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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |
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Jul. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Feb. 20, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2013
Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan facility |  | $ 4,355,049,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt |  |  | $ 3,914,302,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Dividend declared (in dollars per share) | $ 0.06 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared | $ 0.04 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared |  |  |
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Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |
Increase in borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 525,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Dividend declared (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.06 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |  |
Proceeds from assets disposal or issuance Of debt or equity |  |  |  | 70,000,000 nbr_ProceedsFromAssetsDisposalOrIssuanceOfDebtOrEquity / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Subsequent event | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |
Increase in borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 225,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Subsequent event | Nabors Industries Inc |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured term loan facility |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = nbr_NaborsIndustriesIncMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Term loan facility maturity period |  |  |  | 3 years |

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