Fair Value Measurement

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

Fair value accounting guidance includes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). FCX did not have any significant transfers in or out of Level 3 during third-quarter 2024.

FCX’s financial instruments are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value except for contingent consideration associated with the sale of the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) oil and gas properties (which was recorded under the loss recovery approach) and debt. A summary of the carrying amount and fair value of FCX’s financial instruments (including those measured at net asset value (NAV) as a practical expedient), other than cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, accrued income taxes and dividends payable (refer to Note 5), follows:


	At September 30, 2024
	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Total		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Investment securities:a,b
U.S. core fixed income fund	$	28	$	28	$	28	$	—	$	—	$	—
Equity securities	9		9		—		9		—		—

Total	37		37		28		9		—		—

Legally restricted funds:a
U.S. core fixed income fund	68		68		68		—		—		—
Government mortgage-backed securities	52		52		—		—		52		—
Corporate bonds	36		36		—		—		36		—
Government bonds and notes	30		30		—		—		30		—
Money market funds	21		21		—		21		—		—
Asset-backed securities	14		14		—		—		14		—
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities	1		1		—		—		1		—

Total	222		222		68		21		133		—

Derivatives:c
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts in a gross asset position	108		108		—		—		108		—

Copper futures and swap contracts	27		27		—		16		11		—





Total	135		135		—		16		119		—

Contingent consideration for the sale of the Deepwater GOM oil and gas propertiesa,d	4		4		—		—		—		4



Liabilities
Derivatives:c
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts in a gross liability position	11		11		—		—		11		—



Copper forward contracts	23		23		—		14		9		—


Total	34		34		—		14		20		—




Long-term debt, including current portione	9,679		9,877		—		—		9,877		—


	At December 31, 2023
	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Total		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Investment securities:a,b
U.S. core fixed income fund	$	27	$	27	$	27	$	—	$	—	$	—
Equity securities	6		6		—		6		—		—

Total	33		33		27		6		—		—

Legally restricted funds:a
U.S. core fixed income fund	65		65		65		—		—		—
Government mortgage-backed securities	51		51		—		—		51		—
Government bonds and notes	37		37		—		—		37		—
Corporate bonds	29		29		—		—		29		—
Money market funds	17		17		—		17		—		—
Asset-backed securities	12		12		—		—		12		—
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities	1		1		—		—		1		—

Total	212		212		65		17		130		—

Derivatives:c
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts in a gross asset position	76		76		—		—		76		—
Copper futures and swap contracts	4		4		—		3		1		—




Total	80		80		—		3		77		—

Contingent consideration for the sale of the Deepwater GOM oil and gas propertiesa,d	50		42		—		—		—		42



Liabilities
Derivatives:c
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts in a gross liability position	23		23		—		—		23		—


Copper forward contracts	1		1		—		1		—		—


Total	24		24		—		1		23		—




Long-term debt, including current portione	9,422		9,364		—		—		9,364		—

a.Current portion included in other current assets and long-term portion included in other assets.

b.Excludes amounts included in restricted cash and cash equivalents and other assets (which approximated fair value), primarily amounts associated with (i) PT-FI’s export proceeds ($1.0 billion at September 30, 2024, and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2023), (ii) assurance bonds to support PT-FI’s commitment for new downstream processing facilities ($0.1 billion at each of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023) and (iii) PT-FI’s mine closure and reclamation guarantees ($0.1 billion at each of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023).

c.Refer to Note 5 for further discussion and balance sheet classifications.

d.FCX has an overriding royalty interest payable associated with the contingent consideration for the sale of Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties which totaled $1 million at September 30, 2024, and $12 million at December 31, 2023.

e.Recorded at cost except for debt assumed in acquisitions, which are recorded at fair value at the respective acquisition dates.

Valuation Techniques. The U.S. core fixed income fund is valued at NAV. The fund strategy seeks total return consisting of income and capital appreciation primarily by investing in a broad range of investment-grade debt securities, including U.S. government obligations, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and money market instruments. There are no restrictions on redemptions (which are usually within one business day of notice).

Equity securities are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded and, as such, are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fixed income securities (government securities, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage-backed securities) are valued using a bid-evaluation price or a mid-evaluation price. These evaluations are based on quoted prices, if available, or models that use observable inputs and, as such, are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Money market funds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.

FCX’s embedded derivatives on provisional copper concentrate, copper cathode and gold purchases and sales are valued using quoted monthly LME or COMEX copper forward prices and the adjusted London gold price at each reporting date based on the month of maturity (refer to Note 5 for further discussion); however, FCX’s contracts themselves are not traded on an exchange. As a result, these derivatives are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

FCX’s derivative financial instruments for copper futures and swap contracts and copper forward contracts that are traded on the respective exchanges are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted monthly COMEX or LME prices at each reporting date based on the month of maturity (refer to Note 5 for further discussion). Certain of these contracts are traded on the over-the-counter market and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy based on COMEX and LME forward prices.

In December 2016, FCX’s sale of its Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties included up to $150 million in contingent consideration (to be received over time) that was recorded at the total amount under the loss recovery approach. The fair value of this contingent consideration was calculated based on a discounted cash flow model using inputs that include third-party estimates for reserves, production rates and production timing, and discount rates. Because significant inputs are not observable in the market, the contingent consideration is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. In third-quarter 2024, FCX determined that only $4 million of the remaining balance was collectible and recorded a net impairment of $32 million (consisting of a $42 million impairment to the contingent consideration receivable and an offsetting reduction of $10 million to the related overriding royalty interest payable).

Long-term debt, including current portion, is primarily valued using available market quotes and, as such, is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The techniques described above may produce a fair value that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while FCX believes its valuation techniques are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different techniques or assumptions to determine fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date. There have been no changes in the techniques used at September 30, 2024, as compared with those techniques used at December 31, 2023.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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