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Income Taxes - Schedule of Income Tax Reconciliation from Federal Income Tax Statutory Rate (Detail)

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Income Taxes - Schedule of Income Tax Reconciliation from Federal Income Tax Statutory Rate (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Computed Expected Tax Expense, Amount $ 16,988us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 18,476us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 24,842us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Foreign Taxes, Amount 11,221us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 12,470us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 13,171us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Tax Effect Different From Statutory Rates, Amount (3,389)pkd_IncomeTaxReconciliationStatutoryIncomeTaxRateDifferential (8,920)pkd_IncomeTaxReconciliationStatutoryIncomeTaxRateDifferential (8,080)pkd_IncomeTaxReconciliationStatutoryIncomeTaxRateDifferential
State Taxes, net of Federal Benefit, Amount 3,117us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 4,099us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 4,757us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Foreign Tax Credits, Amount (3,043)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign (1,484)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign (1,867)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign
Change in Valuation Allowance, Amount 2,800us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 1,975us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (1,662)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Uncertain Tax Positions, Amount (1,125)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies 2,472us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies (6,642)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxContingencies
Permanent Differences, Amount 676pkd_IncomeTaxReconciliationPermanentDifferences 4,005pkd_IncomeTaxReconciliationPermanentDifferences 5,477pkd_IncomeTaxReconciliationPermanentDifferences
Prior Year Return to Provision Adjustments, Amount (2,618)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes (6,268)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes 4,057us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes
Other, Amount (551)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (1,217)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (174)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Unremitted Foreign Earnings-Current Year Adjustment, Amount 0pkd_IncomeTaxReconciliationUnremittedForeignEarningsCurrentYearAdjustment 0pkd_IncomeTaxReconciliationUnremittedForeignEarningsCurrentYearAdjustment 0pkd_IncomeTaxReconciliationUnremittedForeignEarningsCurrentYearAdjustment
Total income tax expense $ 24,076us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 25,608us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 33,879us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Computed Expected Tax Expense, Percentage 35.00%pkd_ExpectedEffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 35.00%pkd_ExpectedEffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 35.00%pkd_ExpectedEffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Foreign Taxes, Percentage 23.10%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 23.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 18.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Tax Effect Different From Statutory Rates, Percentage (7.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate (16.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate (11.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State Taxes, net of Federal Benefit, Percentage 6.40%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 7.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 6.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Foreign Tax Credits, Percentage (6.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign (2.80%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign (2.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCreditsForeign
Change in Valuation Allowance, Percentage 5.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 3.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (2.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Uncertain Tax Positions, percentage (2.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies 4.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies (9.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxContingencies
Permanent Differences, Percentage 1.40%pkd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPermanentDifferences 7.60%pkd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPermanentDifferences 7.70%pkd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPermanentDifferences
Prior Year Return to Provision Adjustments, Percentage (5.40%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes (11.90%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes 5.70%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes
Other, Percentage (1.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (2.30%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments (0.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Unremitted Foreign Earnings-Current Year Adjustment, Percentage 0.00%pkd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUnremittedForeignEarningsCurrentYearAdjustment 0.00%pkd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUnremittedForeignEarningsCurrentYearAdjustment 0.00%pkd_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationUnremittedForeignEarningsCurrentYearAdjustment
Actual Tax Expense, Percentage 49.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 48.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 47.80%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations