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Property and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Rigs	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Rigs	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019
Pressure Pumping
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charge for the write-down of drilling equipment	$ 20,500,000	$ 17,400,000	$ 0	$ 0
Percentage of excepted cash flows on undiscounted basis exceeding the carrying values of asset groups		58.00%			54.00%
Directional Drilling
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Impairment charge for the write-down of drilling equipment	$ 8,400,000	$ 0	0
Percentage of excepted cash flows on undiscounted basis exceeding the carrying values of asset groups		9.00%			23.00%
Contract Drilling
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Percentage of excepted cash flows on undiscounted basis exceeding the carrying values of asset groups		38.00%			35.00%
Oilfield Rentals
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Percentage of excepted cash flows on undiscounted basis exceeding the carrying values of asset groups		23.00%			7.00%
Rigs and Spare Rig Components That Would No Longer Be Marketed
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Number of rigs | Rigs	36	42
Impairment charge for the write-down of drilling equipment	$ 173,000,000	$ 48,400,000	$ 29,000,000.0

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