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Business Segments - Revenues (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | $ 291,774 | $ 250,380 | $ 532,703 | $ 696,307
Contract Drilling |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 141,732 | 171,134 | 275,233 | 438,498
Pressure Pumping |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 111,991 | 59,533 | 187,830 | 184,640
Directional Drilling |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 24,869 | 11,742 | 44,539 | 46,227
Operating Segments | Contract Drilling |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 142,264 | 171,476 | 275,926 | 439,316
Operating Segments | Pressure Pumping |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 111,991 | 59,533 | 187,830 | 184,640
Operating Segments | Directional Drilling |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 24,869 | 11,742 | 44,539 | 46,227
Other Operations |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | [1] | 18,251 | 11,460 | 32,817 | 34,305
Intersegment Elimination | Contract Drilling |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | [2] | (532) | (342) | (693) | (818)
Intersegment Elimination | Other Operations |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total revenues | [2] | $ (5,069) | $ (3,489) | $ (7,716) | $ (7,363)
[1] | Other operations includes our oilfield rentals business, drilling equipment service business, the electrical controls and automation business and the oil and natural gas working interests.
[2] | Intercompany revenues consist of revenues from contract drilling for services provided to our other operations, and revenues from other operations for services provided to contract drilling, pressure pumping and within other operations. These revenues are generally based on estimated external selling prices and are eliminated during consolidation.

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