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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Income from Continuing Operations | (Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Ensco for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
(Loss) income from continuing operations | $ | (44.7 | ) |  | $ | 592.8 |  |  | $ | (68.7 | ) |  | $ | 770.4 |
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1.2 | ) |  | (2.0 | ) |  | (2.3 | ) |  | (3.4 | )
(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to Ensco | $ | (45.9 | ) |  | $ | 590.8 |  |  | $ | (71.0 | ) |  | $ | 767.0 |

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