2.0.0.10falseLegal Proceedings006080 - Disclosure - Legal Proceedingstruefalsefalsefalse1usd$falsefalseu000Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170u002Dividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli020rdc_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstractrdcfalsenadurationstringNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalseNo definition available.false31us-gaap_ScheduleOfLossContingenciesByContingencyTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationstringNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabelfalse1falsefalsefalsefalse00<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Note 8 - Legal Proceedings</font></div>
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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">During 2005, Rowan lost four offshore rigs, including the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Rowan-Halifax</font>, and incurred significant damage on a fifth as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  The Company had leased the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Rowan-Halifax</font> under a charter agreement that commenced in 1984 and was scheduled to expire in March 2008.  The rig was insured for $43.4 million, a value that Rowan believes to be more than sufficient to satisfy its obligations under the charter agreement, and by a margin sufficient to cover the $6.3 million carrying value of Rowan equipment installed on the rig.  However, the parties holding interests in the rig under the charter claimed that the rig should have been insured for its fair market value and sought recovery from Rowan for compensation above the insured value.  Thus, Rowan assumed no insurance proceeds related to the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Rowan-Halifax</font> and recorded a charge during 2005 for the full carrying value of its equipment.  On November 3, 2005, the Company filed a declaratory judgment action styled <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Rowan Companies, Inc. vs. Textron Financial Corporation and Wilmington Trust Company as Owner Trustee of the Rowan-Halifax 116-C Jack-Up Rig </font>in the 215th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas.  The owner interests filed a counterclaim for a variety of relief, claiming a right to payment under the charter based on a post-casualty rig valuation of approximately $83 million.  The insurance proceeds were placed in escrow.  The district court ultimately granted judgment against Rowan for the difference between (a) what Rowan had already paid to the Owner Trustee out of the escrowed insurance proceeds and (b) that rig valuation.  On March 31, 2009, the Court of Appeals for the 14<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</font> District of Texas reversed this judgment, holding that the Company's interpretation of the charter was substantially correct, but directing Rowan to pay additional amounts due under the charter.  The Company has since made this payment out of the escrowed insurance proceeds.  In addition, the Court of Appeals remanded the case for further proceedings in the district court to resolve additional issues and to determine the parties' respective rights to the balance of the escrowed insurance proceeds, which is currently $21.4 million.  The owner interests filed a motion for rehearing of the Court of Appeals' decision.  On October 8, 2009, the Court of Appeals denied the motion, but issued a substitute opinion to clarify the scope of the remand.  The Court of Appeals again held that the trial court is to resolve issues concerning the proper disposition of excess insurance proceeds.  The Court of Appeals further held that the owner interests' claim that Rowan breached the charter agreement by failing to maintain adequate insurance remains to be decided by the trial court.  The owner interests filed another motion for rehearing, which motion was denied in January 2010.  On March 22, 2010, the owner interests filed its petition for review in the Supreme Court of Texas.  The Company believes that no further payment is owed to the opposing parties under the charter and intends to pursue that position vigorously in all subsequent court proceedings.</font></div>
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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">During 2004, Rowan learned that the Environmental and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Crimes Section of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") had begun conducting a criminal investigation of environmental matters involving several of the Company's offshore drilling rigs, including a rig known as the<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic"> Rowan-Midland, </font>which at various times operated in the Gulf of Mexico.  In 2007, the Company entered into a plea agreement with the DOJ, as amended, under which the Company paid fines and made community service payments totaling $9 million and agreed to be subject to unsupervised probation for a period of three years, ending November 2010.  During this period the Company must ensure that it commits no further criminal violations of federal, state, or local laws or regulations and must also continue to implement its comprehensive Environmental Management System Plan.  Subsequent to the conduct at issue, the Company sold the<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic"> Rowan-Midland</font> to a third party.  Concurrent with the plea agreement, the Environmental Protection Agency approved a compliance agreement with Rowan which, among other things, contains a certification that the conditions giving rise to the violations to which the Company entered guilty pleas have been corrected.  The Company believes that if it fully complies with the terms of the compliance agreement, it will not be suspended or debarred from entering into or participating in contracts with the U.S. Government or any of its agencies.</font></div>
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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On January 3, 2008, a civil lawsuit styled <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">State of Louisiana, ex. rel. Charles C. Foti, Jr., Attorney General vs. Rowan Companies, Inc. </font>was filed in U.S District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, seeking damages, civil penalties and costs and expenses for alleged commission of maritime torts and violations of environmental and other laws and regulations involving the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Rowan-Midland</font> and other facilities in areas in or near Louisiana.  Subsequently, the case was transferred to U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.  The Company intends to vigorously defend its position in this case but cannot estimate any potential liability at this time.</font></div>
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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In June 2007, Rowan received a subpoena for documents from the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, relating to a grand jury hearing.  The agency requesting the information is the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Inspector General Investigations.  The documents requested include all records relating to use of the Company's entertainment facilities and entertainment expenses for a former employee of the Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of Interior, and other records relating to items of value provided to any official or employee of the U.S. Government.  The Company fully cooperated with the subpoena.</font></div>
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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The construction of Rowan's fourth <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Tarzan-</font>class jack-up rig, the <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">J.P. Bussell</font>, was originally subcontracted to an outside Gulf of Mexico shipyard, Signal International LLC ("Signal"), and scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2007 at a total cost of approximately $145 million.  As a result of various problems encountered on the project, Rowan exercised its right to take over the rig construction pursuant to the terms of the construction contract, and Signal turned the rig over to the Company in March 2008.  The rig was later completed by the Company more than one year behind schedule, and its final cost was approximately 40% over the original estimate.  Accordingly, Rowan has declared Signal in breach of contract and initiated court proceedings styled <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Rowan Companies, Inc. and LeTourneau Technologies, Inc. vs. Signal International LLC </font>in the 269<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">th</font> Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas,<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic"> </font>to recover the cost to complete the rig over and above the agreed contract price and other damages, plus interest.  Signal filed a separate counterclaim against Rowan styled <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Signal International LLC vs. LeTourneau, Inc.,</font> in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, alleging breach of contract and claiming unspecified damages for cost overruns.  That case has been administratively stayed in favor of the State Court proceeding filed by the Company.  Signal reasserted its claimed damages for amounts owed and additional costs incurred, totaling approximately $88 million, as a counterclaim in the State Court suit.  The Company intends to vigorously defend its rights under the contract.  The Company does not believe that it is probable that Signal will prevail in its claim and has made no accrual for such at March 31, 2010.</font></div>
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