|
Property, Plant and Equipment Assets Held for Sale (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
|
Dec. 31, 2013
rig
|
Jun. 30, 2013
rig
|
|
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of | $ 1.9us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf | |
| Number of Rigs Reclassified from Held-for-sale to Assets Held for Use and Inventory | 2pkd_NumberofRigsReclassifiedfromHeldforsaletoAssetsHeldforUseandInventory | 3pkd_NumberofRigsReclassifiedfromHeldforsaletoAssetsHeldforUseandInventory |
| Depreciation Expense on Reclassified Assets | 0.7us-gaap_DepreciationExpenseOnReclassifiedAssets | |
| Number of Rigs Expected to be Sold During Period | 3pkd_NumberofRigsExpectedtobeSoldDuringPeriod | |
| Impairments and other charges | (1.9)us-gaap_ImpairmentChargeOnReclassifiedAssets | |
| International Drilling [Member] | ||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Impairments and other charges |
$ (0.6)us-gaap_ImpairmentChargeOnReclassifiedAssets / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = pkd_InternationalDrillingMember |
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Number of Rigs Expected to be Sold During Period No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
Number of Rigs Reclassified from Held-for-sale to Assets Held for Use and Inventory No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
For the asset that is reclassified back to held and use from held-for-sale, the depreciation expense recognized when the asset is reclassified. This represents the difference between the carrying value at the time the decision to reclassify is made and the carrying amount that the asset would have had if it had never been classified as held for sale (including consideration of depreciation expense). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
For the asset that is reclassified back to held and used from held-for-sale, the amount of impairment charge that is recognized on the reclassification date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Definition
The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long-lived assets held for abandonment, exchange or sale. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Details
|
| X | ||||||||||
|
- Details
|