Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 519,771	$ 725,722
Accounts receivable, net	285,522	319,152
Taxes receivable	96,233	55,480
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	62,958	92,260
Total current assets	964,484	1,192,614
Property and equipment, at cost	12,381,850	12,364,888
Accumulated depreciation	(2,437,452)	(2,302,940)
Property and equipment, net	9,944,398	10,061,948
Other assets	97,084	185,555
Total assets	11,005,966	11,440,117
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	249,299	299,882
Accounts payable	83,782	108,224
Accrued payroll and related costs	34,958	48,383
Taxes payable	49,036	46,561
Interest payable	63,252	61,299
Other current liabilities	69,586	68,944
Total current liabilities	549,913	633,293
Long-term debt	3,792,520	4,040,229
Deferred income taxes	179,742	2,084
Other liabilities	301,966	297,066
Total liabilities	4,824,141	4,972,672
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity
Shares outstanding	2,447	2,432
Additional paid-in capital	657,149	654,168
Retained earnings	4,852,610	5,154,221
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(51,672)	(52,140)
Total shareholders' equity	5,460,534	5,758,681
Noncontrolling interests	721,291	708,764
Total equity	6,181,825	6,467,445
Total liabilities and equity	11,005,966	11,440,117
Noble Corp [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	518,968	653,833
Accounts receivable, net	285,522	319,152
Taxes receivable	96,233	55,480
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	59,715	88,749
Total current assets	960,438	1,117,214
Property and equipment, at cost	12,381,850	12,364,888
Accumulated depreciation	(2,437,452)	(2,302,940)
Property and equipment, net	9,944,398	10,061,948
Other assets	90,117	178,552
Total assets	10,994,953	11,357,714
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	249,299	299,882
Accounts payable	83,643	107,868
Accrued payroll and related costs	34,935	48,319
Taxes payable	48,629	46,561
Interest payable	63,252	61,299
Other current liabilities	68,038	67,312
Total current liabilities	547,796	631,241
Long-term debt	3,792,520	4,040,229
Deferred income taxes	179,742	2,084
Other liabilities	297,083	292,183
Total liabilities	4,817,141	4,965,737
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity
Shares outstanding	26,125	26,125
Additional paid-in capital	601,356	594,091
Retained earnings	4,880,712	5,115,137
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(51,672)	(52,140)
Total shareholders' equity	5,456,521	5,683,213
Noncontrolling interests	721,291	708,764
Total equity	6,177,812	6,391,977
Total liabilities and equity	$ 10,994,953	$ 11,357,714