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Long-Term Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Long-Term Debt [Abstract] |
Redemption Price |
Year |  | Redemption Price
2012 |  | 104.750%
2013 |  | 102.375%
2014 and thereafter |  | 100.000%
Maturities Of Long-Term Debt |
|  |  | Helix Term Loan |  |  | Helix Revolving Loans |  |  |  | Senior Unsecured Notes |  |  | Convertible Senior Notes(1) |  |  |  | MARAD Debt |  |  | Total |
Less than one year |  | $ | 3,000 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,877 |  | $ | 7,877 |
One to two years |  |  | 3,000 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,120 |  |  | 8,120 |
Two to three years |  |  | 3,000 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,376 |  |  | 8,376 |
Three to four years |  |  | 270,750 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,644 |  |  | 276,394 |
Four to five years |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 474,960 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,925 |  |  | 480,885 |
Over five years |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  | 83,224 |  |  | 383,224 |
Total debt |  |  | 279,750 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 474,960 |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  | 110,166 |  |  | 1,164,876 |
Current maturities |  |  | (3,000 | ) |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,877 | ) |  | (7,877 | )
Long-term debt, less current maturities |  |  | 276,750 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 474,960 |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  | 105,289 |  |  | 1,156,999 |
Unamortized debt Discount |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | (9,555 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | (9,555 | )
Long-term debt |  | $ | 276,750 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 474,960 |  | $ | 290,445 |  |  | $ | 105,289 |  | $ | 1,147,444 |
(1) | Beginning in December 2012, we may at our option repurchase the notes or the holders may require us to repurchase the notes. The notes will increase to the $300 million face amount through accretion of non-cash interest charges through December 2012.
Interest Expense And Capitalized Interest |
|  |  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2009 |
Interest expense |  | $ | 99,152 |  |  | $ | 99,184 |  |  | $ | 105,775 |
Interest income |  |  | (2,079 | ) |  |  | (1,407 | ) |  |  | (923 | )
Capitalized interest |  |  | (1,277 | ) |  |  | (12,474 | ) |  |  | (48,119 | )
Interest expense, net |  | $ | 95,796 |  |  | $ | 85,303 |  |  | $ | 56,733 |

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