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Long-Term Debt - Summary of Company's Current Debt Portfolio (Detail)

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Long-Term Debt - Summary of Company's Current Debt Portfolio (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt $ 585,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 615,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Less current portion 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 10,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Total long-term debt 585,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 605,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
6.75% Senior Notes, due July 2022 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt 360,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
360,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
7.50% Senior Notes, due August 2020 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt 225,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
225,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
Term Note Due December 2017 [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total debt $ 0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermNoteDueDecemberTwentySeventeenMember
$ 30,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_TermNoteDueDecemberTwentySeventeenMember