Unaudited Interim Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information

Unaudited interim consolidated financial information from continuing operations for Noble-UK for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:

	Quarter Ended
	Mar. 31		Jun. 30		Sep. 30		Dec. 31
2015
Operating revenues	$	804,342	$	793,555	$	896,671	$	857,684
Operating income (loss)		284,359		275,149		409,973		(49,480	)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to    Noble-UK		178,403		159,031		325,807		(152,241	)
Net income (loss) per share from continuing operations    attributable to Noble-UK (1)
Basic		0.72		0.64		1.32		(0.63	)
Diluted		0.72		0.64		1.32		(0.63	)

	Quarter Ended
	Mar. 31		Jun. 30		Sep. 30		Dec. 31
2014
Operating revenues	$	795,187	$	803,781	$	828,796	$	804,740
Operating income (loss)		248,968		235,205		243,633		(541,864	)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to    Noble-UK		154,814		140,325		147,389		(594,539	)
Net income (loss) per share from continuing operations    attributable to Noble-UK (1)
Basic		0.60		0.54		0.57		(2.38	)
Diluted		0.60		0.54		0.57		(2.38	)

(1) Net income (loss) per share is computed independently for each of the quarters presented. Therefore, the sum of the quarters’ net income (loss) per share may not equal the total computed for the year.