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Guarantor Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Guarantor Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets [Table Text Block] | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET September 30, 2015
| FCX |  | FM O&G LLC |  | Non-guarantor |  |  |  | Consolidated
| Issuer |  | Guarantor |  | Subsidiaries |  | Eliminations |  | FCX
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets | $ | 139 |  |  | $ | 3,619 |  |  | $ | 10,291 |  |  | $ | (5,894 | ) |  | $ | 8,155 |
Property, plant, equipment and mining development costs, net | 27 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 27,273 |  |  | — |  |  | 27,355 |
Oil and gas properties, net - full cost method: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subject to amortization, less accumulated amortization | — |  |  | 1,020 |  |  | 1,980 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3,002 |
Not subject to amortization | — |  |  | 1,648 |  |  | 5,914 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 7,568 |
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries | 23,276 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,495 |  |  | (24,771 | ) |  | — |
Other assets | 8,426 |  |  | 4,918 |  |  | 4,232 |  |  | (13,273 | ) |  | 4,303 |
Total assets | $ | 31,868 |  |  | $ | 11,260 |  |  | $ | 51,185 |  |  | $ | (43,930 | ) |  | $ | 50,383 |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities | $ | 4,546 |  |  | $ | 522 |  |  | $ | 5,641 |  |  | $ | (5,882 | ) |  | $ | 4,827 |
Long-term debt, less current portion | 15,256 |  |  | 5,560 |  |  | 10,553 |  |  | (11,577 | ) |  | 19,792 |
Deferred income taxes | 1,067 |  | a | — |  |  | 3,296 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,363 |
Environmental and asset retirement obligations, less current portion | — |  |  | 322 |  |  | 3,386 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,708 |
Other liabilities | 53 |  |  | 3,361 |  |  | 1,805 |  |  | (3,492 | ) |  | 1,727 |
Total liabilities | 20,922 |  |  | 9,765 |  |  | 24,681 |  |  | (20,951 | ) |  | 34,417 |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | 761 |  |  | — |  |  | 761 |
Equity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' equity | 10,946 |  |  | 1,495 |  |  | 22,018 |  |  | (23,513 | ) |  | 10,946 |
Noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,725 |  |  | 534 |  |  | 4,259 |
Total equity | 10,946 |  |  | 1,495 |  |  | 25,743 |  |  | (22,979 | ) |  | 15,205 |
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 31,868 |  |  | $ | 11,260 |  |  | $ | 51,185 |  |  | $ | (43,930 | ) |  | $ | 50,383 |
a. | All U.S. related deferred income taxes are recorded at the parent company.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET December 31, 2014
| FCX |  | FM O&G LLC |  | Non-guarantor |  |  |  | Consolidated
| Issuer |  | Guarantor |  | Subsidiaries |  | Eliminations |  | FCX
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets | $ | 323 |  |  | $ | 2,635 |  |  | $ | 8,659 |  |  | $ | (2,572 | ) |  | $ | 9,045 |
Property, plant, equipment and mining development costs, net | 22 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 26,152 |  |  | — |  |  | 26,220 |
Oil and gas properties, net - full cost method: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subject to amortization, less accumulated amortization | — |  |  | 3,296 |  |  | 5,907 |  |  | (16 | ) |  | 9,187 |
Not subject to amortization | — |  |  | 2,447 |  |  | 7,640 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,087 |
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries | 28,765 |  |  | 6,460 |  |  | 10,246 |  |  | (45,471 | ) |  | — |
Other assets | 8,914 |  |  | 3,947 |  |  | 4,061 |  |  | (12,787 | ) |  | 4,135 |
Total assets | $ | 38,024 |  |  | $ | 18,831 |  |  | $ | 62,665 |  |  | $ | (60,846 | ) |  | $ | 58,674 |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities | $ | 1,592 |  |  | $ | 560 |  |  | $ | 5,592 |  |  | $ | (2,572 | ) |  | $ | 5,172 |
Long-term debt, less current portion | 14,930 |  |  | 3,874 |  |  | 8,879 |  |  | (9,312 | ) |  | 18,371 |
Deferred income taxes | 3,161 |  | a | — |  |  | 3,237 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,398 |
Environmental and asset retirement obligations, less current portion | — |  |  | 302 |  |  | 3,345 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,647 |
Other liabilities | 54 |  |  | 3,372 |  |  | 1,910 |  |  | (3,475 | ) |  | 1,861 |
Total liabilities | 19,737 |  |  | 8,108 |  |  | 22,963 |  |  | (15,359 | ) |  | 35,449 |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | 751 |  |  | — |  |  | 751 |
Equity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' equity | 18,287 |  |  | 10,723 |  |  | 35,268 |  |  | (45,991 | ) |  | 18,287 |
Noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,683 |  |  | 504 |  |  | 4,187 |
Total equity | 18,287 |  |  | 10,723 |  |  | 38,951 |  |  | (45,487 | ) |  | 22,474 |
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 38,024 |  |  | $ | 18,831 |  |  | $ | 62,665 |  |  | $ | (60,846 | ) |  | $ | 58,674 |
a. | All U.S. related deferred income taxes are recorded at the parent company.
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income [Table Text Block] | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| FCX |  | FM O&G LLC |  | Non-guarantor |  |  |  | Consolidated
| Issuer |  | Guarantor |  | Subsidiaries |  | Eliminations |  | FCX
Revenues | $ | — |  |  | $ | 158 |  |  | $ | 3,523 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,681 |
Total costs and expenses | 12 |  |  | 1,874 |  | a | 5,742 |  | a | (2 | ) |  | 7,626 |
Operating (loss) income | (12 | ) |  | (1,716 | ) |  | (2,219 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | (3,945 | )
Interest expense, net | (123 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (78 | ) |  | 39 |  |  | (163 | )
Other income (expense), net | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | (35 | ) |  | (36 | ) |  | (40 | )
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in affiliated companies' net (losses) earnings | (104 | ) |  | (1,717 | ) |  | (2,332 | ) |  | 5 |  |  | (4,148 | )
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes | (1,283 | ) |  | 714 |  |  | 931 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 360 |
Equity in affiliated companies' net (losses) earnings | (2,443 | ) |  | (2,237 | ) |  | (2,445 | ) |  | 7,123 |  |  | (2 | )
Net (loss) income | (3,830 | ) |  | (3,240 | ) |  | (3,846 | ) |  | 7,126 |  |  | (3,790 | )
Net income and preferred dividends attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | (39 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (40 | )
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders | $ | (3,830 | ) |  | $ | (3,240 | ) |  | $ | (3,885 | ) |  | $ | 7,125 |  |  | $ | (3,830 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 14 |  |  | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 14 |
Total comprehensive (loss) income | $ | (3,816 | ) |  | $ | (3,240 | ) |  | $ | (3,871 | ) |  | $ | 7,111 |  |  | $ | (3,816 | )
a. | Includes charges totaling $1.7 billion at the FM O&G LLC guarantor and $2.0 billion at the non-guarantor subsidiaries related to impairment of FCX's oil and gas properties pursuant to full cost accounting rules.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| FCX |  | FM O&G LLC |  | Non-guarantor |  |  |  | Consolidated
| Issuer |  | Guarantor |  | Subsidiaries |  | Eliminations |  | FCX
Revenues | $ | — |  |  | $ | 508 |  |  | $ | 11,574 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12,082 |
Total costs and expenses | 47 |  |  | 4,409 |  | a | 16,923 |  | a | (15 | ) |  | 21,364 |
Operating (loss) income | (47 | ) |  | (3,901 | ) |  | (5,349 | ) |  | 15 |  |  | (9,282 | )
Interest expense, net | (359 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (202 | ) |  | 110 |  |  | (458 | )
Other income (expense), net | 187 |  |  | — |  |  | (83 | ) |  | (100 | ) |  | 4 |
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in affiliated companies' net (losses) earnings | (219 | ) |  | (3,908 | ) |  | (5,634 | ) |  | 25 |  |  | (9,736 | )
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes | (1,969 | ) |  | 1,504 |  |  | 2,217 |  |  | (10 | ) |  | 1,742 |
Equity in affiliated companies' net (losses) earnings | (5,967 | ) |  | (6,516 | ) |  | (8,947 | ) |  | 21,429 |  |  | (1 | )
Net (loss) income | (8,155 | ) |  | (8,920 | ) |  | (12,364 | ) |  | 21,444 |  |  | (7,995 | )
Net income and preferred dividends attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | (133 | ) |  | (27 | ) |  | (160 | )
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders | $ | (8,155 | ) |  | $ | (8,920 | ) |  | $ | (12,497 | ) |  | $ | 21,417 |  |  | $ | (8,155 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |  |  | (35 | ) |  | 35 |
Total comprehensive (loss) income | $ | (8,120 | ) |  | $ | (8,920 | ) |  | $ | (12,462 | ) |  | $ | 21,382 |  |  | $ | (8,120 | )
a. | Includes charges totaling $3.7 billion at the FM O&G LLC guarantor and $5.7 billion at the non-guarantor subsidiaries related to impairment of FCX's oil and gas properties pursuant to full cost accounting rules.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| FCX |  | FM O&G LLC |  | Non-guarantor |  |  |  | Consolidated
| Issuer |  | Guarantor |  | Subsidiaries |  | Eliminations |  | FCX
Revenues | $ | — |  |  | $ | 370 |  |  | $ | 5,326 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,696 |
Total costs and expenses | 12 |  |  | 916 |  | a | 3,966 |  |  | (330 | ) | a | 4,564 |
Operating (loss) income | (12 | ) |  | (546 | ) |  | 1,360 |  |  | 330 |  |  | 1,132 |
Interest expense, net | (99 | ) |  | (38 | ) |  | (37 | ) |  | 16 |  |  | (158 | )
Net gain on early extinguishment of debt | — |  |  | 58 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 58 |
Other income (expense), net | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |  |  | (16 | ) |  | 23 |
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in affiliated companies' net earnings (losses) | (96 | ) |  | (526 | ) |  | 1,347 |  |  | 330 |  |  | 1,055 |
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes | 46 |  |  | (104 | ) |  | (166 | ) |  | (125 | ) |  | (349 | )
Equity in affiliated companies' net earnings (losses) | 602 |  |  | 381 |  |  | (111 | ) |  | (874 | ) |  | (2 | )
Net income (loss) | 552 |  |  | (249 | ) |  | 1,070 |  |  | (669 | ) |  | 704 |
Net income and preferred dividends attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | (130 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (152 | )
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | $ | 552 |  |  | $ | (249 | ) |  | $ | 940 |  |  | $ | (691 | ) |  | $ | 552 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | (7 | ) |  | 7 |
Total comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 559 |  |  | $ | (249 | ) |  | $ | 947 |  |  | $ | (698 | ) |  | $ | 559 |
a. | Includes charges totaling $0.6 billion at the FM O&G LLC guarantor and $(0.3) billion of eliminations related to impairment of FCX's oil and gas properties pursuant to full cost accounting rules.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| FCX |  | FM O&G LLC |  | Non-guarantor |  |  |  | Consolidated
| Issuer |  | Guarantor |  | Subsidiaries |  | Eliminations |  | FCX
Revenues | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,584 |  |  | $ | 14,619 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16,203 |
Total costs and expenses | 44 |  |  | 1,931 |  | a | 11,170 |  |  | (338 | ) | a | 12,807 |
Operating (loss) income | (44 | ) |  | (347 | ) |  | 3,449 |  |  | 338 |  |  | 3,396 |
Interest expense, net | (268 | ) |  | (123 | ) |  | (146 | ) |  | 54 |  |  | (483 | )
Net (loss) gain on early extinguishment of debt | (1 | ) |  | 64 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 63 |
Other income (expense), net | 52 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 49 |  |  | (54 | ) |  | 48 |
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in affiliated companies' net earnings (losses) | (261 | ) |  | (405 | ) |  | 3,352 |  |  | 338 |  |  | 3,024 |
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes | 51 |  |  | (121 | ) |  | (836 | ) |  | (128 | ) |  | (1,034 | )
Equity in affiliated companies' net earnings (losses) | 1,754 |  |  | 637 |  |  | 228 |  |  | (2,619 | ) |  | — |
Net income (loss) | 1,544 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 2,744 |  |  | (2,409 | ) |  | 1,990 |
Net income and preferred dividends attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | (421 | ) |  | (25 | ) |  | (446 | )
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | $ | 1,544 |  |  | $ | 111 |  |  | $ | 2,323 |  |  | $ | (2,434 | ) |  | $ | 1,544 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 11 |
Total comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 1,555 |  |  | $ | 111 |  |  | $ | 2,334 |  |  | $ | (2,445 | ) |  | $ | 1,555 |
a. | Includes charges totaling $0.6 billion at the FM O&G LLC guarantor and $(0.3) billion of eliminations related to impairment of FCX's oil and gas properties pursuant to full cost accounting rules.
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows [Table Text Block] | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
| FCX |  | FM O&G LLC |  | Non-guarantor |  |  |  | Consolidated
| Issuer |  | Guarantor |  | Subsidiaries |  | Eliminations |  | FCX
Cash flow from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income | $ | (8,155 | ) |  | $ | (8,920 | ) |  | $ | (12,364 | ) |  | $ | 21,444 |  |  | $ | (7,995 | )
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 3 |  |  | 303 |  |  | 2,474 |  |  | (63 | ) |  | 2,717 |
Impairment of oil and gas properties | — |  |  | 3,710 |  |  | 5,684 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 9,442 |
Net gains on crude oil derivative contracts | — |  |  | (87 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (87 | )
Equity in losses (earnings) of consolidated subsidiaries | 5,967 |  |  | 6,516 |  |  | 8,947 |  |  | (21,429 | ) |  | 1 |
Other, net | (1,953 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | 139 |  |  | — |  |  | (1,812 | )
Changes in working capital and other tax payments | 4,001 |  |  | (1,213 | ) |  | (2,457 | ) |  | 11 |  |  | 342 |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (137 | ) |  | 311 |  |  | 2,423 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 2,608 |
Cash flow from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | (7 | ) |  | (959 | ) |  | (4,079 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | (5,055 | )
Intercompany loans | (1,310 | ) |  | (955 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2,265 |  |  | — |
Dividends from (investments in) consolidated subsidiaries | 693 |  |  | (49 | ) |  | 102 |  |  | (748 | ) |  | (2 | )
Other, net | (21 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | 118 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 116 |
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (645 | ) |  | (1,965 | ) |  | (3,859 | ) |  | 1,528 |  |  | (4,941 | )
Cash flow from financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from debt | 3,893 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,659 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,552 |
Repayments of debt | (3,550 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,143 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4,693 | )
Intercompany loans | — |  |  | 1,708 |  |  | 557 |  |  | (2,265 | ) |  | — |
Net proceeds from sale of common stock | 999 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 999 |
Cash dividends and distributions paid, and contributions received | (547 | ) |  | (17 | ) |  | (749 | ) |  | 677 |  |  | (636 | )
Other, net | (13 | ) |  | (37 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | 49 |  |  | (15 | )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 782 |  |  | 1,654 |  |  | 1,310 |  |  | (1,539 | ) |  | 2,207 |
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | — |  |  | — |  |  | (126 | ) |  | — |  |  | (126 | )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 463 |  |  | — |  |  | 464 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 337 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 338 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
| FCX |  | FM O&G LLC |  | Non-guarantor |  |  |  | Consolidated
| Issuer |  | Guarantor |  | Subsidiaries |  | Eliminations |  | FCX
Cash flow from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) | $ | 1,544 |  |  | $ | 111 |  |  | $ | 2,744 |  |  | $ | (2,409 | ) |  | $ | 1,990 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 3 |  |  | 673 |  |  | 2,269 |  |  | (21 | ) |  | 2,924 |
Impairment of oil and gas properties | — |  |  | 625 |  |  | — |  |  | (317 | ) |  | 308 |
Net losses on crude oil and natural gas derivative contracts | — |  |  | 56 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 56 |
Net gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt | 1 |  |  | (64 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (63 | )
Equity in (earnings) losses of consolidated subsidiaries | (1,754 | ) |  | (637 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | 2,387 |  |  | — |
Other, net | 87 |  |  | (17 | ) |  | (73 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3 | )
Changes in working capital and other tax payments | (217 | ) |  | (1,166 | ) |  | 684 |  |  | — |  |  | (699 | )
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (336 | ) |  | (419 | ) |  | 5,628 |  |  | (360 | ) |  | 4,513 |
Cash flow from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | — |  |  | (1,771 | ) |  | (3,644 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,415 | )
Acquisition of Deepwater GOM interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,421 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,421 | )
Intercompany loans | 1,151 |  |  | 734 |  |  | — |  | — |  | (1,885 | ) |  | — |
(Investments in) dividends from consolidated subsidiaries | (959 | ) |  | (97 | ) |  | (696 | ) |  | 1,752 |  |  | — |
Net proceeds from sale of Eagle Ford shale assets | — |  |  | 2,971 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,971 |
Other, net | — |  |  | 32 |  |  | 189 |  |  | — |  |  | 221 |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 192 |  |  | 1,869 |  |  | (5,572 | ) |  | (133 | ) |  | (3,644 | )
Cash flow from financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from debt | 2,806 |  |  | — |  |  | 540 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,346 |
Repayments of debt | (1,686 | ) |  | (1,996 | ) |  | (514 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4,196 | )
Intercompany loans | — |  |  | 213 |  |  | (2,098 | ) |  | 1,885 |  |  | — |
Cash dividends and distributions paid, and contributions received | (979 | ) |  | 336 |  |  | 691 |  |  | (1,392 | ) |  | (1,344 | )
Other, net | 3 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 144 |  |  | (1,449 | ) |  | (1,384 | ) |  | 493 |  |  | (2,196 | )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | (1,328 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,327 | )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,985 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,985 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 657 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 658 |

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