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BUSINESS SEGMENTS INFORMATION (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Revenues by product
FCX revenues attributable to the products it produced for the years ended December 31 follow:
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Copper in concentratea
$
5,373

 
$
4,502

 
$
2,927

Copper cathode
4,557

 
3,925

 
4,159

Rod, and other refined copper products
2,272

 
1,963

 
2,481

Gold
2,032

 
1,512

 
1,540

Molybdenum
889

 
651

 
783

Oil
73

 
1,304

 
1,694

Other
1,207

 
973

 
1,023

Total
$
16,403

 
$
14,830

 
$
14,607

a.
Amounts are net of treatment and refining charges totaling $536 million in 2017, $652 million in 2016 and $485 million in 2015.
Long-lived assets by geographic area
Information concerning financial data by geographic area follows:
 
December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
Long-lived assets:a
 
 
 
 
 
 
Indonesia
$
8,938

 
$
8,794

 
$
7,701

 
U.S.
8,312

 
8,282

b 
16,569

 
Peru
7,485

 
7,981

 
8,432

 
Chile
1,221

 
1,269

 
1,387

 
Other
257

 
248

 
4,706

c 
Total
$
26,213

 
$
26,574

 
$
38,795

 

a.
Long-lived assets exclude deferred tax assets and intangible assets.
b.
Decrease in 2016 is primarily because of impairment charges related to oil and gas properties and asset dispositions (refer to Notes 1 and 2 for further discussion).
c.
Includes long-lived assets held for sale totaling $4.4 billion at December 31, 2015, primarily associated with TFHL discontinued operations. Refer to Note 2 for further discussion.
Revenues by geographic area of customer
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Revenues:a
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
$
5,344

 
$
5,896

 
$
6,842

Indonesia
2,023

 
1,402

 
1,054

Japan
1,882

 
1,350

 
1,246

Switzerland
1,200

 
1,147

 
618

China
1,136

 
1,125

 
688

Spain
1,086

 
878

 
960

India
782

 
553

 
532

Philippines
378

 
261

 
169

Korea
364

 
219

 
177

Chile
248

 
250

 
397

Bermuda
226

 
273

 
159

United Kingdom
226

 
204

 
83

Other
1,508

 
1,272

 
1,682

Total
$
16,403

 
$
14,830

 
$
14,607


a.
Revenues are attributed to countries based on the location of the customer.
Schedule of financial information by business segment
Financial Information by Business Segment
 
North America Copper Mines
 
South America
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlantic
 
Corporate,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Copper
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cerro
 
 
 
 
 
Indonesia
 
Molybdenum
 
Rod &
 
Smelting
 
& Elimi-
 
FCX
 
 
Morenci
 
Other
 
Total
 
Verde
 
Other
 
Total
 
Mining
 
Mines
 
Refining
 
& Refining
 
nationsa
 
Total
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers
$
228

 
$
180

 
$
408

 
$
2,811

 
$
498

 
$
3,309

 
$
4,445


$

 
$
4,456

 
$
2,031

 
$
1,754

b 
$
16,403

 
Intersegment
1,865

 
2,292

 
4,157

 
385

 


385

 

 
268

 
26

 
1

 
(4,837
)
 

 
Production and delivery
1,052

 
1,715

 
2,767

 
1,878

c 
366

 
2,244

 
1,743

d 
229

 
4,470

 
1,966

 
(3,119
)

10,300

 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
178

 
247

 
425

 
441

 
84

 
525

 
556

 
76

 
10

 
28

 
94

 
1,714

 
Metals inventory adjustments


 
2

 
2

 

 

 

 

 
1

 

 

 
5

 
8

 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
2

 
2

 
4

 
9

 

 
9

 
126

d 

 

 
18

 
327


484

 
Mining exploration and research expenses

 
2

 
2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
92

 
94

 
Environmental obligations and shutdown costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
251

 
251

 
Net gain on sales of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(81
)
 
(81
)
 
Operating income (loss)
861

 
504

 
1,365

 
868

 
48

 
916

 
2,020

 
(38
)
 
2

 
20


(652
)
 
3,633

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
3

 
1

 
4

 
212

c 

 
212

 
4

 

 

 
18

 
563

 
801

 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

 
436

c 
10

 
446

 
869

 

 

 
5

 
(437
)
e 
883

 
Total assets at December 31, 2017
2,861

 
4,241

 
7,102

 
8,878

 
1,702

 
10,580

 
10,911

 
1,858

 
277

 
822

 
5,752

f 
37,302

 
Capital expenditures
114

 
53

 
167

 
103

 
12

 
115

 
875

 
5

 
4

 
41

 
203

 
1,410

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers
$
444

 
$
240

 
$
684

 
$
2,241

 
$
510

 
$
2,751

 
$
3,233

 
$

 
$
3,833

 
$
1,825

 
$
2,504

b,g 
$
14,830

 
Intersegment
1,511

 
2,179

 
3,690

 
187

 


187

 
62

 
186

 
29

 
5

 
(4,159
)
 

 
Production and delivery
1,169

 
1,763

 
2,932

 
1,351

 
407

 
1,758

 
1,794

 
199

 
3,836

 
1,712

 
(1,534
)
h 
10,697

 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
217

 
313

 
530

 
443

 
110

 
553

 
384

 
68

 
10

 
29

 
956

 
2,530

 
Impairment of oil and gas properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
4,317


4,317

 
Metals inventory adjustments


 
1

 
1

 

 

 

 

 
15

 

 

 
20

 
36

 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
2

 
3

 
5

 
8

 
1

 
9

 
90

 

 

 
17

 
486

h 
607

 
Mining exploration and research expenses

 
3

 
3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
61

 
64

 
Environmental obligations and shutdown costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
20

 
20

 
Net gain on sales of assets
(576
)
 

 
(576
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(73
)
 
(649
)
 
Operating income (loss)
1,143

 
336

 
1,479

 
626

 
(8
)
 
618

 
1,027

 
(96
)
 
16

 
72

 
(5,908
)
 
(2,792
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
3

 
1

 
4

 
82

 

 
82

 

 

 

 
15

 
654

 
755

 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

 
222


(6
)
 
216

 
442

 

 

 
9

 
(296
)
 
371

 
Total assets at December 31, 2016
2,863

 
4,448

 
7,311

 
9,076

 
1,533

 
10,609

 
10,493

 
1,934

 
220

 
658

 
6,092

f 
37,317

 
Capital expenditures
77

 
25

 
102

 
380

 
2

 
382

 
1,025

 
2

 
1

 
17

 
1,284

i 
2,813

 
a.
Includes U.S. oil and gas operations, which were previously a reportable segment.
b.
Includes revenues from FCX’s molybdenum sales company, which includes sales of molybdenum produced by the Molybdenum mines and by certain of the North America and South America copper mines.
c.
Includes net charges of $203 million in production and delivery costs, $145 million in interest expense and $7 million in provision for income taxes associated with disputed royalties for prior years.
d.
Includes net charges of $120 million in production and delivery costs and $5 million in selling, general and administrative expenses for PT-FI workforce reductions.
e.
Includes provisional tax credits totaling $393 million related to U.S. tax reform, primarily for the reversal of valuation allowances associated with the anticipated refund of AMT credits and a decrease in corporate income tax rates.
f.
Includes (i) assets held for sale totaling $598 million at December 31, 2017, and $344 million at December 31, 2016, primarily associated with Freeport Cobalt and the Kisanfu exploration project and (ii) includes assets associated with oil and gas operations totaling $271 million at December 31, 2017, and $467 million at December 31, 2016.
g.
Includes net mark-to-market losses of $35 million associated with oil derivative contracts, which were entered into as part of the terms to sell the onshore California oil and gas properties in 2016.
h.
Includes net charges for oil and gas operations totaling $1.0 billion in production and delivery costs, primarily for drillship settlements/idle rig and contract termination costs, inventory adjustments, asset impairments and other net charges, and $85 million in selling, general and administrative expenses for net restructuring charges.
i.
Includes $1.2 billion associated with oil and gas operations and $73 million associated with discontinued operations. Refer to Note 2 for a summary of the results of discontinued operations.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America Copper Mines
 
South America
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlantic
 
Corporate,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Copper
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cerro
 
 
 
 
 
Indonesia
 
Molybdenum
 
Rod &
 
Smelting
 
& Elimi-
 
FCX
 
 
Morenci
 
Other
 
Total
 
Verde
 
Other
 
Total
 
Mining
 
Mines
 
Refining
 
& Refining
 
nationsa
 
Total
 
Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers
$
558

 
$
351

 
$
909

 
$
1,065

 
$
808

 
$
1,873

 
$
2,617

 
$

 
$
4,125

 
$
1,955

 
$
3,128

b,c 
$
14,607

 
Intersegment
1,646

 
2,571

 
4,217

 
68

 
(7
)
d 
61

 
36

 
348

 
29

 
15

 
(4,706
)
 

 
Production and deliverye
1,523

 
2,276

 
3,799

 
815

 
623

 
1,438

 
1,808

 
312

 
4,129

 
1,848

 
(2,641
)
f 
10,693

 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
217

 
343

 
560

 
219

 
133

 
352

 
293

 
97

 
9

 
39

 
1,890

 
3,240

 
Impairment of oil and gas properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
13,144

 
13,144

 
Metals inventory adjustments

 
142

 
142

 

 
73

 
73

 

 
11

 

 

 
112

 
338

 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
3

 
3

 
6

 
3

 
1

 
4

 
103

 

 

 
16

 
429

 
558

 
Mining exploration and research expenses

 
7

 
7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
100

 
107

 
Environmental obligations and shutdown costs

 
3

 
3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
75

 
78

 
Net gain on sales of assets

 
(39
)
 
(39
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(39
)
 
Operating income (loss)
461

 
187

 
648

 
96

 
(29
)
 
67

 
449

 
(72
)
 
16

 
67

 
(14,687
)
 
(13,512
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
2

 
2

 
4

 
16

 

 
16

 

 

 

 
10

 
587

 
617

 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

 
13


(9
)
 
4

 
195

 

 

 
4

 
(2,154
)
 
(1,951
)
 
Total assets at December 31, 2015
3,567

 
4,878

 
8,445

 
9,445

 
1,661

 
11,106

 
9,306

 
1,999

 
219

 
612

 
14,890

g 
46,577

 
Capital expenditures
253

 
102

 
355

 
1,674

 
48

 
1,722

 
901

 
13

 
4

 
23

 
3,335

g 
6,353

 

a.
Includes U.S. oil and gas operations, which were previously a reportable segment.
b.
Includes revenues from FCX’s molybdenum sales company, which included sales of molybdenum produced by the Molybdenum mines and by certain of the North America and South America copper mines.
c.
Includes net mark-to-market gains associated with crude oil and natural gas derivative contracts totaling $87 million.
d.
Reflects net reductions for provisional pricing adjustments to prior open sales.
e.
Includes asset impairment and restructuring charges totaling $145 million, including $99 million at other North America copper mines, and restructuring charges totaling $13 million at South America mines, $7 million at Molybdenum mines, $3 million at Rod & Refining and $23 million at Corporate, Other & Eliminations.
f.
Includes charges for oil and gas operations totaling $188 million primarily for idle/terminated rig costs, inventory adjustments, asset impairments and other charges.
g.
Includes (i) assets held for sale totaling $4.9 billion and (ii) capital expenditures totaling $229 million associated with discontinued operations. Refer to Note 2 for a summary of the results of discontinued operations.