SUBSEQUENT EVENT	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENT	NOTE 24—SUBSEQUENT EVENT On July 15, 2019, we entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire assets of Siluria Technologies, including various intellectual property and research and development assets. The purchase price was not material to McDermott. The purchase adds complementary process and catalyst technologies to our Technology business, expands our licensing portfolio further into the gas monetization market and expands our research and development capabilities for process development, high-throughput catalyst developments and catalyst scale-up.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 855
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