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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Income from Continuing Operations | Loss from continuing operations attributable to Ensco for the quarter s ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was as follows (in millions):
| 2018 |  | 2017
Loss from continuing operations | $ | (140.4 | ) |  | $ | (24.0 | )
(Income) loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | .4 |  |  | (1.1 | )
Loss from continuing operations attributable to Ensco | $ | (140.0 | ) |  | $ | (25.1 | )

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