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Business Segments - Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	$ 4,657,232		$ 4,556,911
Operating Segments | Contract Drilling
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	3,607,349		3,538,289
Operating Segments | Pressure Pumping
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	802,050		784,128
Operating Segments | Oil and Natural Gas
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	55,212		54,188
Corporate and other
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	$ 192,621	[1]	$ 180,306	[1]
[1] Corporate and other assets primarily include cash on hand and certain deferred tax assets.

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- Definition

Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts (CON)

-Number 6

-Paragraph 25

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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