Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

General - Additional Information (Detail)

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General - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Country
Rigs
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Country
Rigs
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Mar. 31, 2014
Exxon Neftegas Limited [Member]
Mar. 31, 2013
Exxon Neftegas Limited [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Exxon Neftegas Limited [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Exxon Neftegas Limited [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Exxon Neftegas Limited [Member]
Apr. 22, 2013
ITS [Member]
Mar. 31, 2014
ITS [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
ITS [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]                          
Number of countries in which Entity has operated since inception 50                        
Number of countries in which entity operates 24   24                    
Number of countries with international rental tools operations 10   10                    
Barge drilling rigs 13   13                    
Land rings 23   23                    
Percentage accounted for under the equity method 50.00%   50.00%               100.00%    
Reimbursement cost $ 16.4 $ 14.8 $ 69.7 $ 44.9 $ 64.2                
Fair value adjustments for finite lived intangible assets                       8.5  
Weighted average useful life                     3 years 4 months 24 days 3 years 3 years
Deposits in domestic bank 50.8   104.3 12.2                  
Deposits in foreign banks $ 43.9   $ 50.1 $ 34.5                  
Percentage of revenue from major customer           17.10% 15.10% 15.60% 12.00% 16.00%