Contract With Customer, Liability, Noncurrent, Expected Amortization, Remainder of Fiscal Year

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Contract With Customer, Liability, Noncurrent, Expected Amortization

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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 Two

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Unfavorable (Favorable) Customer Contracts, Net

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Unfavorable (Favorable) Customer Contracts, Net, Future Amortization, Remainder of Fiscal Year

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-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 remainder of current fiscal year.

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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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-Topic 926
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Revenue and Customers - Estimated Future Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Unfavorable contracts
Noncurrent contract liabilities	$ 63,312	$ 181,883
Maersk Drilling
Unfavorable contracts
2023	14,665
2024	40,439
2025	8,208
Noncurrent contract liabilities	63,312	181,883	$ 0	$ 0
Total
2023	14,665
2024	31,548
2025	5,758
Total	51,971
Maersk Drilling \| Favorable contracts
Favorable contracts
2023	0
2024	(8,891)
2025	(2,450)
Favorable contracts	$ (11,341)	$ (34,372)	$ (25,323)	$ (61,849)