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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Fair value portion of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) unit	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 vessel
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Number of units written down to fair values \| unit				3
Impaired Asset \| UMS Segment
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Number of vessels \| vessel						2
Logitel
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Percentage of noncontrolling interest acquired		100.00%
Portion of purchase price paid in cash		$ 4,000
Potential additional cash amount for purchase price		$ 27,600
Petrojarl I FPSO Unit
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Market participant rate	10.00%
Total project costs	$ 69,000		$ 69,000	$ 69,000
Cidade de Rio das Ostras FPSO Unit
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Market participant rate			10.00%
HiLoad DP Unit
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Market participant rate	8.20%
Vessels and Equipment and Advances on Newbuilding Contracts and Conversion Costs \| Non-Recurring \| Carrying Amount Asset \| Level 3
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Vessels and equipment, fair value	$ 226,327		$ 226,327	$ 226,327	$ 0