Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Reportable Segments - Non-printing section (Detail)

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Reportable Segments - Non-printing section (Detail) (Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL) [Member])
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Percent of total revenues   15.60%pkd_PercentageOfTotalRevenue 12.00%pkd_PercentageOfTotalRevenue
International Drilling [Member]
      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Percent of segment revenues 41.40%pkd_PercentageOfSegmentRevenue
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= pkd_ExxonNeftegasLimitedMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkd_InternationalDrillingMember 		38.30%pkd_PercentageOfSegmentRevenue
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= pkd_ExxonNeftegasLimitedMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkd_InternationalDrillingMember 		27.00%pkd_PercentageOfSegmentRevenue
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= pkd_ExxonNeftegasLimitedMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkd_InternationalDrillingMember
Technical Services [Member]
      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Percent of segment revenues 74.30%pkd_PercentageOfSegmentRevenue
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= pkd_ExxonNeftegasLimitedMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkd_TechnicalServicesMember 		33.90%pkd_PercentageOfSegmentRevenue
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= pkd_ExxonNeftegasLimitedMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= pkd_TechnicalServicesMember