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Fair Value Measurement (Unaudited) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [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 most significant Level 3 instruments, crude oil options, follows (in millions):
| Crude Oil |
| Options |
Fair value at December 31, 2014 | $ | 316 |  |
Net realized gains | 50 |  | a
Net unrealized gains included in earnings related to assets and liabilities still held at the end of the period | 36 |  |
Net settlement receipts | (301 | ) | b
Fair value at September 30, 2015 | $ | 101 |  |
a. | Includes net realized gains of $51 million, partially offset by $1 million of interest expense associated with the deferred premiums.
b. | Includes interest payments of $3 million.
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, restricted cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and dividends payable (refer to Note 7), follows (in millions):
| At September 30, 2015
| Carrying |  | Fair Value
| Amount |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities:a,b |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | — |
Money market funds | 22 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Equity securities | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | 48 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |
Legally restricted funds:a,b,c,d |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | 52 |  |  | 52 |  |  | — |  |  | 52 |  |  | — |
Government bonds and notes | 41 |  |  | 41 |  |  | — |  |  | 41 |  |  | — |
Government mortgage-backed securities | 28 |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |
Corporate bonds | 26 |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |
Asset-backed securities | 12 |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |
Money market funds | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Municipal bonds | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | 172 |  |  | 172 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 168 |  |  | — |
Derivatives:a,e |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
contracts in a gross asset position | 17 |  |  | 17 |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |  |  | — |
Crude oil options | 101 |  |  | 101 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 101 |
Copper futures and swap contracts | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | 119 |  |  | 119 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 101 |
Total assets |  |  | $ | 339 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 208 |  |  | $ | 101 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives:a,e |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
contracts in a gross liability position | $ | 69 |  |  | $ | 69 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 69 |  |  | $ | — |
Copper futures and swap contracts | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | 77 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 70 |  |  | — |
Long-term debt, including current portion f | 20,698 |  |  | 17,291 |  |  | — |  |  | 17,291 |  |  | — |
Total liabilities |  |  | $ | 17,368 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 17,361 |  |  | $ | — |
| At December 31, 2014
| Carrying |  | Fair Value
| Amount |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities:a,b |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | — |
Money market funds | 20 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Equity securities | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | 46 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |
Legally restricted funds:a,b,c,d |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | 52 |  |  | 52 |  |  | — |  |  | 52 |  |  | — |
Government bonds and notes | 39 |  |  | 39 |  |  | — |  |  | 39 |  |  | — |
Corporate bonds | 27 |  |  | 27 |  |  | — |  |  | 27 |  |  | — |
Government mortgage-backed securities | 19 |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |
Asset-backed securities | 17 |  |  | 17 |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |  |  | — |
Money market funds | 11 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |
Municipal bonds | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | 172 |  |  | 172 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 161 |  |  | — |
Derivatives:a,e |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
contracts in a gross asset position | 15 |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |
Crude oil options | 316 |  |  | 316 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 316 |
Total | 331 |  |  | 331 |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | 316 |
Total assets |  |  | $ | 549 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 199 |  |  | $ | 316 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives:a,e |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
contracts in a gross liability position | $ | 93 |  |  | $ | 93 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 93 |  |  | $ | — |
Copper futures and swap contracts | 7 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | 100 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 94 |  |  | — |
Long-term debt, including current portion f | 18,849 |  |  | 18,735 |  |  | — |  |  | 18,735 |  |  | — |
Total liabilities |  |  | $ | 18,835 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 18,829 |  |  | $ | — |
a. | Recorded at fair value.
b. | Current portion included in other current assets and long-term portion included in other assets.
c. | Excludes time deposits (which approximated fair value) included in other assets of $117 million at September 30, 2015, and $115 million at December 31, 2014, associated with an assurance bond to support PT-FI's commitment for smelter development in Indonesia.
d. | Excludes time deposits (which approximated fair value) included in other current assets of $30 million at September 30, 2015, associated with PT-FI's commitment for smelter development in Indonesia of $20 million and a reclamation guarantee at PT-FI of $10 million. Excludes time deposits of $17 million at December 31, 2014, associated with a customs audit assessment at PT-FI of $9 million and a reclamation guarantee at PT-FI of $8 million.
e. | Refer to Note 7 for further discussion and balance sheet classifications. Crude oil options are net of $53 million at September 30, 2015, and $210 million at December 31, 2014, for deferred premiums and accrued interest.
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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