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Stock-based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Share-based Compensation Plans | The Company’s share-based compensation plans at December 31, 2019 are as follows:
|  | Shares |  |  | Shares Underlying |  |  | Shares |
|  | Authorized |  |  | Awards |  |  | Available |
Plan Name |  | for Grant |  |  | Outstanding |  |  | for Grant |
Amended and Restated Plan |  |  | 28,400,000 |  |  |  | 6,320,440 |  |  |  | 8,331,502 |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,533,500 |  |  |  | — |
Stock Option Activity | Stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2019 follows:
|  |  |  |  |  | Weighted Average |
|  | Shares |  |  | Exercise Price Per Share |
Outstanding at beginning of year |  |  | 5,501,150 |  |  | $ | 19.63 |
Exercised |  |  | (700,000 | ) |  | $ | 13.17 |
Expired |  |  | (35,000 | ) |  | $ | 14.95 |
Outstanding at end of year |  |  | 4,766,150 |  |  | $ | 20.62 |
Exercisable at end of year |  |  | 4,736,150 |  |  | $ | 20.63 |
Additional Information with Respect to Options Granted, Vested and Exercised | Additional information with respect to options granted, vested and exercised during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 follows (in thousands, except per share data):
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted (per share) |  | NA |  |  | NA |  |  | NA |
Aggregate grant date fair value of stock options vested during the year |  | $ | 543 |  |  | $ | 1,954 |  |  | $ | 4,565 |
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 209 |
Restricted Stock Activity | Restricted stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2019 follows:
|  |  |  |  |  | Weighted Average |
|  |  |  |  |  | Grant Date Fair |
|  | Shares |  |  | Value Per Share |
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at beginning of year |  |  | 436,224 |  |  | $ | 21.41 |
Vested |  |  | (362,673 | ) |  | $ | 21.38 |
Forfeited |  |  | (1,500 | ) |  | $ | 21.71 |
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at end of year |  |  | 72,051 |  |  | $ | 21.59 |
Restricted Stock Unit Activity | Restricted stock unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2019 follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted Average |
|  | Time |  |  | Performance |  |  | Grant Date Fair |
|  | Based |  |  | Based |  |  | Value Per Share |
Non-vested restricted stock units outstanding at beginning of year |  |  | 2,602,608 |  |  |  | 435,315 |  |  | $ | 18.95 |
Granted |  |  | 1,505,048 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 12.40 |
Vested (1) |  |  | (1,135,231 | ) |  |  | (38,000 | ) |  | $ | 19.19 |
Forfeited |  |  | (340,699 | ) |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 17.08 |
Non-vested restricted stock units outstanding at end of year |  |  | 2,631,726 |  |  |  | 397,315 |  |  | $ | 15.81 |
(1) | All of the performance-based restricted stock units that vested during 2019 were granted in 2017.
Performance Units | The total target number of shares with respect to the Performance Units for the years 2014-2019 is set forth below:
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |
|  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |
Target number of shares |  |  | 489,800 |  |  |  | 310,700 |  |  |  | 186,198 |  |  |  | 185,000 |  |  |  | 190,600 |  |  |  | 154,000 |
Fair Value of Performance Units | The fair value of the Performance Units is set forth below (in thousands):
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |
|  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |
Aggregate fair value at date of grant |  | $ | 9,958 |  |  | $ | 8,004 |  |  | $ | 5,780 |  |  | $ | 3,854 |  |  | $ | 4,052 |  |  | $ | 5,388 |
Compensation Expense Associated with Performance Units | Compensation expense associated with the Performance Units is set forth below (in thousands):
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
|  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |  |  | Performance |
|  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |  |  | Unit Awards |
Year ended December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 2,489 |  |  | $ | 2,668 |  |  | $ | 1,927 |  |  | $ | 321 |  |  | NA |  |  | NA |
Year ended December 31, 2018 |  | NA |  |  | $ | 2,001 |  |  | $ | 1,927 |  |  | $ | 1,285 |  |  | $ | 338 |  |  | NA |
Year ended December 31, 2017 |  | NA |  |  | NA |  |  | $ | 1,284 |  |  | $ | 1,285 |  |  | $ | 1,351 |  |  | $ | 449 |
Employee Stock Option |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Additional Information with Respect to Non-vested Options | Additional information as of December 31, 2019 with respect to these non-vested options follows (dollars in thousands):
Aggregate intrinsic value |  | $ | — |
Weighted-average remaining contractual term |  | 6.71 years |
Weighted-average remaining expected term |  | 1.71 years |
Weighted-average remaining vesting period |  | 1.71 years |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  | $ | 151 |
Restricted Stock Awards |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Additional Information with Respect to Non-vested Shares | Additional information as of December 31, 2019 with respect to these non-vested shares follows (dollars in thousands):
Aggregate intrinsic value |  | $ | 757 |
Weighted-average remaining vesting period |  | .3 year |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  | $ | 1,247 |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Additional Information with Respect to Non-vested Shares | Additional information as of December 31, 2019 with respect to these non-vested restricted stock units follows (dollars in thousands):
Aggregate intrinsic value |  | $ | 30,938 |
Weighted-average remaining vesting period |  | 1.9 years |
Unrecognized compensation cost |  | $ | 36,933 |

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