Parker Wellbore Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Long-Term Debt - Summary of Company's Current Debt Portfolio (Detail)

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Long-Term Debt - Summary of Company's Current Debt Portfolio (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 585,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt	$ 615,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Less current portion	0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	10,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Total long-term debt	585,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	605,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
6.75% Senior Notes, due July 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	360,000	360,000
7.50% Senior Notes, due August 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	225,000	225,000
Term Note Due December 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 0	$ 30,000

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