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Business Segments - Revenues (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Oil and natural gas	$ 50,559		$ 30,425		$ 21,218
Revenues	2,565,943		1,462,931		781,946
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Oil and natural gas	50,559		30,425		21,218
Revenues	2,569,991		1,466,755		783,082
Operating Segments | Contract Drilling
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Oil and gas services	1,673,629		1,085,722		600,423
Operating Segments | Pressure Pumping
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Oil and gas services	845,803		350,608		161,441
Intersegment Elimination
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Revenues	$ (4,048)	[1]	$ (3,824)	[1]	$ (1,136)	[1]
[1] Includes contract drilling intercompany revenues related to drilling services provided to the oil and natural gas exploration and production segment.

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Revenue from the sale of oil and gas during the period.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

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Revenue from oil and gas-related services including well services (such as drilling, rigs and analytic evaluations), transportation, and other supporting contractor services, during the reporting period.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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