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Acquisitions of ITS - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
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9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Apr. 22, 2013
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Apr. 18, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||||
| Debt issuance costs | $ 7,600,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts | ||||
| Long-term Debt | 615,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt | 653,781,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt | |||
| ITS [Member] | |||||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||||
| Cash paid to, or on behalf of, ITS and its equity holders |
101,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pkd_ITSMember |
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| Cash paid for acquisition |
24,000,000pkd_BusinessAcquisitionCashDepositedinEscrow / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pkd_ITSMember |
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| Business Acquisition, Escrow Funds Released |
10,500,000pkd_BusinessAcquisitionEscrowFundsReleased / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pkd_ITSMember |
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| Fair value of contingent consideration deposited in escrow for assets not acquired |
5,000,000pkd_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEscrowCashPaidforAssetsNotAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pkd_ITSMember |
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| Debt issuance costs |
5,400,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pkd_ITSMember |
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| Proceeds from issuance of term note |
225,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pkd_ITSMember |
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| Acquisition related costs |
22,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pkd_ITSMember |
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| Business Acquisition, Escrow Funds Received |
2,750,000pkd_BusinessAcquisitionEscrowFundsReceived / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pkd_ITSMember |
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| ITS [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | |||||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||||
| Assets, Fair Value Disclosure |
$ 0us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = pkd_ITSMember / us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis = us-gaap_AccountsReceivableMember |
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Business Acquisition, Cash Deposited in Escrow No definition available.
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Business Acquisition, Escrow Funds Received No definition available.
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Business Acquisition, Escrow Funds Released No definition available.
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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Escrow Cash Paid for Assets Not Acquired No definition available.
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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees). No definition available.
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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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