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General - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2014
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| Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] | |||
| Number of Countries in Which Entity Has Operated Since Inception | 50pkd_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityHasOperatedSinceInception | ||
| Number of countries in which entity operates | 23us-gaap_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates | ||
| Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment | $ 33,455,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $ 37,445,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | |
| Percentage accounted for under the equity method | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage | ||
| Reimbursable Costs | 19,700,000us-gaap_CostOfReimbursableExpense | 16,400,000us-gaap_CostOfReimbursableExpense | |
| Deposits in domestic bank | 47,100,000us-gaap_CashUninsuredAmount | 59,300,000us-gaap_CashUninsuredAmount | |
| Deposits, Foreign | $ 66,100,000us-gaap_DepositsForeign | $ 54,400,000us-gaap_DepositsForeign | |
| Exxon Neftegas Limited [Member] | |||
| Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] | |||
| Percentage of revenue from major customer |
22.90%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = pkd_ExxonNeftegasLimitedMember |
17.10%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis = pkd_ExxonNeftegasLimitedMember |
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Number Of Countries In Which Entity Has Operated Since Inception No definition available.
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The amount of cash as of the balance sheet date that is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. No definition available.
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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Cost associated with reimbursable income. This occurs when a services entity incurs expenses on behalf of the client and passes through the cost of reimbursable expenses to a client. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate of all foreign interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing deposit liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The number of countries in which the entity operates as of balance sheet date. No definition available.
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale; includes cash outflows to pay for construction of self-constructed assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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