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Business Segments - Revenues (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ 795,937 | $ 867,478 | $ 854,418 | $ 809,164 | $ 787,334 | $ 684,989 | $ 579,186 | $ 305,175 | $ 3,326,997 | $ 2,356,684 | $ 915,866
Contract Drilling |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,430,492 | 1,040,033 | 543,663
Pressure Pumping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,573,396 | 1,200,311 | 354,070
Directional Drilling |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 209,275 | 45,580 |
Other Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 131,028 | 76,781 | 18,299
Operating Segments | Contract Drilling |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,432,012 | 1,041,492 | 544,196
Operating Segments | Pressure Pumping |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,573,396 | 1,200,311 | 354,070
Operating Segments | Directional Drilling |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 209,275 | 45,580 |
Intersegment Elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (18,714) | $ (7,480) | $ (699)
[1] | Other operations includes the Company’s oilfield rentals business, pipe handling components and related technology business, the electrical controls and automation business, the oil and natural gas working interests and the Middle East/North Africa activities.
[2] | In 2018 and 2017, intercompany revenues consists of contract drilling and revenues from other operations for services provided to contract drilling, pressure pumping and within other operations. In 2016, intercompany revenues consists of contract drilling and revenues within other operations.

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