BUSINESS SEGMENTS INFORMATION (Customers and Labor Matters) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 22,780	$ 22,845	$ 14,198
Affiliated Entity | Noncontrolling Interest Owners Of South America Mining Operations
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Revenues		1,700	1,400	900
Affiliated Entity | PT Smelting
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 3,000	$ 3,100	$ 1,800
PT Smelting | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		13.00%	14.00%	12.00%
PT-FI
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Collective-bargaining arrangement, term	2 years
Global | Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements | Labor Force Concentration Risk
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		30.00%
Global | Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements Expiring within One Year | Labor Force Concentration Risk
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		2.00%