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BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Income by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | $ 687,974 | $ 648,872 | $ 2,149,440 | $ 1,790,443
Segment Operating Income (Loss) | (147,691) | 35,225 | 48,855 | 89,726
U.S. Land |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 593,297 | 537,181 | 1,842,054 | 1,481,585
Segment Operating Income (Loss) | (138,205) | 34,339 | 47,602 | 86,159
Offshore |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 37,674 | 37,669 | 109,167 | 104,018
Segment Operating Income (Loss) | 5,078 | 3,780 | 16,778 | 17,954
International Land |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 46,283 | 63,297 | 163,378 | 178,970
Segment Operating Income (Loss) | (5,023) | 4,332 | 9,575 | 7,171
H&P Technologies |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 9,376 | 7,693 | 29,353 | 16,842
Segment Operating Income (Loss) | (8,810) | (9,052) | (27,088) | (26,400)
Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 3,194 | 3,934 | 9,665 | 10,437
Segment Operating Income (Loss) | (731) | 1,826 | 1,988 | 4,842
Operating Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 687,974 | 648,872 | 2,149,440 | 1,790,443
Operating Segment | U.S. Land |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 593,297 | 536,582 | 1,842,054 | 1,480,951
Operating Segment | U.S. Land | Technology |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 9,100 |  | 20,900 |
Operating Segment | Offshore |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 37,674 | 37,669 | 109,167 | 104,018
Operating Segment | International Land |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 46,283 | 63,297 | 163,378 | 178,970
Operating Segment | H&P Technologies |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 7,534 | 7,693 | 25,199 | 16,842
Operating Segment | H&P Technologies | Technology |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 1,800 |  | 4,200 |
Operating Segment | Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 3,186 | 3,631 | 9,642 | 9,662
Inter-Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | (1,850) | (902) | (4,177) | (1,409)
Inter-Segment | U.S. Land |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 0 | 599 | 0 | 634
Inter-Segment | Offshore |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Inter-Segment | International Land |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Inter-Segment | H&P Technologies |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 1,842 | 0 | 4,154 | 0
Inter-Segment | Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | $ 8 | $ 303 | $ 23 | $ 775

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