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Acquisitions ITS - Narrative (Details)

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Acquisitions ITS - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Apr. 22, 2013
Mar. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Business Combination, Amount Remaining in Escrow   $ 10,000,000pkd_BusinessCombinationAmountRemaininginEscrow
ITS [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Cash paid to, or on behalf of, ITS and its equity holders 101,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
 
Cash deposited into escrow 24,000,000pkd_BusinessAcquisitionCashDepositedinEscrow
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
 
Business Acquisition, Escrow Funds Released   10,800,000pkd_BusinessAcquisitionEscrowFundsReleased
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember
Business Acquisition, Escrow Funds Received   $ 3,200,000pkd_BusinessAcquisitionEscrowFundsReceived
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pkd_ITSMember