CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Operating revenues
Operating revenues	$ 800,549	$ 697,450	$ 2,130,477	$ 1,946,039
Operating costs and expenses
Depreciation and amortization	109,879	77,146	287,347	218,412
General and administrative	43,596	33,039	109,226	95,428
Merger and integration costs	69,214	12,966	89,163	47,049
(Gain) loss on sale of operating assets, net	0	0	(17,357)	0
Hurricane losses and (recoveries), net	0	2,642	0	22,120
Total operating costs and expenses	685,066	496,674	1,697,488	1,529,014
Operating income (loss)	115,483	200,776	432,989	417,025
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(24,951)	(13,005)	(54,491)	(44,539)
Gain on bargain purchase	0	5,005	0	5,005
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, net	0	0	0	(26,397)
Interest income and other, net	2,292	17,206	(10,626)	16,292
Income (loss) before income taxes	92,824	209,982	367,872	367,386
Income tax benefit (provision)	(31,608)	(51,659)	(16,167)	(35,184)
Net income (loss)	$ 61,216	$ 158,323	$ 351,705	$ 332,202
Basic:
Net income (loss) (in usd per share)	$ 0.41	$ 1.14	$ 2.43	$ 2.42
Diluted:
Net income (loss) (in usd per share)	$ 0.40	$ 1.09	$ 2.37	$ 2.29
Contract drilling services
Operating revenues
Operating revenues	$ 763,543	$ 671,004	$ 2,036,678	$ 1,852,474
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of services	434,192	354,199	1,159,913	1,078,521
Reimbursables and other
Operating revenues
Operating revenues	37,006	26,446	93,799	93,565
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of services	$ 28,185	$ 16,682	$ 69,196	$ 67,484