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Label | Element | Value
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Cerro Verde Royalty Dispute [Member] |  |
Payments for Legal Settlements | us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements | $ 356,000,000

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- Definition The amount of cash paid for the settlement of litigation or for other legal issues during the period. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 25 -Subparagraph (g) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3536-108585 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_PaymentsForLegalSettlements
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
Name: | srt_LitigationCaseAxis=fcx_CerroVerdeRoyaltyDisputeMember
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Data Type: | na
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