FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

Fair value accounting guidance includes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

FCX recognizes transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period. FCX did not have any significant transfers in or out of Level 1, 2 or 3 for third-quarter 2016.

Effective January 1, 2016, FCX retrospectively adopted the Accounting Standards Update (ASU) associated with investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value (NAV) per share as a practical expedient. As a result, investments valued using NAV per share are shown in the tables below in a column separate from the levels within the fair value hierarchy. A summary of the carrying amount and fair value of FCX’s financial instruments, other than cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, restricted cash, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities (refer to Note 7) follows (in millions):



	At September 30, 2016
	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Total		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Investment securities:^a,b
U.S. core fixed income fund at NAV	$	24	$	24	$	24	$	—	$	—	$	—
Money market funds	22		22		—		22		—		—
Equity securities	5		5		—		5		—		—
Total	51		51		24		27		—		—

Legally restricted funds:^a,b,c
U.S. core fixed income fund at NAV	55		55		55		—		—		—
Government bonds and notes	37		37		—		—		37		—
Corporate bonds	32		32		—		—		32		—
Government mortgage-backed securities	27		27		—		—		27		—
Asset-backed securities	16		16		—		—		16		—
Money market funds	13		13		—		13		—		—
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities	7		7		—		—		7		—
Municipal bonds	1		1		—		—		1		—
Total	188		188		55		13		120		—

Derivatives:^a,d
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/
purchase contracts in a gross asset position	47		47		—		—		47		—
Copper futures and swap contracts	3		3		—		3		—		—
Total	50		50		—		3		47		—

Total assets			$	289	$	79	$	43	$	167	$	—

Liabilities
Derivatives:^a,d
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/
purchase contracts in a gross liability position	$	9	$	9	$	—	$	—	$	9	$	—
Copper futures and swap contracts	1		1		—		—		1		—
Total	10		10		—		—		10		—

Contingent consideration for the settlements of
drilling rig contracts^e	18		18		—		—		18		—

Long-term debt, including current portion^f	18,982		17,926		—		—		17,926		—

Total liabilities			$	17,954	$	—	$	—	$	17,954	$	—



	At December 31, 2015
	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Total		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Investment securities:^a,b
U.S. core fixed income fund at NAV	$	23	$	23	$	23	$	—	$	—	$	—
Money market funds	21		21		—		21		—		—
Equity securities	3		3		—		3		—		—
Total	47		47		23		24		—		—

Legally restricted funds:^a,b,c
U.S. core fixed income fund at NAV	52		52		52		—		—		—
Government bonds and notes	37		37		—		—		37		—
Government mortgage-backed securities	28		28		—		—		28		—
Corporate bonds	26		26		—		—		26		—
Asset-backed securities	13		13		—		—		13		—
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities	7		7		—		—		7		—
Money market funds	7		7		—		7		—		—
Municipal bonds	1		1		—		—		1		—
Total	171		171		52		7		112		—

Derivatives:^a,d
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/
purchase contracts in a gross asset position	19		19		—		—		19		—
Copper futures and swap contracts	1		1		—		1		—		—
Total	20		20		—		1		19		—

Total assets			$	238	$	75	$	32	$	131	$	—

Liabilities
Derivatives:^a,d
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/
purchase contracts in a gross liability position	$	81	$	81	$	—	$	—	$	81	$	—
Copper futures and swap contracts	11		11		—		7		4		—
Total	92		92		—		7		85		—

Long-term debt, including current portion^f	20,428		13,987		—		—		13,987		—

Total liabilities			$	14,079	$	—	$	7	$	14,072	$	—


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 (i) other current assets of $28 million at September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, and (ii) other assets of $120 million at September 30, 2016, and $118 million at December 31, 2015, primarily associated with an assurance bond to support PT Freeport Indonesia's (PT-FI) commitment for smelter development in Indonesia.


d.	Refer to Note 7 for further discussion and balance sheet classifications.


e.	Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.


f.	Recorded at cost except for debt assumed in acquisitions, which were recorded at fair value at the respective acquisition dates.

Valuation Techniques. Money market funds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.

Equity securities are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded and, as such, are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fixed income securities (government securities, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds) are valued using a bid-evaluation price or a mid-evaluation price. A bid-evaluation price is an estimated price at which a dealer would pay for a security. A mid-evaluation price is the average of the estimated price at which a dealer would sell a security and the estimated price at which a dealer would pay for a security. These evaluations are based on quoted prices, if available, or models that use observable inputs and, as such, are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

FCX’s embedded derivatives on provisional copper concentrate, copper cathode and gold purchases and sales are valued using only quoted monthly LME or COMEX copper forward prices and the London gold forward price at each reporting date based on the month of maturity (refer to Note 7 for further discussion); however, FCX's contracts themselves are not traded on an exchange. As a result, these derivatives are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

FCX’s derivative financial instruments for copper futures and swap contracts and copper forward contracts that are traded on the respective exchanges are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted monthly COMEX or LME prices at each reporting date based on the month of maturity (refer to Note 7 for further discussion). Certain of these contracts are traded on the over-the-counter market and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy based on COMEX and LME forward prices.

Contingent liabilities for the settlement of drilling rig contracts (refer to Note 9 for further discussion) are based on the average price forecasts of WTI crude oil over the 12-month period ending June 30, 2017. The fair value is estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model that uses various observable inputs, including WTI crude oil forward prices, volatilities, discount rate and settlement terms. As a result, these contingent liabilities are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Long-term debt, including current portion, is valued using available market quotes and, as such, is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The U.S. core fixed income fund is valued at NAV. The fund strategy seeks total return consisting of income and capital appreciation primarily by investing in a broad range of investment-grade debt securities, including U.S. government obligations, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and money market instruments. There are no restrictions on redemptions (usually within one business day of notice).

The techniques described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while FCX believes its valuation techniques are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different techniques or assumptions to determine fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date. There have been no changes in the techniques used at September 30, 2016.