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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Property Plant Equipment by Asset Category (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, Plant and Equipment $ 2,473,563us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 2,367,686us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross  
Accumulated Depreciation (830,467)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (889,009)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Net Book Value 1,643,096us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 1,478,677us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 1,281,791us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Marine Vessels [Member]      
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, Plant and Equipment 1,241,105us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= mdr_VesselsMember
1,089,121us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= mdr_VesselsMember
 
Construction Equipment [Member]      
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, Plant and Equipment 496,557us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentMember
576,855us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentMember
 
Construction in Progress [Member]      
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, Plant and Equipment 435,447us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
408,705us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember
 
Building [Member]      
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, Plant and Equipment 159,623us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember
161,407us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember
 
All other [Member]      
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, Plant and Equipment $ 140,831us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherTypesMember
$ 131,598us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentOtherTypesMember