Loss on Impairment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Loss on impairment	$ 1,119,517	$ 0
Capital Spare Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Loss on impairment	5,500
Noble Bully I, Noble Bully II, Noble Danny Adkins and Noble Jim Day \| Drillships
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Loss on impairment	$ 1,100,000

Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
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