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BUSINESS SEGMENTS INFORMATION (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Revenues by product FCX’s revenues attributable to the products it sold for the years ended December 31 follow:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Copper:
 
 
 
 
 
Concentrate
$
4,566

 
$
6,180

 
$
5,604

Cathode
3,656

 
4,366

 
3,759

Rod and other refined copper products
2,110

 
2,396

 
2,387

Purchased coppera
1,060

 
1,053

 
789

Gold
1,620

 
3,231

 
2,126

Molybdenum
1,169

 
1,190

 
896

Otherb
905

 
1,490

 
1,159

Adjustments to revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
Treatment charges
(404
)
 
(535
)
 
(536
)
Royalty expensec
(113
)
 
(246
)
 
(181
)
Export dutiesd
(221
)
 
(180
)
 
(115
)
Revenues from contracts with customers
14,348

 
18,945

 
15,888

Embedded derivativese
54

 
(317
)
 
515

Total consolidated revenues
$
14,402

 
$
18,628

 
$
16,403


a.
FCX purchases copper cathode primarily for processing by its Rod & Refining operations.
b.
Primarily includes revenues associated with cobalt and silver.
c.
Reflects royalties on sales from PT-FI and Cerro Verde that will vary with the volume of metal sold and prices.
d.
Reflects PT-FI export duties. The year 2019 includes charges totaling $155 million primarily associated with an unfavorable Indonesia Supreme Court ruling related to certain disputed export duties (refer to Note 12).
e.
Refer to Note 14 for discussion of embedded derivatives related to FCX’s provisionally priced concentrate and cathode sales contracts.
Long-lived assets by geographic area Information concerning financial data by geographic area follows:
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Long-lived assets:a
 
 
 
Indonesia
$
14,971

 
$
14,025

U.S.
8,834

 
8,476

Peru
7,215

 
7,313

Chile
1,084

 
1,077

Other
384

 
458

Total
$
32,488

 
$
31,349


a.
Excludes deferred tax assets and intangible assets
Revenues by geographic area of customer
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Revenues:a
 
 
 
 
 
U.S.
$
5,107

 
$
5,790

 
$
5,344

Switzerland
2,223

 
2,941

 
1,200

Indonesia
1,894

 
2,226

 
2,023

Japan
1,181

 
1,946

 
1,882

Spain
884

 
1,070

 
1,086

China
531

 
873

 
1,136

Germany
311

 
256

 
161

Chile
242

 
294

 
248

United Kingdom
233

 
296

 
226

France
198

 
255

 
122

Belgium
160

 
278

 
39

Korea
140

 
269

 
364

India
107

 
389

 
782

Philippines
73

 
221

 
378

Bermuda
38

 
207

 
226

Other
1,080

 
1,317

 
1,186

Total
$
14,402

 
$
18,628

 
$
16,403


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 Mining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlantic
 
Corporate,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Copper
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cerro
 
 
 
 
 
Indonesia
 
Molybdenum
 
Rod &
 
Smelting
 
& Elimi-
 
FCX
 
 
Morenci
 
Bagdad
 
Other
 
Total
 
Verde
 
Other
 
Total
 
Mining
 
Mines
 
Refining
 
& Refining
 
nations
 
Total
 
Year Ended December 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers
$
143

 
$

 
$
224

 
$
367

 
$
2,576

 
$
499

 
$
3,075

 
$
2,713

a 
$

 
$
4,457

 
$
2,063

 
$
1,727

b 
$
14,402

 
Intersegment
1,864

 
763

 
1,392

 
4,019

 
313

 


313

 
58

 
344

 
26

 
5

 
(4,765
)
 

 
Production and delivery
1,376

 
512

 
1,431

 
3,319

 
1,852


474

 
2,326

 
2,055

c 
299

 
4,475

 
1,971

 
(2,931
)

11,514

 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
171

 
46

 
132

 
349

 
406

 
68

 
474

 
406

 
62

 
9

 
28

 
84

 
1,412

 
Metals inventory adjustments

1

 

 
29

 
30

 
2

 

 
2

 
5

 
50

 

 

 
92

 
179

 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
2

 
1

 
1

 
4

 
8

 

 
8

 
125

 

 

 
20

 
257


414

 
Mining exploration and research expenses

 

 
2

 
2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
102

 
104

 
Environmental obligations and shutdown costs
1

 

 

 
1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
104

 
105

 
Net gain on sales of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(417
)
d 
(417
)
 
Operating income (loss)
456

 
204

 
21

 
681

 
621

 
(43
)
 
578

 
180

 
(67
)
 
(1
)
 
49


(329
)
 
1,091

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
3

 

 
1

 
4

 
114



 
114

 
82

c 

 

 
22

 
398

 
620

 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

 

 
250


(11
)
 
239

 
167

c 

 

 
5

 
99

e 
510

 
Total assets at December 31, 2019
2,880

 
783

 
4,326

 
7,989

 
8,612

 
1,676

 
10,288

 
16,485

 
1,798

 
193

 
761

 
3,295

 
40,809

 
Capital expenditures
231

 
150

 
496

 
877

 
232

 
24

 
256

 
1,369

 
19

 
5

 
34

 
92

 
2,652

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
a.
Includes charges totaling $155 million associated with an unfavorable Indonesia Supreme Court ruling related to PT-FI export duties. Refer to Note 12 for further discussion.
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 totaling $28 million in production and delivery costs for an adjustment to the settlement of the historical surface water tax matters with the local regional tax authority in Papua, Indonesia, and $78 million in interest expense and $103 million of tax charges in provision for income taxes associated with PT-FI’s historical contested tax disputes.
d.
Includes net gains totaling $343 million associated with the sale of FCX’s interest in the lower zone of the Timok exploration project and $59 million for the sale of a portion of Freeport Cobalt. Refer to Note 2 for further discussion.
e.
Includes tax charges totaling $53 million associated with the sale of FCX’s interest in the lower zone of the Timok exploration project and $49 million primarily to adjust deferred taxes on historical balance sheet items in accordance with tax accounting principles.

 
North America Copper Mines
 
South America Mining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlantic
 
Corporate,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Copper
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cerro
 
 
 
 
 
Indonesia
 
Molybdenum
 
Rod &
 
Smelting
 
& Elimi-
 
FCX
 
 
Morenci
 
Bagdad
 
Other
 
Total
 
Verde
 
Other
 
Total
 
Mining
 
Mines
 
Refining
 
& Refining
 
nations
 
Total
 
Year Ended December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers
$
90

 
$

 
$
54

 
$
144

 
$
2,709

 
$
594

 
$
3,303

 
$
5,446

 
$

 
$
5,103

 
$
2,299

 
$
2,333

a 
$
18,628

 
Intersegment
2,051

 
710

 
1,789

 
4,550

 
352

 

 
352

 
113

 
410

 
31

 
3

 
(5,459
)
 

 
Production and delivery
1,183

 
483

 
1,458

 
3,124

 
1,887

b,c 
478

 
2,365

 
1,864

d 
289

 
5,117

 
2,218

 
(3,290
)
 
11,687

 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
176

 
41

 
143

 
360

 
456

 
90

 
546

 
606

 
79

 
11

 
27

 
125

e 
1,754

 
Metals inventory adjustments


 

 
4

 
4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
4

 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
3

 
1

 
2

 
6

 
9

 

 
9

 
123

 

 

 
21

 
284

 
443

 
Mining exploration and research expenses

 

 
3

 
3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
102

 
105

 
Environmental obligations and shutdown costs

 

 
2

 
2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
87

 
89

 
Net gain on sales of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(208
)
f 
(208
)
 
Operating income (loss)
779

 
185

 
231

 
1,195

 
709

 
26

 
735

 
2,966

 
42

 
6

 
36

 
(226
)
 
4,754

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
3

 

 
1

 
4

 
429

b 

 
429

 
1

 

 

 
25

 
486

 
945

 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

 

 
253

b 
15

 
268

 
755

g 

 

 
1

 
(33
)
h 
991

 
Total assets at December 31, 2018
2,922

 
671

 
3,937

 
7,530

 
8,524

 
1,707

 
10,231

 
15,646

 
1,796

 
233

 
773

 
6,007

 
42,216

 
Capital expenditures
216

 
39

 
346

 
601

 
220

 
17

 
237

 
1,001

 
9

 
5

 
16

 
102

 
1,971

 

a.
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.
b.
Includes net charges totaling $14 million in production and delivery costs, $370 million in interest expense and $35 million of net tax benefits in provision for income taxes associated with disputed royalties for prior years.
c.
Includes charges totaling $69 million associated with Cerro Verde’s three-year collective labor agreement.
d.
Includes net charges of $223 million, primarily associated with surface water tax disputes with the local regional tax authority in Papua, Indonesia, assessments for prior period permit fees with Indonesia’s MOEF, disputed payroll withholding taxes for prior years and other tax settlements, and to write-off certain previously capitalized project costs for the new smelter in Indonesia, partially offset by inventory adjustments.
e.
Includes $31 million of depreciation expense at Freeport Cobalt from December 2016 through December 2017 that was suspended while it was classified as held for sale.
f.
Includes net gains totaling $97 million associated with a favorable adjustment to the estimated fair value less costs to sell for Freeport Cobalt and fair value adjustments of $31 million associated with potential contingent consideration related to the 2016 sale of onshore California oil and gas properties.
g.
Includes tax credits totaling $549 million related to the change in PT-FI’s tax rates in accordance with its IUPK ($482 million), U.S, tax reform ($47 million) and adjustments to PT-FI’s historical tax positions ($20 million).
h.
Includes net tax credits totaling $76 million, primarily related to the Act and $22 million related to the change in PT-FI’s tax rates in accordance with its IUPK. Refer to Note 11 for further discussion.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America Copper Mines
 
South America Mining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlantic
 
Corporate,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Copper
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cerro
 
 
 
 
 
Indonesia
 
Molybdenum
 
Rod &
 
Smelting
 
& Elimi-
 
FCX
 
 
Morenci
 
Bagdad
 
Other
 
Total
 
Verde
 
Other
 
Total
 
Mining
 
Mines
 
Refining
 
& Refining
 
nations
 
Total
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers
$
228

 
$
22

 
$
158

 
$
408

 
$
2,811

 
$
498

 
$
3,309

 
$
4,445

 
$

 
$
4,456

 
$
2,031

 
$
1,754

a 
$
16,403

 
Intersegment
1,865

 
528

 
1,764

 
4,157

 
385

 


385

 

 
268

 
26

 
1

 
(4,837
)
 

 
Production and delivery
1,043

 
367

 
1,333

 
2,743

 
1,878

b 
366

 
2,244

 
1,735

c 
226

 
4,467

 
1,966

 
(3,123
)

10,258

 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
178

 
40

 
207

 
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

c 

 

 
18

 
320

 
477

 
Mining exploration and research expenses

 

 
2

 
2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
91

 
93

 
Environmental obligations and shutdown costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
244

 
244

 
Net gain on sales of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(81
)
 
(81
)
 
Operating income (loss)
870

 
143

 
376

 
1,389

 
868

 
48

 
916

 
2,028

 
(35
)
 
5

 
20

 
(633
)
 
3,690

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
3

 

 
1

 
4

 
212

b 

 
212

 
4

 

 

 
18

 
563

 
801

 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

 

 
436

b 
10

 
446

 
869

 

 

 
5

 
(437
)
d 
883

 
Total assets at December 31, 2017
2,861

 
650

 
3,591

 
7,102

 
8,878

 
1,702

 
10,580

 
10,911

 
1,858

 
277

 
822

 
5,752


37,302

 
Capital expenditures
114

 
12

 
41

 
167

 
103

 
12

 
115

 
875

 
5

 
4

 
41

 
203


1,410

 

a.
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.
b.
Includes net charges totaling $203 million in production and delivery costs, $145 million in interest expense, and $7 million of net tax charges associated with disputed royalties for prior years.
c.
Includes net charges at PT-FI associated with workforce reductions totaling $120 million in production and delivery costs and $5 million in selling, general and administrative expenses.
d.
Includes net tax credits of $438 million primarily related to the Act. Refer to Note 11 for further discussion.