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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Major Customers And Concentration Of Credit Risk - Narrative) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Anadarko [Member]      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]      
Concentration Risk, Percentage 13.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= hlx_AnadarkoMember
   
Shell [Member]      
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]      
Concentration Risk, Percentage   14.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= hlx_ShellMember
12.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= hlx_ShellMember