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Parent, Guarantor, Non-Guarantor Unaudited Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements - Additional Information (Detail)

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Parent, Guarantor, Non-Guarantor Unaudited Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements - Additional Information (Detail)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Jul. 30, 2013
Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information [Line Items]    
Percentage of guaranteed subsidiaries by the parent companies 100.00%pkd_PercentageOfOwnershipInterestInGuarantorSubsidiariesByParentCompanies  
9.125% Senior Notes, due April 2018 [Member]    
Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information [Line Items]    
Percentage of notes guaranteed by restricted subsidiaries 9.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A9.125SeniorNotesMember 		 
7.50% Senior Notes, due August 2020 [Member]    
Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information [Line Items]    
Percentage of notes guaranteed by restricted subsidiaries   7.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember