Consolidated Statement of Operations Included Transactions with Vantage Drilling Company (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Feb. 10, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Interest income		$ 7		$ 11
Operating income with related parties		$ 7		$ 11
Predecessor
Reimbursable revenues			$ 2,122		$ 6,212	$ 9,428	$ 7,065
Interest income	$ 3		7		27	27	27
Interest expense	(662)				(489)
Operating income with related parties	$ (659)		$ 2,129		$ 5,750	$ 9,455	$ 7,092

Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e))
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Related Parties
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 946
-SubTopic 225
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