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Commitments and Contingencies (Sonatide Joint Venture) - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Nov. 30, 2013
Feb. 28, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]              
Vessel revenues $ 378,126,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet $ 360,713,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet $ 1,150,588,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet $ 1,056,011,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet      
Investments in, at equity, and advances to unconsolidated companies 65,478,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments   65,478,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments       63,928,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Commissions payable 6,842,000us-gaap_AccruedSalesCommissionCurrent   6,842,000us-gaap_AccruedSalesCommissionCurrent       8,263,000us-gaap_AccruedSalesCommissionCurrent
Sonatide joint venture              
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]              
Definitive joint venture agreement term         2 years    
Proceeds from related party     271,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromContributionsFromAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
       
Proceeds from dividends received     10,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDividendsReceived
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
       
Due from related parties 422,000,000us-gaap_DueFromAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
  422,000,000us-gaap_DueFromAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
       
Number of vessels operating 9tdw_NumberOfVessel
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
  9tdw_NumberOfVessel
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
       
Number of vessels stacked 3tdw_NumberOfVesselsStacked
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
  3tdw_NumberOfVesselsStacked
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
       
Ownership Interest In Joint Venture 49.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
  49.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
       
Investments in, at equity, and advances to unconsolidated companies 64,000,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
  64,000,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
      62,000,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
Deposits in Angolan banks, largely related to customer receipts 95,000,000us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
  95,000,000us-gaap_Cash
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
       
Sonatide joint venture | Dollars held by Sonatide that did not need to be converted to U.S dollars prior to payment to Tidewater              
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]              
Proceeds from related party     125,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromContributionsFromAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= tdw_ScenarioOneMember
       
Sonatide joint venture | Sonatide's converting kwanzas into dollars and subsequent payment to Tidewater              
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]              
Proceeds from related party     146,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromContributionsFromAffiliates
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= tdw_ScenarioTwoMember
       
Sonatide joint venture | United States of America, Dollars              
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]              
Customer agreements that contain split currency           70.00%tdw_PercentageOfPaymentAgreement
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_USD
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
 
Sonatide joint venture | Angola, Kwanza              
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]              
Customer agreements that contain split currency           30.00%tdw_PercentageOfPaymentAgreement
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_AOA
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
 
Sonatide joint venture | ANGOLA              
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]              
Vessel revenues     271,000,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
261,000,000us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
     
Percentage of Angolan operation revenue     23.00%tdw_SalesRevenueServicesPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
25.00%tdw_SalesRevenueServicesPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
     
Number of vessels operating 83tdw_NumberOfVessel
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
90tdw_NumberOfVessel
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
83tdw_NumberOfVessel
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
90tdw_NumberOfVessel
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
     
Number of vessels stacked 4tdw_NumberOfVesselsStacked
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
5tdw_NumberOfVesselsStacked
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
4tdw_NumberOfVesselsStacked
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
5tdw_NumberOfVesselsStacked
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
     
Ownership percentage requirement of local vessel operators     100.00%tdw_OwnershipPercentageRequirmentOfLocalVesselOperators
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
       
Number of vessels transferred out of Angola     10tdw_NumberOfVesselsTransferred
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
       
Number of vessels stacked transferred 4tdw_NumberOfVesselsStackedTransferred
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
  4tdw_NumberOfVesselsStackedTransferred
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
       
Sonatide joint venture | Increase | ANGOLA              
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]              
Number of vessels operating             1tdw_NumberOfVessel
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
/ tdw_PeriodAxis
= tdw_IncreaseMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_AO
Sonatide joint venture | Trade and other receivables              
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]              
Due from related parties 422,000,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= tdw_TradeAndOtherReceivablesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
  422,000,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= tdw_TradeAndOtherReceivablesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
      430,000,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= tdw_TradeAndOtherReceivablesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
Sonatide joint venture | Accrued expenses              
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]              
Due to related parties 158,000,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= tdw_AccruedExpensesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
  158,000,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= tdw_AccruedExpensesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
      86,000,000us-gaap_DueToRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= tdw_AccruedExpensesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
Commissions payable $ 58,000,000us-gaap_AccruedSalesCommissionCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= tdw_AccruedExpensesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
  $ 58,000,000us-gaap_AccruedSalesCommissionCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= tdw_AccruedExpensesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember
      $ 43,000,000us-gaap_AccruedSalesCommissionCurrent
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= tdw_AccruedExpensesMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= tdw_SonatideMember