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Financial Instruments
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
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 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, 2024 and 2023. At June 30, 2024, FCX held copper futures and swap contracts that qualified for hedge accounting for 95 million pounds at an average contract price of $4.26 per pound, with maturities through March 2026.
Summary of Gains (Losses). A summary of realized and unrealized gains (losses) 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:
 Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
 2024202320242023
Copper futures and swap contracts:  
Unrealized gains (losses):  
Derivative financial instruments$1 $(25)$10 $(11)
Hedged item – firm sales commitments(1)25 (10)11 
Realized gains (losses):  
Matured derivative financial instruments28 (5)29 3 

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, 2024, follows:
Open PositionsAverage Price
Per Unit		Maturities Through
 ContractMarket
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales contracts:    
Copper (millions of pounds)371 $4.26 $4.33 November 2024
Gold (thousands of ounces)93 2,333 2,344 September 2024
Embedded derivatives in provisional purchase contracts:  
Copper (millions of pounds)115 4.39 4.33 September 2024

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, 2024, Atlantic Copper held net copper forward sales contracts for 44 million pounds at an average contract price of $4.38 per pound, with maturities through August 2024.
Summary of Gains (Losses). A summary of realized and unrealized gains (losses) recognized in operating income for commodity contracts that do not qualify as hedge transactions, including embedded derivatives, follows:
 Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,
 2024202320242023
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales contracts:a
Copper$181 $(169)$247 $61 
Gold and other metals45 (21)89 22 
Copper forward contractsb
(17)1 (26)(1)
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:
June 30,
2024		December 31, 2023
Commodity Derivative Assets:  
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
  
Copper futures and swap contracts$18 $4 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
  
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts77 76 
Copper forward contracts5 — 
Total derivative assets$100 $80 
Commodity Derivative Liabilities:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Copper futures and swap contracts$4 $— 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts43 23 
Copper forward contracts— 1 
Total derivative liabilities$47 $24 
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 net unsettled commodity contracts in the balance sheet follows:
AssetsLiabilities
June 30,
2024		December 31, 2023June 30,
2024		December 31, 2023
Gross amounts recognized:
Commodity contracts:
Embedded derivatives in provisional
sales/purchase contracts$77 $76 $43 $23 
Copper derivatives23 4 4 1 
100 80 47 24 
Less gross amounts of offset:
Commodity contracts:
Embedded derivatives in provisional
sales/purchase contracts7 — 7 — 
7 — 7 — 
Net amounts presented in balance sheet:
Commodity contracts:
Embedded derivatives in provisional
sales/purchase contracts70 76 36 23 
Copper derivatives23 4 4 1 
$93 $80 $40 $24 
Balance sheet classification:
Trade accounts receivable$53 $76 $21 $2 
Other current assets22 4 — — 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities18 — 17 22 
Other liabilities— — 2 — 
$93 $80 $40 $24 

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, 2024, the maximum amount of credit exposure associated with derivative transactions was $100 million.

Other Financial Instruments. Other financial instruments include cash and 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 6 for the fair values of investment securities, legally restricted funds and debt). In addition, as of June 30, 2024, FCX had contingent consideration assets related to the sales of certain oil and gas properties (refer to Note 6 for the related fair values).

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents. The following table provides a reconciliation of total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows:
June 30,
2024		December 31, 2023
Balance sheet components:
Cash and cash equivalentsa
$5,273 $4,758 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, currentb
1,030 1,208 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, long-term - included in other assets99 97 
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows$6,402 $6,063 
a.Includes (i) time deposits of $0.1 billion at June 30, 2024, and $0.3 billion at December 31, 2023, and (ii) cash designated for PT-FI’s new downstream processing facilities totaling $0.2 billion at December 31, 2023.
b.Includes (i) $0.9 billion at June 30, 2024, and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2023, associated with 30% of PT-FI’s export proceeds required to be temporarily deposited in Indonesia banks for 90 days in accordance with a regulation issued by the
Indonesia government and (ii) $0.1 billion at each of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, in assurance bonds to support PT-FI’s commitment for its new downstream processing facilities.