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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Income from Continuing Operations | Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Ensco for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 was as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 272.8 |  |  | $ | (351.2 | ) |  | $ | 600.9 |  |  | $ | (52.5 | )
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (2.4 | ) |  | (3.0 | ) |  | (5.6 | ) |  | (7.1 | )
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Ensco | $ | 270.4 |  |  | $ | (354.2 | ) |  | $ | 595.3 |  |  | $ | (59.6 | )
Reconciliation of Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block] | Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Ensco for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 was as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Loss from discontinued operations, net | $ | (10.1 | ) |  | $ | (818.4 | ) |  | $ | (10.3 | ) |  | $ | (820.4 | )
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | (.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (.2 | )
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to Ensco | $ | (10.1 | ) |  | $ | (818.5 | ) |  | $ | (10.3 | ) |  | $ | (820.6 | )

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