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Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail)

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Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Current deferred tax assets:    
Reserves established against realization of certain assets $ 2,156us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReserves $ 1,504us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReserves
Accruals not currently deductible for tax purposes 4,897us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities 7,223us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities
Other state deferred tax asset, net 412us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsStateTaxes 990us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsStateTaxes
Foreign Local Office 11pkd_DeferredtaxAssetsForeignLocal 223pkd_DeferredtaxAssetsForeignLocal
Gross current deferred tax assets 7,476us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent 9,940us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossCurrent
Net current deferred tax assets 7,476us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 9,940us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Non-current deferred tax assets:    
Federal net operating loss carryforwards 17,235us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsDomestic 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsDomestic
State net operating loss carryforwards 1,130us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal 864us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal
Other state deferred tax asset, net 1,246pkd_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsState 1,909pkd_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsState
Foreign Tax Credits 37,344us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign 27,462us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign
FIN 48 4,870us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsContingencies 8,317us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsContingencies
Foreign tax 28,645pkd_DeferredTaxAssetsForeignTaxLocal 18,499pkd_DeferredTaxAssetsForeignTaxLocal
Asset Impairment 38,931us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsImpairmentLosses 48,743us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsImpairmentLosses
Accruals not currently deductible for tax purposes 0pkd_DeferredTaxAssetsAccrualsnotCurrentlyDeductibleforTaxPurposes 1,017pkd_DeferredTaxAssetsAccrualsnotCurrentlyDeductibleforTaxPurposes
Deferred compensation 3,210pkd_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredCompensationNoncurrent 2,436pkd_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredCompensationNoncurrent
Other 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
Gross long-term deferred tax assets 132,611us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent 109,247us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent
Valuation Allowance (9,922)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent (6,827)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent
Non-current deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance 122,689us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent 102,420us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Net deferred tax assets 130,165us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 112,360us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Non-current deferred tax liabilities:    
Property, Plant and equipment (43,637)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment (32,505)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Foreign tax local (4,985)pkd_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesForeignTaxLocal (1,440)pkd_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesForeignTaxLocal
Other state deferred tax liability, net (3,491)pkd_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetState (4,819)pkd_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetState
Other (2)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther (3)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Gross non-current deferred tax liabilities (52,115)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent (38,767)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Net deferred tax asset $ 78,050us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet $ 73,593us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet