2.2.0.25falsefalse006100 - Disclosure - Income Taxestruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2010 - 12/31/2010 USD ($) / shares USD ($) $c00031http://www.sec.gov/CIK0000085408duration2010-01-01T00:00:002010-12-31T00:00:00u002Dividehttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso4217http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instancesharesxbrli0u000Standardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170USDUSD$2true0rdc_NotesToFinancialStatementsAbstractrdcfalsenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringNo definition available.falsefalseNotes to Financial Statements [Abstract]3false0us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">NOTE 10 - INCOME TAXES</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The detail of income tax provisions is presented below (in thousands):</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Year ended December 31,</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2008</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">  </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Current:</div></td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Federal</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">25,690</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">52,454</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">148,801</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Foreign</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">34,688</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">27,530</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">24,823</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">State</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(700</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">949</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(594</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total current provision</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">59,678</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">80,933</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">173,030</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Deferred</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">39,344</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">52,654</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">53,433</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total provision</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">99,022</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">133,587</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">226,463</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Rowan's provision for income taxes differs from that determined by applying the federal income tax rate (statutory rate) to income before income taxes, as follows (dollars in thousands):</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="10"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Year ended December 31,</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2008</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">  </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Statutory rate</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">35</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">35</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">35</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">%</td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Tax at statutory rate</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">132,656</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">175,382</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">228,932</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Increase (decrease) due to:</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">State tax expense</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(317</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(95</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(882</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Domestic production activities</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(6,372</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(5,619</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(6,984</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Research and development tax credit</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(325</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(225</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(318</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Extraterritorial income exclusion</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(25,391</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Foreign companies' operations</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(26,092</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(7,341</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(292</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Goodwill</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">4,762</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Other, net</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(528</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(3,124</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">1,245</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total provision</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">99,022</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">133,587</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">226,463</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Temporary differences and carryforwards which gave rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2010 and 2009, were as follows (in thousands):</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="14"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">December 31,</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center" valign="bottom" colspan="6"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">2010</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center" valign="bottom" colspan="6"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">2009</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Current</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Noncurrent</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Current</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">Noncurrent</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">  </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" align="left"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Deferred tax assets:</div></td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Accrued employee benefit plan costs</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">16,897</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">53,507</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">17,949</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">62,312</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Inventory</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">16,656</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">9,060</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Rig relocation operations - net</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">9,478</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">U.S. net operating losses</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">109,654</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">100,590</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">U.K. net operating losses</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">17,778</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">21,112</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Other</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">15,048</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">11,227</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">10,580</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">36,160</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total deferred tax assets</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">48,601</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">192,166</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">47,067</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">220,174</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Less: valuation allowance</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(17,778</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(21,112</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">48,601</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">174,388</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">47,067</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">199,062</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="52%">  </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Deferred tax liabilities:</div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Property, plant and equipment</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">722,254</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">661,400</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Other</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">11,656</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,161</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">8,996</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">3,362</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Total deferred tax liabilities</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">11,656</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">725,415</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">8,996</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">664,762</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="52%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Net deferred tax asset (liability)</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">36,945</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(551,027</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">38,071</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(465,700</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td></tr></table></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">At December 31, 2010, the Company had approximately $313.3 million of net operating loss carryforwards in the U.S. expiring in 2028 and 2029.  In addition, the Company had a non-expiring net operating loss carryforward in the United Kingdom of approximately $68.4 million against which the Company has provided a full valuation allowance.  With the exception of the U.K. net operating loss, management has determined that no valuation allowances were necessary at December 31, 2010 and 2009, as anticipated future tax benefits relating to all recognized deferred income tax assets are expected to be fully realized when measured against a more likely than not standard.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Undistributed earnings of Rowan's foreign subsidiaries in the amount of approximately $70 million could potentially be subject to additional income taxes of approximately $8 million.  The Company has not provided any deferred income taxes on such undistributed foreign earnings because it considers them to be permanently invested abroad.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div> <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">At December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, Rowan had $49.9 million, $53.0 million and $3.8 million, respectively, of net unrecognized tax benefits, all of which would reduce the Company's income tax provision if recognized.   The Company does not expect to recognize significant increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve months.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The following table highlights the changes in the Company's gross unrecognized tax benefits during the years ended December 31 (in thousands):</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div align="left"><table style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">  </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2010</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2009</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center">2008</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom">  </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Gross unrecognized tax benefits - beginning of year</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">55,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">7,300</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">5,000</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Gross increases - tax positions in prior period</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">37,600</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">2,300</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Gross decreases - tax positions in prior period</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(1,300</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Gross increases - current period tax positions</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">11,900</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Settlements</div></td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Lapse of statute of limitations</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(1,900</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">(1,800</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%">)</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">-</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="left" width="64%"><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Gross unrecognized tax benefit - end of year</div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">51,800</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">55,000</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" align="right" width="1%"> </td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" width="1%">$</td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double; TEXT-ALIGN: right" valign="bottom" width="9%">7,300</td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" width="1%"> </td></tr></table></div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Interest and penalties relating to income taxes are included in current income tax expense.  At December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, accrued interest was $0.9 million, $0.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, and accrued penalties were $0.6 million, $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively.  To the extent accrued interest and penalties relating to uncertain tax positions are not actually assessed, such accruals will be reversed and the reversals will reduce the Company's overall income tax provision.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Rowan's U.S. federal tax returns for 2006 through 2008 are currently under audit by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), and 2002 and later years remain subject to examination.  Various state tax returns for 2005 and subsequent years remain open for examination.  In the Company's foreign tax jurisdictions, returns for 2007 and subsequent years remain open for examination.  Rowan is undergoing other routine tax examinations in various foreign, U.S. federal, state and local taxing jurisdictions in which the Company has operated.  These examinations cover various tax years and are in various stages of finalization.  Rowan believes that any income taxes ultimately assessed by any foreign, U.S. federal, state or local taxing authorities will not materially exceed amounts for which the Company has already provided.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">In 2009, the Company recognized a $25.4 million tax benefit as a result of applying the facts of a third-party tax case to the Company's situation.  That case provided a more favorable tax treatment for certain foreign contracts entered into in prior years.  The Company has deferred recognition of a remaining $49.2 million estimated benefit in accordance with the accounting guidelines for income tax uncertainties.  In connection with the above, the Company has recorded a long-term receivable, which is included in other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2010 and 2009, for the gross claim of approximately $74.6 million and a long-term liability of approximately $49.2 million.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div><div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">Income from continuing operations before income taxes consisted of domestic entities' earnings of $260.3 million, $558.3 million, and $597.1 million in 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively, foreign entities' earnings of $118.7 million in 2010, a foreign entities' loss of $57.2 million in 2009, and foreign entities' earnings of $56.9 million in 2008.</div><div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"> </div>NOTE 10 - INCOME TAXESThe detail of income tax provisions is presented below (in thousands):   Year ended December 31,  falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDescription containing the entire income tax disclosure. Examples include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information. 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