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Segment Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010
Segment Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information |
| Deepwater | Midwater | Jackup | Other | Operating Segments Total | Reconciling Items | Consolidated Total
Revenues | $ 440.4 |  | $121.3 |  | $ 330.1 |  | $ 23.8 |  | $ 915.6 |  | $ -- |  | $ 915.6 |
Operating expenses Contract drilling (exclusive of depreciation) | 233.0 |  | 72.1 |  | 154.7 |  | 17.7 |  | 477.5 |  | -- |  | 477.5 |
Depreciation | 73.5 |  | 15.7 |  | 44.2 |  | 0.6 |  | 134.0 |  | 1.8 |  | 135.8 |
General and administrative | -- |  | -- |  | -- |  | -- |  | -- |  | 40.8 |  | 40.8 |
Operating income (loss) | $ 133.9 |  | $ 33.5 |  | $ 131.2 |  | $ 5.5 |  | $ 304.1 |  | $(42.6 | ) | $ 261.5 |
Property and equipment, net | $8,981.7 |  | $904.1 |  | $2,376.7 |  | $ 26.6 |  | $12,289.1 |  | $ 22.6 |  | $12,311.7 |
| Deepwater | Midwater | Jackup | Other | Operating Segments Total | Reconciling Items | Consolidated Total
Revenues | $ 110.5 |  | $ -- |  | $ 317.8 |  | $ -- |  | $ 428.3 |  | $ -- |  | $ 428.3 |
Operating expenses Contract drilling (exclusive of depreciation) | 48.0 |  | -- |  | 145.6 |  | 0.5 |  | 194.1 |  | -- |  | 194.1 |
Depreciation | 11.7 |  | -- |  | 43.2 |  | 0.4 |  | 55.3 |  | .3 |  | 55.6 |
General and administrative | -- |  | -- |  | -- |  | -- |  | -- |  | 20.6 |  | 20.6 |
Operating income (loss) | $ 50.8 |  | $ -- |  | $ 129.0 |  | $ (0.9 | ) | $ 178.9 |  | $(20.9 | ) | $ 158.0 |
Property and equipment, net | $2,769.8 |  | $ -- |  | $2,197.5 |  | $ 14.8 |  | $4,982.1 |  | $ 4.0 |  | $4,986.1 |
| Deepwater | Midwater | Jackup | Other | Operating Segments Total | Reconciling Items | Consolidated Total
Revenues | $ 770.8 |  | $157.5 |  | $ 882.7 |  | $ 30.3 |  | $ 1,841.3 |  | $ -- |  | $ 1,841.3 |
Operating expenses Contract drilling (exclusive of depreciation) | 385.0 |  | 95.0 |  | 450.4 |  | 25.0 |  | 955.4 |  | -- |  | 955.4 |
Depreciation | 123.7 |  | 20.9 |  | 129.8 |  | 1.5 |  | 275.9 |  | 2.9 |  | 278.8 |
General and administrative | -- |  | -- |  | -- |  | -- |  | -- |  | 118.3 |  | 118.3 |
Operating income (loss) | $ 262.1 |  | $ 41.6 |  | $ 302.5 |  | $ 3.8 |  | $ 610.0 |  | $(121.2 | ) | $ 488.8 |
Property and equipment, net | $8,981.7 |  | $904.1 |  | $2,376.7 |  | $26.6 |  | $12,289.1 |  | $ 22.6 |  | $12,311.7 |
| Deepwater | Midwater | Jackup | Other | Operating Segments Total | Reconciling Items | Consolidated Total
Revenues | $ 361.8 |  | $ -- |  | $ 926.5 |  | $ -- |  | $1,288.3 |  | $ -- |  | $1,288.3 |
Operating expenses Contract drilling (exclusive of depreciation) | 139.5 |  | -- |  | 429.7 |  | 13.3 |  | 582.5 |  | -- |  | 582.5 |
Depreciation | 31.2 |  | -- |  | 125.2 |  | 1.9 |  | 158.3 |  | .9 |  | 159.2 |
General and administrative | -- |  | -- |  | -- |  | -- |  | -- |  | 63.2 |  | 63.2 |
Operating income (loss) | $ 191.1 |  | $ -- |  | $ 371.6 |  | $(15.2 | ) | $ 547.5 |  | $(64.1 | ) | $ 483.4 |
Property and equipment, net | $2,769.8 |  | $ -- |  | $2,197.5 |  | $ 14.8 |  | $4,982.1 |  | $ 4.0 |  | $4,986.1 |
Schedule Of Geographic Distribution Of Rigs By Segment |  |  |
| Deepwater | Midwater | Jackup | Other | Total | *
North & South America (excl. Brazil) | 6 | -- | 15 | -- | 21 |
Brazil | 6 | 5 | -- | -- | 11 |
Europe & Mediterranean | 1 | -- | 9 | -- | 10 |
Middle East & Africa | 3 | 1 | 12 | -- | 16 |
Asia & Pacific Rim | 1 | -- | 10 | 1 | 12 |
Asia & Pacific Rim (under construction) | 4 | -- | 2 | -- | 6 |
Total | 21 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 76 |

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