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Acquisitions ITS - Supplemental Proforma (Details)

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Acquisitions ITS - Supplemental Proforma (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Net income attributable to Parker Drilling $ 32,629 $ 55,073
Basic number of shares (in shares)   117,458,365
Diluted number of shares (in shares)   118,810,195
ITS [Member]
   
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Revenue 671,738 614,679
Net income $ 33,081 $ 54,927
Earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share) $ 0.27 $ 0.47
Earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share) $ 0.27 $ 0.46