SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Summary of financial information of the entity's reportable segments for continuing operations

(in thousands)	External Sales		Inter- Segment			Total Sales			Segment Operating Income (Loss)			Depreciation		Total Assets		Additions to Long-Lived Assets
2013
Contract Drilling
U.S. Land	$	2,785,449	$	—		$	2,785,449		$	932,591		$	391,072	$	4,743,644	$	726,206
Offshore		221,863		—			221,863			53,064			13,766		149,128		4,470
International Land		366,841		—			366,841			44,595			36,000		486,914		51,193
		3,374,153		—			3,374,153			1,030,250			440,838		5,379,686		781,869
Other		13,461		858			14,319			(8,602	)		14,785		881,436		9,872
		3,387,614		858			3,388,472			1,021,648			455,623		6,261,122		791,741
Eliminations		—		(858	)		(858	)		—			—		—		—
Total	$	3,387,614	$	—		$	3,387,614		$	1,021,648		$	455,623	$	6,261,122	$	791,741
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

Schedule of reconciliation of segment operating income to income from continuing operations before income taxes

	Years Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2011
	(in thousands)
Segment operating income	$	1,021,648		$	960,285		$	748,935
Income from asset sales		18,923			19,223			13,903
Corporate general and administrative costs and corporate depreciation		(83,910	)		(69,909	)		(60,327	)
Operating income		956,661			909,599			702,511
Other income (expense)
Interest and dividend income		1,653			1,380			1,951
Interest expense		(6,129	)		(8,653	)		(17,355	)
Gain on sale of investment securities		162,121			—			913
Other		(9	)		254			(953	)
Total unallocated amounts		157,636			(7,019	)		(15,444	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	1,114,297		$	902,580		$	687,067

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

	Years Ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2011
	(in thousands)
Revenues
United States	$	3,011,760	$	2,864,570	$	2,276,118
Colombia		100,052		82,247		74,504
Argentina		73,208		54,317		44,205
Ecuador		67,890		56,448		42,598
Other Foreign		134,704		94,220		106,469
Total	$	3,387,614	$	3,151,802	$	2,543,894
Long-Lived Assets
United States	$	4,345,950	$	4,039,770	$	3,423,185
Argentina		83,149		81,886		78,221
Colombia		81,315		84,389		67,369
Ecuador		63,894		38,265		28,439
Other Foreign		101,795		107,261		79,856
Total	$	4,676,103	$	4,351,571	$	3,677,070