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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment information
Sales	$ 566,110	$ 659,694	$ 883,052	$ 1,056,585	$ 985,038	$ 952,087	$ 893,430	$ 889,152	$ 3,165,441	$ 3,719,707	$ 3,387,614
Segment Operating Income (Loss)									752,263	1,122,913	1,021,648
Depreciation									606,992	523,549	455,623
Total assets	7,143,915				6,713,792				7,143,915	6,713,792	6,259,859
Additions to Long-Lived Assets									1,035,278	1,047,176	791,741
Reconciliation of segment operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes
Segment operating income									752,263	1,122,913	1,021,648
Income from asset sales									11,716	19,585	18,923
Corporate general and administrative costs and corporate depreciation									(88,229)	(87,711)	(83,910)
Operating income from continuing operations	(16,021)	$ 132,780	$ 227,172	$ 331,819	263,502	$ 271,912	$ 255,342	$ 264,031	675,750	1,054,787	956,661
Other income (expense):
Interest and dividend income									5,834	1,583	1,653
Interest expense									(15,036)	(4,654)	(6,129)
Gain on sale of investment securities										45,234	162,121
Other									(901)	(636)	(9)
Total other income (expense)									(10,103)	41,527	157,636
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes									665,647	1,096,314	1,114,297
Other
Segment information
Sales									14,187	13,410	13,461
Segment Operating Income (Loss)									(10,911)	(9,068)	(8,602)
Depreciation									19,096	15,383	14,785
Total assets	1,012,634				726,776				1,012,634	726,776	881,436
Additions to Long-Lived Assets									27,518	27,117	9,872
Reconciliation of segment operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes
Segment operating income									(10,911)	(9,068)	(8,602)
Operating segment
Segment information
Sales									3,166,321	3,720,574	3,388,472
Operating segment | Other
Segment information
Sales									15,067	14,277	14,319
Inter-Segment
Segment information
Sales									(880)	(867)	(858)
Inter-Segment | Other
Segment information
Sales									880	867	858
Contract Drilling:
Segment information
Sales									3,151,254	3,706,297	3,374,153
Segment Operating Income (Loss)									763,174	1,131,981	1,030,250
Depreciation									587,896	508,166	440,838
Total assets	6,131,281				5,987,016				6,131,281	5,987,016	5,378,423
Additions to Long-Lived Assets									1,007,760	1,020,059	781,869
Reconciliation of segment operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes
Segment operating income									763,174	1,131,981	1,030,250
Contract Drilling: | U.S. Land
Segment information
Sales									2,523,518	3,099,954	2,785,449
Segment Operating Income (Loss)									698,375	1,025,745	932,591
Depreciation									519,950	455,934	391,072
Total assets	5,430,533				5,259,947				5,430,533	5,259,947	4,742,381
Additions to Long-Lived Assets									949,978	930,263	726,206
Reconciliation of segment operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes
Segment operating income									698,375	1,025,745	932,591
Contract Drilling: | Offshore
Segment information
Sales									241,043	250,811	221,863
Segment Operating Income (Loss)									67,729	69,819	53,064
Depreciation									11,659	12,300	13,766
Total assets	117,684				137,101				117,684	137,101	149,128
Additions to Long-Lived Assets									16,100	4,372	4,470
Reconciliation of segment operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes
Segment operating income									67,729	69,819	53,064
Contract Drilling: | International Land
Segment information
Sales									386,693	355,532	366,841
Segment Operating Income (Loss)									(2,930)	36,417	44,595
Depreciation									56,287	39,932	36,000
Total assets	$ 583,064				$ 589,968				583,064	589,968	486,914
Additions to Long-Lived Assets									41,682	85,424	51,193
Reconciliation of segment operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes
Segment operating income									(2,930)	36,417	44,595
Contract Drilling: | Operating segment
Segment information
Sales									3,151,254	3,706,297	3,374,153
Contract Drilling: | Operating segment | U.S. Land
Segment information
Sales									2,523,518	3,099,954	2,785,449
Contract Drilling: | Operating segment | Offshore
Segment information
Sales									241,043	250,811	221,863
Contract Drilling: | Operating segment | International Land
Segment information
Sales									$ 386,693	$ 355,532	$ 366,841

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