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Amount of structure or a modification to a structure under construction. Includes recently completed structures or modifications to structures that have not been placed into service.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, including oil and gas property and timber property.

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After tax earnings per share or per unit impact arising from asset impairment.

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The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long-lived assets held for abandonment, exchange or sale.

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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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The cash inflow from the sale of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale.

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Property and Equipment - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment
Asset impairment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 60,777	$ 0
Proceeds from sale of assets			2,339	61,516
Other, net	0	(212)	0	(1,815)
(Gain) loss on sale of assets	27	$ 7	15,362	$ (34,072)
Atwood Hunter
Property, Plant and Equipment
Asset impairment			60,800
Impairment, Net of Tax			$ 56,100
Impairment Effect on Earnings Per Share, after Tax			$ 0.86
Equipment \| Atwood Hunter
Property, Plant and Equipment
Asset impairment			$ 48,000
Inventory \| Atwood Hunter
Property, Plant and Equipment
Asset impairment			8,400
Atwood Hunter
Property, Plant and Equipment
Proceeds from sale of assets			2,900
Deposit from Sale of Atwood Hunter	1,800		1,800
(Gain) loss on sale of assets			5,500
Impairment, Net of Tax			$ 5,500
Impairment Effect on Earnings Per Share, after Tax			$ 0.08
Atwood Southern Cross
Property, Plant and Equipment
Proceeds from sale of assets			$ 2,100
Other, net			(2,000)
(Gain) loss on sale of assets			8,000
Impairment, Net of Tax			$ 7,100
Impairment Effect on Earnings Per Share, after Tax			$ 0.11
Construction in Progress, Newbuild Drilling Units
Property, Plant and Equipment
Expenditure towards construction of drilling units currently under construction	$ 657,000		$ 657,000
Construction in Progress, Newbuild Drilling Units \| Capital Addition Purchase Commitments
Property, Plant and Equipment
Commitments on drilling units under construction			$ 504,000
Interest Rate Per Annum to be Added with the Milestone Payment	3.50%		3.50%
Atwood Admiral \| Capital Addition Purchase Commitments
Property, Plant and Equipment
Commitments on drilling units under construction			$ 146,000
Atwood Admiral \| Milestone Payment No 1 \| Capital Addition Purchase Commitments
Property, Plant and Equipment
Commitments on drilling units under construction			50,000
Atwood Admiral \| Milestone Payment No 2 \| Capital Addition Purchase Commitments
Property, Plant and Equipment
Commitments on drilling units under construction			25,000
Atwood Admiral \| Milestone Payment No 3 \| Capital Addition Purchase Commitments
Property, Plant and Equipment
Commitments on drilling units under construction			150,000
Atwood Admiral \| Final Payment \| Capital Addition Purchase Commitments
Property, Plant and Equipment
Commitments on drilling units under construction			146,000
Atwood Archer \| Capital Addition Purchase Commitments
Property, Plant and Equipment
Commitments on drilling units under construction			358,000
Atwood Archer \| Milestone Payment No 1 \| Capital Addition Purchase Commitments
Property, Plant and Equipment
Commitments on drilling units under construction			50,000
Atwood Archer \| Milestone Payment No 2 \| Capital Addition Purchase Commitments
Property, Plant and Equipment
Commitments on drilling units under construction			25,000
Atwood Archer \| Final Payment \| Capital Addition Purchase Commitments
Property, Plant and Equipment
Commitments on drilling units under construction			$ 358,000