CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 600,636	$ 665,309
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	199,764	187,585
Accounts receivable – trade, net	213,144us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	143,370us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Accounts receivable – other	73,837us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent	81,088us-gaap_OtherReceivablesNetCurrent
Contracts in progress	380,756	357,617
Deferred income taxes	12,646us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	7,514us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Assets held for sale	14,253	14,253
Other current assets	49,971us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	44,898us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total Current Assets	1,545,007us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	1,501,634us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, Plant and Equipment	2,479,797us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	2,473,563us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less Accumulated depreciation	(850,378)	(830,467)
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	1,629,419us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1,643,096us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Accounts Receivable – Long-Term Retainages	136,908us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetNoncurrent	137,468us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetNoncurrent
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates	36,206	38,186
Deferred Income Taxes	17,034us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	17,313us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Investments	2,151	2,216
Other Assets	93,306us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	76,966us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total Assets	3,460,031us-gaap_Assets	3,416,879us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities:
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt	27,092us-gaap_DebtCurrent	27,026us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Accounts payable	374,927us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	251,924us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued liabilities	330,889us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	337,209us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Advance billings on contracts	162,004us-gaap_BillingsInExcessOfCost	199,865us-gaap_BillingsInExcessOfCost
Deferred income taxes	19,265us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	19,753us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Income taxes payable	29,813us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent	25,165us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent
Total Current Liabilities	943,990us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	860,942us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-Term Debt	834,247	837,443
Self-Insurance	18,140us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserveNoncurrent	17,026us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserveNoncurrent
Pension Liability	18,079	18,403
Non-current Income Taxes	48,442us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent	49,229us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent
Other Liabilities	85,707us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	94,722us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, authorized 400,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 246,199,889 and 245,209,850 shares, respectively	246,200us-gaap_CommonStockValue	245,210us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Capital in excess of par value (including prepaid common stock purchase contracts)	1,679,631	1,676,815
Accumulated Deficit	(254,079)	(239,572)
Treasury stock, at cost: 7,700,580 and 7,400,027 shares, respectively	(96,972)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(96,441)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(116,690)	(97,808)
Stockholders' Equity - McDermott International, Inc.	1,458,090us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	1,488,204us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interest	53,336us-gaap_MinorityInterest	50,910us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total Equity	1,511,426	1,539,114
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 3,460,031	$ 3,416,879

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19

-Subparagraph a

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682