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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Income from Continuing Operations | Income from continuing operations attributable to Ensco for the quarter s ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was as follows (in millions):
| 2015 |  | 2014
Income from continuing operations | $ | 328.1 |  |  | $ | 298.7 |
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (3.2 | ) |  | (4.1 | )
Income from continuing operations attributable to Ensco | $ | 324.9 |  |  | $ | 294.6 |
Reconciliation of Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block] | Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Ensco for the quarter s ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was as follows (in millions):
| 2015 |  | 2014
Loss from discontinued operations | $ | (.2 | ) |  | $ | (2.0 | )
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | (.1 | )
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Ensco | $ | (.2 | ) |  | $ | (2.1 | )

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