Preconfirmation adjustment to deferred taxes.

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Preconfirmation current blow out preventer finance lease liability.

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Preconfirmation non-current blow out preventer finance lease liability.

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Preconfirmation reclassification of current blow out preventer operating lease liability to finance lease.

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Preconfirmation reclassification of non-current blow out preventer operating lease liability to finance lease.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

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Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fresh Start Accounting - Reorganization Adjustments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Apr. 23, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Reorganization Chapter11 [Line Items]
ROU asset	$ 41,812		$ 154,796
Finance lease liabilities	168,056
Reduction in accounts payable	$ 35,725	$ 65,401	$ 33,437
Reorganization Adjustments
Reorganization Chapter11 [Line Items]
Reclassification of current BOP operating lease liability to finance lease		17,200
Adjustment to deferred taxes		3,900
Reclassification of non-current BOP operating lease liability to finance lease		90,100
ASC 842 \| Reorganization Adjustments
Reorganization Chapter11 [Line Items]
Current BOP finance lease liability		2,100
Non-current BOP finance lease liability		68,800
Reorganization Adjustments
Reorganization Chapter11 [Line Items]
ROU asset		116,200
Reorganization Adjustments \| ASC 842
Reorganization Chapter11 [Line Items]
Finance lease liabilities		66,800
Reorganization, Chapter 11, Predecessor, before Adjustment \| Reorganization Adjustments
Reorganization Chapter11 [Line Items]
Reduction in accounts payable		1,000
Reorganization, Chapter 11, Predecessor, before Adjustment \| Reorganization Adjustments
Reorganization Chapter11 [Line Items]
Reduction in accounts payable		$ (996)