Fair Value Measurement

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

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 second-quarter 2021.

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, restricted cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and dividends payable (refer to Note 6) follows (in millions):


	At June 30, 2021
	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Total		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Investment securities:a,b
U.S. core fixed income fund	$	29	$	29	$	29	$	—	$	—	$	—

Equity securities	15		15		—		15		—		—
Total	44		44		29		15		—		—

Legally restricted funds:a
U.S. core fixed income fund	64		64		64		—		—		—
Government bonds and notes	54		54		—		—		54		—
Corporate bonds	40		40		—		—		40		—
Government mortgage-backed securities	29		29		—		—		29		—
Asset-backed securities	12		12		—		—		12		—
Money market funds	6		6		—		6		—		—
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities	3		3		—		—		3		—
Municipal bonds	1		1		—		—		1		—
Total	209		209		64		6		139		—

Derivatives:
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts in a gross asset positionc	62		62		—		—		62		—

Copper futures and swap contractsc	8		8		—		4		4		—
Copper forward contractsc	2		2		—		1		1		—



Total	72		72		—		5		67		—

Contingent consideration for the sale of the
Deepwater GOM oil and gas propertiesa	98		85		—		—		—		85



Liabilities
Derivatives:c
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts in a gross liability position	103		103		—		—		103		—


Copper futures and swap contractsc	1		1		—		1		—		—
Copper forward contracts	4		4		—		1		3		—

Total	108		108		—		2		106		—




Long-term debt, including current portiond	9,695		10,853		—		—		10,853		—


	At December 31, 2020
	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Total		NAV		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Investment securities:a,b
U.S. core fixed income fund	$	29	$	29	$	29	$	—	$	—	$	—

Equity securities	7		7		—		7		—		—
Total	36		36		29		7		—		—

Legally restricted funds:a
U.S. core fixed income fund	65		65		65		—		—		—
Government bonds and notes	49		49		—		—		49		—
Corporate bonds	43		43		—		—		43		—
Government mortgage-backed securities	30		30		—		—		30		—
Asset-backed securities	16		16		—		—		16		—
Money market funds	5		5		—		5		—		—
Collateralized mortgage-backed securities	4		4		—		—		4		—
Municipal bonds	1		1		—		—		1		—
Total	213		213		65		5		143		—

Derivatives:
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts in a gross asset positionc	169		169		—		—		169		—
Copper futures and swap contractsc	15		15		—		13		2		—



Total	184		184		—		13		171		—

Contingent consideration for the sale of the
Deepwater GOM oil and gas propertiesa	108		88		—		—		—		88



Liabilities
Derivatives:c
Embedded derivatives in provisional sales/purchase contracts in a gross liability position	21		21		—		—		21		—









Long-term debt, including current portiond	9,711		10,994		—		—		10,994		—

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

b.Excludes time deposits (which approximated fair value) included in (i) other current assets of $116 million at June 30, 2021, and $97 million at December 31, 2020, and (ii) other assets of $139 million at June 30, 2021, and $148 million at December 31, 2020, primarily associated with an assurance bond to support PT-FI’s commitment for new domestic smelter development in Indonesia and PT-FI’s closure and reclamation guarantees.

c.Refer to Note 6 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.

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, collateralized mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds) 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 prices at each reporting date based on the month of maturity (refer to Note 6 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 6 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 that was recorded at the total amount under the loss recovery approach. The contingent consideration is being received over time as cash flows are realized from a third-party production handling agreement for an offshore platform, with the related payments commencing in third-quarter 2018. The contingent consideration included in (i) other current assets totaled $18 million at June 30, 2021, and $12 million at December 31, 2020, and (ii) other assets totaled $80 million at June 30, 2021, and $96 million at December 31, 2020. 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.

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 June 30, 2021, as compared with those techniques used at December 31, 2020.

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, during the first six months of 2021 follows (in millions):



Fair value at January 1, 2021	$	88
Net unrealized gain related to assets still held at the end of the period	7
Settlements	(10)
Fair value at June 30, 2021	$	85

- 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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