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  <element id="nbr_AccountingStandardsUpdate201609Member" name="AccountingStandardsUpdate201609Member" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="nbr_ChangeDueToAdoptionOfAccountingStandard" name="ChangeDueToAdoptionOfAccountingStandard" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="nbr_PurchaseOfCappedCallHedge" name="PurchaseOfCappedCallHedge" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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