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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Cover Page
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) country	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) country	Dec. 31, 2019 country	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of countries entity has operated in since inception (more than) \| country	60								60	60
Percentage accounted for under the equity method	50.00%								50.00%	50.00%
Cash collateral paid in support of letters of credit outstanding											$ 9,800
Compensating balances					$ 600						600
Reimbursable revenues	$ 156,281	$ 160,083	$ 156,031	$ 157,397	$ 129,148	$ 123,395	$ 118,603	$ 109,675	$ 472,395		$ 480,821
Minimum
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Intangible assets, weighted average amortization period										3 years
Maximum
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Intangible assets, weighted average amortization period										6 years
Customer Concentration Risk \| Sales Revenue, Net \| Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL)
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue from major customer				31.20%					29.30%		25.70%
Customer Concentration Risk \| Sales Revenue, Net of Reimbursable Revenues \| Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL)
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue from major customer									18.60%		17.90%
Reimbursable revenue
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Reimbursable revenues				$ 28,541					$ 70,174		$ 54,620
Reimbursable revenue \| Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL)
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Reimbursable revenues				$ 26,300					$ 63,200		$ 47,200
Reimbursable revenue \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Sales Revenue, Net \| Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL)
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue from major customer				17.70%

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