FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

A summary of the changes in the fair value of FCX's most significant Level 3 instruments, crude oil options, follows:



Fair value at January 1, 2013	$	—
Crude oil options assumed in the PXP acquisition	(83		)
Net realized losses	(38		)	^a
Net unrealized losses included in earnings related to liabilities still held at the end of the period	(230		)	^b
Settlement payments	42
Fair value at December 31, 2013	$	(309	)
Net realized losses	(42		)	^a
Net unrealized gains included in earnings related to assets still held at the end of the period	430			^b
Settlement payments	237
Fair value at December 31, 2014	$	316


a.	Includes net realized losses of $37 million recorded in revenues in 2013 and $41 million in 2014, and $1 million of interest expense associated with deferred premiums in 2013 and 2014.


b.	Includes unrealized losses (gains) of $228 million recorded in revenues in 2013 and $(432) million in 2014, and $2 million of interest expense associated with deferred premiums in 2013 and 2014.

Fair Value Measurement Inputs Disclosure

A summary of the carrying amount and fair value of FCX’s financial instruments, other than cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and dividends payable follows:



	At December 31, 2014
	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Investment securities:^a,b,c
U.S. core fixed income fund	$	23	$	23	$	—	$	23	$	—
Money market funds	20		20		20		—		—
Equity securities	3		3		3		—		—
Total	46		46		23		23		—

Legally restricted funds:^a,b,d
U.S. core fixed income fund	52		52		—		52		—
Government bonds and notes	39		39		—		39		—
Corporate bonds	27		27		—		27		—
Government mortgage-backed securities	25		25		—		25		—
Asset-backed securities	17		17		—		17		—
Money market funds	11		11		11		—		—
Municipal bonds	1		1		—		1		—
Total	172		172		11		161		—



Derivatives:^a,e
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase
contracts in a gross asset position	15		15		—		15		—
Crude oil options	316		316		—		—		316
Total	331		331		—		15		316

Total assets			$	549	$	34	$	199	$	316

Liabilities
Derivatives:^a,e
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase
contracts in a gross liability position	$	93	$	93	$	—	$	93	$	—
Copper futures and swap contracts	7		7		6		1		—
Total	100		100		6		94		—

Long-term debt, including current portion^f	18,970		18,735		—		18,735		—

Total liabilities			$	18,835	$	6	$	18,829	$	—



	At December 31, 2013
	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Investment securities:^a,b
U.S. core fixed income fund	$	21	$	21	$	—	$	21	$	—
Money market funds	18		18		18		—		—
Equity securities	5		5		5		—		—
Total	44		44		23		21		—

Legally restricted funds:^a,b,d
U.S. core fixed income fund	48		48		—		48		—
Government mortgage-backed securities	34		34		—		34		—
Corporate bonds	28		28		—		28		—
Government bonds and notes	28		28		—		28		—
Money market funds	28		28		28		—		—
Asset-backed securities	15		15		—		15		—
Municipal bonds	1		1		—		1		—
Total	182		182		28		154		—

Derivatives:^a,e
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase
contracts in a gross asset position	63		63		—		63		—
Copper futures and swap contracts	6		6		5		1		—
Total	69		69		5		64		—

Total assets			$	295	$	56	$	239	$	—

Liabilities
Derivatives:^a
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase
contracts in a gross liability position^e	$	16	$	16	$	—	$	16	$	—
Crude oil options^e	309		309		—		—		309
Natural gas swaps^e	4		4		—		4		—
Copper forward contracts^e	1		1		1		—		—
Plains Offshore warrants^g	2		2		—		—		2
Total	332		332		1		20		311

Long-term debt, including current portion^f	20,706		20,487		—		20,487		—

Total liabilities			$	20,819	$	1	$	20,507	$	311


a.	Recorded at fair value.


b.	Current portion included in other current assets and long-term portion included in other assets.


c.	Excludes $115 million of time deposits (which approximated fair value) at December 31, 2014 (included in other assets), associated with an assurance bond to support PT-FI's commitment for smelter development in Indonesia (refer to Note 13 for further discussion).

Excludes time deposits (which approximated fair value) of $17 million (included in other current assets) associated with a customs audit assessment and a reclamation guarantee at PT-FI at December 31, 2014, and $15 million included in other current assets and $210 million in other assets at December 31, 2013, associated with the Cerro Verde royalty dispute (refer to Note 12 for further discussion).


e.	Refer to Note 14 for further discussion and balance sheet classifications. Crude oil options were net of $210 million at December 31, 2014, and $444 million at December 31, 2013, for deferred premiums and accrued interest.


f.	Recorded at cost except for debt assumed in acquisitions, which are recorded at fair value at the respective acquisition dates.


g.	Included in other liabilities.

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Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issues, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs), by class of asset.

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