Income Taxes (Unaudited) (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Geographic Sources of Provision for Income Taxes

Geographic sources of FCX's provision for income taxes follow (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2011				June 30, 2011
	2011		2010		2011		2010
United States operations	$	120	$	51	$	258	$	132
International operations	786		382		1,632		979
Total	$	906	$	433	$	1,890	$	1,111