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Long-Term Debt - Goldman Term Loan (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | ||||
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Apr. 18, 2013
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Jul. 30, 2013
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||
| Payments of debt extinguishment costs | $ 26,214,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts | $ 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts | $ 555,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts | ||
| Goldman Term Loan [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | |||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||
| Aggregate principal amount |
125,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = pkd_GoldmanTermLoanMember |
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| 7.50 % Senior Notes [Member] | |||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||||
| Aggregate principal amount |
$ 225,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember |
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- Definition
Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The cash outflow for incremental, external costs directly pertaining to an early extinguishment of debt, including legal costs and prepayment penalties, and excluding interest and repayment of debt principal. No definition available.
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