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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)
$ in Billions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Feb. 09, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Cover [Abstract]      
Document Type 10-K    
Amendment Flag false    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2022    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2022    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Entity Registrant Name Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.    
Trading Symbol PTEN    
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ    
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value    
Entity Central Index Key 0000889900    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Yes    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer    
Entity Small Business false    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
Entity Shell Company false    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   213,655,888  
Entity Public Float     $ 3.4
Document Annual Report true    
Document Transition Report false    
Entity File Number 1-39270    
Entity Tax Identification Number 75-2504748    
Entity Address, Address Line One 10713 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N    
Entity Address, Address Line Two Suite 800    
Entity Address, City or Town Houston    
Entity Address, State or Province TX    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 77064    
City Area Code 281    
Local Phone Number 765-7100    
Documents Incorporated by Reference Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report    
Auditor Firm ID 238    
Auditor Name PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP    
Auditor Location Houston, Texas