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Amount of environmental remediation costs capitalized. These expenditures may relate to long-lived improvements in operating facilities.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 30
-Section 25
-Paragraph 18
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=39739230&loc=d3e11660-110855

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