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DEBT (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) payment | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | May 30, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($) | May 31, 2013 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2012 USD ($)
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  | $ 2,228,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Including Current Maturities |  |  | (13,117,000,000) | (16,027,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months |  |  | (1,414,000,000) | (1,232,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations |  |  | 11,703,000,000 | 14,795,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  | 2,342,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two |  |  |  | 14,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  | 1,234,000,000 | 407,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,500,000,000 |
Other Debt, Including Capital Leases and Short Term Borrowings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Including Current Maturities |  |  | (7,000,000) | (5,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2.15% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 0 | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000
2.30% Senior Notes Due 2017 | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 0 | 728,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |
6.125% Senior Notes due 2019 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 0 | 186,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  | 179,000,000 | 237,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2.375% Senior Notes due March 2018 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 1,408,000,000 | 1,480,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  | 74,000,000 | 18,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500,000,000 |
6.5% Senior Notes due 2020 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 0 | 583,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  | 552,000,000 | 617,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 0 | 242,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  | 228,000,000 | 261,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6.75% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 427,000,000 | 432,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  | 449,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3.55% Senior Notes due 2022 | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 997,000,000 | 996,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000,000 |
6.875% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 776,000,000 | 784,000,000 | $ 785,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  | 778,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
4.00% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 596,000,000 | 595,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600,000,000 |  |  |
3.55% Senior Notes Due 2022 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 1,884,000,000 | 1,882,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  | 108,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000
3.875% Senior Notes due March 2023 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 1,914,000,000 | 1,912,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  | 77,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000,000 |
senior notes 4.55 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 845,000,000 | 844,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 850,000,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes due 2034 5 point 4 percent [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 740,000,000 | 739,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  | 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |
5.450% Senior Notes due March 2043 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 1,842,000,000 | 1,842,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  | 134,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |
Cerro Verde | Shareholder Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 0 | 261,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freeport McMoRan Corporation [Member] | 7.125% Debentures due 2027 [Member] | Debentures [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 115,000,000 | 115,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freeport McMoRan Corporation [Member] | 9.5% Senior Notes due 2031 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 127,000,000 | 128,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freeport McMoRan Corporation [Member] | 6.125% Senior Notes due 2034 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 116,000,000 | 116,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,400,000,000 |  |
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas | 6.125% Senior Notes due 2019 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 0 | 60,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas | 6.5% Senior Notes due 2020 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 0 | 69,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas | 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 0 | 35,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  | 33,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas | 6.75% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 0 | 48,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Amount |  |  | 45,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas | 6.875% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 54,000,000 | 55,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit [Member] | Cerro Verde | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | $ 1,269,000,000 | 1,390,000,000 |  | $ 1,500,000,000 | $ 1,275,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  | $ 1,800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of Debt Agreement |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease), Net | $ 225,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Installment Payments under Installment Program | payment |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Lines of Credit |  |  | $ 220,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage |  |  | 3.47% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Cerro Verde | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  | 1.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letter of Credit [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  |  | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  |  | 1,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  | 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  | 3,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of revolving credit facility available to PT Freeport Indonesia |  |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  |  | $ 3,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  | 2.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate |  |  | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, 2020 [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Cerro Verde | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment |  |  | $ 225,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
June 30, 2021 [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Cerro Verde | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment |  |  | 225,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, 2021 [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Cerro Verde | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment |  |  | $ 525,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Leverage Ratio |  |  | 3.75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cerro Verde [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Coverage Ratio |  |  | 2.25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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