Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Current portion of long-term debt     $ 10,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent $ 25,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent                
Repayments of long-term debt     425,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt 125,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt              
Debt issuance costs   7,600,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts                    
Debt Issuance Cost Net Of Amortization   7,000,000pkd_DebtIssuanceCostNetOfAmortization                    
Payments of debt issuance costs     7,630,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts 11,172,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts 4,859,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts              
Tender offer costs 25,800,000us-gaap_UnsolicitedTenderOfferCosts                      
Secured Debt [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Revolving loan outstanding 40,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
                40,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
   
Increase in the amount of term loan or revolving credit facility           45,000,000pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseAdditionalBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
           
Base rate plus       2.00%pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnLenderDefinedOfferedRate
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
               
LIBOR plus       3.00%pkd_LineOfCreditFacilityBasisSpreadOnBaseRate
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
               
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
                 
Letters of credit outstanding     11,000,000pkd_LettersOfCreditAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
4,600,000pkd_LettersOfCreditAmountOutstanding
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
               
7.50 % Senior Notes [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Aggregate principal amount                     225,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
 
Debt instrument fixed interest rate                     7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
 
Senior Notes One [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Repayments of debt             225,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_SeniorNotesOneMember
         
Line of Credit [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Repayments of debt             42,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
         
Term Loan [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Principal payments     2,500,000pkd_PrincipalPayments
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_MediumTermNotesMember
                 
Senior Notes Other [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Aggregate principal amount               125,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_SeniorNotesOtherMember
       
Par value of senior notes               104.00%pkd_DebtInstrumentIssuePricePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_SeniorNotesOtherMember
       
Gross proceeds of aggregate principal amount additional issued               130,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_SeniorNotesOtherMember
       
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_GoldmanTermLoanMember
Subsequent Event [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Repayments of debt                 $ 30,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember