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Earnings Per Share (EPS) - Summary of Earnings Per Share (EPS) (Detail)

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Earnings Per Share (EPS) - Summary of Earnings Per Share (EPS) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]    
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent $ 3,222us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ (12,549)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Basic 121,887,072us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 120,368,650us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Basic earnings per share $ 0.03us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ (0.10)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted 123,708,623us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 120,368,650us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.03us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ (0.10)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
Stock Options And Restricted Stock 1,821,551pkd_StockOptionsAndRestrictedStock 0pkd_StockOptionsAndRestrictedStock
Stock Options and Restricted Stock, Price per Share $ 0pkd_StockOptionsandRestrictedStockPriceperShare $ 0.00pkd_StockOptionsandRestrictedStockPriceperShare