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Business Segments - Revenues (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Oil and natural gas | $ 11,837 |  | $ 6,800 |  | $ 35,678 |  | $ 21,564 |
Revenues | 673,828 |  | 378,663 |  | 1,841,296 |  | 957,253 |
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Oil and natural gas | 11,837 |  | 6,800 |  | 35,678 |  | 21,564 |
Revenues | 674,724 |  | 379,501 |  | 1,844,002 |  | 959,750 |
Operating Segments | Contract Drilling |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Oil and gas services | 437,723 |  | 291,597 |  | 1,203,370 |  | 743,967 |
Operating Segments | Pressure Pumping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Oil and gas services | 225,164 |  | 81,104 |  | 604,954 |  | 194,219 |
Intersegment Elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ (896) | [1] | $ (838) | [1] | $ (2,706) | [1] | $ (2,497) | [1]
[1] | Consists of contract drilling intercompany revenues for drilling services provided to the oil and natural gas exploration and production segment.

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