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Drilling Rigs

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Amount of acquisition of long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Segment Information (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Segment Information (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) drilling_rigs	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) drilling_rigs	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) drilling_rigs segments	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) drilling_rigs	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments \| segments									5
Revenues	$ 141,505	$ 149,332	$ 154,782	$ 144,478	$ 126,287	$ 117,281	$ 107,130	$ 95,757	$ 590,097	$ 446,455	$ 277,076
Operating costs									429,913	330,880	203,949
Consolidated Gross Margin									160,184	115,575	73,127
Total assets	741,550				766,869				741,550	766,869	700,102
Depreciation									93,554	98,777	114,312
Capital Expenditures									72,854	61,447	32,556
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party, Current	0				0				$ 0	0
Drilling Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments \| segments									2
Revenues									$ 229,837	170,625	119,207
Operating costs									150,984	115,116	73,151
Consolidated Gross Margin									78,853	55,509	46,056
Total assets	$ 416,583				440,547				416,583	440,547	452,290
Depreciation									46,917	50,961	60,769
Capital Expenditures									$ 29,907	25,538	19,796
Drilling Rigs \| drilling_rigs	24								24
Drilling Services [Member] \| Domestic Drilling [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									$ 145,676	129,276	112,399
Operating costs									86,910	83,122	63,686
Consolidated Gross Margin									58,766	46,154	48,713
Total assets	$ 373,370				404,144				373,370	404,144	415,953
Depreciation									41,289	45,243	53,900
Capital Expenditures									23,598	19,219	19,118
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party, Current	40,100				27,000				40,100	27,000	10,800
Drilling Services [Member] \| International Drilling [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									84,161	41,349	6,808
Operating costs									64,074	31,994	9,465
Consolidated Gross Margin									20,087	9,355	(2,657)
Total assets	43,213				36,403				43,213	36,403	36,337
Depreciation									5,628	5,718	6,869
Capital Expenditures									6,309	6,319	678
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party, Current	$ (40,100)				$ (27,000)				$ (40,100)	$ (27,000)	(10,800)
Drilling Services [Member] \| International Drilling [Member] \| Drilling Rigs [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Drilling Rigs \| drilling_rigs	5				5				5	5
Drilling Services [Member] \| International Drilling [Member] \| Assets Leased From Others [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Drilling Rigs \| drilling_rigs	3				3				3	3
Drilling Services [Member] \| United States [Member] \| Domestic Drilling [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Drilling Divisions	3								3
Drilling Rigs \| drilling_rigs	16								16
Production Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments \| segments									3
Revenues									$ 360,260	$ 275,830	157,869
Operating costs									278,929	215,764	130,798
Consolidated Gross Margin									81,331	60,066	27,071
Total assets	$ 244,161				$ 248,286				244,161	248,286	233,481
Depreciation									45,510	46,575	52,293
Capital Expenditures									41,807	35,155	12,321
Production Services [Member] \| Well Servicing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									93,800	77,257	71,491
Operating costs									67,554	56,379	53,208
Consolidated Gross Margin									26,246	20,878	18,283
Total assets	118,923				125,951				118,923	125,951	126,917
Depreciation									19,578	19,943	22,925
Capital Expenditures									10,002	17,776	5,274
Production Services [Member] \| Wireline Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									215,858	163,716	67,419
Operating costs									167,337	128,137	57,634
Consolidated Gross Margin									48,521	35,579	9,785
Total assets	87,912				92,081				87,912	92,081	80,502
Depreciation									17,945	18,451	20,707
Capital Expenditures									15,247	11,883	3,499
Production Services [Member] \| Coiled Tubing Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues									50,602	34,857	18,959
Operating costs									44,038	31,248	19,956
Consolidated Gross Margin									6,564	3,609	(997)
Total assets	$ 37,326				$ 30,254				37,326	30,254	26,062
Depreciation									7,987	8,181	8,661
Capital Expenditures									$ 16,558	$ 5,496	$ 3,548