Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2007	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 16, 2005 LegalMatter	Jan. 29, 2007 LegalMatter
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Legal claims		On December 16, 2005, a proceeding entitled Antoine, et al. vs. J. Ray McDermott, Inc., et al. (“Antoine Suit”), was filed in the 24th Judicial District Court, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, by approximately 88 plaintiffs against approximately 215 defendants, including our subsidiaries formerly known as JRMI and Delta Hudson Engineering Corporation (“DHEC”), generally alleging injuries for exposure to asbestos, and unspecified chemicals, metals and noise while the plaintiffs were allegedly employed as Jones Act seamen. This case was dismissed by the Court on January 10, 2007, without prejudice to plaintiffs’ rights to refile their claims. On January 29, 2007, 21 plaintiffs from the dismissed Antoine Suit filed a matter entitled Boudreaux, et al. v. McDermott, Inc., et al. (the “Boudreaux Suit”), in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, against JRMI and our subsidiary formerly known as McDermott Incorporated, and approximately 30 other employer defendants, alleging Jones Act seaman status and generally alleging exposure to welding fumes, solvents, dyes, industrial paints and noise. The Boudreaux Suit was transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on May 2, 2007, which entered an order in September 2007 staying the matter until further order of the Court due to the bankruptcy filing of one of the co-defendants.
Remaining plaintiffs date of dismissal	Dec. 12, 2014
Environmental reserves, current		$ 3.0
Aggregate possible liquidated damage due to failure to meet specified contractual milestone dates, offshore oil and gas construction segment		73.5
Liquidated damage contingencies, accrued		19.6
Trigger dates, potential liquidated damages		2015-07
Outstanding obligation in 2015		210.5
Outstanding obligation in 2016		24.6
Outstanding obligation		$ 235.1
Antoine, et al. vs. J. Ray McDermott, Inc., et al. [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs			88
Number of defendants			215
Antoine, et al. vs. J. Ray McDermott, Inc., et al. [Member] | Judicial District Court for Harris County, Texas [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs				43
Number of defendants				65
Antoine, et al. vs. J. Ray McDermott, Inc., et al. [Member] | Judicial District Court for Harris County, Texas [Member] | Maritime products [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of defendants				42
Boudreaux, et al. v. McDermott, Inc., et al. [Member] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs				21
Number of defendants				30