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BUSINESS SEGMENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segment BUSINESS SEGMENTS
FCX has organized its mining operations into four primary divisions – North America copper mines, South America mining, Indonesia mining and Molybdenum mines, and operating segments that meet certain thresholds are reportable segments. Separately disclosed in the following tables are FCX’s reportable segments, which include the Morenci, Bagdad, Cerro Verde and Grasberg (Indonesia Mining) copper mines, the Rod & Refining operations and Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining.
 
Beginning in fourth-quarter 2019, the Bagdad copper mine became a reportable segment. As a result, FCX revised its segment disclosure for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, to conform with the current year presentation.
 
Intersegment sales between FCX’s business segments are based on terms similar to arms-length transactions with third parties at the time of the sale. Intersegment sales may not be reflective of the actual prices ultimately realized because of a variety of factors, including additional processing, timing of sales to unaffiliated customers and transportation premiums.

FCX defers recognizing profits on sales from its mines to other segments, including Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining, and on 25 percent of PT-FI’s sales to PT Smelting, until final sales to third parties occur. Quarterly variations in ore grades, the timing of intercompany shipments and changes in product prices result in variability in FCX’s net deferred profits and quarterly earnings.
FCX allocates certain operating costs, expenses and capital expenditures to its operating divisions and individual segments. However, not all costs and expenses applicable to an operation are allocated. U.S. federal and state income taxes are recorded and managed at the corporate level (included in Corporate, Other & Eliminations), whereas foreign income taxes are recorded and managed at the applicable country level. In addition, most mining exploration and research activities are managed on a consolidated basis, and those costs, along with some selling, general and administrative costs, are not allocated to the operating divisions or individual segments. Accordingly, the following Financial Information by Business Segment reflects management determinations that may not be indicative of what the actual financial performance of each operating division or segment would be if it was an independent entity.

Product Revenues. FCX’s revenues attributable to the products it sold for the second quarters and first six months of 2020 and 2019 follow (in millions):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Copper:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cathode
$
1,124

 
$
959

 
$
1,961

 
$
1,818

Concentrate
749

 
1,134

 
1,598

 
2,299

Rod and other refined copper products
303

 
516

 
845

 
1,023

Purchased coppera
166

 
325

 
401

 
662

Gold
341

 
305

 
611

 
696

Molybdenum
194

 
327

 
437

 
615

Otherb
115

 
218

 
272

 
495

Adjustments to revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Treatment charges
(75
)
 
(100
)
 
(155
)
 
(205
)
Royalty expensec
(26
)
 
(19
)
 
(46
)
 
(49
)
Export dutiesd
(16
)
 
(10
)
 
(20
)
 
(27
)
Revenues from contracts with customers
2,875

 
3,655

 
5,904

 
7,327

Embedded derivativese
179

 
(109
)
 
(52
)
 
11

Total consolidated revenues
$
3,054

 
$
3,546

 
$
5,852

 
$
7,338

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.
e.
Refer to Note 6 for discussion of embedded derivatives related to FCX’s provisionally priced concentrate and cathode sales contracts.
Financial Information by Business Segment
(In millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlantic
 
Corporate,
 
 
 
North America Copper Mines
 
South America Mining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Copper
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cerro
 
 
 
 
 
Indonesia
 
Molybdenum
 
Rod &
 
Smelting
 
& Elimi-
 
FCX
 
Morenci
 
Bagdad
 
Other
 
Total
 
Verde
 
Other
 
Total
 
Mining
 
Mines
 
Refining
 
& Refining
 
nations
 
Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers
$
20

 
$

 
$
16

 
$
36

 
$
471

 
$
106

 
$
577

 
$
683

a 
$

 
$
1,106

 
$
464

 
$
188

b 
$
3,054

Intersegment
447

 
166

 
339

 
952

c 
52

 

 
52

 
35

 
58

 
8

 
2

 
(1,107
)
 

Production and delivery
348

 
118

 
321

 
787

 
334

 
104

 
438

 
378

 
61

 
1,138

 
446

 
(854
)
 
2,394

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
43

 
13

 
33

 
89

 
88

 
14

 
102

 
124

 
15

 
6

 
7

 
15

 
358

Metals inventory adjustments

 

 
(89
)
 
(89
)
 

 
(57
)
 
(57
)
 

 
1

 
1

 

 
5

 
(139
)
Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 
1

 
1

 
1

 

 
1

 
28

 

 

 
5

 
56

 
91

Mining exploration and research expenses

 

 
1

 
1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
17

 
18

Environmental obligations and shutdown costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
11

 
11

Operating income (loss)
76

 
35

 
88

 
199

 
100

 
45

 
145

 
188

 
(19
)
 
(31
)
 
8

 
(169
)
 
321

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
1

 

 

 
1

 
20

 

 
20

 
1

 

 

 
1

 
92

 
115

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

 

 
29

 
16

 
45

 
78

 

 

 
1

 
(28
)
 
96

Total assets at June 30, 2020
2,697

 
794

 
4,404

 
7,895

 
8,515

 
1,631

 
10,146

 
16,848

 
1,777

 
259

 
726

 
2,579

 
40,230

Capital expenditures
27

 
12

 
109

 
148

 
31

 
20

 
51

 
308

 
4

 
2

 
5

 
9

 
527

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers
$
16

 
$

 
$
69

 
$
85

 
$
562

 
$
128

 
$
690

 
$
583

a 
$

 
$
1,171

 
$
546

 
$
471

b 
$
3,546

Intersegment
491

 
204

 
340

 
1,035

 
71

 

 
71

 
(1
)
 
109

 
4

 

 
(1,218
)
 

Production and delivery
348

 
128

 
348

 
824

 
455

 
126

 
581

 
554

 
78

 
1,171

 
515

 
(718
)
 
3,005

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
43

 
11

 
33

 
87

 
101

 
18

 
119

 
99

 
18

 
3

 
7

 
19

 
352

Metals inventory adjustments

 

 
1

 
1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
1

 
2

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 
2

 

 
2

 
30

 

 

 
5

 
55

 
92

Mining exploration and research expenses

 

 
1

 
1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
30

 
31

Environmental obligations and shutdown costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
23

 
23

Net loss on sales of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
8

 
8

Operating income (loss)
116

 
65

 
26

 
207

 
75

 
(16
)
 
59

 
(101
)
 
13

 
1

 
19

 
(165
)
 
33

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
1

 

 

 
1

 
25

 

 
25

 
1

 

 

 
6

 
99

 
132

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

 

 
20

 
(9
)
 
11

 
(35
)
 

 

 
2

 
7

 
(15
)
Total assets at June 30, 2019
2,917

 
742

 
4,179

 
7,838

 
8,571

 
1,699

 
10,270

 
16,261

 
1,792

 
250

 
764

 
3,911

 
41,086

Capital expenditures
49

 
33

 
125

 
207

 
43

 
4

 
47

 
339

 
2

 
1

 
5

 
28

 
629

a.
Includes PT-FI's sales to PT Smelting totaling $433 million in second-quarter 2020 and $470 million in second-quarter 2019.
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 hedging losses totaling $24 million related to forward sales contracts covering 150 million pounds of copper sales for May and June 2020 at a fixed price of $2.34 per pound.


(In millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atlantic
 
Corporate,
 
 
 
North America Copper Mines
 
South America Mining
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Copper
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
 
 
 
Cerro
 
Other
 
 
 
Indonesia
 
Molybdenum
 
Rod &
 
Smelting
 
& Elimi-
 
FCX
 
Morenci
 
Bagdad
 
Mines
 
Total
 
Verde
 
Mines
 
Total
 
Mining
 
Mines
 
Refining
 
& Refining
 
nations
 
Total
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers
$
22

 
$

 
$
23

 
$
45

 
$
847

 
$
204

 
$
1,051

 
$
1,128

a 
$

 
$
2,221

 
$
893

 
$
514

b 
$
5,852

Intersegment
889

 
325

 
714

 
1,928

c 
90

 

 
90

 
35

 
129

 
16

 
13

 
(2,211
)
 

Production and delivery
697

 
244

 
706

 
1,647

 
758

 
214

 
972

 
721

 
127

 
2,257

 
857

 
(1,642
)
 
4,939

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
87

 
27

 
67

 
181

 
181

 
29

 
210

 
225

 
31

 
8

 
14

 
30

 
699

Metals inventory adjustments

4

 

 
52

 
56

 

 
3

 
3

 

 
5

 
1

 

 
18

 
83

Selling, general and administrative expenses
1

 

 
1

 
2

 
3

 

 
3

 
56

 

 

 
10

 
130

 
201

Mining exploration and research expenses

 

 
2

 
2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
32

 
34

Environmental obligations and shutdown costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
1

 

 
36

 
37

Net loss on sales of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
11

 
11

Operating income (loss)
122

 
54

 
(91
)
 
85

 
(5
)
 
(42
)
 
(47
)
 
161

 
(34
)
 
(30
)
 
25

 
(312
)
 
(152
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
2

 

 

 
2

 
48

 

 
48

 
2

 

 

 
4

 
186

 
242

(Benefit from) provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 
(23
)
 
(10
)
 
(33
)
 
90

 

 

 
1

 
(22
)
 
36

Capital expenditures
71

 
37

 
224

 
332

 
90

 
35

 
125

 
634

 
11

 
4

 
11

 
20

 
1,137

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unaffiliated customers
$
28

 
$

 
$
164

 
$
192

 
$
1,289

 
$
226

 
$
1,515

 
$
1,288

a 
$

 
$
2,299

 
$
1,117

 
$
927

b 
$
7,338

Intersegment
949

 
382

 
631

 
1,962

 
197

 

 
197

 
57

 
200

 
10

 
5

 
(2,431
)
 

Production and delivery
643

 
248

 
676

 
1,567

 
894

 
226

 
1,120

 
1,110

 
149

 
2,304

 
1,067

 
(1,388
)
 
5,929

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
83

 
21

 
66

 
170

 
201

 
32

 
233

 
204

 
34

 
5

 
14

 
39

 
699

Metals inventory adjustments


 

 
1

 
1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
58

 
59

Selling, general and administrative expenses
1

 

 
1

 
2

 
4

 

 
4

 
60

 

 

 
10

 
123

 
199

Mining exploration and research expenses

 

 
1

 
1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
57

 
58

Environmental obligations and shutdown costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
65

 
65

Net gain on sales of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
(25
)
 
(25
)
Operating income (loss)
250

 
113

 
50

 
413

 
387

 
(32
)
 
355

 
(29
)
 
17

 

 
31

 
(433
)
 
354

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
2

 

 

 
2

 
54

 

 
54

 
1

 

 

 
12

 
209

 
278

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

 

 
130

 
(14
)
 
116

 
(9
)
 

 

 
3

 
(20
)
 
90

Capital expenditures
111

 
58

 
248

 
417

 
99

 
9

 
108

 
658

 
6

 
2

 
9

 
51

 
1,251

a.
Includes PT-FI's sales to PT Smelting totaling $813 million for the first six months of 2020 and $879 million for the first six months of 2019.
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 hedging losses totaling $24 million related to forward sales contracts covering 150 million pounds of copper sales for May and June 2020 at a fixed price of $2.34 per pound.