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Nature of Operations (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 item country
Nature of Operations |
Number of countries company has actively marketed rigs for land based drilling operations | country | 25
Actively marketed rigs for offshore based drilling operations | 33
United States and Canada |
Nature of Operations |
Actively marketed rigs for land based drilling operations | 375
Countries Other Than United States and Canada |
Nature of Operations |
Actively marketed rigs for land based drilling operations | 18

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