2.2.0.25falsefalse0220 - Disclosure - Unaudited Interim Financial Datatruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 USD ($) USD ($) / shares $TwelveMonthsEnded_31Dec2010http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001458891duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00PureStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancepurexbrli0USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170USDEPSDividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0SharesStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0USDUSD$2true0us-gaap_QuarterlyFinancialDataAbstractus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNo definition available.falsefalseUnaudited Interim Financial Data [Abstract]3false0us-gaap_QuarterlyFinancialInformationTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel1falsefalsefalse00   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note 20 — Unaudited Interim Financial Data</b> </div> <div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 8%">Unaudited interim consolidated financial information for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 is as follows: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="44%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Quarter Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mar. 31</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Jun. 30</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Sep. 30</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Dec. 31</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>2010</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Operating revenues </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">840,851</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">709,922</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">612,618</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">643,785</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Operating income </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">422,961</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">268,547</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">108,357</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">116,215</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net Income attributable to Noble Corporation </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">370,726</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">217,925</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">86,020</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">98,758</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net income per share attributable to Noble Corporation (1) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Basic </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1.44</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.85</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.34</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.39</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Diluted </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1.43</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.85</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.34</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">0.39</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="44%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="9%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Quarter Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Mar. 31</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Jun. 30</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Sep. 30</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Dec. 31</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>2009</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Operating revenues </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">896,151</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">898,872</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">905,635</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">940,126</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Operating income </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">514,101</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">485,812</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">504,413</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">506,418</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net Income </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">414,295</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">391,849</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">426,083</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">446,415</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Net income per share (1) </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Basic </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1.58</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1.50</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1.63</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1.72</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Diluted </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1.58</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1.49</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1.63</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1.72</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left"> <div style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 10pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">  </div> </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr style="font-size: 6pt"> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="96%"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">(1)</td> <td> </td> <td> <div style="text-align: justify">Net income per share is computed independently for each of the quarters presented. Therefore, the sum of the quarters’ net income per share may not equal the total computed for the year. </div></td> </tr> </table> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged NotefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringThis element can be used to disclose the entire quarterly financial data disclosure in the annual financial statements as a single block of text. The disclosure includes a tabular presentation of financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income (loss) before extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle and earnings per share data. It also includes an indication if the information in the note is unaudited, comments on the aggregate effect of year-end adjustments, and an explanation of matters or transactions that affect comparability or are pertinent to an understanding of the information furnished. Alternatively, the details of this disclosure can be reported using the elements in this group, or by using other taxonomy elements and applying the appropriate quarterly date and period contexts when creating an instance document. For example, the element for "Interest and Dividend Income, Operating" may be used by financial institutions from the Statement of Income, applying the appropriate quarterly date and period context when creating an instance document.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 6 -Section G -Subsection 1 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 28 -Paragraph 23, 24 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 28 -Paragraph 30 -Subparagraph a-j Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-K (SK) -Number 229 -Section 302 -Paragraph a falsefalseUnaudited interim consolidated financial information12Unaudited Interim Financial DataUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownfalsetrue