Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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Jan. 22, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
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Jul. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 14, 2012
Apr. 02, 2014
Mar. 22, 2010
Apr. 18, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt issuance costs   $ 2,200,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts                    
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs   1,359,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts 7,273,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts                  
Payments of debt extinguishment costs   0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts 25,796,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts                  
Repayments of long term debt     418,699,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt                  
Unsolicited Tender Offer Costs 25,800,000us-gaap_UnsolicitedTenderOfferCosts                      
Interest Expense   11,078,000us-gaap_InterestExpense 12,039,000us-gaap_InterestExpense                  
Loss on extinguishment of debt   0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt (29,673,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt                  
Long-term Debt   585,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt         615,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt          
2015 Secured Credit Agreement [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Deferred acquisition costs   2,200,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= pkd_A2015SecuredCreditAgreementMember
                   
Debt issuance costs   1,400,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= pkd_A2015SecuredCreditAgreementMember
                   
Senior secured credit facility               200,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= pkd_A2015SecuredCreditAgreementMember
       
Variation in applicable rate for LIBOR Rate Loan   2.50%pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnLenderDefinedOfferedRateMinimum
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= pkd_A2015SecuredCreditAgreementMember
                   
Variation in applicable rate for LIBOR Rate Loan   3.00%pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnLenderDefinedOfferedRateMaximum
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= pkd_A2015SecuredCreditAgreementMember
                   
Variation in applicable rate for Base Rate Loan   1.50%pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnBaseRateMinimum
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= pkd_A2015SecuredCreditAgreementMember
                   
Variation in applicable rate for Base Rate Loan   2.00%pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnBaseRateMaximum
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= pkd_A2015SecuredCreditAgreementMember
                   
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Variation in applicable rate for LIBOR Rate Loan   2.50%pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnLenderDefinedOfferedRateMinimum
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Variation in applicable rate for LIBOR Rate Loan   3.00%pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnLenderDefinedOfferedRateMaximum
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Variation in applicable rate for Base Rate Loan   1.50%pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnBaseRateMinimum
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Variation in applicable rate for Base Rate Loan   2.00%pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnBaseRateMaximum
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Revolving loan outstanding   0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                   
Letters of credit outstanding   11,800,000pkd_LettersOfCreditAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
        11,000,000pkd_LettersOfCreditAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
         
2012 Secured Credit Agreement [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt issuance costs   800,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= pkd_A2012SecuredCreditAgreementMember
                   
Senior secured credit facility                 80,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= pkd_A2012SecuredCreditAgreementMember
     
Maturity of credit facility   Dec. 14, 2017                    
6.75% Senior Notes, due July 2022 [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Aggregate principal amount 360,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
                     
Percentage of notes guaranteed by restricted subsidiaries 6.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
                     
Redemption amount percentage of principal           35.00%pkd_DebtInstrumentRedemptionAmountPercentageofPrincipal
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
           
Debt instrument, Redemption Price Percent           106.75%pkd_DebtinstrumentRedemptionPricePercent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
           
Redemption price after year three 103.375%pkd_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPriceAfterYearThree
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
                     
Redemption price afer year five 101.00%pkd_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPriceAfterYearFive
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
                     
Debt issuance costs   7,600,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
                   
Debt issuance cost, Net of amortization   6,800,000pkd_DebtIssuanceCostNetOfAmortization
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
                   
Long-term Debt   360,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
        360,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
         
9.125% Senior Notes, due April 2018 [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Aggregate principal amount         1,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
          300,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
 
Percentage of notes guaranteed by restricted subsidiaries   9.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
                   
Tender Offer Price for Each 1000 Principal Amount   1,061.98pkd_TenderOfferPriceforEach1000PrincipalAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
                   
Redemption price         9,600,000pkd_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPrice
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
             
Tender Offer Price per Note, Consent Payment         30.00pkd_TenderOfferPriceperNoteConsentPayment
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
             
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs 453,700,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
                     
Repayments of long term debt 416,200,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
                     
Debt Instrument Accrued Interest 11,700,000pkd_DebtInstrumentAccruedInterest
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
                     
Senior Notes                   8,800,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
   
Redemption Premium       400,000us-gaap_RedemptionPremium
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
               
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost   7,700,000us-gaap_WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
                   
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)   (3,800,000)us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
                   
Interest Expense       400,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
               
Loss on extinguishment of debt   30,200,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember
                   
Goldman Term Loan [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Increase in the amount of term loan or revolving credit facility           45,000,000pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseAdditionalBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermLoanMember
           
Line Of Credit Facility Quarterly Decrease in Borrowing Capacity                 3,000,000pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityQuarterlyDecreaseinBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermLoanMember
     
Revolving loan outstanding 40,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermLoanMember
                     
Long-term Debt             30,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermLoanMember
  50,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermLoanMember
     
Line of Credit, Current               30,000,000us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermLoanMember
       
Principal payments   2,500,000pkd_PrincipalPayments
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermLoanMember
                   
Base rate plus   2.00%pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnLenderDefinedOfferedRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermLoanMember
                   
LIBOR plus   3.00%pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnBaseRate
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermLoanMember
                   
7.50% Senior Notes, due August 2020 [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Aggregate principal amount           225,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
           
Percentage of notes guaranteed by restricted subsidiaries           7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
           
Deferred acquisition costs   4,500,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
      5,600,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNet
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
           
Redemption amount percentage of principal           35.00%pkd_DebtInstrumentRedemptionAmountPercentageofPrincipal
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
           
Debt instrument, Redemption Price Percent           107.50%pkd_DebtinstrumentRedemptionPricePercent
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
           
Redemption price after year three           103.75%pkd_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPriceAfterYearThree
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
           
Redemption price afer year five           101.00%pkd_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPriceAfterYearFive
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
           
Long-term Debt   225,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
        225,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
         
Term Note Due December 2017 [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Long-term Debt   0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermNoteDueDecemberTwentySeventeenMember
        30,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermNoteDueDecemberTwentySeventeenMember
         
Secured Debt [Member] | Goldman Term Loan [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Aggregate principal amount                       $ 125,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermLoanMember