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Equity Investments (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]    
Number of equity investments 2hlx_NumberOfEquityInvestments  
Equity investments in unconsolidated affiliates $ 149,623,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments $ 157,919,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Water depth 8,000hlx_WaterDepth  
Deepwater Gateway, L.L.C. [Member]    
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]    
Equity method investment, ownership percentage 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= hlx_DeepwaterGatewayLLCMember
 
Equity investments in unconsolidated affiliates 80,900,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= hlx_DeepwaterGatewayLLCMember
85,800,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= hlx_DeepwaterGatewayLLCMember
Capitalized interest 1,200,000hlx_CapitalizedInterest
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= hlx_DeepwaterGatewayLLCMember
1,300,000hlx_CapitalizedInterest
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= hlx_DeepwaterGatewayLLCMember
Independence Hub, LLC [Member]    
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]    
Equity method investment, ownership percentage 20.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= hlx_IndependenceHubLlcMember
 
Equity investments in unconsolidated affiliates 68,800,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= hlx_IndependenceHubLlcMember
72,100,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= hlx_IndependenceHubLlcMember
Capitalized interest $ 3,900,000hlx_CapitalizedInterest
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= hlx_IndependenceHubLlcMember
$ 4,300,000hlx_CapitalizedInterest
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= hlx_IndependenceHubLlcMember