Parker Wellbore Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) segment business_line	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of business lines \| business_line	2
Percentage accounted for under the equity method	50.00%
Deposits in domestic bank	$ 76.5		$ 97.6
Uninsured deposits in foreign banks	45.1		$ 45.6
Exxon Neftegas Limited
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Reimbursement revenue	$ 12.1	$ 13.0
Customer Concentration Risk \| Sales Revenue, Net \| Exxon Neftegas Limited
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue from major customer	28.60%	34.90%
Customer Concentration Risk \| Sales Revenue, Net Of Reimbursable Revenues \| Exxon Neftegas Limited
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue from major customer	20.10%	25.70%
Minimum
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life (Years)	3 years
Maximum
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Life (Years)	6 years
U.S. (Lower 48) Drilling
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of business lines \| business_line	2
Number of reportable segments \| segment	2
International & Alaska Drilling
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment	2
International & Alaska Drilling \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Sales Revenue, Net \| Exxon Neftegas Limited
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue from major customer	55.90%	54.30%
International & Alaska Drilling \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Sales Revenue, Net Of Reimbursable Revenues \| Exxon Neftegas Limited
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue from major customer	45.90%	44.40%

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