Investment in associated companies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

As at June 30, 2019 (Successor) and December 31, 2018 (Successor), the carrying values of our investments in associated companies were as follows.



	Successor	Successor
(In $ millions)	As at June 30, 2019	As at December 31, 2018
Seadrill Partners - Direct ownership interests	410	479
Seadrill Partners subsidiaries - Subordinated units	6	17
Seadrill Partners subsidiaries - IDRs ⁽¹⁾	54	54
Seabras Sapura	94	77
Seabras Sapura - Shareholder loans ⁽¹⁾	132	132
SeaMex	28	41
Total investment in associated companies	724	800

⁽¹⁾ These balances are recorded at cost less impairment as (i) they do not represent common stock interests and (ii) their fair values are not readily determinable.