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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value Measurement Inputs Disclosure | A summary of the carrying amount and fair value of FCX’s financial instruments (including those measured at net asset value (NAV) as a practical expedient), other than cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, restricted cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and dividends payable (refer to Note 6) follows (in millions):
| At September 30, 2019
| Carrying |  | Fair Value
| Amount |  | Total |  | NAV |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities:a,b |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Equity securities | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | 31 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Legally restricted funds:a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | 59 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 59 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Government mortgage-backed securities | 41 |  |  | 41 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 41 |  |  | — |
Government bonds and notes | 38 |  |  | 38 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 38 |  |  | — |
Corporate bonds | 35 |  |  | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |  |  | — |
Asset-backed securities | 12 |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |
Money market funds | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Municipal bonds | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | 196 |  |  | 196 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 133 |  |  | — |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional copper, gold and cobalt sales/purchase contracts in a gross asset position c | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |
Contingent consideration for the sales of TFHL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and onshore California oil and gas properties a | 67 |  |  | 67 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 67 |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | — |
Contingent consideration for the sale of the |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties a | 128 |  |  | 110 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 110 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives:c |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional copper, gold and cobalt sales/purchase contracts in a gross liability position | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | — |
Copper futures and swap contracts | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | 42 |  |  | 42 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | 37 |  |  | — |
Long-term debt, including current portion d | 9,919 |  |  | 9,872 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,872 |  |  | — |
| At December 31, 2018
| Carrying |  | Fair Value
| Amount |  | Total |  | NAV |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities:a,b |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Equity securities | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | 29 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Legally restricted funds:a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. core fixed income fund | 55 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 55 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Government mortgage-backed securities | 38 |  |  | 38 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 38 |  |  | — |
Government bonds and notes | 36 |  |  | 36 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 36 |  |  | — |
Corporate bonds | 28 |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |
Asset-backed securities | 11 |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities | 7 |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |
Money market funds | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Municipal bonds | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Total | 181 |  |  | 181 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 121 |  |  | — |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional copper, gold and cobalt sales/purchase contracts in a gross asset position c | 23 |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |
Contingent consideration for the sales of TFHL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and onshore California oil and gas properties a | 73 |  |  | 73 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 73 |  |  | — |
Total | 96 |  |  | 96 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 96 |  |  | — |
Contingent consideration for the sale of the |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties a | 143 |  |  | 127 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 127 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives:c |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Embedded derivatives in provisional copper, gold and cobalt sales/purchase contracts in a gross liability position | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | — |
Copper futures and swap contracts | 9 |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |
Total | 48 |  |  | 48 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | 41 |  |  | — |
Long-term debt, including current portion d | 11,141 |  |  | 10,238 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,238 |  |  | — |
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 $100 million at September 30, 2019, and $109 million at December 31, 2018, and (ii) other assets of $164 million at September 30, 2019, and $126 million at December 31, 2018, primarily associated with an assurance bond to support PT-FI’s commitment for the development of a new smelter in Indonesia and PT-FI’s closure and reclamation guarantees.
c. | Refer to Note 6 for further discussion and balance sheet classifications.
d. | Recorded at cost except for debt assumed in acquisitions, which are recorded at fair value at the respective acquisition dates.
Summary of Unobservable Input Reconciliation | A summary of the changes in the fair value of FCX’s Level 3 instrument, contingent consideration for the sale of the Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties, during the first nine months of 2019 follows (in millions):
Fair value at January 1, 2019 | $ | 127 |  |
Net unrealized loss related to assets still held at the end of the period | (1 | ) |
Settlements | (16 | ) |
Fair value at September 30, 2019 | $ | 110 |  |

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