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Debt (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 27, 2015
Feb. 06, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Long-term debt          
Long-term Debt     $ 3,825,456,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt   $ 4,355,049,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Other     8,739,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt   6,209,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt
Less: Current portion     8,739,000us-gaap_DebtCurrent   6,190,000us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Long-term debt     3,816,717,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent   4,348,859,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Unsecured term loan facility   300,000,000us-gaap_UnsecuredDebt      
Unsecured debt maturity period   3 years      
Prepayment of loan upon closing the merger     70,000,000nbr_PrepaymentOfLoan    
Payment of debt principal 300,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt   300,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt    
2.35% senior notes due September 2016          
Long-term debt          
Senior Notes     349,904,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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  349,887,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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Interest rate on senior notes due (as a percent)     2.35%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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6.15% senior notes due February 2018          
Long-term debt          
Senior Notes     931,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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  930,693,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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Interest rate on senior notes due (as a percent)     6.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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9.25% senior notes due January 2019          
Long-term debt          
Senior Notes     339,607,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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  339,607,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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Interest rate on senior notes due (as a percent)     9.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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5.00% senior notes due September 2020          
Long-term debt          
Senior Notes     698,329,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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  698,253,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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Interest rate on senior notes due (as a percent)     5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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4.625% senior notes due September 2021          
Long-term debt          
Senior Notes     698,448,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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  698,388,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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Interest rate on senior notes due (as a percent)     4.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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5.10% senior notes due September 2023          
Long-term debt          
Senior Notes     348,925,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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  348,893,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
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Interest rate on senior notes due (as a percent)     5.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Commercial paper          
Long-term debt          
Long-term Debt     250,504,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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  533,119,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Aggregate amount of senior notes     250,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Weighted average interest rate on revolving credit facilities (as a percent)     0.664%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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Commercial paper | Minimum          
Long-term debt          
Remaining period to maturity     1 year    
Revolving Credit Facility          
Long-term debt          
Revolving credit facility     200,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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  450,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAmountOutstanding
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Weighted average interest rate on revolving credit facilities (as a percent)     1.47%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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Increase in borrowing capacity       225,000,000nbr_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseInBorrowingCapacity
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Maximum borrowing capacity       $ 1,725,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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