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Number Of Newbuilding Contracts Cancelled

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Number Of Rigs Included In Legal Proceedings

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Revenue From Contract With Customer, Surcharge

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Amount due in settlement of a claim for reimbursement from an insurance company when the Company has suffered a loss covered under an insurance policy.

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Amount of excess (deficiency) of insurance recovery over the loss incurred from an insured event.

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Amount of risk retained by the entity before the insurance arrangement begins to provide coverage.

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Amount of cash inflow for proceeds from settlement of insurance claim, classified as investing activities. Excludes insurance settlement classified as operating activities.

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Commitments and contingencies (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	30 Months Ended
Commitments and contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 28, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019 rig	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) contract	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) contract
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Number of newbuilding contracts cancelled \| contract			8		8
Number of rigs included in legal proceedings \| rig		8
Costs to repair equipment			$ 23.0
Insurance deductible			1.3
Recovered from insurance					$ 15.3
Insurance receivable			$ 6.4	$ 4.0	$ 6.4
Insurance Recoveries, Loss Of Hire				$ 19.0
Nigeria \| Seadrill Mobile Units (Nigeria) Ltd
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Contract revenue, surcharge	2.00%