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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Costs and Expenses, Related Party $ 15,000us-gaap_CostsAndExpensesRelatedParty $ 36,000us-gaap_CostsAndExpensesRelatedParty  
Consulting Agreement [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost 1,096,687us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardCompensationCost1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pkd_ConsultingAgreementMember
   
Severance Costs 2,488,024us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pkd_ConsultingAgreementMember
   
Supplementary Insurance Information, Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expense 12,876us-gaap_SupplementaryInsuranceInformationBenefitsClaimsLossesAndSettlementExpense
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pkd_ConsultingAgreementMember
   
Consultant Fee 250,000us-gaap_PaymentsForFees
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pkd_ConsultingAgreementMember
   
Fees pursuant to the ranch lease agreements for right to utilize premises of ranches 411,188us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pkd_ConsultingAgreementMember
   
Apache [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Revenue from affiliated 34,000,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pkd_ApacheCorporationMember
40,800,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pkd_ApacheCorporationMember
 
GD [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fees pursuant to the ranch lease agreements for right to utilize premises of ranches   200,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pkd_GardnerDenverInc.Member
 
Ranch Lease Agreement [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Number of ranch lease agreements 2pkd_NumberOfLeaseAgreements
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= pkd_RanchLeaseAgreementsMember
   
Ranch Lease Agreement [Member] | Cypress Springs Ranch [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fees pursuant to the ranch lease agreements for right to utilize premises of ranches 15,394us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= pkd_RanchLeaseAgreementsMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pkd_CypressSpringsRanchMember
14,281us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= pkd_RanchLeaseAgreementsMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pkd_CypressSpringsRanchMember
39,875us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= pkd_RanchLeaseAgreementsMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pkd_CypressSpringsRanchMember
Ranch Lease Agreement [Member] | Camp Verde Ranch [Member]      
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]      
Fees pursuant to the ranch lease agreements for right to utilize premises of ranches   $ 3,850us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= pkd_RanchLeaseAgreementsMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pkd_CampVerdeRanchMember
$ 1,650us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionExpensesFromTransactionsWithRelatedParty
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= pkd_RanchLeaseAgreementsMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= pkd_CampVerdeRanchMember