Income Taxes (Unaudited) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2012			2011		2012			2011
United States operations	$	98		$	163	$	291		$	421
International operations	117		a	645		837		a	2,277
Total	$	215		$	808	$	1,128		$	2,698

a. Included a net tax benefit of $234 million associated with an adjustment to Cerro Verde's deferred income tax liability.