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Acquisitions and other transactions (Details) CAD in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Feb. 28, 2018 AUD item | Dec. 22, 2017 USD ($) shares | Sep. 29, 2017 CAD | May 26, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 16, 2016 CAD $ / shares shares | Feb. 26, 2016 USD ($) oz | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 01, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) | Jan. 22, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 19, 2017 USD ($) item | Nov. 01, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 07, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 13, 2017 USD ($)
Bowen Basin Coal Royalties, Australia | Asset acquisition subsequent to year-end |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional exploration tenements | item | 33 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash transferred | AUD | AUD 4,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty rate per tonne | AUD | AUD 0.10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cobre Panama Tranche Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 178.0 |
Deposit provided to acquiree |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposit funded on a pro-rata basis |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.33% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of first quantum's share of the capital costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount funded by the company |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 264.4 | $ 124.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative amount funded by the company |  |  |  |  |  |  | 726.6 | 462.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum amount of funding that can be increased |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized costs for the project |  |  |  |  |  |  | 734.4 | $ 467.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cobre Panama Tranche Two | Asset acquisition subsequent to year-end |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 356.0 |  | $ 356.0 |  |  |  |  |
Indirect interest held by Korea Resources Corp. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Oil & Gas Royalties - Delaware Texas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposit provided to acquiree |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Oil & Gas Royalties - Delaware Texas | Asset acquisition subsequent to year-end |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 101.3 |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Oil & Gas Royalties - STACK, Oklahoma |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100.0 | $ 27.6 |  |  |
Number of primary operators of lands | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Canadian Oil & Gas Royalties - Orion Thermal Project, Alberta |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of GORR acquired |  |  | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash transferred |  |  | CAD 92.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 74.1 |  |
Railroad Royalty - Carlin Trend, Nevada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of NSR |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash transferred |  |  |  | $ 0.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Oil & Gas Royalties - Midland Basin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred before adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 110.0
Consideration transferred first part portfolio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89.8
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 114.6
Castle Mountain, California |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred | CAD |  |  |  |  | CAD 2.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty rate |  |  |  |  | 2.65% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares purchased | shares |  |  |  |  | 3,636,364 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants held common shares | shares |  |  |  |  | 1,818,182 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred for common shares and warrants | CAD |  |  |  |  | CAD 1.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common share, each warrant can exercise | shares |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of warrants held | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | 0.64 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise period |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share received in exchange | shares |  | 0.873 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain from share exchange |  | $ 1.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares held by company | shares |  | 3,174,545 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants held by the company | shares |  | 1,587,272 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Antapaccay, Peru |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ounces of gold receivable for each 1,000 tonnes of copper | oz |  |  |  |  |  | 300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Copper for 300 ounces of gold and 4,700 ounces of silver | oz |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quantity of delivered gold ounces before payable production to be purchased decreases to next threshold from initial threshold | oz |  |  |  |  |  | 630,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ounces of silver receivable for each 1,l000 tonnes of copper | oz |  |  |  |  |  | 4,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum ounces of silver receivable | oz |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of gold and silver receivable |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of spot price of gold and silver on which on-going price is paid |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum ounces of gold on which on-going price of spot price is payable | oz |  |  |  |  |  | 750,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum ounces of silver on which on-going price of spot price is payable | oz |  |  |  |  |  | 12,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of spot price of gold and silver on which on-going price is paid after maximum ounces have been delivered |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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