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Business Segments - Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		$ 6,015,724	$ 5,758,856
Other Operations
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		176,816	172,094
Corporate
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets	[1]	411,346	144,069
Operating Segments | Contract Drilling
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		3,905,159	3,931,994
Operating Segments | Pressure Pumping
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		1,211,349	1,209,424
Operating Segments | Directional Drilling
Segment Reporting Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total assets		$ 311,054	$ 301,275
[1] Corporate assets primarily include cash on hand and certain property and equipment.

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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 FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(12))
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