BUSINESS SEGMENTS INFORMATION (Customers and Labor Matters) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 25,455	$ 22,855	$ 22,780
Affiliated Entity | PT Smelting
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Revenues		27	3,000
Affiliated Entity | Noncontrolling Interest Owners Of South America Mining Operations and Morenci joint venture partners
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Revenues	1,600	1,400	1,700
Affiliated Entity | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 4,400	$ 2,000	$ 600
PT Smelting | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			13.00%
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Revenue from Contract with Customer Benchmark [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	17.00%
Global | Workforce Subject to Collective Bargaining Arrangements | Labor Force Concentration Risk
Major Customer and Labor Matters [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	28.00%