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Business Segments - Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	$ 5,230,907us-gaap_Assets		$ 5,394,011us-gaap_Assets
Operating Segments | Contract Drilling
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	3,970,814us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pten_ContractDrillingMember		4,000,576us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pten_ContractDrillingMember
Operating Segments | Pressure Pumping
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	1,091,663us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pten_PressurePumpingMember		1,186,010us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pten_PressurePumpingMember
Operating Segments | Oil And Natural Gas
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	46,017us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pten_OilAndNaturalGasMember		50,945us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = pten_OilAndNaturalGasMember
Corporate and other
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	$ 122,413us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	[1]	$ 156,480us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember	[1]
[1] Corporate and other assets primarily include cash on hand, income tax receivables 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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

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-Publisher SEC

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