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Number of fleet of self-elevating mobile offshore jack-up drilling units.

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The delivery price committed to in the contract.

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Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		10 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / d	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) drilling_unit segment $ / d	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 16, 2017 segment
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments \| segment			3		2
Number of ultra-deepwater drillships \| drilling_unit			4
Number of fleet of self-elevating mobile offshore jack-up drilling units \| drilling_unit			23
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle in period of adoption	$ 5.5		$ 5.5	$ 206.6
Other			6.5	1.4
Retained earnings [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle in period of adoption	51.1		51.1	$ 206.6
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Other		$ 5.5
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] \| Retained earnings [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle in period of adoption	5.5		5.5
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Undiscounted future minimum lease commitments	40.0		40.0
Estimated present value of future lease commitments	$ 30.0		$ 30.0
Saudi Arabia Joint Venture [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Number of fleet of self-elevating mobile offshore jack-up drilling units \| drilling_unit			5
Saudi Arabia Joint Venture [Member] \| Saudi Aramco [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%		50.00%
Parent Company [Member] \| Saudi Arabia Joint Venture [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%		50.00%
Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 [Member] \| Retained earnings [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle in period of adoption	$ 45.6		$ 45.6
Anadarko [Member] \| Rowan Resolute [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Contracts Revenue, Early Termination of Contract	$ 27.8
Oil and Gas Delivery Commitments and Contracts, Fixed Price \| $ / d	418,400		418,400