Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 23, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Apr. 23, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 34,562	$ 114,911	$ 205,702	$ 169,379	$ 391,941
Operating expenses:
Depreciation	18,132	18,735	25,693	92,758	52,645
General and administrative	2,670	16,217	19,753	15,036	36,485
Impairment of assets		0		197,027	0
Gain on disposition of assets	(85)	(176)	(685)	(5,486)	(4,729)
Total operating expenses	64,410	142,059	215,465	496,438	435,620
Operating loss	(29,848)	(27,148)	(9,763)	(327,059)	(43,679)
Other income (expense):
Interest income	0	1	0	30	1
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(2,265)	(7,097)	(10,103)	(34,827)	(18,428)
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)	(797)	(914)	1,607	(172)	(522)
Reorganization items, net	(1,604,512)	(5,538)	0	(1,639,763)	0
Other, net	(90)	10,706	(47)	398	1,315
Loss before income tax (expense) benefit	(1,637,512)	(29,990)	(18,306)	(2,001,393)	(61,313)
Income tax (expense) benefit	37,204	(17,303)	(3,623)	39,404	5,030
Net loss	$ (1,600,308)	$ (47,293)	$ (21,929)	$ (1,961,989)	$ (56,283)
Loss per share, Basic	$ (11.59)	$ (0.47)	$ (0.22)	$ (14.21)	$ (0.56)
Loss per share, Diluted	$ (11.59)	$ (0.47)	$ (0.22)	$ (14.21)	$ (0.56)
Weighted-average shares outstanding, Basic	138,054	100,059	100,108	138,054	100,092
Weighted-average shares outstanding, Diluted	138,054	100,059	100,108	138,054	100,092
Contract Drilling [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 30,811	$ 98,033	$ 176,879	$ 153,364	$ 327,131
Operating expenses:
Contract drilling, excluding depreciation	40,053	90,711	142,150	181,626	287,052
Reimbursable Expenses [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	3,751	16,878	28,823	16,015	64,810
Operating expenses:
Contract drilling, excluding depreciation	$ 3,640	$ 16,572	$ 28,554	$ 15,477	$ 64,167