SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Summarized financial information of reportable segments

Summarized financial information of our reportable segments for continuing operations for each of the years ended September 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009 is shown in the following table:

(in thousands)			External Sales		Inter- Segment			Total Sales			Segment Operating Income (Loss)			Depreciation		Total Assets		Additions to Long-Lived Assets
2011
Contract Drilling
	U.S. Land		$	2,100,508	$	—		$	2,100,508		$	691,615		$	264,127	$	3,719,387	$	694,249
	Offshore			201,417		—			201,417			45,291			14,684		151,656		7,092
	International Land			226,849		—			226,849			19,711			28,018		333,142		20,638
				2,528,774		—			2,528,774			756,617			306,829		4,204,185		721,979
Other				15,120		829			15,949			(7,682	)		8,639		792,177		8,368
				2,543,894		829			2,544,723			748,935			315,468		4,996,362		730,347
Eliminations				—		(829	)		(829	)		—			—		—		—
		Total	$	2,543,894	$	—		$	2,543,894		$	748,935		$	315,468	$	4,996,362	$	730,347
2010
Contract Drilling
	U.S. Land		$	1,412,495	$	—		$	1,412,495		$	404,278		$	211,652	$	3,257,382	$	305,206
	Offshore			202,734		—			202,734			53,069			12,519		132,342		9,982
	International Land			247,179		—			247,179			48,271			29,938		411,339		23,865
				1,862,408		—			1,862,408			505,618			254,109		3,801,063		339,053
Other				12,754		814			13,568			(6,765	)		8,549		454,037		6,211
				1,875,162		814			1,875,976			498,853			262,658		4,255,100		345,264
Eliminations				—		(814	)		(814	)		—			—		—		—
		Total	$	1,875,162	$	—		$	1,875,162		$	498,853		$	262,658	$	4,255,100	$	345,264
2009
Contract Drilling
	U.S. Land		$	1,441,164	$	—		$	1,441,164		$	573,708		$	187,259	$	2,955,574	$	703,073
	Offshore			204,702		—			204,702			55,293			11,872		129,465		17,584
	International Land			187,099		—			187,099			18,955			19,278		391,099		94,627
				1,832,965		—			1,832,965			647,956			218,409		3,476,138		815,284
Other				10,775		836			11,611			(7,032	)		9,126		532,346		4,514
				1,843,740		836			1,844,576			640,924			227,535		4,008,484		819,798
Eliminations				—		(836	)		(836	)		—			—		—		—
		Total	$	1,843,740	$	—		$	1,843,740		$	640,924		$	227,535	$	4,008,484	$	819,798

Reconciliation of segment operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes

Years Ended September 30,			2011			2010			2009
				(in thousands)
Segment operating income			$	748,935		$	498,853		$	640,924
Income from asset sales				13,903			4,992			5,402
Gain from involuntary conversion of long-lived assets				—			—			541
Corporate general and administrative costs and corporate depreciation				(60,327	)		(52,049	)		(37,992	)
	Operating income			702,511			451,796			608,875
Other income (expense)
	Interest and dividend income			1,951			1,811			2,755
	Interest expense			(17,355	)		(17,158	)		(13,590	)
	Gain on sale of investment securities			913			—			—
	Other			(953	)		1,787			245
		Total unallocated amounts		(15,444	)		(13,560	)		(10,590	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in income of affiliate			$	687,067		$	438,236		$	598,285

Revenues from external customers and long-lived assets by country based on the location of service provided

Years Ended September 30,			2011		2010		2009
				(in thousands)
Revenues
	United States		$	2,276,118	$	1,572,139	$	1,613,940
	Colombia			74,504		57,533		77,322
	Argentina			44,205		55,855		42,087
	Ecuador			42,598		52,115		52,250
	Other Foreign			106,469		137,520		58,141
		Total	$	2,543,894	$	1,875,162	$	1,843,740
Long-Lived Assets
	United States		$	3,423,185	$	2,973,712	$	2,879,222
	Argentina			78,221		91,322		99,896
	Colombia			67,369		59,798		62,942
	Ecuador			28,439		27,772		26,022
	Other Foreign			79,856		122,416		126,191
		Total	$	3,677,070	$	3,275,020	$	3,194,273