CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - Finco - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 05, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2020
Operating revenues
Operating revenues	$ 77,481,000	$ 770,325,000	$ 1,413,847,000	$ 964,272,000
Operating costs and expenses
Depreciation and amortization	20,622,000	89,535,000	146,879,000	374,129,000
General and administrative	5,727,000	62,476,000	82,177,000	121,196,000
Acquisition related costs	0	24,792,000	84,668,000	0
Gain on sale of operating assets, net	0	(185,934,000)	(90,230,000)	0
Hurricane losses and (recoveries), net	0	23,350,000	60,000	0
Loss on impairment	0	0	0	3,915,408,000
Total operating costs and expenses	76,051,000	709,493,000	1,185,077,000	5,040,817,000
Operating income (loss)	1,430,000	60,832,000	228,770,000	(4,076,545,000)
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net of amount capitalized	(229,000)	(31,735,000)	(42,722,000)	(164,653,000)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, net	0	0	(8,912,000)	17,254,000
Interest income and other, net	399,000	10,945,000	14,365,000	9,012,000
Reorganization items, net	252,051,000	0	0	(23,930,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes	253,651,000	102,347,000	191,501,000	(4,238,862,000)
Income tax benefit (provision)	(3,423,000)	(365,000)	(22,553,000)	260,403,000
Net income (loss)	250,228,000	101,982,000	168,948,000	(3,978,459,000)
Noble Finance Company
Operating revenues
Operating revenues	77,481,000	770,325,000	1,407,269,000	964,272,000
Operating costs and expenses
Depreciation and amortization	20,631,000	89,503,000	146,696,000	372,560,000
General and administrative	5,729,000	35,300,000	58,956,000	37,798,000
Acquisition related costs	0	8,289,000	34,120,000	0
Gain on sale of operating assets, net	0	(187,493,000)	(90,230,000)	0
Hurricane losses and (recoveries), net	0	23,350,000	60,000	0
Loss on impairment	0	0	0	3,915,408,000
Total operating costs and expenses	75,800,000	661,785,000	1,102,894,000	4,940,185,000
Operating income (loss)	1,681,000	108,540,000	304,375,000	(3,975,913,000)
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net of amount capitalized	(229,000)	(31,735,000)	(42,722,000)	(164,653,000)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, net	0	0	(8,912,000)	17,254,000
Interest income and other, net	400,000	10,945,000	2,825,000	9,014,000
Other, net	0	0	10,944,000	0
Reorganization items, net	195,395,000	0	0	(50,778,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes	197,247,000	87,750,000	266,510,000	(4,165,076,000)
Income tax benefit (provision)	(3,422,000)	(365,000)	(22,553,000)	260,403,000
Net income (loss)	193,825,000	87,385,000	243,957,000	(3,904,673,000)
Contract drilling services
Operating revenues
Operating revenues	74,051,000	708,131,000	1,332,841,000	909,236,000
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of services	46,965,000	639,442,000	897,096,000	567,487,000
Contract drilling services | Noble Finance Company
Operating revenues
Operating revenues	74,051,000	708,131,000	1,332,841,000	909,236,000
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of services	46,703,000	637,004,000	894,574,000	566,231,000
Reimbursables and other
Operating revenues
Operating revenues	3,430,000	62,194,000	81,006,000	55,036,000
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of services	2,737,000	55,832,000	64,427,000	48,188,000
Reimbursables and other | Noble Finance Company
Operating revenues
Operating revenues	3,430,000	62,194,000	74,428,000	55,036,000
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of services	$ 2,737,000	$ 55,832,000	$ 58,718,000	$ 48,188,000