Parker Wellbore Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Detail)

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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for doubtful accounts and notes [Member]
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 12,853	$ 8,117	$ 1,544
Charged to cost and expenses	5,248	5,092	4,264
Charged to other accounts	0	5,861	3,195
Deductions	(6,913)	(6,217)	(886)
Balance at end of year	11,188	12,853	8,117
Allowance for obsolete rig materials and supplies [Member]
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	3,445	312	316
Charged to cost and expenses	0	0	0
Charged to other accounts	1	3,586	0
Deductions	(2,916)	(453)	(4)
Balance at end of year	530	3,445	312
Deferred tax valuation allowance [Member]
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	6,827	4,805	6,467
Charged to cost and expenses	2,800	2,010	(1,662)
Charged to other accounts	295	12	0
Deductions	0	0	0
Balance at end of year	$ 9,922	$ 6,827	$ 4,805

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 4

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 09

-Article 12

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