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Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party, Initial Payment

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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CONTINGENCIES (Litigation) (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
CONTINGENCIES (Litigation) (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($) payment case	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) case	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) case
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Threshold for disclosure					$ 1,000
Cyprus Mines
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Charge for talc-related litigation						$ 130,000
Settlement amount		$ 130,000
Cyprus Mines \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual					$ 130,000
FCX Affiliates \| Louisiana Parishes Coastal Erosion Cases \| Settled Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of cases \| case	13				13		13
Charge for talc-related litigation							$ 15,000
Settlement, initial payment			$ 15,000
Number of installment payments \| payment	20
Settlement, installment payment	$ 4,250
FCX Affiliates \| Louisiana Parishes Coastal Erosion Cases \| Settled Litigation \| Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement amount					$ 23,500
Forecast \| FCX Affiliates \| Louisiana Parishes Coastal Erosion Cases \| Settled Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements				$ 15,000