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Non-controlling interest (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Changes in Non-Controlling Interest | Changes in non-controlling interest for the period ended June 30, 2018 is as follows:
(In $ millions) |  | Ship Finance International Ltd VIEs |  |  | North Atlantic Drilling Ltd |  |  | Asia Offshore Drilling Ltd |  |  | Sevan Drilling ASA |  |  | Seadrill Nigeria Operations Limited |  |  | Total |
December 31, 2017 |  |  | (59 | ) |  |  | 76 |  |  |  | 149 |  |  |  | 226 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 399 |
Adoption of new accounting standard ASU 2016-16 - Income Taxes(1) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (25 | )
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in 2018 |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | (160 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | (160 | )
Redeemable non-controlling interest(2) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (150 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (150 | )
Ending balance, June 30, 2018 |  |  | (52 | ) |  |  | (109 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 216 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 64 |
(1) | For further information see Note 2 “Recent accounting pronouncements”
(2) | For further information see Note 20 “Redeemable non-controlling interest”

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