Employee Benefit Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Note 12— Employee Benefit Plans

Pension costs include the following components for the period from February 6 through March 31, 2021, the period from January 1 through February 5, 2021 and the three months ended March 31, 2020:

	Successor				Predecessor
	Period From February 6, 2021 through March 31, 2021				Period From January 1, 2021 through February 5, 2021				Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
	Non-US		US		Non-US		US		Non-US		US
Interest cost	$	233	$	1,090	$	99	$	621	$	433	$	1,892
Return on plan assets	(155)		(2,118)		(69)		(1,250)		(499)		(2,919)
Recognized net actuarial loss	—		—		1		282		3		716
Net pension benefit cost (gain)	$	78	$	(1,028)	$	31	$	(347)	$	(63)	$	(311)

During the period from February 6 through March 31, 2021, the period from January 1 through February 5, 2021 and the three months ended March 31, 2020, we made no contributions to our pension plans. Effective December 31, 2016, employees and alternate payees accrue no future benefits under the US plans and, as such, Noble recognized no service costs with the plans for the period from February 6 through March 31, 2021, the period from January 1 through February 5, 2021 and the three months ended March 31, 2020.