Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Note 10— Employee Benefit Plans

Pension costs include the following components for the three months ended March 31, 2022, the period from February 6 through March 31, 2021, and the period from January 1 through February 5, 2021:

	Successor								Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022				Period From February 6, 2021 through March 31, 2021				Period From January 1, 2021 through February 5, 2021
	Non-US		US		Non-US		US		Non-US		US
Interest cost	$	323	$	1,688	$	233	$	1,090	$	99	$	621
Return on plan assets	(376)		(3,145)		(155)		(2,118)		(69)		(1,250)
Recognized net actuarial loss	—		(5)		—		—		1		282
Net pension benefit cost (gain)	$	(53)	$	(1,462)	$	78	$	(1,028)	$	31	$	(347)

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the period from February 6 through March 31, 2021, and the period from January 1 through February 5, 2021, we made no contributions to our pension plans. Effective December 31, 2016, employees and alternate payees accrue no future benefits under the US plans and, as such, Noble recognized no service costs with the plans for three months ended March 31, 2022, the period from February 6 through March 31, 2021, and the period from January 1 through February 5, 2021.