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Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2015 $ / bbl	Mar. 31, 2015 $ / bbl	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / bbl	Jun. 30, 2015 $ / bbl	Mar. 31, 2015 $ / bbl	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Rigs	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Rigs	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) Rigs
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charges of fleets						$ 131.0
Expected cash flows from contract drilling segment			$ 801.0			710.0
Average oil price per barrel \| $ / bbl	38.22	43.39	46.42	57.85	48.54
Impairment charges related to oil and natural gas properties						$ 10.7
Drilling Rigs That Would No Longer Be Marketed As Rigs
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Number of drilling rigs \| Rigs						33	55	48
Impairment charges of fleets							$ 77.9	$ 37.8
Mechanically Powered Drilling Rigs That Would No Longer Be Marketed as Rigs
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Number of drilling rigs \| Rigs						24
Non-APEX® electric Drilling Rigs That Would No Longer Be Marketed as Rigs
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Number of drilling rigs \| Rigs						9
Mechanically powered drilling rigs that remain marketable but are not operating
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Number of drilling rigs \| Rigs						15
Pressure Pumping
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charges of fleets						$ 22.0	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Percentage of excepted cash flows on undiscounted basis exceeding the carrying values of long-lived assets			60.00%			100.00%
Contract Drilling
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Percentage of excepted cash flows on undiscounted basis exceeding the carrying values of long-lived assets			120.00%			120.00%