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Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]    
Net gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments $ (99,689,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax $ (82,837,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
Net deferred losses expected to be reclassified from AOCI over next 12 months (78,400,000)us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12Months  
Derivative contracts, maturity date Dec. 31, 2017  
Fair value of derivative contracts 58,500,000us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyContractsLiabilityFairValueDisclosure  
EPCI projects [Member]    
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]    
Notional value of outstanding derivative contracts 424,800,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_CapitalizedCostsOfUnprovedPropertiesExcludedFromAmortizationByPropertyOrProjectAxis
= mdr_EngineeringProcurementConstructionAndInstallationMember
 
Foreign Exchange Forward    
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]    
Notional value of outstanding derivative contracts $ 631,400,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember