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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)				12 Months Ended
	Feb. 07, 2018	Apr. 20, 2017	Jan. 27, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 06, 2013
2013 program
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Amount approved for repurchases under stock buyback program					$ 200,000,000
Remaining amount approved for repurchases under stock buyback program				$ 187,000,000
Subsequent Event | Dividend Declared
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Dividend declaration date	Feb. 07, 2018
Dividend per share, declared	$ 0.02
Dividend payment date	Mar. 22, 2018
Dividend record date	Mar. 08, 2018
Seventy Seven Energy Inc.
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Repayment of outstanding debt		$ 472,000,000	$ 472,000,000
Common Stock
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock offering				18,170,000
Common Stock | Seventy Seven Energy Inc.
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock offering			18,200,000
Net proceeds from common stock offering			$ 472,000,000

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