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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Values and Related Carrying Values of Debt Instruments (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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| Carrying Amount [Member] |
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| Long-term Debt |
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| Long term debt Fair value |
$ 585,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
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$ 585,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
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| Carrying Amount [Member] | 6.75% Senior Notes, due July 2022 [Member] |
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| Long-term Debt |
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| Long term debt Fair value |
360,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
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360,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
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| Carrying Amount [Member] | 7.50% Senior Notes, due August 2020 [Member] |
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| Long-term Debt |
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| Long term debt Fair value |
225,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
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225,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
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| Fair Value [Member] |
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| Long-term Debt |
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| Long term debt Fair value |
465,300us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
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450,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
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| Fair Value [Member] | 6.75% Senior Notes, due July 2022 [Member] |
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| Long-term Debt |
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| Long term debt Fair value |
285,300us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
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270,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A6.75SeniorNotesMember
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| Fair Value [Member] | 7.50% Senior Notes, due August 2020 [Member] |
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| Long-term Debt |
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| Long term debt Fair value |
$ 180,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
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$ 180,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis
= us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= pkd_A7.50SeniorNotesMember
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