FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Fair Value Measurement Inputs Disclosure

A summary of the carrying amount and fair value of FCX’s financial instruments (including those measured at NAV as a practical expedient), other than cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, restricted cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and dividends payable (refer to Note 14) follows:



	At December 31, 2018
	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Total		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Investment securities:^a,b
U.S. core fixed income fund	$	25	$	25	$	25	$	—	$	—	$	—
Equity securities	4		4		—		4		—		—
Total	29		29		25		4		—		—

Legally restricted funds:^a
U.S. core fixed income fund	55		55		55		—		—		—
Government mortgage-backed securities	38		38		—		—		38		—
Government bonds and notes	36		36		—		—		36		—
Corporate bonds	28		28		—		—		28		—
Asset-backed securities	11		11		—		—		11		—
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities	7		7		—		—		7		—
Money market funds	5		5		—		5		—		—
Municipal bonds	1		1		—		—		1		—
Total	181		181		55		5		121		—

Derivatives:
Embedded derivatives in provisional copper,
gold and cobalt sales/purchase contracts
in a gross asset position^c	23		23		—		—		23		—
Contingent consideration for the sales of TFHL
and onshore California oil and gas properties^a	73		73		—		—		73		—
Total	96		96		—		—		96		—

Contingent consideration for the sale of the
Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties^a	143		127		—		—		—		127



Liabilities
Derivatives:^c
Embedded derivatives in provisional copper,
gold and cobalt sales/purchase contracts
in a gross asset position	$	39	$	39	$	—	$	—	$	39	$	—
Copper futures and swap contracts	9		9		—		7		2		—
Total	48		48		—		7		41		—

Long-term debt, including current portion^d	11,141		10,238		—		—		10,238		—



	At December 31, 2017
	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Total		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Investment securities:^a,b
U.S. core fixed income fund	$	25	$	25	$	25	$	—	$	—	$	—
Equity securities	5		5		—		5		—		—
Total	30		30		25		5		—		—

Legally restricted funds:^a
U.S. core fixed income fund	55		55		55		—		—		—
Government bonds and notes	40		40		—		—		40		—
Corporate bonds	32		32		—		—		32		—
Government mortgage-backed securities	27		27		—		—		27		—
Asset-backed securities	15		15		—		—		15		—
Money market funds	11		11		—		11		—		—
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities	8		8		—		—		8		—
Municipal bonds	1		1		—		—		1		—
Total	189		189		55		11		123		—

Derivatives:
Embedded derivatives in provisional copper,
gold and cobalt sales/purchase contracts
in a gross asset position^c	155		155		—		—		155		—
Copper futures and swap contracts^c	11		11		—		9		2		—
Copper forward contracts^c	1		1		—		—		1		—
Contingent consideration for the sales of TFHL
and onshore California oil and gas properties^a	108		108		—		—		108		—
Total	275		275		—		9		266		—

Contingent consideration for the sale of the
Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties^a	150		134		—		—		—		134

Liabilities
Derivatives:^c
Embedded derivatives in provisional copper,
gold and cobalt sales/purchase contracts
in a gross liability position	$	55	$	55	$	—	$	—	$	55	$	—
Copper forward contracts	2		2		—		1		1		—
Total	57		57		—		1		56		—


Long-term debt, including current portion^d	13,229		13,381		—		—		13,381		—


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

Excludes time deposits (which approximated fair value) included in (i) other current assets of $109 million at December 31, 2018, and $52 million at December 31, 2017, and (ii) other assets of $126 million at December 31, 2018, and $123 million at December 31, 2017, primarily associated with an assurance bond to support PT-FI’s commitment for the development of a new smelter in Indonesia (refer to Note 13 for further discussion) and PT-FI’s closure and reclamation guarantees (refer to Note 12 for further discussion).


c.	Refer to Note 14 for further discussion and balance sheet classifications.


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

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation

A summary of the changes in the fair value of FCX’s Level 3 instrument, contingent consideration for the sale of the Deepwater GOM oil and gas properties, for the years ended December 31 follows:



	2018			2017			2016
Balance at beginning of year	$	134		$	135		$	—
Net unrealized (losses) gains related to assets still held at the end of the year	—			(1		)	135
Settlements	(7		)	—			—
Balance at the end of the year	$	127		$	134		$	135

Refer to Notes 1, 2 and 5 for a discussion of the fair value estimates associated with other assets acquired and liabilities assumed related to the PT-FI divestment, which were determined based on inputs not observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 measurements.