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Share-Based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Share-based compensation disclosures |
Schedule of stock option transactions under various stock-based employee compensation plans | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Average | ​ | Remaining | ​ | Aggregate |
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Exercise | ​ | Contractual | ​ | Intrinsic |
Options |  | Shares |  | Price |  | Term |  | Value |
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Options outstanding as of December 31, 2020 |  | 31 | ​ | $ | 628.10 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Granted |  | 1 | ​ |  | 104.06 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Surrendered |  | (16) | ​ |  | 817.89 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Options outstanding as of December 31, 2021 |  | 16 | ​ | $ | 419.22 |  | 5.42 | years | ​ | $ | — | ​
Options exercisable as of December 31, 2021 |  | 16 | ​ | $ | 419.22 |  | 5.42 | years | ​ | $ | — | ​
Schedule of grant date fair value | ​
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​ |  | 2021 |  | 2019 |
Weighted average fair value of options granted | ​ | $ | 72.69 | ​ | $ | 53.50 | ​
Weighted average risk free interest rate | ​ |  | 0.72% | ​ |  | 1.79% | ​
Dividend yield | ​ |  | 0.00% | ​ |  | 1.65% | ​
Volatility (1) | ​ |  | 102.50% | ​ |  | 57.59% | ​
Expected life (in years) | ​ |  | 4.0 | ​ |  | 4.0 | ​
(1) | Expected volatilities are based on implied volatilities from publicly traded options to purchase Nabors’ common shares, historical volatility of Nabors’ common shares and other factors.
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Schedule of outstanding PSUs | The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding PSUs based on performance conditions as of December 31, 2021: ​
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Restricted Stock Units | ​ | Outstanding | ​ | Value
​ | ​ | (In thousands, except fair value)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020 | ​ | 31 | ​ | $ | 148.00
Granted |  | 96 |  | ​ | 88.27
Vested |  | (20) |  | ​ | 148.00
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021 |  | 107 | ​ | $ | 94.26
Restricted Stock [Member] |
Share-based compensation disclosures |
Schedule of unvested restricted stock | ​
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Restricted shares | ​ | Outstanding | ​ | Value |
​ | ​ | (In thousands, except fair value) |
Unvested as of December 31, 2020 |  | 49 | ​ | $ | 226.06 | ​
Granted |  | 83 | ​ |  | 105.44 | ​
Vested |  | (24) | ​ |  | 261.96 | ​
Forfeited | ​ | (6) | ​ | ​ | 95.99 | ​
Unvested as of December 31, 2021 |  | 102 | ​ | $ | 127.00 | ​
Restricted Stock Based on Performance Conditions [Member] |
Share-based compensation disclosures |
Schedule of unvested restricted stock | ​
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Performance based restricted shares | ​ | Outstanding | ​ | Value
​ | ​ | (In thousands, except fair value)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020 | ​ | 98 | ​ | $ | 163.74
Vested |  | (42) |  | ​ | 181.66
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021 |  | 56 | ​ | $ | 150.02
Restricted Stock Based on Market Conditions [Member] |
Share-based compensation disclosures |
Schedule of grant date fair value | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, | ​
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Risk free interest rate | ​ | ​ | 0.18% | ​ | ​ | 1.57% | ​ | ​ | 2.48% | ​
Expected volatility | ​ | ​ | 108.00% | ​ | ​ | 74.00% | ​ | ​ | 70.00% | ​
Closing stock price at grant date | ​ | $ | 60.62 | ​ | $ | 148.00 | ​ | $ | 109.50 | ​
Expected term (in years) | ​ | ​ | 3.0 | ​ | ​ | 3.0 | ​ |  | 3.0 | ​
Schedule of unvested restricted stock | ​
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Market based restricted shares | ​ | Outstanding | ​ | Value |
​ | ​ | (In thousands, except fair value) |
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020 | ​ | 79 | ​ | $ | 91.34 |
Granted |  | 62 |  | ​ | 34.69 | ​
Vested |  | (28) |  | ​ | 83.35 | ​
Forfeited | ​ | (28) | ​ | ​ | 83.35 | ​
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021 |  | 85 | ​ | $ | 55.29 | ​

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