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Fair Value Measurement (Unaudited) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Measurement [Abstract] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block] | A summary of the changes in the fair value of FCX's Level 3 instruments follows (in millions):
| Crude Oil |  | Plains Offshore |
| Options |  | Warrants |
Fair value at December 31, 2013 | $ | (309 | ) |  | $ | (2 | ) |
Net realized losses | (1 | ) | a | — |  |
Net unrealized (losses) gains included in earnings related to assets and liabilities still held at the end of the period | (36 | ) | b | 1 |  | c
Settlement payments | 58 |  |  | — |  |
Fair value at March 31, 2014 | $ | (288 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |
a. | Recorded in revenues.
b. | Included net unrealized losses of $35 million recorded in revenues and $1 million of interest expense associated with the deferred premiums.
c. | Recorded in other income (expense), net.
Carrying Amount and Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments | A summary of the carrying amount and fair value of FCX’s financial instruments, other than cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and dividends payable (refer to Note 7), follows (in millions):
| At March 31, 2014
| Carrying |  | Fair Value
| Amount |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term):a,b |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | — |
Money market funds | 18 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Equity securities | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | 44 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 22 |  |  | — |
Legally restricted funds (long-term):a,b,c |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | 49 |  |  | 49 |  |  | — |  |  | 49 |  |  | — |
Government bonds and notes | 34 |  |  | 34 |  |  | — |  |  | 34 |  |  | — |
Government mortgage-backed securities | 32 |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |
Corporate bonds | 27 |  |  | 27 |  |  | — |  |  | 27 |  |  | — |
Money market funds | 26 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset-backed securities | 15 |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |
Municipal bonds | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | 184 |  |  | 184 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 158 |  |  | — |
Derivatives:a, d |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
contracts in a gross asset position | 13 |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |
Copper futures and swap contracts | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | 15 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 14 |  |  | — |
Total assets |  |  | $ | 243 |  |  | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 194 |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives:a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
contracts in a gross liability position d | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | — |
Crude oil options d | 288 |  |  | 288 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 288 |
Natural gas swaps d | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |
Copper futures and swap contracts d | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Plains Offshore warrants e | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Total | 406 |  |  | 406 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 110 |  |  | 289 |
Long-term debt, including current portion f | 20,850 |  |  | 20,741 |  |  | — |  |  | 20,741 |  |  | — |
Total liabilities |  |  | $ | 21,147 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 20,851 |  |  | $ | 289 |
| At December 31, 2013
| Carrying |  | Fair Value
| Amount |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities (current and long-term):a,b |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | — |
Money market funds | 18 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Equity securities | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | 44 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 21 |  |  | — |
Legally restricted funds (long-term):a,b,c |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | 48 |  |  | 48 |  |  | — |  |  | 48 |  |  | — |
Government mortgage-backed securities | 34 |  |  | 34 |  |  | — |  |  | 34 |  |  | — |
Corporate bonds | 28 |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |
Government bonds and notes | 28 |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |
Money market funds | 28 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Asset-backed securities | 15 |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |
Municipal bonds | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | 182 |  |  | 182 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 154 |  |  | — |
Derivatives:a, d |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
contracts in a gross asset position | 63 |  |  | 63 |  |  | — |  |  | 63 |  |  | — |
Copper futures and swap contracts | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | 69 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 64 |  |  | — |
Total assets |  |  | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | 239 |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives:a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
contracts in a gross liability position d | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | — |
Crude oil options d | 309 |  |  | 309 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 309 |
Natural gas swaps d | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |
Copper forward contracts d | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Plains Offshore warrants e | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Total | 332 |  |  | 332 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 311 |
Long-term debt, including current portion f | 20,706 |  |  | 20,487 |  |  | — |  |  | 20,487 |  |  | — |
Total liabilities |  |  | $ | 20,819 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 20,507 |  |  | $ | 311 |
a. | Recorded at fair value.
b. | Current portion included in other current assets and long-term portion included in other assets.
c. | Legally restricted funds excluded $210 million of time deposits (which approximated fair value) at March 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013, associated with the Cerro Verde royalty dispute.
d. | Refer to Note 7 for further discussion and balance sheet classifications. Crude oil options are net of $387 million at March 31, 2014, and $444 million at December 31, 2013, for deferred premiums and accrued interest.
e. | Included in other liabilities.
f. | Recorded at cost except for debt assumed in acquisitions, which were recorded at fair value at the respective acquisition dates.

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