Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events On February 22, 2017, our Board of Directors approved base salaries for 2017 (to be effective as of April 1, 2017), grants of performance-based restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”) with respect to up to 809,416 shares of the Company’s common stock, and performance-based stock option awards (the “Options”, and together with the RSUs, the ”PB Awards”) with respect to up to 323,770 shares of the Company’s common stock, to Basic’s officers, including its named executive officers, under the MIP . The PB Awards were consistent with the PB Awards expressly contemplated by the Prepackaged Plan to be determined and approved by the Board or the Compensation Committee within 90 days following the effective date of the Prepackaged Plan. Pursuant to the PB Award agreements, the PB Awards are to be earned based upon Basic’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) relative to the TSR of a peer group of energy services companies measured over the Performance Period (defined as the 2017 calendar year), with Basic’s ranking in TSR performance being compared to the ranking in TSR performance of the members of the Peer Group (as defined below, and together with Basic, the “Combined Group”). The Combined Group will be ranked from best performing to worst performing with regard to each company’s respective TSR performance, with the Combined Group company ranked 1st being the company with the highest TSR when compared to the other Combined Group companies and the Combined Group company ranked 7th being the company with the lowest TSR when compared to the other Combined Group companies, with rankings 2 through 6 being determined in descending order based upon the corresponding descent in TSR performance for companies in the Combined Group from 2nd highest to 6th highest. “Peer Group” means each of the following companies: (1) Key Energy Services, Inc.; (2) Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.; (3) Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.; (4) Pioneer Energy Services Corp.; (5) Superior Energy Services, Inc.; and (6) Tesco Corporation; provided, in the event any such company ceases to exist, ceases to file public reports timely with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the Performance Period or merges or combines with any other entity that, in the determination of the Committee makes such combined company not comparable for use as part of the Peer Group, the Committee in its sole discretion may continue to include or exclude such company in the Peer Group, but in no event may substitute any other company in its place as part of the Peer Group. Once earned, the PB Awards will vest in one-third increments and will begin when the Committee certifies the specified adjustments in the award agreements and will begin to vest no later than 75 days after the Performance Period (the “Determination Date”). The PB Awards will vest with one-third of the PB Awards vesting on the Determination Date, one-third vesting one year following the Determination Date and the remaining one-third vesting two years following the Determination Date. All unvested PB Awards will be forfeited by the grantee (a) if the grantee’s employment with Basic is terminated by Basic for “Cause” before the PB Awards are vested or (b) if the grantee terminates his employment with Basic before the PB Awards are vested for any reason other than (i) “Good Reason” or (ii) the death or “Disability” of the grantee, as such terms are defined in the award agreement. The grantee will vest in all rights to the PB Awards on the earliest of (i) the dates set forth above; (ii) termination by Basic without Cause; (iii) the death or “Disability” of the grantee; (iv) resignation for “Good Reason”; or (v) a Change of Control (as defined in the award agreements). Following the vesting of the RSUs, the Company will deliver to the grantee the number of shares of Successor Common Stock (the “Shares”) equal to the aggregate number of RSUs that vest as of such date. The Company, however, in its sole discretion will have the option to settle the RSUs in cash, subject to applicable withholding taxes. Each RSU has dividend equivalent rights, which dividend equivalent rights may be accumulated and deemed reinvested in additional RSUs or may be accumulated in cash, as determined by the Committee in its discretion. The exercise price of each of the Options issued is $41.93. The purchase price for all Options will be the applicable exercise price multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to the Options being exercised. The purchase price may be paid by cash or check; a brokered cashless exercise; a net exercise by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable upon the exercise; or surrendered to the Company for transfer and valued by the Company at the fair market value on the date of exercise In addition to the PB Awards, the Board approved on February 22, 2017 grants of phantom stock awards (the “Phantom Shares”) under the MIP for up to an aggregate of 42,795 Phantom Shares to non-executive key employees. The Phantom Shares issued to non-executive key employees will vest in specified increments on March 15, 2017, March 15, 2018 and March 15, 2019 (subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances described below). All unvested Phantom Shares will be forfeited by the grantee (a) if the grantee’s employment with Basic is terminated by Basic for “Cause” before the Phantom Shares are vested or (b) if the grantee terminates his employment with Basic before the Phantom Shares are vested for any reason other than (i) “Good Reason” within 12 months following a Change of Control (as defined in the award agreements) or (ii) the death or “Disability” of the grantee, as such terms are defined in the award agreement. The grantee will vest in all rights to the Phantom Shares on the earliest of: (i) the dates set forth above; (ii) grantee’s termination by Basic without “Cause”; (iii) the death or “Disability” of the grantee; (iv) grantee’s resignation for “Good Reason” within 12 months following a Change of Control (as defined in the award agreements). Each Phantom Share represents the right to receive a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined and determined in accordance with the award agreement) on the applicable vesting date of a number of Shares equal to the aggregate number of Phantom Shares that vest on such date, provided the cash payment will not exceed $55.00 per Phantom Share. Each Phantom Share has dividend equivalent rights, which dividend equivalent rights may be accumulated and deemed reinvested in additional Phantom Shares or may be accumulated in cash, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.

Subsequent Events

On February 22, 2017, our Board of Directors approved base salaries for 2017 (to be effective as of April 1, 2017), grants of performance-based restricted stock unit awards (“RSUs”) with respect to up to 809,416 shares of the Company’s common stock, and performance-based stock option awards (the “Options”, and together with the RSUs, the ”PB Awards”) with respect to up to 323,770 shares of the Company’s common stock, to Basic’s officers, including its named executive officers, under the MIP . The PB Awards were consistent with the PB Awards expressly contemplated by the Prepackaged Plan to be determined and approved by the Board or the Compensation Committee within 90 days following the effective date of the Prepackaged Plan.

Pursuant to the PB Award agreements, the PB Awards are to be earned based upon Basic’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) relative to the TSR of a peer group of energy services companies measured over the Performance Period (defined as the 2017 calendar year), with Basic’s ranking in TSR performance being compared to the ranking in TSR performance of the members of the Peer Group (as defined below, and together with Basic, the “Combined Group”). The Combined Group will be ranked from best performing to worst performing with regard to each company’s respective TSR performance, with the Combined Group company ranked 1st being the company with the highest TSR when compared to the other Combined Group companies and the Combined Group company ranked 7th being the company with the lowest TSR when compared to the other Combined Group companies, with rankings 2 through 6 being determined in descending order based upon the corresponding descent in TSR performance for companies in the Combined Group from 2nd highest to 6th highest.

“Peer Group” means each of the following companies: (1) Key Energy Services, Inc.; (2) Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.; (3) Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.; (4) Pioneer Energy Services Corp.; (5) Superior Energy Services, Inc.; and (6) Tesco Corporation; provided, in the event any such company ceases to exist, ceases to file public reports timely with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the Performance Period or merges or combines with any other entity that, in the determination of the Committee makes such combined company not comparable for use as part of the Peer Group, the Committee in its sole discretion may continue to include or exclude such company in the Peer Group, but in no event may substitute any other company in its place as part of the Peer Group.

Once earned, the PB Awards will vest in one-third increments and will begin when the Committee certifies the specified adjustments in the award agreements and will begin to vest no later than 75 days after the Performance Period (the “Determination Date”). The PB Awards will vest with one-third of the PB Awards vesting on the Determination Date, one-third vesting one year following the Determination Date and the remaining one-third vesting two years following the Determination Date. All unvested PB Awards will be forfeited by the grantee (a) if the grantee’s employment with Basic is terminated by Basic for “Cause” before the PB Awards are vested or (b) if the grantee terminates his employment with Basic before the PB Awards are vested for any reason other than (i) “Good Reason” or (ii) the death or “Disability” of the grantee, as such terms are defined in the award agreement. The grantee will vest in all rights to the PB Awards on the earliest of (i) the dates set forth above; (ii) termination by Basic without Cause; (iii) the death or “Disability” of the grantee; (iv) resignation for “Good Reason”; or (v) a Change of Control (as defined in the award agreements).

Following the vesting of the RSUs, the Company will deliver to the grantee the number of shares of Successor Common Stock (the “Shares”) equal to the aggregate number of RSUs that vest as of such date. The Company, however, in its sole discretion will have the option to settle the RSUs in cash, subject to applicable withholding taxes. Each RSU has dividend equivalent rights, which dividend equivalent rights may be accumulated and deemed reinvested in additional RSUs or may be accumulated in cash, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.

The exercise price of each of the Options issued is $41.93. The purchase price for all Options will be the applicable exercise price multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to the Options being exercised. The purchase price may be paid by cash or check; a brokered cashless exercise; a net exercise by reducing the number of Shares otherwise deliverable upon the exercise; or surrendered to the Company for transfer and valued by the Company at the fair market value on the date of exercise

In addition to the PB Awards, the Board approved on February 22, 2017 grants of phantom stock awards (the “Phantom Shares”) under the MIP for up to an aggregate of 42,795 Phantom Shares to non-executive key employees. The Phantom Shares issued to non-executive key employees will vest in specified increments on March 15, 2017, March 15, 2018 and March 15, 2019 (subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances described below). All unvested Phantom Shares will be forfeited by the grantee (a) if the grantee’s employment with Basic is terminated by Basic for “Cause” before the Phantom Shares are vested or (b) if the grantee terminates his employment with Basic before the Phantom Shares are vested for any reason other than (i) “Good Reason” within 12 months following a Change of Control (as defined in the award agreements) or (ii) the death or “Disability” of the grantee, as such terms are defined in the award agreement. The grantee will vest in all rights to the Phantom Shares on the earliest of: (i) the dates set forth above; (ii) grantee’s termination by Basic without “Cause”; (iii) the death or “Disability” of the grantee; (iv) grantee’s resignation for “Good Reason” within 12 months following a Change of Control (as defined in the award agreements). Each Phantom Share represents the right to receive a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined and determined in accordance with the award agreement) on the applicable vesting date of a number of Shares equal to the aggregate number of Phantom Shares that vest on such date, provided the cash payment will not exceed $55.00 per Phantom Share. Each Phantom Share has dividend equivalent rights, which dividend equivalent rights may be accumulated and deemed reinvested in additional Phantom Shares or may be accumulated in cash, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.