Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 16, 2017
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
Entity Central Index Key	0000320575
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		77,719,021