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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Commodity derivative contracts | $ 99 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities |  | $ 320 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities |  |
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 3,653 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent |  | 3,708 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent |  |
Cash interest paid, net | 637 us-gaap_InterestPaidNet |  | 397 us-gaap_InterestPaidNet |  | 111 us-gaap_InterestPaidNet
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | 2,439 us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  | 2,144 us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  |
Salaries, wages and other compensation | 373 us-gaap_AccruedSalariesCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  | 352 us-gaap_AccruedSalariesCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  |
Accrued interest | 166 us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember | [1] | 210 us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember | [1] |
Other accrued taxes | 137 fcx_OtherAccruedTaxesCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  | 142 fcx_OtherAccruedTaxesCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  |
Pension, postretirement, postemployment and other employee benefits | 106 us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementAndPostemploymentBenefitPlansLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember | [2] | 161 us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementAndPostemploymentBenefitPlansLiabilitiesCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember | [2] |
Deferred revenue | 105 us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  | 115 us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  |
Oil and gas royalty and revenue payable | 76 us-gaap_OilAndGasSalesPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  | 169 us-gaap_OilAndGasSalesPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  |
Rio Tinto's share of joint venture cash flows | 29 fcx_JointVenturePartnerShareOfCashFlows / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  | 33 fcx_JointVenturePartnerShareOfCashFlows / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  |
Commodity derivative contracts | 43 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  | 205 us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  |
Other | $ 179 us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  | $ 177 us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrent / us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis = us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember |  |
[1] | Third-party interest paid, net of capitalized interest, was $637 million in 2014, $397 million in 2013 and $111 million in 2012.
[2] | Refer to Note 9 for long-term portion.

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