XML 78 R69.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.22.2.2

Business Segments - Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Impairment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
--- | --- | ---
Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment | $ 122,150 | $ 141,065 | $ 360,641 | $ 437,984
Other Operations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment | 8,212 | 5,866 | 21,412 | 17,309
Operating Segments | Contract Drilling |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 83,851 | 97,160 | 250,779 | 297,426
Operating Segments | Pressure Pumping |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 24,746 | 29,838 | 73,244 | 98,963
Operating Segments | Directional Drilling |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 4,056 | 6,772 | 11,259 | 19,863
Operating Segments | Corporate Segment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Depreciation | $ 1,285 | $ 1,429 | $ 3,947 | $ 4,423

X
- Definition Depreciation, amortization and impairment. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | pten_DepreciationAmortizationAndImpairment
Namespace Prefix: | pten_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Depreciation depletion amortization and impairment. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | pten_DepreciationDepletionAmortizationAndImpairment
Namespace Prefix: | pten_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126954810&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_Depreciation
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis=us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=pten_ContractDrillingMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=pten_PressurePumpingMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=pten_DirectionalDrillingMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis=us-gaap_CorporateMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |