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Acquisitions and Discontinued Operations - Schedule of Fair Value Consideration Transferred Assigned to Identifiable Intangible Assets (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. [Member]
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 313,000
Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. [Member] | Customer Relationships
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 245,000
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life	15 years
Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. [Member] | Trade Name
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 16,000
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life	11 years
Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. [Member] | Developed Technology
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 52,000
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life	5 years
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. [Member]
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 768,000
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. [Member] | Customer Relationships
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 540,000
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life	10 years
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. [Member] | Trade Name
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 85,000
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life	10 years
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. [Member] | Developed Technology
Acquisitions And Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 143,000
Intangible assets, weighted average useful life	5 years

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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