Parker Wellbore Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Parent, Guarantor, Non-Guarantor Unaudited Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements - Consolidating Condensed Statement of Operations (Detail)

Parent, Guarantor, Non-Guarantor Unaudited Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements - Consolidating Condensed Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 204,076us-gaap_Revenues	$ 229,225us-gaap_Revenues
Operating expenses	139,270us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses	166,025us-gaap_OperatingCostsAndExpenses
Depreciation and amortization	40,539	34,337
Total operating gross margin	24,267us-gaap_GrossProfit	28,863us-gaap_GrossProfit
General and administration expense	(10,837)us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	(8,964)us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets, net	2,441us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets	(129)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
Total operating income	15,871us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	19,770us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Other income and (expense):
Interest expense	(11,078)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(12,039)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Interest income	183us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest	32us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(29,673)
Change in fair value of derivative positions		(29,673)
Other	(1,380)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	895us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries	0pkd_EquityInNetEarningsOfSubsidiaries	0pkd_EquityInNetEarningsOfSubsidiaries
Total other expense	(12,275)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	(40,785)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income (loss) before income taxes	3,596	(21,015)
Income tax (benefit)	(182)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(8,623)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	(6,304)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(12,292)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income (loss)	3,778us-gaap_ProfitLoss	(12,392)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	556	157
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	3,222us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	(12,549)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Parent [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0
Operating expenses	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Total operating gross margin	0	0
General and administration expense	(112)	(70)
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets, net	0	(79)
Total operating income	(112)	(149)
Other income and (expense):
Interest expense	(11,059)	(12,715)
Interest income	417	439
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(29,673)
Change in fair value of derivative positions		(29,673)
Other	0	0
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries	8,988	10,489
Total other expense	(1,654)	(31,460)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(1,766)	(31,609)
Income tax (benefit)	(4,988)	(19,060)
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	(7,932)	(17,472)
Net income (loss)	3,222	(12,549)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	3,222	(12,549)
Guarantor [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements [Line Items]
Total revenues	79,395	123,431
Operating expenses	44,145	76,548
Depreciation and amortization	23,311	20,168
Total operating gross margin	11,939	26,715
General and administration expense	(10,115)	(8,464)
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets, net	52	(81)
Total operating income	1,876	18,170
Other income and (expense):
Interest expense	(17)	(50)
Interest income	3	176
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0
Change in fair value of derivative positions		0
Other	10	128
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Total other expense	(4)	254
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,872	18,424
Income tax (benefit)	(447)	6,384
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	3,117	3,891
Net income (loss)	2,319	12,040
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	2,319	12,040
Non-Guarantor [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements [Line Items]
Total revenues	150,931	149,132
Operating expenses	121,375	132,815
Depreciation and amortization	17,228	14,169
Total operating gross margin	12,328	2,148
General and administration expense	(610)	(430)
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets, net	2,389	31
Total operating income	14,107	1,749
Other income and (expense):
Interest expense	(328)	(2,499)
Interest income	89	2,642
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0
Change in fair value of derivative positions		0
Other	(1,390)	767
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries	0	0
Total other expense	(1,629)	910
Income (loss) before income taxes	12,478	2,659
Income tax (benefit)	5,253	4,053
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	(1,489)	1,289
Net income (loss)	7,225	(1,394)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	556	157
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	6,669	(1,551)
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements [Line Items]
Total revenues	(26,250)	(43,338)
Operating expenses	(26,250)	(43,338)
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Total operating gross margin	0	0
General and administration expense	0	0
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets, net	0	0
Total operating income	0	0
Other income and (expense):
Interest expense	326	3,225
Interest income	(326)	(3,225)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0
Change in fair value of derivative positions		0
Other	0	0
Equity in net earnings of subsidiaries	(8,988)	(10,489)
Total other expense	(8,988)	(10,489)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(8,988)	(10,489)
Income tax (benefit)	0	0
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	0	0
Net income (loss)	(8,988)	(10,489)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest	$ (8,988)	$ (10,489)