Income Taxes (Unaudited) (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

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,				June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
United States operations	$	110	$	120	$	193	$	258
International operations	312		786		720		1,632
Total	$	422	$	906	$	913	$	1,890