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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Income from Continuing Operations | (Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Ensco for the quarter s ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows (in millions):
| 2017 |  | 2016
(Loss) income from continuing operations | $ | (24.0 | ) |  | $ | 177.6 |
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1.1 | ) |  | (1.4 | )
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Ensco | $ | (25.1 | ) |  | $ | 176.2 |

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