SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Summarized financial information of reportable segments

(in thousands)	External Sales		Inter- Segment			Total Sales			Segment Operating Income (Loss)			Depreciation		Total Assets		Additions to Long-Lived Assets
2012
Contract Drilling
U.S. Land	$	2,678,475	$	—		$	2,678,475		$	906,968		$	332,723	$	4,422,297	$	991,966
Offshore		189,086		—			189,086			41,775			13,455		160,135		8,547
International Land		270,027		—			270,027			20,366			30,701		467,538		52,864
		3,137,588		—			3,137,588			969,109			376,879		5,049,970		1,053,377
Other		14,214		841			15,055			(8,824	)		10,670		663,496		29,301
		3,151,802		841			3,152,643			960,285			387,549		5,713,466		1,082,678
Eliminations		—		(841	)		(841	)		—			—		—		—
Total	$	3,151,802	$	—		$	3,151,802		$	960,285		$	387,549	$	5,713,466	$	1,082,678
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

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

	Years Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Segment operating income	$	960,285		$	748,935		$	498,853
Income from asset sales		19,223			13,903			4,992
Corporate general and administrative costs and corporate depreciation		(69,909	)		(60,327	)		(52,049	)
Operating income		909,599			702,511			451,796
Other income (expense)
Interest and dividend income		1,380			1,951			1,811
Interest expense		(8,653	)		(17,355	)		(17,158	)
Gain on sale of investment securities		—			913			—
Other		254			(953	)		1,787
Total unallocated amounts		(7,019	)		(15,444	)		(13,560	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	902,580		$	687,067		$	438,236

Revenues from external customers by country based on the location of service provided

	Years Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2010
	(in thousands)
Revenues
United States	$	2,864,570	$	2,276,118	$	1,572,139
Colombia		82,247		74,504		57,533
Argentina		54,317		44,205		55,855
Ecuador		56,448		42,598		52,115
Other Foreign		94,220		106,469		137,520
Total	$	3,151,802	$	2,543,894	$	1,875,162
Long-Lived Assets
United States	$	4,039,770	$	3,423,185	$	2,973,712
Argentina		81,886		78,221		91,322
Colombia		84,389		67,369		59,798
Ecuador		38,265		28,439		27,772
Other Foreign		107,261		79,856		122,416
Total	$	4,351,571	$	3,677,070	$	3,275,020