Income Taxes (Unaudited) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Geographic Sources of Provision for Income Taxes

Geographic sources of FCX's provision for income taxes follow (in millions):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2012		2011
United States operations	$	83	$	138
International operations	408		846
Total	$	491	$	984