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Debt - Schedule of Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
7.375% Senior Notes due 2014 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate on senior notes 7.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ne_SeniorNotesTwoMember
7.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ne_SeniorNotesTwoMember
Senior notes, maturity date 2014  
3.45% Senior Notes due August 2015 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate on senior notes 3.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ne_SeniorNotesThreeMember
 
Senior notes, maturity date 2015  
3.05% Senior Notes due March 2016 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate on senior notes 3.05%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ne_SeniorNotesFourMember
 
Senior notes, maturity date 2016  
2.50% Senior Notes due March 2017 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate on senior notes 2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ne_SeniorNotesFiveMember
 
Senior notes, maturity date 2017  
7.50% Senior Notes due March 2019 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate on senior notes 7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ne_SeniorNotesSixMember
 
Senior notes, maturity date 2019  
4.90% Senior Notes due August 2020 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate on senior notes 4.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ne_SeniorNotesSevenMember
 
Senior notes, maturity date 2020  
4.625% Senior Notes due March 2021 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate on senior notes 4.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ne_SeniorNotesEightMember
 
Senior notes, maturity date 2021  
3.95% Senior Notes due March 2022 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate on senior notes 3.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ne_SeniorNotesNineMember
 
Senior notes, maturity date 2022  
6.20% Senior Notes due August 2040 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate on senior notes 6.20%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ne_SeniorNotesTenMember
 
Senior notes, maturity date 2040  
6.05% Senior Notes due March 2041 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate on senior notes 6.05%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ne_SeniorNotesElevenMember
 
Senior notes, maturity date 2041  
5.25% Senior Notes due 2042 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Interest rate on senior notes 5.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ne_SeniorNotesTwelveMember
 
Senior notes, maturity date 2042