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Financial Instruments
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FCX does not purchase, hold or sell derivative financial instruments unless there is an existing asset or obligation, or it anticipates a future activity that is likely to occur and will result in exposure to market risks, which FCX intends to offset or mitigate. FCX does not enter into any derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes but has entered into derivative financial instruments in limited instances to achieve specific objectives. These objectives principally relate to managing risks associated with commodity price changes, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.

Commodity Contracts.  From time to time, FCX has entered into derivative contracts to hedge the market risk associated with fluctuations in the prices of commodities it purchases and sells. Derivative financial instruments used by FCX to manage its risks do not contain credit risk-related contingent provisions.

A discussion of FCX’s other derivative contracts and programs follows.

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments - Fair Value Hedges.
Copper Futures and Swap Contracts. Some of FCX’s U.S. copper rod and cathode customers request a fixed market price instead of the Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX) average copper price in the month of shipment. FCX hedges this price exposure in a manner that allows it to receive the COMEX average price in the month of shipment while the customers pay the fixed price they requested. FCX accomplishes this by entering into copper futures or swap contracts. Hedging gains or losses from these copper futures and swap contracts are recorded in revenues. FCX did not have any significant gains or losses resulting from hedge ineffectiveness during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. At June 30, 2023, FCX held copper futures and swap contracts that qualified for hedge accounting for 88 million pounds at an average contract price of $3.88 per pound, with maturities through May 2025.
Summary of (Losses) Gains. A summary of the realized and unrealized (losses) gains recognized in revenues for derivative financial instruments related to commodity contracts that are designated and qualify as fair value hedge transactions, including on the related hedged item follows (in millions):
 Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
 2023202220232022
Copper futures and swap contracts:  
Unrealized (losses) gains:  
Derivative financial instruments$(25)$(89)$(11)$(78)
Hedged item – firm sales commitments25 89 11 78 
Realized (losses) gains:  
Matured derivative financial instruments(5)(12)3 2 

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments.
Embedded Derivatives. Certain FCX sales contracts provide for provisional pricing primarily based on the London Metal Exchange (LME) copper price or the COMEX copper price and the London Bullion Market Association (London) gold price at the time of shipment as specified in the contract. FCX receives market prices based on prices in the specified future month, which results in price fluctuations recorded in revenues until the date of settlement. FCX records revenues and invoices customers at the time of shipment based on then-current LME or COMEX copper prices and the London gold price as specified in the contracts, which results in an embedded derivative (i.e., a pricing mechanism that is finalized after the time of delivery) that is required to be bifurcated from the host contract. The host contract is the sale of the metals contained in the concentrate, cathode or anode slimes at the then-current LME copper, COMEX copper or London gold prices. FCX applies the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception in accordance with derivatives and hedge accounting guidance to the host contract in its concentrate, cathode and anode slime sales agreements since these contracts do not allow for net settlement and always result in physical delivery. The embedded derivative does not qualify for hedge accounting and is adjusted to fair value through earnings each period, using the period-end LME or COMEX copper forward prices and the adjusted London gold price, until the date of final pricing. Similarly, FCX purchases copper under contracts that provide for provisional pricing. Mark-to-market price fluctuations from these embedded derivatives are recorded through the settlement date and are reflected in revenues for sales contracts and in inventory for purchase contracts.

A summary of FCX’s embedded derivatives at June 30, 2023, follows:
Open PositionsAverage Price
Per Unit		Maturities Through
 ContractMarket
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales contracts:    
Copper (millions of pounds)587 $3.90 $3.78 November 2023
Gold (thousands of ounces)165 1,980 1,919 September 2023
Embedded derivatives in provisional purchase contracts:  
Copper (millions of pounds)152 3.89 3.77 October 2023

Copper Forward Contracts. Atlantic Copper, FCX’s wholly owned smelting and refining unit in Spain, enters into copper forward contracts designed to hedge its copper price risk whenever its physical purchases and sales pricing periods do not match. These economic hedge transactions are intended to hedge against changes in copper prices, with the mark-to-market hedging gains or losses recorded in production and delivery costs. At June 30, 2023, Atlantic Copper held net copper forward purchase contracts for 7 million pounds at an average contract price of $3.81 per pound, with maturities through August 2023.
Summary of (Losses) Gains. A summary of the realized and unrealized (losses) gains recognized in operating income for commodity contracts that do not qualify as hedge transactions, including embedded derivatives, follows (in millions):
 Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
 2023202220232022
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales contracts:a
Copper$(169)$(720)$61 $(502)
Gold and other metals(21)(33)22 (11)
Copper forward contractsb
1 22 (1)26 
a.Amounts recorded in revenues. 
b.Amounts recorded in cost of sales as production and delivery costs.

Unsettled Derivative Financial Instruments.
A summary of the fair values of unsettled commodity derivative financial instruments follows (in millions):
June 30,
2023		December 31, 2022
Commodity Derivative Assets:  
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
  
Copper futures and swap contracts$— $3 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
  
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts37 166 
Copper forward contracts— 1 
Total derivative assets$37 $170 
Commodity Derivative Liabilities:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Copper futures and swap contracts$10 $3 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts100 39 
Total derivative liabilities$110 $42 
FCX’s commodity contracts have netting arrangements with counterparties with which the right of offset exists, and it is FCX’s policy to generally offset balances by contract on its balance sheet. FCX’s embedded derivatives on provisional sales/purchase contracts are netted with the corresponding outstanding receivable/payable balances.
A summary of these unsettled commodity contracts that are offset in the balance sheet follows (in millions):
AssetsLiabilities
June 30,
2023		December 31, 2022June 30,
2023		December 31, 2022
Gross amounts recognized:
Commodity contracts:
Embedded derivatives in provisional
sales/purchase contracts$37 $166 $99 $39 
Copper derivatives— 4 11 3 
37 170 110 42 
Less gross amounts of offset:
Commodity contracts:
Embedded derivatives in provisional
sales/purchase contracts9 — 9 — 
9 — 9 — 
Net amounts presented in balance sheet:
Commodity contracts:
Embedded derivatives in provisional
sales/purchase contracts28 166 90 39 
Copper derivatives— 4 11 3 
$28 $170 $101 $42 
Balance sheet classification:
Trade accounts receivable$8 $163 $72 $7 
Other current assets— 4 — — 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities20 3 29 34 
Other liabilities— — — 1 
$28 $170 $101 $42 

Credit Risk.  FCX is exposed to credit loss when financial institutions with which it has entered into derivative transactions (commodity, foreign exchange and interest rate swaps) are unable to pay. To minimize the risk of such losses, FCX uses counterparties that meet certain credit requirements and periodically reviews the creditworthiness of these counterparties. As of June 30, 2023, the maximum amount of credit exposure associated with derivative transactions was $37 million.

Other Financial Instruments.  Other financial instruments include cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, investment securities, legally restricted trust assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, accrued income taxes, dividends payable and debt. The carrying value for these financial instruments classified as current assets or liabilities approximates fair value because of their short-term nature and generally negligible credit losses (refer to Note 7 for the fair values of investment securities, legally restricted funds and debt).

In addition, as of June 30, 2023, FCX had contingent consideration assets related to the sales of certain oil and gas properties (refer to Note 7 for the related fair values).

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents. The following table provides a reconciliation of total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows (in millions):
June 30,
2023		December 31, 2022
Balance sheet components:
Cash and cash equivalentsa,b
$6,683 $8,146 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents included in:
Other current assets119 111 
Other assets134 133 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows$6,936 $8,390 
a.Includes time deposits of $0.3 billion at June 30, 2023, and $0.5 billion at December 31, 2022.
b.Includes cash designated for smelter development projects totaling $1.1 billion at June 30, 2023, and $1.8 billion at December 31, 2022.