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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs Disclosure | 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 follows. FCX's financial instruments are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value except for contingent consideration associated with the sale of the Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties (which was recorded under the loss recovery approach) and debt.
| At December 31, 2016
| Carrying |  | Fair Value
| Amount |  | Total |  | NAV |  | 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 | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | 50 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 27 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Legally restricted funds: a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | 53 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 53 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Government bonds and notes | 36 |  |  | 36 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 36 |  |  | — |
Corporate bonds | 32 |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |
Government mortgage-backed securities | 25 |  |  | 25 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 25 |  |  | — |
Asset-backed securities | 16 |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |
Money market funds | 12 |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities | 8 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |
Municipal bonds | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | 183 |  |  | 183 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 118 |  |  | — |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
contracts in a gross asset positionc | 137 |  |  | 137 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 137 |  |  | — |
Copper futures and swap contractsc | 9 |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Contingent consideration for the sales of TFHL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and onshore California oil and gas propertiesa | 46 |  |  | 46 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 46 |  |  | — |
Total | 192 |  |  | 192 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | 184 |  |  | — |
Contingent consideration for the sale of the Deepwater GOM oil and gas propertiesa | 150 |  |  | 135 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 135 |
Total assets |  |  | $ | 560 |  |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 302 |  |  | $ | 135 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives: c |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
contracts in a gross liability position | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | 56 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | — |
Copper futures and swap contracts | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | 58 |  |  | 58 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 56 |  |  | — |
Contingent payments for the settlements of drilling rig contractsd | 23 |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |
Long-term debt, including current portione | 16,027 |  |  | 15,196 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15,196 |  |  | — |
Total liabilities |  |  | $ | 15,277 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 15,275 |  |  | $ | — |
| 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 | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Money market funds | 21 |  |  | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Equity securities | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | 47 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Legally restricted funds: a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | 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: c |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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: c |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 portione | 20,428 |  |  | 13,987 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,987 |  |  | — |
Total liabilities |  |  | $ | 14,079 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 14,072 |  |  | $ | — |
a. | Current portion included in other current assets and long-term portion included in other assets.
b. | Excludes time deposits (which approximated fair value) included in (i) other current assets of $28 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, and (ii) other assets of $122 million at December 31, 2016, and $118 million at December 31, 2015, primarily associated with an assurance bond to support PT-FI's commitment for smelter development in Indonesia (refer to Note 13 for further discussion).
c. | Refer to Note 14 for further discussion and balance sheet classifications.
d. | Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
e. | Recorded at cost except for debt assumed in acquisitions, which are recorded at fair value at the respective acquisition dates.
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation | A summary of the changes in the fair value of FCX's Level 3 instruments for the years ended December 31 follows:
| Contingent Consideration |  | Crude Oil Options |
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Balance at beginning of year | $ | — |  |  | $ | 316 |  |  | $ | (309 | ) |
Net realized gains (losses) | — |  |  | 86 |  | a | (42 | ) | a
Net unrealized gains related to assets and liabilities still held at the end of the year | 135 |  | b | — |  |  | 430 |  | c
Net settlements | — |  |  | (402 | ) | d | 237 |  | d
Balance at the end of the year | $ | 135 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 316 |  |
a. | Includes net realized gains (losses) of $87 million recorded in revenues in 2015 and $(41) million in 2014, and $1 million of interest expense associated with deferred premiums in both 2015 and 2014.
b. | Reflects contingent consideration associated with the sale of the Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties in December 2016 (see Note 2 for further discussion).
c. | Includes unrealized gains recorded in revenues of $432 million and $2 million of interest expense associated with deferred premiums.
d. | Includes interest payments of $4 million in 2015 and $5 million in 2014.

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