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Business Segments - Capital Expenditures (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | $ 13,442 | $ 68,028 | $ 135,043 | $ 283,288
Corporate |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 73 | 700 | 1,377 | 2,804
Operating Segments | Contract Drilling |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 9,502 | 34,752 | 101,448 | 158,141
Operating Segments | Pressure Pumping |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 1,653 | 19,826 | 17,880 | 90,028
Operating Segments | Directional Drilling |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 510 | 5,559 | 4,562 | 11,121
Other Operations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | $ 1,704 | $ 7,191 | $ 9,776 | $ 21,194

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