- Definition

Accounts receivable age, individually reviewed for collectibility - number of days past due at which time the accounts are reviewed individually for collectibility.

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- Definition

Customer billing interval for daywork drilling contracts.

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- Definition

Drilling Rigs

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Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Notice Period to Cancel Contract - days required for client to cancel contract without penalty

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- Definition

Invoicing terms - average payment term in days, for services invoiced

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- Definition

Invoicing terms - payment term (in days) for services invoiced, Maximum

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- Definition

typical revenue contract duration in days

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Details

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Details) - drilling_rigs	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable Age Individually Reviewed For Collectibility	90 days
Production Services [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Payment Term In Days For Services Invoiced Average	30 days
Production Services [Member] \| Short-term Contract with Customer [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
typical revenue contract duration	30 days
Drilling Services [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Drilling Rigs	24
Drilling Services [Member] \| Not Under Drilling Contract [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Drilling Rigs	1
Drilling Services [Member] \| Earning Under Contract [Member] \| Currently Under Drilling Contract [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Drilling Rigs	23
Drilling Services [Member] \| Daywork Drilling Contract [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Payment Term In Days For Services Invoiced Average	30 days
Drilling Services [Member] \| Domestic Drilling [Member] \| Cancelable Spot or Cancelable Term Contract [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Notice Period to Cancel Contract	30 days
Drilling Services [Member] \| Domestic Drilling [Member] \| Daywork Drilling Contract [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Payment Term In Days For Services Invoiced Maximum	90 days
Billing interval for daywork contracts	15 days
Drilling Services [Member] \| Domestic Drilling [Member] \| Deployed under new contract during current period [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Drilling Rigs	1
Drilling Services [Member] \| Domestic Drilling [Member] \| Term Contract \| Earning Under Contract [Member] \| Currently Under Drilling Contract [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Drilling Rigs	13
Drilling Services [Member] \| International Drilling [Member] \| Deployed under new contract during current period [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Drilling Rigs		1
Drilling Services [Member] \| International Drilling [Member] \| Deployed under new contract during current period [Member] \| Term Contract, Cancelable [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Drilling Rigs	5
Drilling Services [Member] \| International Drilling [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Cancelable Spot or Cancelable Term Contract [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Notice Period to Cancel Contract	15 days
Drilling Services [Member] \| International Drilling [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Cancelable Spot or Cancelable Term Contract [Member]
Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Line Items]
Notice Period to Cancel Contract	30 days