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Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party, Installment Payment

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The charge against earnings in the period for known or estimated future costs arising from requirements to perform environmental remediation activities.

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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CONTINGENCIES (Litigation) (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
CONTINGENCIES (Litigation) (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 23, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 case
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental obligations and shutdown costs				$ 159,000	$ 105,000	$ 89,000
Louisiana Parishes Coastal Erosion Cases [Member] \| Settled Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases \| case							42
Asbestos Contamination in Talc-Based Personal Care Products [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement expense				(130,000)	0	$ 0
FCX Affiliates [Member] \| Settled Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases \| case							13
FCX Affiliates [Member] \| Louisiana Parishes Coastal Erosion Cases [Member] \| Settled Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases \| case							13
Settlement amount		$ 23,500
Settlement, initial payment		$ 15,000
Settlement expense					15,000
FCX Affiliates [Member] \| Asbestos Contamination in Talc-Based Personal Care Products [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement expense				$ 24,000	$ 28,000
Cyprus Mines [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement amount	$ 130,000
Settlement expense	$ 130,000
Forecast [Member] \| FCX Affiliates [Member] \| Louisiana Parishes Coastal Erosion Cases [Member] \| Settled Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement, installment payment			$ 4,250