SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		$ 107,780	$ 95,012	$ 209,232		$ 206,100
Intersegment revenues		0	0	0		0
Depreciation and amortization		20,910	35,856	42,211		71,608
Impairment expense		0	0	187		0
Other operating expenses		93,894	130,322	212,196		267,165
Operating income (loss)		(7,024)	(71,166)	(45,362)		(132,673)
Reorganization items, net		101	0	1,441		0
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		7,872	21,357	15,582		42,941
Income (loss) before income taxes		(14,036)	(92,935)	(61,184)		(174,795)
Long-lived assets	[1]	377,870	840,975	377,870		840,975
Total assets		588,353	1,129,777	588,353		1,129,777	$ 657,981
Capital expenditures		4,796	2,366	7,236		5,067
U.S. Rig Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		61,802	51,502	122,093		110,490
Intersegment revenues		54	199	100		444
Depreciation and amortization		7,895	14,771	15,219		29,676
Impairment expense			0	0
Other operating expenses		54,084	50,405	109,138		100,854
Operating income (loss)		(177)	(13,674)	(2,264)		(20,040)
Reorganization items, net		0		0
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		0	0	0		0
Income (loss) before income taxes		(19)	(13,663)	(2,110)		(20,025)
Long-lived assets	[1]	173,679	468,321	173,679		468,321
Total assets		297,716	1,310,869	297,716		1,310,869
Capital expenditures		2,642	364	4,668		504
Fluid Management Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		18,867	19,591	36,762		42,261
Intersegment revenues		354	221	638		530
Depreciation and amortization		5,469	5,978	11,277		11,858
Impairment expense			0	0
Other operating expenses		16,625	21,168	35,649		44,230
Operating income (loss)		(3,227)	(7,555)	(10,164)		(13,827)
Reorganization items, net		0		0
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		0	0	0		0
Income (loss) before income taxes		(3,071)	(7,519)	(10,236)		(13,787)
Long-lived assets	[1]	82,994	118,898	82,994		118,898
Total assets		7,617	255,124	7,617		255,124
Capital expenditures		975	1,200	1,093		2,020
Coiled Tubing Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		9,165	7,617	14,506		17,148
Intersegment revenues		0	3	22		43
Depreciation and amortization		1,284	2,905	2,697		5,891
Impairment expense			0	0
Other operating expenses		7,556	10,769	13,769		23,463
Operating income (loss)		325	(6,057)	(1,960)		(12,206)
Reorganization items, net		0		0
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		0	0	0		0
Income (loss) before income taxes		330	(6,007)	(1,948)		(12,083)
Long-lived assets	[1]	21,422	49,598	21,422		49,598
Total assets		35,750	121,677	35,750		121,677
Capital expenditures		179	0	179		101
Fishing and Rental Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		15,776	13,412	31,631		29,695
Intersegment revenues		706	1,267	1,626		2,254
Depreciation and amortization		5,850	7,580	11,800		14,762
Impairment expense			0	0
Other operating expenses		(7,568)	14,608	6,214		27,721
Operating income (loss)		17,494	(8,776)	13,617		(12,788)
Reorganization items, net		0		0
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		0	0	0		0
Income (loss) before income taxes		17,514	(8,767)	13,840		(12,781)
Long-lived assets	[1]	74,285	113,276	74,285		113,276
Total assets		367,224	474,396	367,224		474,396
Capital expenditures		503	432	530		1,516
International
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		2,170	2,890	4,240		6,506
Intersegment revenues		0	110	0		250
Depreciation and amortization		32	2,111	557		4,348
Impairment expense			0	187
Other operating expenses		3,490	5,680	7,148		12,119
Operating income (loss)		(1,352)	(4,901)	(3,652)		(9,961)
Reorganization items, net		0		0
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		0	0	0		0
Income (loss) before income taxes		(1,044)	(5,778)	(3,286)		(10,275)
Long-lived assets	[1]	544	48,588	544		48,588
Total assets		129,176	164,783	129,176		164,783
Capital expenditures		240	347	356		711
Functional Support
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	[2]	0	0	0		0
Intersegment revenues	[2]	0	0	0		0
Depreciation and amortization	[2]	380	2,511	661		5,073
Impairment expense			0	0	[2]
Other operating expenses	[2]	19,707	27,692	40,278		58,778
Operating income (loss)	[2]	(20,087)	(30,203)	(40,939)		(63,851)
Reorganization items, net		101		1,441
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	[2]	7,872	21,357	15,582		42,941
Income (loss) before income taxes	[2]	(27,746)	(51,201)	(57,444)		(105,844)
Long-lived assets	[1],[2]	124,711	185,907	124,711		185,907
Total assets	[2]	(46,368)	(787,211)	(46,368)		(787,211)
Capital expenditures	[2]	257	23	410		215
Reconciling Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		0	0	0		0
Intersegment revenues		(1,114)	(1,800)	(2,386)		(3,521)
Depreciation and amortization		0	0	0		0
Impairment expense			0	0
Other operating expenses		0	0	0		0
Operating income (loss)		0	0	0		0
Reorganization items, net		0		0
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		0	0	0		0
Income (loss) before income taxes		0	0	0		0
Long-lived assets	[1]	(99,765)	(143,613)	(99,765)		(143,613)
Total assets		(202,762)	(409,861)	(202,762)		(409,861)
Capital expenditures		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0

[1] Long-lived assets include fixed assets, intangibles and other non-current assets

[2] Functional Support is geographically located in the United States.