FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Fair Value Measurement Inputs Disclosure

A summary of the carrying amount and fair value of FCX’s financial instruments (including those measured at NAV as a practical expedient), other than cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, restricted cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and dividends payable (refer to Note 14) follows:



	At December 31, 2019
	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Total		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Investment securities:^a,b
U.S. core fixed income fund	$	27	$	27	$	27	$	—	$	—	$	—
Equity securities	4		4		—		4		—		—
Total	31		31		27		4		—		—

Legally restricted funds:^a
U.S. core fixed income fund	59		59		59		—		—		—
Government mortgage-backed securities	43		43		—		—		43		—
Government bonds and notes	36		36		—		—		36		—
Corporate bonds	33		33		—		—		33		—
Asset-backed securities	14		14		—		—		14		—
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities	7		7		—		—		7		—
Money market funds	3		3		—		3		—		—
Municipal bonds	1		1		—		—		1		—
Total	196		196		59		3		134		—

Derivatives:
Embedded derivatives in provisional copper,
gold and cobalt sales/purchase contracts
in a gross asset position^c	68		68		—		—		68		—
Copper futures and swap contracts^c	6		6		—		5		1		—
Contingent consideration for the sale of onshore
California oil and gas properties^a	11		11		—		—		11		—
Total	85		85		—		5		80		—

Contingent consideration for the sale of the
Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties^a	122		108		—		—		—		108



Liabilities
Derivatives:^c
Embedded derivatives in provisional copper,
gold and cobalt sales/purchase contracts
in a gross liability position	20	20	—	—	20	—
Copper forward contracts	1	1	—	—	1	—
Total	21	21	—	—	21	—

Long-term debt, including current portion^d	9,826	10,239	—	—	10,239	—



	At December 31, 2018
	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Total		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Investment securities:^a,b
U.S. core fixed income fund	$	25	$	25	$	25	$	—	$	—	$	—
Equity securities	4		4		—		4		—		—
Total	29		29		25		4		—		—

Legally restricted funds:^a
U.S. core fixed income fund	55		55		55		—		—		—
Government mortgage-backed securities	38		38		—		—		38		—
Government bonds and notes	36		36		—		—		36		—
Corporate bonds	28		28		—		—		28		—
Asset-backed securities	11		11		—		—		11		—
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities	7		7		—		—		7		—
Money market funds	5		5		—		5		—		—
Municipal bonds	1		1		—		—		1		—
Total	181		181		55		5		121		—

Derivatives:
Embedded derivatives in provisional copper,
gold and cobalt sales/purchase contracts
in a gross asset position^c	23		23		—		—		23		—
Contingent consideration for the sales of TFHL
and onshore California oil and gas properties^a	73		73		—		—		73		—
Total	96		96		—		—		96		—

Contingent consideration for the sale of the
Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties^a	143		127		—		—		—		127

Liabilities
Derivatives:^c
Embedded derivatives in provisional copper,
gold and cobalt sales/purchase contracts
in a gross liability position	39		39		—		—		39		—
Copper futures and swap contracts	9		9		—		7		2		—
Total	48		48		—		7		41		—


Long-term debt, including current portion^d	11,141		10,238		—		—		10,238		—


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

Excludes time deposits (which approximated fair value) included in (i) other current assets of $100 million at December 31, 2019, and $109 million at December 31, 2018, and (ii) other assets of $157 million at December 31, 2019, and $126 million at December 31, 2018, primarily associated with an assurance bond to support PT-FI’s commitment for the development of a new smelter in Indonesia (refer to Note 13 for further discussion) and PT-FI’s closure and reclamation guarantees (refer to Note 12 for further discussion).


c.	Refer to Note 14 for further discussion and balance sheet classifications.

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

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation

A summary of the changes in the fair value of FCX’s Level 3 instrument, contingent consideration for the sale of the Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties, for the years ended December 31 follows:



	2019			2018			2017
Balance at beginning of year	$	127		$	134		$	135
Net unrealized gains (losses) related to assets still held at the end of the year	2			—			(1		)
Settlements	(21		)	(7		)	—
Balance at end of year	$	108		$	127		$	134

Refer to Notes 1 and 2 for a discussion of the fair value estimates associated with other assets acquired and liabilities assumed related to the PT-FI divestment, which were determined based on inputs not observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 measurements.