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Long-Term Debt (Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 and Other) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Feb. 28, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2012
Mar. 31, 2005
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Long-term debt, carrying value $ 572,292,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount $ 592,668,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount          
Amortization of deferred financing costs 4,870,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts 5,187,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts 9,086,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts        
Loss on early extinguishment of debt   12,100,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 17,127,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt        
Repayment of Helix Term Notes 15,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt 374,681,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt 12,569,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt        
Amortization of debt discount 5,596,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 5,172,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 9,729,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium        
Deferred financing costs 3,586,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts 10,954,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts 7,580,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts        
Convertible Senior Notes 2025 [Member]              
Debt Instrument [Line Items]              
Long-term debt, carrying value             300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Debt instrument interest rate             3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Debt instrument issued percentage             100.00%hlx_DebtInstrumentIssuedPercentageToPrincipalAmount
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Effective interest rate             6.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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Debt instrument, repurchase amount           142,200,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchaseAmount
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Repayments of debt           145,100,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
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Interest paid           1,100,000us-gaap_InterestPaid
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Payment of debt extinguishment costs           1,800,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts
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Amortization of deferred financing costs           300,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
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= hlx_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember
 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt           5,600,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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= hlx_ConvertibleSeniorNotesMember
 
Repayment of Helix Term Notes       3,500,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt
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154,300,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt
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Amortization of debt discount           $ 3,500,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
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