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Contract With Customer, Liability, Noncurrent, Expected Amortization, Year One

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Contract With Customer, Liability, Noncurrent, Expected Amortization, Year Three

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Contract With Customer, Liability, Noncurrent, Expected Amortization, Year Two

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Unfavorable (Favorable) Customer Contracts, Future Amortization, Year Three

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Unfavorable (Favorable) Customer Contracts, Net

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Unfavorable (Favorable) Customer Contracts, Net, Future Amortization

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Unfavorable (Favorable) Customer Contracts, Net, Future Amortization, Year One

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Unfavorable (Favorable) Customer Contracts, Net, Future Amortization, Year Two

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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable, classified as noncurrent.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
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Amount of amortization for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with finite life expected to be recognized in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of amortization for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with finite life expected to be recognized in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of amortization for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with finite life expected to be recognized in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Revenue and Customers - Estimated Future Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Feb. 05, 2021
Unfavorable contracts
Noncurrent contract liabilities	$ 181,883	$ 0
Maersk Drilling
Unfavorable contracts
2023	133,236
2024	40,439
2025	8,208
Noncurrent contract liabilities	181,883	0	$ 0
Total
2023	109,490
2024	29,813
2025	8,208
Total	147,511
Maersk Drilling \| Favorable contracts
Favorable contracts
2023	(23,746)
2024	(10,626)
2025	0
Favorable contracts	$ (34,372)	$ (61,849)	$ 0