Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Acquisitions of ITS - Allocation of Consideration Transferred (Details)

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Acquisitions of ITS - Allocation of Consideration Transferred (Details) (USD $)
11 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Apr. 22, 2013
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Intangible Assets                
Increase in deferred income tax asset   $ 1,509,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 12,699,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 15,837,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   154,479,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 174,886,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent       174,886,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent  
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Adjustments, Amount 400,000pkd_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAdjustmentsAmount   (2,900,000)pkd_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAdjustmentsAmount          
Percentage accounted for under the equity method   5000.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage            
ITS [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Current Assets Receivables, Gross before Adjustments         54,700,000pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivablesGrossbeforeAdjustments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed Current Assets Receivables, Period Adjustments         1,200,000pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivablesPeriodAdjustments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Cash and cash equivalents         7,009,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Accounts and notes receivable, net         48,184,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Other current assets         1,803,000pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities         (35,156,000)pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAccountsPayableandAccruedLiabilities
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Accrued income taxes         (1,251,000)pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedAccruedIncomeTaxes
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Working capital excluding rig materials and supplies         20,589,000pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedWorkingCapital
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Rig materials and supplies         11,514,000pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedRigandMaterialsSupplies
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Property, plant and equipment, net         72,935,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Investment in joint venture         4,134,000pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInvestmentinJointVenture
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Other noncurrent assets         2,818,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Total tangible assets         111,990,000pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedTangibleAssets1
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Deferred income tax assets - current         222,000pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxAssetsCurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Deferred income tax assets - noncurrent         11,640,000pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxAssetsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Intangible Assets                
Trade name, developed technology, and customer relationship         8,500,000pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedTradeNamesDevelopedTechnologyandCustomerRelationships
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Total assets acquired         132,352,000pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Other long-term liabilities         (211,000)pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Long-term deferred tax liability         (2,796,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedDeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Net assets acquired         129,345,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Less: Noncontrolling interest         (4,345,000)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionOfLessThan100PercentNoncontrollingInterestFairValue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Total consideration transferred         125,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedLessNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Accounts and notes receivable, gross         55,900,000pkd_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivablesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Impairments and other charges     (2,600,000)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
        (4,000,000)us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
Increase in deferred income tax asset   11,900,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
    14,400,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Intangible assets acquired         8,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Weighted average useful life   3 years         3 years 146 days  
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable         5,900,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Gross         1,900,000pkd_AllowanceforDoubtfulAccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities         39,200,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Estimated Impairment Charges for Property, Plant and Equipment     40,200,000pkd_EstimatedImpairmentChargesforPropertyPlantandEquipment
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
         
Estimated Fair Value of Definite Lived Intangible Assets         10,000,000pkd_EstimatedFairValueofDefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Estimated Fair Value of Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets         200,000pkd_EstimatedFairValueofIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Estimated Fair Value of Definite Lived Intangible Assets, Adjustments         1,500,000pkd_EstimatedFairValueofDefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAdjustments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Estimated Fair Value of Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets, Adjustments         200,000pkd_EstimatedFairValueofIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAdjustments
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
     
Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value Disclosure         2,700,000pkd_NoncontrollingInterestFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
4,300,000pkd_NoncontrollingInterestFairValueDisclosure
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
   
Increase in Fair Value of Business Combination           $ 1,600,000pkd_IncreaseinFairValueofBusinessCombination
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
   
Maximum [Member] | ITS [Member] | ITS [Member]                
Intangible Assets                
Percentage accounted for under the equity method         100.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember